Gerry dives deep into the vaults of the Dweghom and unboxes and reviews another of the mammoth kits for 35mm Fantasy wargame, Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings. See what he makes of the Ironclad Drake & Rider from Para Bellum Games.
We have a look at some Moon-based skirmishes, a bit of mech awesomeness in Steel Rift and then the start of an Undead Army in this week's Community Spotlight.
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Warlord Games and Osprey Games have announced a new edition of possibly the best-known World War II wargame. Bolt Action Third Edition is going to be available to buy later this year in September with pre-orders available now.
Justin interviews Tony and Millie from UK Games Expo about what you can get involved in as a tabletop gamer at UK Games Expo 2024, running between Friday 31st May and 2nd June 2024.
Gerry dives into the mammoth new Revised Edition of Fortune And Glory that is up for pre-order from Flying Frog Productions. If you're a fan of event-style board games with a Pulp adventure vibe to them, Fortune And Glory should be in your collection.
Welcome to the Salute 2024 Live Blog where we're going to be delving into all of the awesomeness from companies and clubs here down in London at the ExCel Centre.
OnTableTop are going to be covering Salute 2024 tomorrow so make sure to come and check out the Live Blog. We will be checking out all of the awesome gaming tables and participation games as well as what new goodies companies have to show off here at the event.
Let’s Build Saint Nazaire! WW2 Terrain Project Part #4 – Painting Buildings & A Big Reveal!
1 week ago 24In this final video, John and Gerry show off the process of painting all of the terrain that we're using for the board build. This means exploring how to paint different buildings in a redbrick style, in concrete and of course all of the metal structures too.
South London Warlords are hosting Salute 2024 on Saturday 13th April and you can join us there! The OnTableTop team (Ben, Gerry and Justin) is live blogging the event this year featuring interviews with amazing creators, both as traders and with their stunning gaming tables and participation games!
Check out Gerry's unboxing and review of the 28mm plastic Landsknecht Ogres from Wargames Atlantic who can also be built as The Vain for your Fantasy and Sci-Fi tabletop wargames. See what you make of this ace plastic set.
Come and join us for this week's Community Spotlight as we're taking a look at some more work from you folks in the community, some of which has been inspired by the Spring Clean Hobby Challenge!
Flying Frog Productions is bringing a classic board game back to the tabletop with a Revised Edition. Fortune And Glory, a board game of world-spanning Pulp adventure is available to pre-order right now, packed with all sorts of extra goodies.
Ben and Gerry dive into a Let's Play of This Quar's War from ZombieSmith and Joshua Qualtieri using the new Clash Of Rhyfles plastic set from Wargames Atlantic.
Gerry takes a look inside the impressive Dragonbane Bestiary from Free League Publishing for their fantastic Fantasy roleplaying game that might be a good way for you to step away from D&D and try something new.
Ben discusses five games that he either completely missed out on or regrets not playing more of. What's on your list and are there some games here that you're mad you missed out on?
In this third video, John and Gerry show off the buildings they'll be using from Sarissa Precision and what they can do to add more detail to the World War II terrain pieces.
It's the return of the Spring Clean Hobby Challenge. It's Springtime, a period of the year all about renewal and regrowth. We're asking you to crack out your old, broken, badly painted (yet still awesome) projects and give them a new lease on life.
Gerry has a look at more of the snarling 35mm Fantasy miniatures for the Nords of Para Bellum Games' Conquest. This time, we have a look at the Werewargs that you can unleash on your enemies.
In this week's Community Spotlight, we pick out some great ideas for The Silver Bayonet, a growing army for The City States and also the crafting of a big gaming board for Salute 2024.
No Weekender Or Cult Of Games XLBS This Weekend
2 weeks ago 10Hey folks! Just a quick update that there won't be a Weekender or a Cult Of Games XLBS this weekend. We're off for a weekend of frolicking in the forest with the rest of the Wayland Games group over the next few days but have no fear as we'll be back next weekend for all of the Salute goodness.
Ben sits down with Millie and Tony from UK Games Expo to go over the ultimate family guide for the show this year running between Friday 31st May and 2nd June 2024. Find out what's on and how to get involved in all the excellent activities.
