Tonight: I have a game of D&D.Tomorrow: I have a game of D&D.Tonight: I am bringing some snacks.Tomorrow: I am bringing homemade dark chocolate caramel brownies (I made the caramel last night).Today:
Tonight: I have a game of D&D. Tomorrow: I have a game of D&D. Tonight: I am bringing some snacks. Tomorrow: I am bringing homemade dark chocolate caramel brownies (I made the caramel last night). Today: I am noshing on some bite-sized gaming stories.
On the platter we have: WizKids To Release New Magic: The Gathering Token Minis, New Star Wars: Destiny Dice Cases Available From Fantasy Flight, Kraken Dice Posts New Releases, and The RPG Coloring Book Up On Kickstarter.
Bring your Magic: The Gathering Battlefield to life with Creature Forge. Measuring up to 55 mm in height, each highly detailed Creature Forge token figure comes with a base representing one of the five iconic colors that make the foundation of Magic’s mana system. Mainstays like artifacts and Multicolored creatures can also be found in the set, each with their own unique corresponding colored base. Collect well-known token creatures from Magic’s 25-year history, like the Angel, Dragon, Spider, Zombie and more! Many of the tokens include translucent parts and all come as never-before-seen three-dimensional representations!
Collect all 28 Creature Forge tokens from this inaugural release!
The power that binds all things within the galaxy has stretched across the entire Star Wars saga. Now, it’s returning to your games of Star Wars™: Destiny. Three brand-new Star Wars: Destiny Dice Binders are now available at your local retailer or online through our webstore:
The RPG coloring book brings new meaning to the "pen and paper" of tabletop gaming. Put aside your dice and grab your colored pencils, a fun and relaxing adventure awaits!
The RPG Coloring Book includes 30 Illustrations for coloring of varying complexity, from beginner to expert. Each page depicts fantasy creatures and monsters from your favorite classic roleplaying games. There's everything from iconic fantasy races such as Elves, dwarves and orcs to traditional monsters like Goblins, Dragons, and Jellies.
We've run half a dozen successful Kickstarters. The coloring books are prepped, proofed, and ready for production -- we just need money to print!
June is Pride Month. And we here at TGN certainly want to make everyone feel welcome into the gaming fold. Dog Might Games feels the same way, and is celebrating with a special raffle for pieces that
June is Pride Month. And we here at TGN certainly want to make everyone feel welcome into the gaming fold. Dog Might Games feels the same way, and is celebrating with a special raffle for pieces that have rainbow staining. You can buy tickets for your chance to win, with all proceeds going to The Trevor Project charity.
From the announcement (note: all references to "this post" mean the post on Dog Might's Facebook page):
Happy Pride, everyone!!
We are finally ready to unveil a special charity event we really wanted to do this month: our Rainbow Raid Raffle! For $1, you can buy a ticket to enter to win one of three rainbow-stained products from us. You can buy as many tickets as you want. 100% of the proceeds from those ticket sales will be going to The Trevor Project, the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBTQ young people ages 13-24.
If you can, *please* share this post so we can get the word out for this cause (and give everybody a chance at some amazing, kick ass, proud rainbow gaming gear!).
In the past, we've made our rainbow stain available very exclusively on the occasional Kickstarter project. It's not an easy stain to accomplish! We thought, though, we should put this special stain to another use - by offering it exclusively during Pride. If you order a product with this stain, a portion of those proceeds will go to The Trevor Project as well.
The work week is coming to an end. I don't know about you, but this week went by faster than last week, despite last week being a short week. I dunno. Time's weird like that. But even as we go into th
The work week is coming to an end. I don't know about you, but this week went by faster than last week, despite last week being a short week. I dunno. Time's weird like that. But even as we go into the weekend (of which I still have 0 plans made), we need to make sure we're well-fed on some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: Fantasy Flight Coming Out With Premium Bases For Star Wars: Legion, New Bolt Action Dice Bags Available From Warlord Games, and New Dog Minis Available From Tabletop-Art.
You’ve deployed your troops to the farthest reaches of the galaxy in search of the hidden Rebel base. At last, you’re ready to strike. Charge into battle and lead your troops across the battlefields of the Galactic Civil War. Fantasy Flight Games is happy to announce two sets of premium bases for Star Wars™: Legion!
We have two new miniature sets in the shop: Dogs Set 1 - Sheepdogs (3) and Dogs Set 2 - Mastiffs (3) Each set contains 3x different models made of white metal and 3x 25mm resin bases. Scale: 28-30mm.
Hey there. We've all made it to Wednesday. Half the week's over. We've just got the other half to go. Granted, with how the wind's howling out there, we might just get blown to the weekend quicker.But
Hey there. We've all made it to Wednesday. Half the week's over. We've just got the other half to go. Granted, with how the wind's howling out there, we might just get blown to the weekend quicker. But while I go tie my car to a tree and watch the neighborhood kids go sailing by, let's nosh on some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today we have: Kraken Dice Introduces Ethereal Shaman Dice, Dragon Lords: Grenadier Miniatures Up On Kickstarter, Ironwatch: Tales of the Stars Short Stories Now Available, Really Useful Box - Hobby Box inserts from Sally 4th, Oddzial Osmy’s 3mm February Releases Arrive at PicoArmor, INSIDIA: Miniatures from the Wastelands Up On Kickstarter, and New WWII Goblins Available From Warhansa.
After the successful Netflix television series "Stranger Things" set in the 80s, there were many requests from fans and 40-year-old players, who played with the same miniatures that were seen in the film, first of all the beautiful miniature of the Demogorgon and then again, of the Mind Fleyer. I had already cast the Demogorgon miniature there, in a box, probably coming from the same mold from which the miniature of our characters was cast. I have always said; beautiful that miniature!!! One day or another I will have to reprint and put on the market. Then after the film I did not know yet, questions began to arrive if by chance the Demogorgon was not in our molds. I decided then that it was time to re cast it and it was the end of the day !! It's amazing how the success of a single miniature can make the difference in sales for a company. Behind the wake of the Demogorgone and the Dungeon & Dragons game played by the protagonists of the hit series, it seems that an interest in the old miniatures has reignited, say "Vintage" that have an unparalleled charm even compared to the type of sculpture, which pradoxically, for a world of fantasy, however, is closer to the reality of the style of the models sculpted today, with a decidedly more Gothic style.
Our project is therefore to reprint all the old series of the company Grenadier Models, starting from the best known Dragon Lords. The work was and is titanic, because we had to do a detailed research, almost as if we were blibliotecari, looking for all the molds of the masters where these miniatures were found. It goes back to the early days of the glorious Grenadier, when the miniatures were still part of even older series, Wizzard and Warriors, Gamma World, Pinnacle, Andrew Chernack personality, in short a work of archeology of miniature. The work was hard, but we did it. Even the dress of the boxes has been recreated in the style of the old series of Dragon Lords. We are sure that collectors will be a real boon!!
For over half a decade, Ironwatch has been one of the best sources for stunning battles and intriguing mysteries in the universe of Warpath. Now, for the first time, the collection of Ironwatch short stories is now available in collected form, and within you can find tales of treasonous traps and utter despair, stories of defiant stands and triumphant discoveries, and planet-shattering tales of strife and warfare among the stars.
Learn of Rylor Ings and his secret, follow Enforcers into the Deadzones, cheer for your favorite Dreadball MVP on the pitch, root for humanity standing against the Martians in the Mars Attacks universe, and many more.
Ironwatch is a fan magazine for the Mantic games and settings. Visit our website at ironwatch.wordpress.com, and enjoy these epic tales of heroism and horror in the depths of space!
Convert your 9 Litre Really Useful Box into a really useful travel hobby storage box! Two new trays to fit inside 9Ltr RUB.
First tray is 70mm high and has area to hold 36 Vallejo / Army Painter bottles and area to hold sprues or completed models. RRP £11 GBP
Second Tray is 35mm high and is divided into 5 compartments to hold paint brushes, glues, clippers etc. RRP £7.50 GBP Combined deal (one of each tray) RRP £17 GBP
PicoArmor (Oddzial Osmy’s exclusive North American distributor) is pleased to announce that Oddzial Osmy’s new releases are now in stock. This month we're starting with South African forces:
SD-601 SADF Infantry (10+5 pcs) - riflemen and support weapons SD-602 Olifant Mk I (15 pcs) - South African version of Centurion MBT SD-603 Ratel 20 (15 pcs) - wheeled IFV SD-604 Ratel 90/60 (7+7 pcs) - support versions with 90mm gun and 60mm mortar SD-605 Ratel 81/ZT3 (7+7 pcs) - 81mm mortar and ATGM vehicles SD-606 Buffel (15 pcs) - light mine-proof APC
The wayward December releases have also arrived – CH-634 Infantry I (15 pcs) - modern Chinese infantry CH-635 Infantry II (15 pcs) - support weapons and commanders
WSU-657 I-15 (8 pcs) - Soviet biplane fighter WSU-658 Tu-2 (6 pcs) - fast medium bomber
GW-626 Fokker Dr.I (8 pcs) - German triplane fighter
NAP-644 Horse teams III (15 pcs) - riders in bicornes
We'd like to thank everyone for their patience during our move. The internet connection is scheduled to be restored Tuesday morning. With that, back-orders will be processed, and we expect to be caught up this week.
