Generic headline is generic because while the vast majority of pre-orders this week from Games Workshop are for The Horus Heresy, there's some Warhammer Underworlds and Blood Bowl in there as well, plus the latest issue of White Dwarf. If you're a GW player, you might just want to check it all out, just in case.

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The struggle for the fate of humanity enters a bloody new phase with fresh reinforcements for Warhammer: The Horus Heresy. Tanks, Dreadnoughts, Terminators, and the Liber Mechanicum, all on the same day? Excited? Well, just wait until you see the new Warhammer: Underworlds warband!

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<whoop! whoop! whoop!> Yeah, giant robot alert for next week's Pre-releases from Games Workshop, but that's hardly all. After a chill week, GW's back with a TON of stuff. The Horus Heresy, Blood Bowl, Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, White Dwarf, and that's still not all of it. Click through to find out about all of it.

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Loads of heavy hitters are coming to support your Legiones Astartes next weekend, including some of the miniatures that were only available in the Age of Darkness boxed set. Fans of the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game and Black Library fiction will also want to scroll down for some treats. Let’s take a look at the highlights.

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As so often happens, the first couple days of the week went by quickly. Then, yesterday seemed to stand still, especially in the afternoon. Now, I honestly don't mind that so much this week. Not that I want the work week to feel interminable. Just that time had been flying by so quickly lately, I just wanted it all to slow down. So, here we are, Thursday afternoon (as opposed to the Saturday afternoon it could've been if time had kept going on at the clip it had been). And that means making your gaming tables look good. Today in the Terrain Corner we have:

Mud & Blood Fantasy Football Pitches Up On Kickstarter

This Kickstarter has currently funded 9 pitches, a stadium, dugout and score tracker to brighten up your games of fantasy football, with stretch goals every £250 to make the crowd go wild!

Mud & Blood features...

• A huge pile of printable pitches, the target for this kickstarter is to give you great value, with 18 pitches for £15 if we hit £2500. There will be some extra surprises thrown in along the way, including bonus stretch goals based on backer count.
•  Z-axis optimized for FDM printers, printing pieces on their side gives great details, especially for flat pieces like these pitches (or dungeon tiles etc.) where the detail tends to "puddle" on the top when printed flat. A typical nozzle on an FDM printer is 0.4m, whereas layer heights on the Z-axis can be 0.1mm, offering 4x greater detail.
•  Pay what you want option - only £1 for the pitch in the main image.
• Options for both magnets and dovetail clips are included to hold everything together.
• Large cuts are included so you can print a whole 7-a-side pitch in just 2 parts, if you have an Ender 3 Max, Kobra Max or similar printer, the files in this kickstarter are perfect for you!
•  FREE lifetime commercial license included with every pledge. Print these pitches for your friends/ club/ tournament/ FLGS/ online business/ pet goblin, without having to worry about licensing.

Fantasy Forest Terrain Up On Kickstarter

Fantasy Forest Returns !!

•  5 Main Large Fantasy Models 
• All Files Prepared for 100% Support Free Printing
• Files are Pre Split for FDM Printing on Standard FDM Printers (Ender 3)
• Hand Sculpted Interiors and Exteriors
• Standard 28mm Scale, adjustable to suit any gameplay scale
• Alignment pegs and holes on all models
• Extremely high detail and easy to print
• Commercial Licenses Available - All media files included !

The regular players might make up the core of a team, but where a squad really shines is in its star players in Blood Bowl. And we're getting a look at a new big 'un in this scouting report. Head on through and meet Estelle la Veneaux.

From the scouting report:

Bob: So how does a Lustrian hermit end up on the Blood Bowl pitch anyway?

Jim: I don’t know, Bob, why don’t you ask her agent?

Bob: I would, Jim, but the last one croaked.

What’s that, Hopper? Reveal a new Star Player coming to Blood Bowl? Well, the council of tree frogs has spoken, and we are but humble servants – welcome the weird, wonderful, and witchy Estelle la Veneaux.

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The Amazons were just announced over the weekend as a new team for Blood Bowl. And any good team needs some star players on it. We get the scouting report of one here as we take a look at Boa Kon’ssstriktr.

From the post:

I’ve just been interviewing Boa Kon’ssstriktr, Jim. He mentioned that he wants to move into Government when he finishes playing. 

Jim: Ah, does that mean he wants to be a civil serpent, Bob?