Gerry gets a look at the brand new Dead Man's Hand Redux 2 Player Starter Set and reviews what you get inside. If you've not tried Great Escape Games' 28mm Wild West wargame, this is a perfect place to start with plastic miniatures, terrain and updated rules.
Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, we talk about some of the projects we're going to be resurrecting plus we might have found a wargame to play with all of John's gorgeous Gundam kits. Would you like to see us do something like this?
Join us for a look back at Dungeonalia 2023 as we announce the runners-up and winners of each category as well as take a look at some of the Dungeonalia projects we tackled ourselves over the course of the challenge.
Gerry sits down with the team from Masterstroke Games to discuss their awesome Renaissance Skirmish Game, Force Of Virtue. We think you might find yourself really wanting to give this game a try!
In this second video, Gerry starts to play around with the terrain and cuts some lumps off that John wanted to keep! We need to make space for that U-Boat so something has to go.
Gerry dives into an unboxing of one of the gorgeous 35mm Artisan Series miniatures from Para Bellum Games for Conquest: The Last Argument Of Kings and First Blood. Here, we have the Nords' Vargyr Lord who will be rampaging across the battlefield.
We check out some awesome painting of a glorious Goblin as well as an excellent selection of wildlife taking to the battlefield in Kings Of War. We cap things off with a droid that might have got a bit of dance fever.
Some massive new ships are going to be coming to the world of Dystopian Wars from Warcradle Studios in the month of April. Previews are now up for the Khodynka Battlefleet Set and the Ergun Battlefleet Set that will be joining the fighting soon.
Gerry is joined by the team from Masterstroke Games to play out the first scenario of a mini-campaign in their Renaissance Skirmish Wargame, Force Of Virtue. Gerry has been tasked with stopping some dastardly grave robbers from stealing important documents!
Gerry dives into an unboxing of the awesome new skirmish game from PWork Wargames. Altar Of The Dead Gods takes Horror, Fantasy and a touch of the Lovecraftian to create an awesome skirmish miniatures game!
Check out our Indie Of The Week picks from each OnTableTop Weekender! Whether it's a great Sci-Fi wargaming range, a new Fantasy epic or something for the discerning Historical wargamer, you'll be able to find our weekly segments within!
Let's dive into a new Cult Of Games XLBS! In this week's show, we talk about our plans for our Spring Clean Hobby Challenge projects this year. There are some golden oldies in this one! Warren also talks through his initial impressions of the Warpaints Fanatic Range and what benefits he thinks it will bring to hobbyists.
Indie Wargaming Relics Resurrected + Spring Clean Hobby Challenge Begins! #OTTWeekender
4 weeks ago 19It's OTTWeekender time! In this week's show, we revisit a classic wargame that we absolutely loved back in the day. Relics, an indie wargaming favourite is getting ressurected and the stunning and unique miniatures range is coming back to the tabletop from TTCombat.
Gale Force Nine, Thunderhead Studio and War Scenery have announced a new range of 6mm and 28/32mm terrain for use in your tabletop wargames as part of their Battlefield In A Box range. We start with the small-scale stuff!
Mantic Games has revealed more details for their upcoming Halo Sci-Fi miniatures game, Halo: Flashpoint! Setting two elite Fireteams against each other, Halo: Flashpoint will get two (yes, two!) sets for you to choose from when it comes to diving into the game.
Gerry and John start going over their plans to revamp one of our old boards and some of the terrain for Spring Clean Hobby Challenge 2024. The idea is to build this using inspiration from Operation Chariot, crafting a Saint Nazaire port and dock for games of Bolt Action and 02 Hundred Hours in 28mm.
My chosen army for the majority of Warhammer Fantasy Battles will be coming next for Warhammer: The Old World! The Dwarfen Mountain Holds are opening their gates and new plastic miniatures and plenty of returning classics will be hitting the tabletop soon from Games Workshop.
Games Workshop announced the new edition of Warhammer Age Of Sigmar proper this week as part of their Adepticon reveals. We didn't get any miniature reveals but we did get a brand new animated trailer showcasing the situation as it stands in The Mortal Realms.
Gerry goes through the awesome new Big Box Of Dungeon Doors from the folks at Loke BattleMats. These are perfect portals for your perilous dungeon delves in games like Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, Dragonbane and beyond.
This week, we dive into painting of superheroes, mighty Gundam and also some excellent Star Trek icons who are off on their newest Away Missions!