We are Bad Seed and, for the past couple of years, we’ve been developing INSIDIA, a video game of turn-based mayhem. INSIDIA has its roots in our love for board games and wargames, a passion that was a constant inspiration during the whole development process. Buried somewhere in the depths of our studio, it is still possible to find the very first INSIDIA mock-up: a squared sheet of paper crowded with cardboard figures.
During these two years, we created many unique characters and a virtual world for them to fight for. It was an extremely rewarding task and yet, after each day of work, we couldn’t help to say “Wouldn’t it be amazing to have REAL miniatures of our heroes?”
So here we are. After having printed our very first prototypes, a small army of 75mm Gunthers, we are ready to create miniatures of the most iconic champions INSIDIA has to offer.
Thanks to their details and their unique post-apocalyptic-fantasy aura, our miniatures will stand out both on a shelf and in a battlefield!
28 mm WW 2 Goblins in winter and summer Wehrmacht uniform have been released. 3 pacs: WWII goblins command, WWII goblin engineers and WWII goblin stormtroopers. 3 pacs in total contain 14 different goblin figures armed with bolt action rifles, mp’s, machine guns and grenades + an officer and a radioman.
The week continues along. It's been a quick one for me, it seems. Plus, I'm book-ended by some cool new stuff. Monday, I got new Tails of Equestria stuff. By Friday, my latest order from Kraken Dice s
The week continues along. It's been a quick one for me, it seems. Plus, I'm book-ended by some cool new stuff. Monday, I got new Tails of Equestria stuff. By Friday, my latest order from Kraken Dice should be in. So... woo! But while waiting by the mailbox for my new shinies to come in, I need to snack on some bite-size gaming stories. There's enough to share, so have a nibble for yourself.
Today on the platter we have: New Releases Available From Advanced Deployment and New Legionary Twin Thunder Gun Available From Kromlech.
Hi, today we have released new wargear for Legionaries. Legionary Twin Thunder Gun This set contains five resin Legionary Twin Thunder Guns designed to fit futuristic heavy armoured troopers
Fridaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!Gateway to the weekend. AND! I placed an order for some new dice yesterday. So you know I'm stoked. When dice sets sell out in a matter of minutes, and you manage to get some, it
Fridaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! Gateway to the weekend. AND! I placed an order for some new dice yesterday. So you know I'm stoked. When dice sets sell out in a matter of minutes, and you manage to get some, it's a pretty good feeling. Still riding high on that wave today. #NoSuchThingAsTooManyDice Anyway, as I wait for those to come in, I think I'll snack on some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: New Starship Bases Available From Tabletop-Art, Really Useful Star Wars X Wing Storage Available From Sally 4th, and Zangrahel by Ignacio Fernández Ríos Available From Industria Mechanica.
We have new Starship bases in our assortment: 25mm, 25mm DEAL, 32mm, 32mm DEAL, 40mm, 40mm DEAL, 55mm 1, 55mm 2 and 120mm Oval. Other sizes will follow :)
Our Trays and Inserts for Really Useful Boxes have been hugely popular since we launched them. We recently had a customer request to put together a storage solution for Fantasy Flights Star Wars X-Wing. This we did and have now made it available as a product in our web store for anyone else who is interested.
The system includes a sturdy 100mm deep tray for storing the model ships. There are two inserts that fit inside this, one holds 8 ships on small bases, one holds 4 ships on small bases and one on a large base. The components for the game are stored in two 35mm deep 10 compartment accessory trays. As a gamer I like this approach, it keeps the models and other components together, is easy to pick up and take along to the club, and means that all the little bits and pieces are easy to find and use. I've put the pieces that are used for pre-game set up in one tray and the tokens and markers used in-game in another tray so that it can be lifted out and placed on the side of the gaming area. To finish it off we added a disk tidy to hold the maneuver disks. All of these components are available so that you can mix and match according to what models you have in your collection, or as a discounted starter bundle.
Disk Tidy £4 RRP Inserts £3 RRP 100mm Deep Tray £10 RRP 35mm deep 10 Compartment Tray £7 RRP
Introducing the first kit from Ignacio Fernández Ríos' "Maschinen: Guardians of the Shelter", the beautiful Zangrahel! This 1/8 scale figure is amazingly sculpted by Barruz Studio and comes with base. Preorder yours today
It's Valentine's Day!... Ok, enough of that.It's Half-Priced Chocolate Eve!That's more like it.But, before we get to those reduced-price bite-sized morsels tomorrow, let's get you some gaming bite-siz
It's Valentine's Day! ... Ok, enough of that. It's Half-Priced Chocolate Eve! That's more like it. But, before we get to those reduced-price bite-sized morsels tomorrow, let's get you some gaming bite-sized morsels today (for free, of course).
On the platter today we have: Kraken Dice Valentine Day Sale Happening Now, New 28mm WWII Jerrycans from Baueda Wargames, The Game Master System by Dog Might On Kickstarter, and Board Buddies Game-Finder App Up On Kickstarter.
Accurate 1-48 scale, perfect for Bolt Action and 28mm in general!
Available now in both the original German style (also used by the British who copied it early on in the war) and the US derivative (in the gas cap version) directly from our online shop and selected retailers.
Cast in one piece in high quality PU resin these are accurate, highly detailed, robust and ready to use!
Dog Might's Game Master System is designed specifically for today's Game Master. It acts as a dice box, rolling tray, storage area, and features removable screens for hiding your rolls and notes. The Game Master System comes in a large variety of hardwoods and finishes, along with optional wood sculpts, engravings, and metal symbols - allowing you to create the GM System that is perfect for your game.
Board Buddies was born out of a desire to create a free and interactive web app for iOS and Anrdoid that would allow users to host and join in on board gaming events in their community. As avid board game lovers, we always found it a challenge to find local people playing our favorite board games, or that wanted to try new ones that interested us. With the Board Buddies app, you’ll be able to search for upcoming board game events in your city, create your own event with a game of your choosing, or ask to join an ongoing game event and become a regular player in their crew.
Our team can't make this dream a reality without your help. If you love board games as much as we do and want to become a buddy, please pledge your support so we can bring this project to life.
The newest packs for Star Wars: Destiny, called the Legacies expansion, is now available. These new cards and dice span the realm of Star Wars lore, from the Republic to the Rebellion and beyond. You
The newest packs for Star Wars: Destiny, called the Legacies expansion, is now available. These new cards and dice span the realm of Star Wars lore, from the Republic to the Rebellion and beyond. You can pick up your starter sets and booster packs now. And, to keep everything together, Fantasy Flight's also got three new binders to store your stuff.
A young rebel pilot takes a shot that destroys the dreaded Death Star. A First Order Stormtrooper breaks free of his conditioning. A Jedi Knight takes on a young boy as his apprentice. These actions have reverberated throughout the galaxy, cementing these characters' legacies in the Star Wars saga.
Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce Legacies, a new set of booster packs for Star Wars™: Destiny, as well as the Luke Skywalker Starter Set , the Boba Fett Starter Set, are now available from your local retailer or our website!
With new mechanics, new card types, and new characters, what will what is your legacy be?
All your training has led to this. You have spent the last year honing your skills with duels from all across the Star Wars saga through the fast-paced conflicts of Star Wars™: Destiny. Now it's time to take the next steps and upgrade the tools that will lead you to meet that destiny!
The Princess Leia Dice Binder, the Boba Fett Dice Binder, and the Darth Vader Dice Binder for Star Wars™: Destiny are available now from your local retailer or our website!
Organize your Star Wars: Destiny deck with these three dice binders featuring some of the most iconic characters from the Star Wars saga. Flaunt your military might with the Princess Leia Dice Binder, show your dedication to the Force with the Darth Vader Dice Binder, or look out for yourself (and the highest bidder) with the Boba Fett Dice Binder. No matter what you choose, your deck will be both protected and organized with any of these binders.
Still working on getting better from this cold. It always seems to take me longer to get back to 100% than it does days that I'm actually feeling sick. It's like, "Ok, these are the days I'm definitel
Still working on getting better from this cold. It always seems to take me longer to get back to 100% than it does days that I'm actually feeling sick. It's like, "Ok, these are the days I'm definitely sick" and then a week of, "I'm hoping this is the last day of this garbage." I'm starting to get my appetite back, though. So I'm going to chow down on some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today in the platter we have: Treasure Towers Dice Towers Up On Kickstarter, Now available - New Ancestral Ruins bases From Tabletop-Art, Necronomicon Dice Up On Kickstarter, and New Nurgle Trays from Battle Foam: Great Unclean One.
Each tower is made of the hardwood of your choice, cut and etched with a laser cutter. This means that every cut is precise and extremely detailed designs are possible. When closed it measures out to a simple 6.25" x 4.5" x 2.25" box, making it easy to store or carry with you. The wood itself is finished with linseed oil, preserving the wood's natural appearance. With a host of options, you can customize your tower to your own personal taste.
Please Nurgle by protecting his mightiest Daemon. Battle Foam has released two different sized trays to transport the Great Unclean One. The Battle Foam Medium size tray will protect up to two Great Unclean Ones, while the Battle Foam Large size will protect up to three. Any of the head or weapon configurations will work to help spread the rot and disease of Nurgle. This tray works great in Battle Foam cases P.A.C.K. 216, 432, 720, 1520, Air, Go, Plus as well as Stacker and Eco boxes. Bring your filthiest Great Unclean One to the table in your Battle Foam case today!