Bob: Maybe Jim, but he’s getting so much fang mail he’s sticking to Blood Bowl.

It’s none other than the legendary Snakeman Star Player Boa Kon’ssstriktr. This sashaying serpent is the first Snakeman in Blood Bowl, from a race we haven’t seen on or off the pitch in quite some time.

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Over the weekend, Games Workshop had a big celebration of many of their skirmish games. They showed off a ton of previews for a variety of games. If you play any of the off-shoot GW games, there's a good chance yours is in there. Head through and you can find all the various previews.

From the article:

Welcome to the Warhammer Preview Online! Summer Skirmish. We’re bringing you giant reveals for the smaller-scale games from across the Warhammer Universe.

Small enough to fit on your coffee table but absolutely stuffed with excitement, these games all got some time under the spotlight today – and you can watch all the reveals on the Warhammer TV Twitch Channel. If you can’t see the video embedded below, either enable cookies or click through to Twitch itself to catch all the action.

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This week, Games Workshop was all about 40k and The Horus Heresy. Next week, things are a bit more varied. The main push is a whole bunch of new paint (hey, I'm going to head out and meet friends to paint probably this evening). But there's also new Space Marine bits, new trophies for Blood Bowl, some made-to-order minis, and the next issue of White Dwarf incoming.

From the article:

We’ve seen your future, and it’s vibrant. Get ready to pop some pristine paint pots very soon – new entries to the Spray, Contrast, and Shade ranges will be up for pre-order this coming Saturday. In addition to that, you’ll find some hobby accessories, Made to Order classics, and more. Take a look.

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I feel like it's been a while since we've had some Forge World pre-orders to post about. But today, that's what we have. There's a pair of new figures for Adeptus Titanicus <whoop! whoop! whoop!> and a new star player for Blood Bowl.

From the article:

Opposites attract in this week’s Forge World pre-orders, which feature one unusually aggressive sheep for Blood Bowl and two wolfish scout Titans for Adeptus Titanicus.

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It's an all-Blood Bowl pre-order weekend for Games Workshop. The new Norsca team is in the tunnel, ready to hit the pitch. Speaking of, they've even got their own pitch you can pick up, plus cards, dice, and the latest issue of Spike! magazine.

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Buckle up, fantasy football fans – this week’s pre-order is all about Blood Bowl! Brazen blitzes, buff Berserkers, and Beer Boars await – the time to get your hands on the legendary booze-toting pig is nigh.

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A new team is getting prepped for the pitch in Blood Bowl. They're the Norscans and they bring with them new minis and new rules. We get a look at both of them in this preview.

From the scouting report:

The Norse Blood Bowl team is available for pre-order this weekend, bringing Beer Boars, biceps, and brutality to the pitch. But what tricks and tactics do they have to score the touchdowns you need to win games? 

You’ll find all their roughhousing rules in Spike! Journal 14 – also up for pre-order this weekend – so we cracked open the pages for a playbook preview.

The heart of every Norscan team is its humble Norse Raider Linemen – they’re cheap and they start with the Block skill, which allows them to remain standing after a Both Down result. This makes single-dice Blocks much more viable, right from day one. These hefty jarls also have the Thick Skull skill, which makes up for their lower Armour Value* by making them harder to knock out.

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Bah ram ewe! That's not exactly what you'd expect to hear coming from the Blood Bowl pitch, but it's what we have here with Rumbelow Sheepskin, a new Halfling Star Player coming to the game. Check him out in this preview.

From the scouting report:

What’s making those menacing hoofbeats? Is it a Thundertusk? Is it a Bull Centaur? No, it’s Rumbelow Sheepskin and his cantankerous pet ram.

That’s right – Blood Bowl’s new hotness is a deadly combination of Halfling and bloodthirsty ovine. As the first Halfling Star Player to be released since 1990, ewe’ll definitely want to add this unique player to your team.

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Hut! Hut! Omaha! Hike! It's time to hit the pitch with a new Blood Bowl team, coming to Games Workshop's pre-order store next week. They're the Norscans and they've got a new team, big 'uns, star players, and a new issue of Spike! all coming at once.

From the article:

A new Blood Bowl team joins the carnage on the pitch next week. Before we meet the players, let’s check out their highlight reel.

From the frozen north they come, bringing booze, boars, and brutality to the Blood Bowl playing field – prepare to face the Norscans!

