Tiny Battle Publishing: New Rifles in the 'Nam Solo Wargame

Tiny Battle Publishing: Introducing Rifles in the 'Nam, the next installment in Gottardo Zancani’s popular solitaire RIFLES series, this time set in the intense battlegrounds of the Vietnam War. Experience the gritty action of jungle warfare in a uniquely immersive single-player format. Say goodbye to traditional hex-maps; instead, dive into three simplified yet engaging maps (Tunnel, Jungle, City) that capture the essence of the Vietnam Theater. Check the game here

Engage in thrilling firefights, with five to ten units per side, across various scenarios, including a convoy rescue, tense tunnel searches and fights, city battles, jungle ambushes, and a linked campaign. Utilizing blind chit draws and strategic die rolls, alongside carefully crafted charts, the game offers an authentic taste of the unpredictable nature of war.

Compact yet immersive, Rifles in the 'Nam delivers challenging tactical gameplay in a portable package. Inside, you'll find:

- 105 visually appealing, 1"-square counters

- 3 distinct maps, depicting jungles, VC tunnel complexes, and cityscapes

- Army Sheets for the U.S. Marines, Army, North Vietnamese and Viet Cong.

- 12 missions and a campaign, each with its own unique challenges

- Player Aid cards

- A user-friendly Rule Book and Mission Book for easy reference

Prepare for an immersive journey into Vietnam's battlefields with Rifles in the 'Nam.

Modiphius Entertainment: Battlespace - Tabletop Solo Game of Ultra Modern Military Combat!

Modiphius Entertainment: Welcome to the Game of Ultra-modern Military Missions. Shrouded in darkness, members of an elite military silently approach a dilapidated building. A door shatters, and they enter, advancing without fear, with the anticipation of inevitable close-quarter combat. These tier one operatives have a mission to complete. Failure isn’t an option. Check them here

A tabletop solo game – easy to learn and quick to play

Select your fire team, enter the combat zone, and target your mission objectives. Be prepared for a multitude of situations and increasing tactical depth with each game. Play with ready-to-go soldier cards, or tailor the gear in each of your soldiers’ loadouts. You can even build your soldiers from scratch with optional advanced rules.

- 48-page PDF includes basic rules, advanced options, 10 ready-made missions, and enemy AI for fluid, intuitive gameplay

- 34 soldier cards representing operatives from 5 military forces, from CIA and Delta Force to British SAS, with every stat needed to start, and their own faction specialties

- 21 gear cards from grenade launchers and drones to Caesar the Attack Dog

- 18 enemy cards detailing Criminal Syndicates, Insurgents, Militia, and the Dark Lake Tactical Group private army, each with tailored tactics

- 29 sitrep cards for a unique fog-of-war mechanic with a true sense of battlefield uncertainties, adding unique twists to the encounter, and adding ultimate replayability

- Plus tokens, soldier tracking sheets, and 2 Maneuver Cards

Rebel Minis: Able, Baker, Charlie - WW2 Squad Level Combat Rules

Rebel Minis: “Charlie, come in! Where are you?” A light machine gun has your squad pinned down. Two of your men have gone out of the fight and the rest are ducked down in cover. All hell’s breaking loose and everyone is looking to you for the answer. Right about now you’re wondering what the heck you’ve gotten yourself into. Check these rules here

Welcome to Able, Baker, Charlie! Able, Baker, Charlie were the call signs for the soldiers when the Squad was broken down into smaller Teams. It helped identify them on the radio and helped keep them alive. Now that’s your job! Able, Baker, Charlie is WW2 Squad level combat at its best. No flipping a card to see who moves first or telling you when to shoot. Instead, we use the Two Hour Wargames Reaction System, top of the line since 2005. How your Squad performs, if they survive, and if they achieve their Missions is up to you.

Modiphius Entertainment: Five Parsecs from Home - Bug Hunt!

Modiphius Entertainment: This new 63-page PDF edition of Five Parsecs From Home - Bug Hunt includes all the mechanics from the original, updated to fit into the core game rules. This includes features like alien spawn points, alien sub types like the spitter and screamer and alien leaders like the driver or lancer. With 6 sub-types, 6 leader types and 16 alien species to fight, there is a lot of scope for players who enjoy painting, building and converting cool miniatures. Check these rules now here

Your troopers can be supported by any of 12 support units from the scientific survey team to a team of tough K’Erin assault troops. Bug Hunt is a full campaign game with character progression as your troopers advance through their careers. You can even carry over characters from both games - take your crew members from Five Parsecs From Home on a Bug Hunt or vice versa, allowing your characters to experience a whole new level of adventures. The only question that remains is whether you forgot to activate the security grid. They do say the vent crawlers are active in this sector… Bug Hunt is also available in print and PDF in the Five Parsecs From Home - Compendium, available now!