The week continues along. We're halfway to the end. Just gotta put our heads down and power through. Not that the week's been terrible, mind you. Just busy. Lots of things on my metaphorical plate bef
The week continues along. We're halfway to the end. Just gotta put our heads down and power through. Not that the week's been terrible, mind you. Just busy. Lots of things on my metaphorical plate before I get lots of things on my actual plate next week. But before we can get there, let's snack on some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: New Star Trek Dice Available From Modiphius, New Female Military Figure Available From Brother Vini, X-Case Clear Expandable Miniatures Display and Transport Up On Kickstarter, Conan: Gamemaster Screen + Gamesmaster Toolkit Available From Modiphius, and Arcane Scrollworks: First Level Spell Scrolls up On Kickstarter.
This Star Trek Adventures custom die, from Q-Workshop, compliment any Star Trek roleplaying session. This product contains a set of 6 six-sided custom Challenge Dice for the Star Trek Adventures 2d20 system, featuring damage symbols on the 1 and 2 faces, and the Starfleet insignia on the 5 and 6 faces, representing Effects.
The X-Case is back on Kickstarter and production is soon to be underway. With an estimated Shipping date for 1st Qtr 2018 your X-Cases could be in your hands before all those cool minis you backed on Kickstarter arrive on your door step.
The Conan Gamesmaster's Screen & GM's toolkit is available for the first time in physical form, and features a sturdy four-panel build has four portrait-oriented panels, contains all of the useful tables and charts from the core rulebook, as well as rules summaries for quick reference. May also double as a shield from arrows, thrown tankards or ale horns, and even hatchets!
SkeletonKey Games is proud to announce that the campaign for Arcane Scrollworks: First Level Spells has funded on Kickstarter. This line of hand-made scrolls helps add excitement and immersion to your tabletop RPGs. The campaign funded in only two hours and unlocked its first two stretch-scrolls in the first week.
It's Friday! Gateway to the weekend.I'm... just kinda chilling. Yeah... just chilling. Not gonna really go anywhere. Not really gonna do anything special. Just... chill. I think it's a good idea to do
It's Friday! Gateway to the weekend. I'm... just kinda chilling. Yeah... just chilling. Not gonna really go anywhere. Not really gonna do anything special. Just... chill. I think it's a good idea to do that occasionally. And this weekend, it's what I want/need. But that's not to say we can't still munch on some bite-sized gaming stories.
On the platter today we have: Mini Duels' 40k Tournament Tray and Painting Station Up On Kickstarter, The 'Spirit Of' Extinction Dice Up On Kickstarter, Vault of Storage Up On Kickstarter, Oddzial Osmy’s 3mm October Releases Arrive at PicoArmor, and 30% Off Fall Sale At TinMan.
We are showcasing our New Warhammer Tray along with a painting station that is customizable. We have made a variety of inserts for the Warhammer tray to choose from depending on your army. The top of the tray doubles as a carrying tray to transport your models from table to table, while the bottom of the tray will carry all your necessary items such as your codex, dice, tanks and infantry models. As for the painting station, we have made a variety of stations in order to maximize space and paint quantity. The station will hold GW, Vallejo, P3, reaper and more paints.
After the very sucessful range of 'Spirit of' Animal dice we were just itching to start a new dice projects. The whole process of seeing your idea, thought and drawings turned into actual dice is just fantasic. Also the amazing people we meet along the way including all you wonderful backers who make it all possible!
By using the provided dividers you can customize the storage in your Vault. The Vaults come in three separate sizes small (4 max compartments), medium (6 max compartments) and large (8 max compartments). All are capable of storing everything you need to take to your games. Dice sets, card decks and miniatures are all great examples of objects you can take with you. The best part is the lid of the Vault flips over and converts itself into a dice tray!
PicoArmor (Oddzial Osmy’s exclusive North American distributor) is pleased to announce that Oddzial Osmy’s new releases are now in stock. This month, The Great War
GW-621 K-Wagen (15 pcs) – German protoype super-heavy tank GW-622 7,7cm FK 16 (15 pcs) - German field gun GW-623 Berliet CBA (15 pcs) - French truck GW-624 Canon de 75mm Mle 1897 (15 pcs) - famous French field gun
SA-6133 BM-30 Smerch (15 pcs) - heavy MLRS
PSF-642 Albertus CS Tank (15 pcs) - close support tank
Alright. Playtime's over. All the spooky kiddie stuff is done with. Time to get the real holiday prep going. Thanksgiving is a mere 4 weeks and 1 day away. This is not a drill. Prep work starts now. I
Alright. Playtime's over. All the spooky kiddie stuff is done with. Time to get the real holiday prep going. Thanksgiving is a mere 4 weeks and 1 day away. This is not a drill. Prep work starts now. I need to start collecting together gear and ingredients for all the fantastic things I'm going to be making. Best to sample all the bite-sized gaming stories currently available.
Today on the platter we have: Aenor Minis New Releases Available To Order and Cargo Bay X-Wing Transport System Up On Kickstarter.
The miniatures funded during the Alien Invasion Kickstarter have landed just in time for Halloween! you can get them in some cool bundles for Halloween, or individually. You can also get a special offer on the horror range with a bundle including 3 scary zombies and 2 heroic survivors!
And the next 3 fantasy heroes are now available on preorder, a thief (wich can be equiped with a loot bag or a dagger), a barbarian warrior (with 2 head choices) or a Gipsy Witch and her cat (we told you it was Halloween!) You can also find some fantasy bundles for a limited time, take a tour on the website!
If you are like Tyler Tinsley you probably own so much x-wing that keeping it organized and showing up to a game with the right kit is a challenge. Well Tyler teamed up With Tinderbox entertainment to make the this amazing life changing box!
Imagine everything you need to play x-wing in a box! The cargo bay conveniently organizes all the bits and pieces. It's sized to fit perfectly on the table and means you are ready to play in seconds.
Since the dawn of time mankind has risen above the chaos with the power of boxes. Anthropologists say a fine box is what truly separates man from the animals and that human history can be divided into the pre box epoch and the post box epoch.
None of that is exactly true but it does sound plausible.
We're halfway there, everyone. The work-week is half-done and it's getting ever-closer to the weekend. Of course, I'm excited for that. I'm hoping to get in some gaming up at the LGS. Trying to get a
We're halfway there, everyone. The work-week is half-done and it's getting ever-closer to the weekend. Of course, I'm excited for that. I'm hoping to get in some gaming up at the LGS. Trying to get a whole group together for some Guild Ball. Also starting to make Thanksgiving plans, because that's a thing I do. Speaking of bite-sized goodies, let's dig into our regular fare of bite-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: Dragon Bagons Dice Bags Up On Kickstarter, Sylvan Gamer's Box Up On Kickstarter, Orc Chirurgeon on bike Available From Kromlech, RBJ Games Running Skeletons Kickstarter, New Ancestral Ruins Bases Available From Tabletop-Art, Magic Item Card Catalog: 5e Fantasy Reference Cards Up On Kickstarter, and WWII German Gebirgsjaeger Available from Askari Miniatures.
Hello again from CrowScratches. I'm happy to present my newest gaming accessory, the Sylvan Gamer's Box. An artisanal upgrade from the often used tackle box that is perfect for home storage or taking with you on game night.
These boxes are made using hardwoods, finished with linseed oil to bring out their natural color and beauty. Two different woods are used in each box, with your choice of unique design cut out with a laser cutter to show these contrasting woods. Each box is 6" by 8" and 3" tall, and made to stack together for easy storage. Natural leather straps keep the boxes locked together and the top on, with a leather handle for carrying. You have your choice of layouts for your boxes, each designed for a variety of accessories so you can tailor your order to your needs. For this campaign you have a choice of three wood combinations, though once its on the full market you will be able to make your own combination from two lists.
Hi, Orktober is slowly heading to its end but we still have some goodies for you ! Orc Chirurgeon on bike This multi part resin set contains one Orc Chirurgeon on a bike with accompanying Goblin Nurses in a sidecar. Resin scenic base included. Designed to fit 28mm heroic scale wargames. It is a big set (mounted on 105mm oval base), highly detailed and full of character (check out all those Goblin Nurses in a sidecar :) ). A true centerpiece model for your Orc army.
RBJ is continuing to bring you "cool stuff" thanks to the great support received in previous Kickstarters. RBJ has brought you one piece easy to paint white metal skeletons. Check out the Awesome Flaming Skeletons and Skulls -- Available as Add-ons Necromancers are available add-ons.
We have some new base sizes for our base set Ancestral Ruins in the shop: 50mm 1, 50mm 2, 55mm 1, 55mm 2, 75mm Oval 1, 75mm Oval 2, 75mm Oval 3 und 80mm.
Inkwell Ideas has just launched the Magic Item Card Catalog Kickstarter! It aims to create a collection of all* the 5th Edition magic items on handy trading cards or print your own trading card or index card versions. Give them to your players to better track inventory. Show them exactly what they’ve found when you hold up a card. Customize them by writing in any custom quirks or backgrounds you wish to add.
If you’ve followed our Creature Decks, Sidequest Decks, and NPC Decks, you know these will turn out very well!
The new Kickstarter project breaks the items up into six different decks: Rods, Staves, & Wands; Rings, Potions, & Scrolls; Armor & Weapons; Wondrous Item Instruments & Jewelry; Wondrous Item Books, Clothing, & Containers; and All Other Wondrous Items.