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The Norsca Rampagers will soon be hitting the pitch in Blood Bowl. Of course, they've got their own Star Players to jazz up their roster. We've seen one. Here's another. It's Ivar Eriksson. Who needs shirts, anyway?

From the scouting report:

We’ve only just revealed the Norsca Rampagers, the latest – and drunkest – Blood Bowl team to hit the astrogranite. But the Norscans aren’t just a bunch of mead-swilling hooligans. Sometimes, they even turn up to play – and when they do, it’s usually with the undisputed star of the Northern Leagues, Ivar Eriksson.

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Be careful if you say, "Yo, pass me a brew, would you?" when Thorsson Stoutmead is around. You might just get more than you asked for as a whole keg gets chucked at your head. He's a new star player coming for the Norse team in Blood Bowl and we get a look at his new figure here.

From the scouting report:

The Norse Team was announced at AdeptiCon last week, and it brings with it one of the greatest players Blood Bowl fans have ever seen – the almighty Beer Boar. But sometimes you need more booze than one small pig can carry, which is where Thorsson Stoutmead shines.

As his name implies, this Norse star player is both powerfully stout and filled to the brim with mead. He’s so enthusiastic for a mid-match pick-me-up that he carries an entire barrel around with him for on-the-go refuelling purposes, which handily doubles up as a blunt force trauma weapon.

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Adepticon is underway in Chicago. If you're not there (like me), then you might feel like you're missing out. But worry not! Games Workshop showed off a ton of stuff yesterday, but they've posted it all online for the rest of us. It's a lot, so head over and check it all out.

From the post:

Along with Warhammer tournaments and the triumphant return of Golden Demon, AdeptiCon saw some huge miniatures reveals, massive gaming announcements, and quite possibly the most jaw-dropping Warhammer cinematic trailer ever, with the reveal of a new edition of The Horus Heresy.

Don’t worry if you’re not attending AdeptiCon – we’ve got all of those reveals for you right here! Our live stream might be over, but you can watch it again below or on Twitch.

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Another weekend goes by. Another bunch of pre-orders go into the Games Workshop webshop. This time around, the big two are a pair of Battletomes for Age of Sigmar. You've got the Idoneth Deepkin and the Fyreslayers. But that's not all. You've got accessories for both, a new pitch and more for Blood Bowl, the next issue of Imperium, and even that's not quite all of it.

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From the article:

Reinforcements for the Grand Alliance of Order arrive in the Mortal Realms this week, while in the world of high-octane sports, the Wood Elves get the full Blood Bowl treatment of pitch, dice, and team cards.

And Warhammer Quest: Cursed City returns for two weeks – it’s being Made to Order, so if you order it between now and the 20th of March, you’re guaranteed to get a copy.

Our first port of call is the fiery domain of Aqshy, home of the furious Duardin Fyreslayers, who earn a new Battletome and some crucial gaming supplies.

Thursday? Awesome! I'm ready to get to the weekend. I've got D&D again and it should be another good session. And while we're playing online, it'd be nice to play in person eventually. There, we'll be needing terrain again. If you're gaming in person, you'll want your tables looking good. So, let's help. Today in the Terrain Corner, we have:

The Village of Rivertale Terrain Up On Kickstarter

The village of Rivertale is a combination of magic and fantasy, where worlds collide, compete, cohere, or.. they battle.

By backing this project you will receive the 5 main buildings below + all unlocked stretch goals for the potential total of 50+ .STL files.

The Village of Rivertale are pre split for printing on smaller FDM printers such as an Ender 3 or a Prusa.

Fantasy Football Dugouts V2 Up On Kickstarter

3D Fantasy Football Dugouts Vol2, is a dugouts collection of STL printable files for fantasy football games.

The collection is composed by four different dugouts for both teams, with rooms according to the status of the team players; reserves, injured and death. It also include a display base for the miniatures and a dashboard to count the halfs, touchdowns and rerolls.

All the dugouts can be easily disassembly for storage.

The Aeldari are the big thing this week. But next week, the pendulum swings towards the fantasy side of things with Games Workshop's next batch of pre-orders. Both the Idoneth Deepkin and Fyreslayers are getting new Battletomes. But that's not it. Head through to check them all out.

From the preview:

Not so long ago, the Idoneth Deepkin and Fyreslayers were at each other’s throats in Fury of the Deep – but next week they’ll be diving into pre-orders together with two new battletomes, as well as faction-themed dice, handy reference cards, and newly available heroes.