Pledges start at just $2 for a PDF of one deck. (You get both the trading card size PDF and the index card size PDF; pledge $2/deck you want). Physical decks include the two PDFs for each deck at $11/deck. And at $66 you get 6 decks and a wooden mini-treasure chest to store them.
As part of our expanding line of World War II figures in the Mediterranean theater, Askari Miniatures are pleased to announce the release of German mountain troops, the Gebirgsjäger.
Gebirgsjäger were basically light infantry trained for mountain warfare. They fought principally in infantry assault formations, and it was in this role they excelled.
Gebirgsjäger fought in most major campaigns including Yugoslavia, Greece, Crete, Tunisia and Italy from 1941 to 1945.
Our jaegers are dressed in light kit for combat for summer operations, as the 5th Mountain Division fought in the invasion of Crete in 1941. These figures can also be painted in khaki desert uniforms which they wore in Tunisia and Italy.
The initial release consists of a Rifle Team, MG-34 team, Officers, a full Rifle Squad and the Mountain Guide.
Halfway there.We're halfway to getting back to the weekend. Methinks I'm going to take it easy this weekend. I found out my LGS is going to be absolutely packed with several events running for games I
Halfway there. We're halfway to getting back to the weekend. Methinks I'm going to take it easy this weekend. I found out my LGS is going to be absolutely packed with several events running for games I don't really play, so I'll probably just veg at my place. I could use a relaxing couple of days, anyway. Though it does mean I still need to wait to break in my custom Guild Ball mat (more on that tomorrow. Stay tuned). In the meantime, I'm feeling a bit peckish, so how about noshing on some bite-sized gaming stories?
Today on the platter we have: New Options For Really Useful Box Storage System From Sally 4th, Statuesque Starport Able Spacewomen Now Available, New 3mm C-130 Hercules at PicoArmor, New Orc Hand Grenades Available From Kromlech, Impact! Miniatures D3 to D30 Dice Chains on KickStarter now with Cotton Candy dice, 3D Printable Tanks Up On Kickstarter, and Fantasy Stock Art & RPG Minis Up On Kickstarter.
Trays and inserts to convert your Really Useful Boxes into really useful figure and games storage. Trays stack on top of each other inside RUB's to increase storage capacity. Inserts for popular figure bases fit inside trays. We've got a range of trays with cut outs so that you can store whole games like Zombicide, Conan, Mansions of Madness etc. in a single box complete with game boards, rule-books, miniatures, cards and tokens.
These conversion kits take a Really Useful Box to the next level of usefulness! They allow multiple layers of figures or other gaming products such as cards, dice, scenery or tokens to be stored safely and securely, each layer also being easy to lift out. This MDF kit is very easy to assemble and only needs some wood glue. The space inside a tray allows for two inserts to sit snuggly side by side. The idea behind this is that you can have two different inserts per layer.
Statuesque Miniatures is pleased to announce the release of two new figures for the Statuesque Starport range. Today, the Able Spacewomen join their male colleagues in the Starport!
Able Spacewoman 1 is available as a New Release Special Offer for only £4.
Able Spacewoman 2 is available as a New Release Special Offer for only £4.25.
Alternatively, you can get both figures in the Able Spacewomen Special Offer for only £7.75, saving £1 over the regular prices.
Finally, you can get all four Able Space-persons in The Deck Department with a New Release Special Offer price of only £15.50, saving £2.50 over the regular, individual prices!
These offers will run until Sunday the 5th of November, or while stocks last
Hi, let's greet new week with new Orc release :) Orc Hand Grenades If you prefer you can also use them as hand weapons and if by accident they will blow off, well maybe there will be more carnage to be proud of ;) This set contains 14 high quality resin Orc Hand Grenades. There are 7 different designs and you get two of each.
Impact! Miniatures is running a KickStarter allowing them to complete dice chain sets for RPG games to use to design new mechanics. D&D standard Poly 7 sets and DCC 14 dice sets are offered as well.
The project is funded and 3 stretch goals have been reached to unlock extra free dice to backers as well as a true D3 and a new color style of dice called Cotton Candy.
The dice sets are offered in multiple configurations and all are being offered for less than the planned retail price for after all backers have received their rewards. This is Impact! 4th dice KickStarter with all 3 previous being delivered to all backers.
Full sets of all 25 dice being offered are $36 each for opaque colors and $45 each for specialty colors like Glow in the Dark. Project ends on October 26th.
A new Kickstarter campaign launched by 3D Wargaming brings high-quality tank miniatures to your home 3D printer. Just print the kit, assemble the model, and presto—a perfect T-34, Sherman, or Tiger, no smoothing required.
We tend to think that affordable personal 3D printers lack the resolution to produce anything beyond terrain, but 3D Wargaming has managed to design high-quality tank kits that print well even on low-end printers. The secret? A clever technique called Face Optimization, which makes sure only smoothly printed faces are visible in the final model.
“Face optimization: All 3D printers create objects by stacking layers of materials. This means that faces that are printed horizontally and near-vertically will always have a great finish, even when printed at low resolution on a low-end 3D printer. We simply took advantage of this property of 3D printing by designing our Printable Kits so that, once assembled, the only visible faces are the ones that were printed in those two optimal orientations. That's why our models look so good!”
The method has allowed some truly impressive results, as the pictures on their Kickstarter page show. All the models were printed at 100 microns, without any post-processing at all. And if historical tanks aren’t your thing, they’ve also got an impressive collection of articulated sci-fi models.
The Kickstarter has some exciting stretch goals too, including some more exotic models like the E-100, an experimental Nazi supertank, and the Elephant tank-destroyer.
3D Printable Tanks is live on Kickstarter for the next 30 days.
James Shields loves creating custom stock illustrations. He's been doing it for years as a way for independent game designers to bridge the difference between stock illustrations and commissioned artwork.
...but what is custom stock art?
For him, it is a crowdfunded collaborative effort to create artwork from submitted ideas. Every backer gets to submit ideas to be illustrated and they get the benefit of all the additional artwork created.
The result is loads of artwork for the price and reward of a single commissioned illustration.
His latest project will be creating 50 fantasy characters and creatures through Kickstarter. He will alternate between randomly selecting backer submissions and choosing those that really inspire him. That will happen only after illustrating ideas from those who chose the guaranteed backer level.
Every stock illustration created through this project comes with a very generous commercial license. The artwork may be used indefinitely. It may be cropped, flipped, or colored. The signature mark must remain in its original orientation. Products must credit 'Jeshields' for any commercial use.
The only restrictions are the following: May not be used in products sold primarily for artistic value. (Stock art, tokens, posters, etc) May not be used in sexually explicit works, nor those that propagate racist or sexist ideas.
In addition to creating for independent game developers, he will be formatting the artwork into printable miniature templates. These may be used for personal use only, with the exception of business owners who wish to use them to demonstrate games.
If a gamer ever wanted to get their favorite character printed in a published roleplaying product, this would be the perfect opportunity.
This Kickstarter Project will run until midnight on Halloween, but he's releasing additional artwork for earlier support goals. Join early and start making your voice heard.
And here we are again. Friday: threshold to the weekend. I'm sure many of you are gearing up for a weekend of gaming, possibly starting as early as when you get off of work. I'm looking to spend tomor
And here we are again. Friday: threshold to the weekend. I'm sure many of you are gearing up for a weekend of gaming, possibly starting as early as when you get off of work. I'm looking to spend tomorrow at the LGS, hopefully getting in some games of Guild Ball and Bushido. But whatever your gaming vice might be, it's best to top off with some bite-sized gaming stories before diving in.
Today on the platter we have: THEO - The Hobby Equipment Organizer Up On Kickstarter, New Sisters of Eternal Mercy Available From Raging Heroes, New Cobblestone Bases Available From Tabletop-Art, New Flocking/Basing System Available From Fontline Games, New 28mm Romanian 75mm Resita Anti-tank Gun M1943, Open Game Master Looking To Bring Drop-In D&D To The Masses, and It's Bomber Month at PicoArmor.
Finally, here they are! As these heroines have been sent to the Kickstarters backers for quite some time now, Raging Heroes stops the teasing and release 6 brand new models from their latest TGG2 Kickstarter. Let's get into this month first release with the Sci-Fi Sisters Heroines, called the Sisters Of Eternal Mercy: • Arthenya VI The Archpapess • Sister Altarii • The Huntress • Sister Trematta, Field Resurrectrix • Zaraya, Pilgrim Priestess • Santa Dolores Available as usual in individual blisters, these beauties are also available in 2 different character boxes, that will allow you to save over 22%!
We are expanding our base set Cobblesone with many more sizes: 25mm, 25mm DEAL, 32mm, 32mm DEAL, 40mm, 40mm DEAL, 50mm, 55mm, 60mm 1, 60mm 2, 80mm, 120mm Oval 1, 130mm, 170mm Oval.
Our new "Scenic Tub" Miniature Basing System gives you everything you need to add detail and character to your miniature bases. Choose from an array of materials such as Forest Floor or Green Meadows blends, Dark Soil, Desert Sand, Large Rocks or even Ruined Stone Slab Rubble! You can also mix and match them for a natural scenic effect. Add our specially formulated Basing Solution to easily apply flock, rocks and other items to your miniature bases and give them a nice durable finish. As a bonus, you will receive your basing material in these convenient stackable tubs for easy identification and storage.
Out next week and available to pre-order now, the Romanian 75mm Resita Anti-tank Gun M1943.
Due to the lack of anti-tank weaponry and the losses on the Eastern Front, the Romanian Army required a type of weapon to replace these losses and supplement existing equipment that could be built in Romania. A third prototype that combined the best elements of captured Soviet weapons and existing Romanian equipment performed well in tests - better than the German PaK 40 and to the Soviet ZIS 1941 76.2mm - and entered production in December, 1943. Few were manufactured - less than 400 - and the gun first saw operational use in the Spring of 1944.
Three crew included. Base not included. 28mm. Figures sculpted by Alan Marsh. Gun by Oliver Piotrowski.
The Open Game Master is a live tabletop roleplaying show where everyone can watch and play for free!
Watch the adventure unfold as teams of players step into the game and pit their characters against fearsome foes. Create your own character and step into the fold yourself!
This is not your ordinary livestreaming show! This is a game where you can be the adventurer, and you can be part of the action!
Broadcast live on Twitch, players both new and old can come together in parties of up to six, playing in hour-long slots with several slots played each stream session.
When chosen, players connect directly with the Open Game Master via Discord and Roll20, and are taken into the game world. The obstacles, traps, and hazards that face the players are unknown, and there are sure to be many seeking to prevent passage deeper into the game. Whether you are playing or watching, you are sure to be in for a wild ride.
We are almost ready to launch, and to try and build up some support for the initial launch we are running a Kickstarter until October 11th to replace some wonky technology and furnish the board with props.
PicoArmor (Oddzial Osmy’s exclusive North American distributor) is pleased to announce that Oddzial Osmy’s September releases are now in stock.
WWH-6133 Ju 188 (6 pcs) - medium bomber, developed from the Ju 88
WUS-669 B-24D Liberator (2 pcs) - heavy bomber, initial variant WUS-670 B-24J Liberator (2 pcs) - later version with nose turret WUS-671 B-25J Mitchell (6 pcs) - late model with better defensive armament WUS-672 B-26 Marauder (6 pcs) - US medium bomber
We're already halfway through the week. Having Monday off certainly helps with that. But as we continue our way through the week, I know I could still use a bit of a pick-me-up. So I'm going to nosh o
We're already halfway through the week. Having Monday off certainly helps with that. But as we continue our way through the week, I know I could still use a bit of a pick-me-up. So I'm going to nosh on some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: RPG Player Kits Up On Kickstarter, Miniature Mentor Releases Basing Volume 5 with Fabrizio Russo, Oddzial Osmy’s 3mm August Releases Arrive at PicoArmor, New 28mm WW2 character models from Stoessi's Heroes, New Legionary Maces Available from Kromlech, Really Useful Box Conversion Kits Available from Sally 4th, and New Female Genie Miniature Available From Brother Vinni.
Gear up for adventure! RPG Player Kits enrich your tabletop experience with smart components that enhance and streamline gameplay. The RPG Player Kit includes: Action Cards, Player Dry-Erase Board, Color-Coded Dice, and a Wooden Dice Box. The Action Cards shown are for DnD Fifth Edition (5E), but we will also produce additional Action Card sets compatible with the following: Savage Worlds, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, and Starfinder Roleplaying Game. Don't see your favorite RPG system on this list? Let us know! We may be able to add more compatible systems based on backer feedback.
Fabrizio recreates 4 of his amazing bases from some of his most famous pieces including the full reconstruction (sculpting and painting) of the "Smashed Alien Face". Learn how to make incredible scenery to help your miniatures stand out!
Stoessi's Heroes has just released four new WW2 personalities in 28mm.
Especially fans of British and Canadian armies will be delighted about the latest additions to this growing range of character models for (almost) all armies.
Hi, today we have a new release for our Legion Armoury range Legionary Maces This set contains three highest quality resin Legionary Maces (1 of each design) for use with 28mm heroic scale miniatures.
Really Useful box conversion kits are released this week.
These conversion kits take a Really Useful Box to the next level of usefulness! They allow two layers of figures to be stored safely and securely, each layer also being easy to lift out. This MDF kit is very easy to assemble and only needs some wood glue.
The space inside a conversion kit allows for two inserts to sit snugly side by side on both the top and bottom layer. The idea behind this is that you can have two different inserts per layer. The height of each layer is 70mm. It is designed to fit inside a 9 litre Really Useful Box.
At the moment we have listed an insert for storing figures based on 25mm round bases. Each insert has slots for 36 miniatures, so a converted Really Useful Box with 4 inserts inside it would have slots for 144 miniatures.
We have a lot more inserts designed and are happy to make any of the 40+ storage inserts that are currently available for our Warchest Figure Storage range to fit these boxes. These inserts include round, square, oval, hexagonal slots in every size imaginable together with special inserts to suit X-Wing, Star Trek Attack Wing, Wings of Glory, Sails of Glory and many other games and of course if we have not got an insert available that suits your needs, we are always willing to design one and add it to the range.
WWII was truly a global conflict. While the various European forces were making their way back and forth across that continent, and Rommel and Monty were dueling it out in Africa, the islands of the P
WWII was truly a global conflict. While the various European forces were making their way back and forth across that continent, and Rommel and Monty were dueling it out in Africa, the islands of the Pacific saw plenty of fighting as well. Sally 4th is now letting you recreate those battles with their South Pacific supplement for Combat Patrol. It is available now. But it's not just the supplement that's new. There's also a new deck box and some terrain.
This week sees the release of the new Combat Patrol supplement for gaming platoon level engagements set in the Second World War Pacific Theatre of Operations.
Fighting in the South Pacific during World War II was unique compared to other theatres, even other parts of the Pacific. This supplement includes rules that represent the unique nature of Japanese morale, Banzai! charges, suicide anti-tank attacks, night infiltration, vehicle-mounted flame throwers, and other rules. The Banzai! charge rules strike a good balance between effectiveness without overpowering the charge and making the Japanese invincible.
Of these new rules, the most significant are those for Japanese morale. The basic morale rules work very well for other theatres, including China, Burma, and India. In Combat Patrol™ morale failure is represented more as a loss of cohesion than a sudden, unexpected retreat. As units take morale checks, the unit gradually dissolves or stops responding to commands. Japanese morale failure in the South Pacific seems to have been more unit oriented than individual; the unit leader will decide to retreat, take cover, or assault the enemy in response to fire rather than individuals melting into the jungle. The new morale results reflect this.
Japanese Action Deck RRP £6.50
In Combat Patrol™: World War II, cards in an Action Deck are used by players to resolve shooting, determine movement distance, conduct hand-to-hand combat, and check morale. This eliminates the need for charts and tables. Each player has an Action Deck that he uses to resolve these actions. New decks are now available for gamers using a Japanese army. The parts of the cards that deal with small arms fire, melee, HE, movement and cover saves are the same as all of the other Combat Patrol decks, but the Morale section is unique to reflect the rules for Japanese morale. The new cards are optional as existing cards can be used to cross reference the Japanese morale rules in the supplement, but having the specific cards makes morale tests a lot easier.
Sally 4th has released two new accessories for Combat Patrol players this week.
Combat Patrol Card Dispenser £10 RRP – Easy to assemble MDF kit to make a handy and attractive card dispenser in the shape of a bridge to keep your action deck and discards tidy on the gaming table and easy to move around with you to where the action is.
Combat Patrol Card, Token and Dice Storage £15 RRP – Easy to assemble MDF kit styled on the vintage card index, and including drawer with dividers to hold dice and counters and a set of index card dividers. The set includes five dividers, four marked as Action and one as Activation.
As usual the supplement is available as a free to download PDF file, the new cards and the Combat Patrol card dispenser and card and token box are available to purchase from Sally 4th website http://wargamesbuildings.co.uk/Combat-Patrol and we will have them with us at shows including ‘The Other Partizan’ on Sunday 20th August.
Woo! Saturday! Woo!I've... got nothing, really. I'm about to head over to a friend's place to game. So let's just dive into the reviews, shall we? We shall.This week, we have: Wordstacker, Wordsy, Dra
Woo! Saturday! Woo! I've... got nothing, really. I'm about to head over to a friend's place to game. So let's just dive into the reviews, shall we? We shall.
This week, we have: Wordstacker, Wordsy, Dragoon, Founders of Gloomhaven, Quest for the Antidote, Tokaido, Marvel Legendary: Noir, Quiver, Thunderbirds, Beasts of Balance, Stop Thief!, Zoo Ball, Automobiles: Racing Season, Between Two Cities: Capitals, Far Space Foundry, Good Cop Bad Cop, Unlock!, The Cohort, Star Scrapper: Cave In, Century: Spice Road, This War of Mine, Barenpark, Heldentaufe, Kingdomino, Pathfinder Adventures app, and Space Invaders Dice.
theMCGuiRE review takes a look at Dragoon from Lay Waste Games. We also get a look at the new rogue and barbarian expansions made available through kickstarter!
What a great and fantastic looking game - unbelievable! Available in both Gold and plastic editions! So go for the gold and get 50 gold before anyone else for the win in this awesome tactical game.
theMCGuiRE review takes a look at Founders of Gloomhaven, the brand new game from Isaac Childres and I can't wait for people to get their hands on this one. It's a euro at heart but fuels the lore of Gloomhaven as you are founding the original city before what you experience in the campaign of Gloomhaven.