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Let's face it, most goblins get squished long before they can make a name for themselves out on the Blood Bowl pitch. So, when they actually do make it, it's quite a feat. And there's two that are well known. They're Fungus the Loon and Bomber Dribblesnot. Both have new figures from Forge World that are available now to pre-order.

From the article:

Fungus the Loon and Bomber Dribblesnot are two of the most famous Goblins in Blood Bowl history. They’ve been evening the odds for many years via some of the game’s darkest possible arts – high explosives, performance-enhancing shrooms, and a big ol’ ball and chain.

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Next week's pre-releases are mostly new books for the Black Library. But that doesn't mean there's not a few minis in there as well to check out. There's two for 40k and a pair for Blood Bowl tucked away for good measure in there as well. Let's take a look.

From the article:

We’re getting closer to this year’s Black Library Celebration – next week, you’ll be able to pre-order a range of stunning new models and amazing new books. Before we get into the nitty-gritty, check out the highlights.

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More new players are coming soon to the pitch in OverDrive and Mantic is giving you the scouting reports. This time around, we get the readout on The Bug. Will they be added to your roster?

From the scouting report:

Welcome Coaches to the OverDrive Locker Room! This is the place to come for exclusive sneak peeks at the players you’ll be battling it out with in the arena. In each blog we’ll be taking a closer look at the background, stats and tactics for each player. Today we’re previewing the newest Rivals Pack – Big Mech versus The Bug, which will take the available roster up to 12 players!

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<whoop! whoop! whoop!> Ok, it's not the most giant of giant robot alerts, but it's still a figure called Big Mech. That's gotta count for something. And he's coming soon to your OverDrive pitches. Get a look at this familiar figure in a new game in this preview.

From the scouting report:

Welcome Coaches to the OverDrive Locker Room! This is the place to come for exclusive sneak peeks at the players you’ll be battling it out with in the arena. In each blog we’ll be taking a closer look at the background, stats and tactics for each player. Today we’re having a sneak peek at the newest Rivals Pack – Big Mech versus The Bug, which will take the available roster up to 12 players!

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Mantic likes to give players the option of checking out the rules for their games for free online. They've posted up the OverDrive rules just for this purpose. You can take a look at Mantic's newest fantasy sports game (though it's a sci-fi setting) now with just a quick download.

From the article:

This week we’ve got plenty of exciting OverDrive content going live on the Mantic Blog – including a guide to two new players hitting the arena (The Bug and Big Mech), some tips if you’re getting started and new pre-orders. However, today we’re kicking things off with something rather exciting: free rules!

That’s right, you can now get a taste of OverDrive with our free rules. These cover the basics, like moving, Slamming and Dodging, plus you’ll learn how to draft your players and play the standard ‘king of the hill’ game mode. If you’re an existing DreadBall player with some giants or are just curious about how OverDrive plays, the free rules are the perfect place to start.

If you want to give the game a go, just dust off your DreadBall Xtreme mat, as the layout of the playing area is roughly the same… but without the fancy subs’ bench and proper rush counter… oh, and the scoring is different. But, apart from all that, you’ll be able to play the standard game mode.

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Games Workshop has been updating many of the Big Ones players for Blood Bowl. This time around, they're headed to the frigid North with a look at the new sculpt for the Yhetee.

From the preview:

There was huge news for cryptozoologists and sports fans alike over the weekend, as another sighting emerged of an unidentified sasquatch-like figure, nosing around an unnamed Blood Bowl stadium somewhere north of Kislev.

As you can see, it’s hard to make out exactly what this blurry picture might show. The sport’s finest pseudoscientists spent all Sunday feverishly debating whether or not this really is the ferocious beast of legend – or simply swamp gas from the Marshes of Madness.

But the secret is out – the Yhetee is very real, and it’s here.

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The T'au is the main focus of this weeks' pre-orders from Games Workshop. New Codex. New accessories. New model kits. But if you're a 40k player of any type, there's a pair of books for you as well, plus 2 Space Marine figures. But that's not all, there's the new edition of Spike! for Blood Bowl as well.

From the article:

After weeks of previews featuring everything from tactics to transports, the T’au Empire is finally ready to kick off a new Sphere of Expansion. They arrive just in time for the latest season of Warhammer 40,000, and there are also new updates for War Zone Nachmund, including new missions, lore, and Crusade rules.

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