You get a lot here in this game! Worker placement, card management, resource management, strategy, great artwork, and fantastic mechanics! the kickstarter is going on right now! If you are a Gloomhaven fan - you are going to want this title in the Gloomhaven universe! (at least I think so - the theme is rich and lore is definitely there - this is a different game though - so please make note of that.)
theMCGuiRE review takes a look at Quest For The Antidote, a new one from Upper Deck and a very fun family game indeed! In Quest For The Antidote you are questing around a very fun filled map to acuqire the components you need for your antidote. you only have 50 breaths to make it happen, so make every move and action count!
Tokaido is a game in which you gain VP for the experiences you take in on a journey. But you can only do so much and compete with your opponents for the same experiences.
Marvel Noir is the latest expansion for Marvel Legendary the Deckbuilding Game. It features heroes and villains from the Noir Universe and mixes up gameplay a bit.
The Quiver is a card-carrying case you can use to make your card games or small board games portable. You can even use it for carrying other things you want to keep organized and protected.
Thunderbirds the board game was created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the TV show. It is a cooperative game where players must rescue victims, stop disasters and thwart the Hood.
The Capitals expansion adds 3 new elements that, according to Stonemaier Games, are designed to all work together, so you should either play with all of them or none. That being said, you could probably mix and match if you wanted to. In addition to the three game play changes, the expansion also comes with some new city tokens.
The specific functional aspects of Far Space Foundry would take a bit too long to explain in this article. In brief, players are space merchants mining asteroids for two different types of ore. Mining occurs in the first half of the game and a rondel/mancala mechanism delivers that ore to a player’s freighters.
In the second half of the game, the ore is used to produce goods which can then be “charged”. Points are scored for maximizing the utility of a player’s ships and the number and kinds of products produced. Points are also deducted for empty space on ships or not upgrading ships.
Players are assigned the team of either being honest or crooked cops by being dealt three secret role cards to each player, with the majority of role cards in hand determining which team a player is on. Two players are also secretly assigned the role of the leader of each of the teams. The goal of the game is for the players to determine who the leader of the rival team is and eliminate them from the game.
Each game of Unlock! comes with a deck of cards and a smaller “tutorial deck”. The teaching deck is identical in all versions of the game.
Players begin the game with a single card deputizing the room they are in and a deck of cards (we sorted our deck by number before the game to make it easier to find cards). During the game, players will need to solve puzzles to gain access to new cards, leading them further down the rabbit hole.
The starting player and every player following has three phases to their turn. They first take two cards from the shuffled deck, look at both of them, and give one to a player of their choice and keep the other.
The second phase is optional and allows players to take a card from their hand and place it face-up on the table to start or add to a Cohort. Once a player has played the required number of unit cards to complete the Cohort, the set is placed face down and the player no longer suffers the effect of that unit type. They also choose a player to discard all the cards from their hand. In the last phase, the player discards down to the maximum hand size of 4 if necessary.
I have come to the realisation that the hallmark of a great game is one when you look at your options, mull over your choices and then let out a cry of exasperation. It is that moment when you realise that to pull off that game winning moving you really should have started your plan in motion three turns ago, or that you are simply one action or one resource short of pulling off a complete blinder.
I say this because my time with Star Scrapper: Cave In has been embarrassingly short, to the point where I feel slightly dishonest in using the word review in the title, (not too I guilty mind you as an article titled first impressions never gets the traction it deserves) but I will say within my brief time with Star Scrapper Cave In there have been multiple cries of anguish, so surely it is a truly great game.
I’ll just come out and say it. Century Spice Road from Plan B Games is a surprise for me. And a very pleasant one at that. Steve talked about it in one of our recent podcasts and he liked it. So much so that before he’d finished banging on about it, I’d one-clicked it during the recording and waited to see what all the fuss was about. Turns out that our resident Welshman may have had a point.
Anyone alive in the 90s who owned an Amiga will almost certainly have remembered the Sensible Software game “Cannon Fodder”. If you don’t remember the game, look it up. I’ll wait.
I mention Cannon Fodder because it came with the tagline: “War has never been so much fun”. And it was right – Cannon Fodder was awesome and still stands as one of my favourite games of all time. Making those little men dance across the screen as you shot their twitching corpses was highly entertaining, if a little morbid.
Cannon Fodder, however, is a complete polar opposite to the subject of this review – with the tagline “In war, not everyone is a soldier”. Also beginning life as a video game, This War of Mine is a rather brutal and harrowing depiction of the early 90’s Siege of Sarajevo from the point of view of a group of civilians trying to eke out an existence in a city that’s seen more shells than Blackpool Pleasure Beach. It’s fair to say that absolutely nothing depicted in This War of Mine could be described as “fun”.
The correct term to describe Bärenpark is a polyominoes positioning game (or Tetris shapes as I prefer to call them). Each turn you will attempt to place one of the odd shaped pieces, made of either public amenities or one of the various bear enclosures, into your park. The name of the game is efficiency, as you race to fill your park as quickly as possible but also maximise its scoring.
The day that you have been waiting for has come. At last, you can prove that you are worthy of being a member of the Hero‘s council. Show them your skills by collecting the golden monster teeth. But be aware – the lands of Taora are not as peaceful as they seem. Rumor has it, that in the dark and gloomy Netherworld, some friends become enemies…
Now get up and hurry! The Heldentaufe already started. Be the first who returns the teeth of glory.
As the name implies, Kingdomino is a twist on the classic tile-laying game, dominoes. This game takes it up a notch by adding pretty art, castles, a twist on the turn order rules, and different scoring. The goal remains the same, however: Score the most points.
Each player has king meeples (the number depends on the number of players), a castle, and a starting tile. The castle is placed on top of the starting tile at the beginning of the game and placed in front of yourself. This is the humble beginning of your kingdom.
Once upon a time, we reviewed the Pathfinder Adventure Card Game, a legacy-style card game/RPG mashup that let you build your character in the form of a deck and some limited stats over a series of adventures. Now, Pathfinder Adventures is a digital version of PACG available on all platforms – including Steam – and part of Asmodee Digital’s prolific board game app library.
The game’s premise is just like the original: aliens are attacking the Earth and it’s up to you to blast them all to smithereens. Each player takes a score sheet that looks just like the video game, with space invaders neatly laid out in a 11×6 grid and each row of invaders worth different point values. At the top of the sheet are the hard-to-hit UFOs worth the most points.
We have made it to the weekend. Well, almost, anyway. Just gotta finish up today and we'll get there. It'll be fine. But to make sure we can get to the cool stuff of the weekend, we should stock up on
We have made it to the weekend. Well, almost, anyway. Just gotta finish up today and we'll get there. It'll be fine. But to make sure we can get to the cool stuff of the weekend, we should stock up on some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: Last Sword Miniatures' Reichguard Knights Now Available, Light Fleet Dice Case Up On Kickstarter, Sledgehammer BFG Now Available From Victoria Miniatures, New EuroFed Spaceships Available From Brigade Models, and Khurasan Releases 15mm Federal Army Experimental Battalion.
Now that our Kickstarter is finished and sent, Reichguard Knighs are avariable in our online store to everyone. Besides our scenic bases have been added.
This time we take our enthusiasm of Sci-Fi to a whole new level! Please allow us to introduce you "The Light Fleet Dice Case - the ultimate dice case from future".
In 2015 July we launched “Space Roller: The futuristic dice for your Sci-Fi games”, with 3308 backers' help we were able to make it reality. After spending 15 months on design and have worked on many versions to push the design to exceed extraordinary, we are now proudly present to you “The Light Fleet Dice Case: The Ultimate Dice Case from Future”.
The mighty Sledgehammer BFG Multi part styrene plastic and 'Bones' boxed kit, is now available for the Victoria Miniatures Online store. Later this year this kit will also be available from Reaper Miniatures and some Reaper stockists. This huge cannon kit includes: Plastic (hard styrene) cannon 'Bones' plastic crew Round plastic bases for crew Large oval plastic base for cannon Presentation packaging Cannon designed and sculpted by Jake Schneider, Crew by Victoria Lamb. Resin edition crew and upgrade accessory kits available from Victoria Miniatures.
We brought out the first wave of our resculpted EuroFed spaceships in time for Salute, but this only replaced a small part of the existing fleet. Today we have a pair of capital ships, new versions of the Liberté battleship and Cerbere light carrier. These two have changed in design more than some of the other new models, being based on a similar hull that has the same design styling as the Milano and Umberto. At the other end of the scale we also have the diminutive Comète starfighter, tiny but with an amazing amount of detail for something so small.
The release also includes a fleet pack containing a Liberté and a Cerbere along with escorts, fighters and bases.
SFS-400 – Liberté class Battleship – £6.00 SFS-411 – Cerbere class Light Carrier – £6.00 SFS-460 – Comète class Interceptor (pack of 12) – £1.50
We are very pleased to release our latest 15mm Sci fi miniatures, the Federal Army Experimental Battalion (ExBat). These are very high tech forces experimentally deployed at battalion level, very advanced grav vehicles and infantry "drone" (actually robotic) infantry. Limited numbers of super-elite special forces termed "Treaty Troops" also operate with the ExBats. There's a complete background write-up for these forces on the web page as well.
If there's one thing I can use this week, it's a pick-me-up. As you saw from this morning's Podcast Roundup post, it's been quite a couple of days since Expo over the weekend. I need to energize with
If there's one thing I can use this week, it's a pick-me-up. As you saw from this morning's Podcast Roundup post, it's been quite a couple of days since Expo over the weekend. I need to energize with some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: New Hunter's Guild Tokens Available From Advanced Deployment, Spillforeningen the Fellowship Running Patreon Campaign, Vampire Covenant Army Up On Kickstarter, Warbands of the Cold North IV Red Box Games 28mm miniatures On Kickstarter, The Essentials Case Up On Kickstarter, New Legionary Small Banners From Kromlech, and New Firebug Flamethrower Trooper Available From Brother Vinni.
The Hunters have arrived! We now offer Token sets for all Hunters Models for Guild Ball! Each set includes a proxy marker, and tokens for effects that stay in play for more than one round!
For two years Spillforeningen the Fellowship STF has produced videos for youtube and hosted a number of tournaments for a host of different miniatures wargames.
To kick things up a notch we now want to move into a permanent filming studio and gaming area. We will strive to bring you better quality battle reports, news, painting tutorials and vlogs.
Check out our patreon to support us in this en-devour, even a dollar a month will help us immensely.
Polish company Tabletop Miniatures Solutions (TMS) has launched a Kickstarter to fund a new line of undead miniatures. Following up several successful crowd-funding campaigns on Indiegogo, TMS has put together a Kickstarter with some extremely innovative designs for the Vampire Covenant for the 9th Age wargaming project. But I'm sure you'll agree that the designs will look stunning in your undead army no matter what game you play.
Red Box Games ventures once again into the great Cold North in search of secrets, lore, treasure, and adventure. This time though the snowy tracts and icy ruins in the company of Aenglishmen, a band led by the intrepid Lady Elsbeth Halford of Guillingshire and her faithful apprentice William the Astute accompanied by female thief Thea the Swift. A band of 7 ready and able semi modular men at arms complete the warband. Add-ons include 5 armoured semi modular foot knights and multiple female fighters.
The figures are planned to be produced in high quality lead free white metal and expected to be delivered in August. Red Box Games is a sculptor of finely detailed 28mm scale fantasy miniatures with a proven kickstarter track record. See red-box-games.com for more fantasy themed high quality figures.
MacWolf Productions LLC, a Colorado based company has launched a Kickstarter campaign with tabletop RPG gamers in mind.
The Essentials Case is a laser cut acrylic gaming case designed to hold the “Essentials” for any tabletop gamer. Backers that support the Essentials Case campaign will have the option of selecting a clear lidded box, choosing artwork provided by local Colorado artists or submitting their own design requests for custom engraving.
The art provided for the Kickstarter comes from Stan Yan, Zak Hennessey, Steven Pulawa, and Janet Macklin. These premiere engravings add a very unique look to the Essentials Case.
MacWolf Productions LLC is a partnership between two veteran geeks: Abel Gutierrez and Steve Moore. The two started MacWolf Productions after learning the ins and outs of laser cutting at the TinkerMill, a local makerspace in Longmont, Colorado. MWP started out focused specifically on making laser cut clocks from a variety of fandoms and has slowly evolved into a variety of different products, including gaming gear.
This Kickstarter marks the jumping off point for Abel and Steve as they make the transition into gaming gear and begin providing their own unique style of design to the tabletop market.
Hi, today we have for you second set of Legionary Small Banners. This time for the loyal ones.
This set contains two resin Legionary Small Banners. Designed to fit futuristic 28mm heroic scale power packs of heavy armoured models. Perfect for Legionaries sergeants.
Counterblast, by Bombshell Minis, looks to recapture the retro-feeling of 50s and 60s sci-fi. One aspect of that era that they've not yet tapped into is the bits of memorabilia that goes along with it
Counterblast, by Bombshell Minis, looks to recapture the retro-feeling of 50s and 60s sci-fi. One aspect of that era that they've not yet tapped into is the bits of memorabilia that goes along with it. Well, they're looking to rectify that with their Lunchbox Edition of Counterblast. More than just a cool carrying case, it's a starter set that'll get you and an opponent gaming in no time.
Here is a sneak peek at the Counterblast Lunchbox Edition which will include two starter factions and all the accessories for your initial games. Pics of the new sculpts and other components will be posted in the coming weeks. These 2-player starter sets, as well as individual components, will be available for pre-order starting May 25th.
Friday!Woo!*runs around with arms over my head*Yeah, I'm excited for the weekend. Some of the toy soldiers I ordered a couple weeks ago finally came in at the LGS (yes, it's Guild Ball stuff) and so I
Friday! Woo! *runs around with arms over my head* Yeah, I'm excited for the weekend. Some of the toy soldiers I ordered a couple weeks ago finally came in at the LGS (yes, it's Guild Ball stuff) and so I'm planning on being there bright and early at 10am when they open to get 'em. I hope you've got somewhat similar plans. But if we're going to be at the gaming shop good and early, we need to munch on some bite-sized gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: Cy-Co Western Cyberpunk Board Game Coming to Kickstarter, Bagthulhu Dice Bag Up On Kickstarter, New Releases Available From Hitech Miniatures, 40mm Imperial Palace bases Available From Dark Art Miniatures, Ogroid-fighter by Brother Vinni Now Available, RN Esutido's Kickstarter Drahontyr the Mountain King unlocked, and Norsaga: Odds and Endings Coming To Kickstarter
For the realization of its first board game "Cy-Co" the startup game publishing company Villain Games will start a crowdfunding campaign on kickstarter on 15th of May 2017. Backers have the chance to be immortalized in this board game!
About the game: Cy-Co is a western cyberpunk strategy game for 2 to 4 players. It combines classical western elements with the cyberpunk style of the 80s - and leads to an unprecedented showdown between the Cyber-Cop Cy-Co and the archaic criminal bot Crime Evil. With their actions the characters move across the field, load their weapons, fire at each other, and jump through the walls of the three-dimensional buildings of the game.
One night, a few years ago, a cuddly little abomination wormed his way into my brain and refused to be quiet until I gave him a body and a name.
After a sleepless night, a lot of experimenting, and several blood sacrifices to the sewing machine (it bites), I took the first Bagthulhu to my local game store. Some one snapped him up within three hours.
Since then he's been one of my most popular designs, spreading madness and mayhem wherever he goes.
Now he wants to take over the world. I'm... surprisingly ok with that.
So we need your help. To raise the funds for Bagthulhu to be produced on a larger scale, lowering the individual price and bringing the madness to more tasty humans than ever before. Until then, Bagthulhu waits dreaming...
Norsaga: Odds and Endings launches on Kickstarter Tuesday, May 30, 2017.
All stories must end. Take the stage one last time as gods battle giants, immortal heroes join your cause, and worlds shift underfoot. Make this tale one for the ages.
Norsaga, released in 2015, is a 2-4 player puzzle battle card game where players compete to build the most epic Viking lineage. This second expansion adds tons of new gameplay elements while enhancing the overall Norsaga experience for new and returning players alike, and features even more of Norsaga’s gorgeous stylized artwork.
The game will be available on Kickstarter for $8, with $1 shipping to the US, Canada, and EU.
Well, we're halfway there, everyone. Next weekend is as far ahead of us as the previous one is behind us. Just gotta power through another 2.5 days and we'll be back at Saturday. Ah, glorious Saturday
Well, we're halfway there, everyone. Next weekend is as far ahead of us as the previous one is behind us. Just gotta power through another 2.5 days and we'll be back at Saturday. Ah, glorious Saturday. But if we're going to get there, we should recharge ourselves with some bite-sized gaming stories.
On the platter today we have: Scotia Grendel Posts New Releases, Now available: More round and oval Stonefloor Bases and Deals From Tabletop-Art, Tattoo Ink Card Deck Up On Indiegogo, Tiny Tin Troops Wargame Supplies & Services Launches New Website, XCase Clear Modular Miniatures Display and Transport On Kickstarter, RN Estudio Launches Mythexplorers Kickstarter, Native Renegades from Blind Beggar Miniatures now on Kickstarter, and Brigade Models Releases New 6mm and 15mm Yenpalo Aliens.
Hi Folks! After little delay we get back to you with our newsletter. For this month we've prepared some Urban War and Accessories codes.
So let's take a look on them.
We will draw one of our subscribers who will win a FREE Converted Marine Sergeant (Work by Elton Waters). This beautiful miniature can be yours - all you need to do is subscribe to our newsletter (if you haven't done this already) and wait until 31 May.
That's all for this month, more nice stuff coming soon!
Hey all, my name is Charalambos Kourouklaris, an artist and also the creator of the TATTOOink card deck
Being an artist and a card game player, I was inspired to create something different and unique, combining my passion for painting with ink and my love for skeletons and card games. Nearly a year ago, I started a creative journey that gave birth to a unique concept,''the TATTOOink Card Deck''. I’ve done the original paintings, by using only tattoo ink on paper, a method I found truly fascinating and special. Who said that tattoo ink is to be used exclusively on skin? After countless hours of work, I’m ready to present to you the final result of my project.
Welcome to the 'new look' TTT website. Simpler and hopefully easier to find what you want.
Website re-worked and front page simplified Flag pages being rearranged and re-worked for simpler ordering. This is still in progress so apologies if some bits go 'missing' temporarily over the next few weeks.
New Napoleonic flag ranges Bavarian Foot just added Available now : Prussian Infantry post 1806 & Austrian Infantry 1806 pattern, French Infantry 1812 & 1815 patterns & British 1815 Coming soon : Peninsular British
X-Case: The only expandable, transportable, configurable, Miniatures Display case on the market. You cannot outgrow the X-Case with your collection. Starting out? Buy one or two and add-on later. Collection already getting worthy of awe? Mount the X-Case on the wall and show off your amazing painting skills.
These miniatures are made of high quality resin, hard and with the maximum detail level you can dream at 32mm scale. These miniatures are fully compatible with your favourite games, dungeon crawlers, zombies, warbands, etc. Jpg characters sheet are includes for free. We offer a very limited quantity to do all the shippings very fast, and these shippings are FREE worldwide :) The set start with 10 miniatures, separated in 2 groups: Dwarf core Light core We have other 8 miniatures, and more interesting things to unlock with your help :) Many thanks for your support!
The latest offerings from the Blind Beggar Miniatures Old West range, in the form of the Native Renegades, is now up and running on Kickstarter.
If this campaign is successful it will see ten new Native Renegade sculpts added to the range, wearing a mixture of traditional and 'Western' garb for that 'Hollywood' feel of the classic Western.
The first of our Salute releases have started to arrive on the website for general sale. In the past week we've added new Yenpalo infantry figures and the imposing new Xarledi grav tank in both 6mm and 15mm scales.
The 15mm Xarledi has a resin hull and turret with metal guns and details. It's accompanied by two new packs of support weapons - railgun teams and automatic mortars.
The 6mm Xarledi is joined by a pack of Yenpalo infantry which are available for the first time in 6mm. They've been expertly scaled down by Martin Baker who sculpted the original 15mm versions. There is also a Yenpalo Combat Group pack with six tanks and 36 figures.
15mm --- SF15-1101 – Xarledi Grav Tank – £9.00 SF15-1164 – Railgun Teams (x2) – £3.00 SF15-1165 – Mortar Teams (x2) – £3.00
We've made it, everyone. It's Friday (be sure to get your free item from Kroger). With any luck, your weekend will be filled with all things gaming. I'm... gonna take it a bit easy. It's pollen season
We've made it, everyone. It's Friday (be sure to get your free item from Kroger). With any luck, your weekend will be filled with all things gaming. I'm... gonna take it a bit easy. It's pollen season here in GA, and while I'm not particularly allergic to any of it, it's like getting a face-full of dust or chalk. You cough, you sneeze, your eyes water just because of the amount of particulate in the air. So it's best to just stay inside and fill up on bite-size gaming stories.
Today on the platter we have: Figure Storage Inserts for Vehicles Available From Sally 4th, Rise to Nobility launches on Kickstarter on April 5th, Go Fish Fitness Kickstarter - Final Week, Bits of War 3rd Anniversary Sale, Purgatory edges closer to completion with new arrivals of models, and April 1st Deals from Advanced Deployment.
Over the years ‘Warchests’ together with clear bases have been some of our most popular items. As we have received requests from customers we have developed more and more inserts, so that we now have a range that covers pretty much any figure base size that you could imagine. However, since we became show stockists for Sloppy Jalopy we have been searching for a good solution for safely storing and transporting model vehicles.
This week, we have added a Warchest Insert for Vehicles to the range. This is made from 3mm Medite and consists of two rails which are glued to the side of a Warchest and a set of four movable dividers that can be slotted into the rails. This insert will fit our 70mm, 100mm and 120mm high Warchests and can of course be combined with a clear front panel and clear lid if required.
Rise to Nobility is a dice worker placement game for 2-5 players. The strategic game play and unique mechanics are accompanied by thematic engine building. The game's beautiful art conveys the magical atmosphere of the city of Caveborn and will immerse you in the splendor of The Five Realms.
Go Fish Fitness is in its final week on Kickstarter and has nearly reached its funding goal. The campaign ends on April 6th, and there are a few discounted rewards still available to be claimed! Go Fish Fitness will be printed in English and French, backers may choose how many of each they with to receive if they choose more than 1 deck.
Go Fish Fitness is a beautifully illustrated card game for kids that incorporates physical activity to help break those winter blues! We hope you will join us by supporting this project and help us with our vision of bringing more fun and exercise to kids everywhere. Keeping fit is about incorporating exercise into everyday life in ways both big and small. In the age of electronic entertainment, Go Fish Fitness is one small way to help keep kids active and healthy!
Hi, all that I will write below is not a joke :) Really ;) Three years ago Kromlech opened its online store bitsofwar.com At 1st of April, yes I know sounds like a joke but it is not, it is very real as you can see. Before that time our products were available at ebay or by some FLGS but as a number of our products increased and it is good to have your own place to rule :) ... a shop was created. I hope that you enjoy our products as we are enjoying a chance to create and produce them for you. We are business run by hobbyists for hobbyists. Kromlech is not a big company, a team consists of 10 people on site and some artists that we work with remotely but from the beggining we aim to deliver the best quality in all that we do. A product, a cusotmer service, a client service, you named it :) Once in a while there always some problem will pop out but we are here to help you with any problem you may have with our service. During last three years we have managed to release so many products that it is hard to count and guess what? we have many more to come :)
Now let's cut to the chase :) From now* till the end of Sunday we celebrate our 3rd Anniversary of Bits of War. In that time ALL our products are 15% cheaper !
After the successful Kickstarter, Purgatory is drawing ever closer with stunning new art arriving each and every day. What's more the physical models are beginning to arrive and some of the popular items that sold out super fast are now back in stock at the store.
If you want to take advantage of this quote: PURGATORY in the coupon section of the shop and get 20% off!
It's that time of year again! When the memes take over Advanced Deployment! Take advantage of 25% off of any item in the Customizable Tokens category too!
*drags myself to the next post, clawing at the ground as I go*This has been some week. New office. Bunch of visitors the the office. And with GAMA next week, I've had several late nights working on (r
*drags myself to the next post, clawing at the ground as I go* This has been some week. New office. Bunch of visitors the the office. And with GAMA next week, I've had several late nights working on (redacted). But, yesterday I got to watch the preview video for (redacted). So that was cool. But yeah, I'll be very happy when that show happens and all the announcements are made. With all that going on, stocking up on some bite-size gaming stories is simply a necessity. So let's get to it.
Today on the platter we have: Khurasan releases modern alien invasion range, March Updates from Advanced Deployment: Dice Towers and Freebies, Ultra Clear XCase: Expandable Transportable Display Case On Kickstarter, The Children of the Sands Sci-Fi Minis On Kickstarter, New Storm Cannon Platform Available From Kromlech, Wreck Age Vehicles Kickstarter Launching March 17th, Brigade Models - New 15mm Neo-Soviet SF Tanks, and Two More Weapons Platforms Released by Kromlech.
We are very pleased to release our latest line of 15mm Sci Fi models, the modern alien invasion range. Available are the Science Caste, the War Caste, the war robots of the War Caste, and the colossal four legged alien war machine, the city-killing Maneuver Element. We believe that, with the possible exception of a model Ratte released in 15mm scale, and of course some terrain pieces. the Maneuver Element is the largest 15mm model released for tabletop play as a unit. Compare it to the T-62 shown underneath it! It can be purchased with a variety of leg poses.
A full background for the range is provided, and the intention is that the range can be used against modern combat models, but of course you can use them for whatever you fancy. Available now.
New goodies in the Advanced Deployment store! We've got dice towers, which can be customized, more MKIII tokens, and wider measurement sticks.
But the thing we're most excited about? Freebies!
As we are a print on demand store, we have very little room for back-stock. Yet, every time we make new product we must have a physical copy of it on hand. That's why we're pleased to announce free addons! For every order over $25 you can go to this album and put your order number in the comment section and we'll add that to your order free of charge!
This is just our way of saying thank you for your order, and helping get rid of some back stock!
Active Minds Games, the Creator of the Mage Cage and XCase expandable, transportable, display case for Miniatures and small collectibles has just launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce a brand new Ultra Clear variant which takes the display feature of the XCase to new heights.
The Children of the Sands Kickstarter is now up and running. Small, robed scavengers, wooly pack beasts and a second chance to grab the older denizens of the dunes. Check it out to find out more.
It's just over a week until our Vehicles Kickstarter launches and we are getting really excited! We would love it if you could spread the word among your friends and gaming groups so we can grow our community even more with your help.
We have also released revised quick start rules in our web store, which is of course, free
This week we're releasing two new 15mm Neo-Soviet tank models, and reintroducing some figures to accompany them. The Vombat and Bars are used by Neo-Soviet Guards armoured divisions instead of the smaller Bizon used by regular units.
The Vombat is an Urban Combat vehicle with infantry carrying capabilities. It’s heavy armour allows it to go deeper into a hostile urban environment than a light-skinned APC could, carrying its cargo of four infantry.
The Bars on the other hand is a pure main battle tank, losing the infantry compartment in favour of larger fuel tanks for increased range and a heavier ammunition load.
This also seemed an ideal time to bring back the former ArmiesArmy Neo-Soviet guards figures. Guard units wear flexible splinter-resistant composite fabric face masks with integrated breather units to keep out dust, pollutants and chemical/biological agents. Some formations, especially when facing irregular insurgent forces, wear red masks to increase the intimidation factor.
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