WIP Games and Miniatures: Great Value 28mm Unit Builders!

WIP Games and Miniatures: New from WIP Games and Miniatures are our amazing value Unit Builders. Each 28mm Unit Builder contains 30 assorted miniatures (including shields, where appropriate) of the type specified, and from our current available range, for just £30.00.

Unit Builders contain a good mix of all of the current poses for the troop type chosen, and as we add more variety to each of our ranges, these will also be included automatically. And don’t forget that all of our miniatures are also available as 10 duplicates for just £10.00, which allows you to build units in more specific poses, whilst still at our amazing prices. Alternatively, for total control of your warbands, units or armies, every one of our miniatures can be bought singly for just £1.50! Picture of our new Saxons!

Fireball Forward: Fire in the Sky, Vol. 1 Battles Over Germany, 1944 Rules

Fireball Forward: Fire in the Sky is a set of wargame rules designed to simulate large-scale air combat in WW2. Unlike many sets that have already been written, Fire in the Sky does not attempt to put players in the seat of the individual pilot’s cockpit, flying maneuvers or managing ammunition. Instead, this game aims to let players feel like a squadron or flight commander, commanding dozens of planes at once. Check this new rules here

Fire in the Sky eschews nuts and bolts simulation, plotting flight paths, or tracking fuel to produce a game which can capture actions that involve a large number of aircraft, like Adlertag (“Eagle Day”) during the Battle of Britain, the dramatic “Big Week” operations of the US Army Eighth Air Force, or the airstrikes carried out against the Kidō Butai during the Battle of Midway.

Fire in the Sky Volume 1: Big Week is the first book for Fire in the Sky. It contains the game’s core rules, a special Action Chart with the planes used in early 1944 for Operation Argument, the allied offensive known as “Big Week,” and a set of scenarios allowing you to relive the action in the skies above Germany. Additionally, Volume 1: Big Week contains a special campaign generator, Target For Today, which will allow you to create endlessly replayable scenarios involving the 8th Air Force.

Modiphius Entertainment: New County Road Z Core - Solo Tactical Tabletop Rules!

Modiphius Entertainment: Gather your survivors, build your community, and battle the zeds! County Road Z is a solo game of miniature tabletop combat and resource management, set during the zombie apocalypse. Scavenge materials to build watchtowers, workshops, generators and more, and then take it to the tabletop, where the zombies react to every grenade, shotgun, and scream! Combat zeds (and perhaps worse) across warehouses, graveyards, road wreckage, mansions and more. Check this brand new game here

Upgrade your base facilities and build new weapons and armor to keep your survivors safe for the next mission. Where will your next community base be? A distillery? A firehouse? A hydroelectric dam? Build your defenses bigger and better... but quietly, or the zombie horde will be at your door.

Build your own Apocalypse

Enjoy the End Times your way with the Apocalypse Toolkit, containing a multitude of optional rules including a variety of specialized zombies, advanced rules for firearms and vehicles, seasonal weather conditions, and your choice of apocalypse. Plug-and-play whichever options fit your playstyle, whether you favor complexity, ease of play, or a combination of both.

The 184-page full-colour PDF includes:

A variety of apocalypse types, including Viral, Cosmic Horror, and Magic

- 16 different types of zombies

- Road Trip campaign option

- Character advancement rules

- 29 missions types

- 10 different base types

- 39 different facilities and upgrades

Khurasan Miniatures: New 15mm Aztevran "Horse Eater" Beast Rider Preview

Khurasan Miniatures: Khurasan Miniatures will be releasing the 15mm Aztevran soon. Behold the Chosen Speaker of the Quadrupal Alliance, riding Cauallo tlacuani, “horse eater.” Cauallo tlacuani will only accept a scarred battle veteran of indomitable will as his rider.

Warlord Games: New Epic Battles Hannibal Battle Set Pre-Order

Warlord Games: Hannibal Battle Set is quite simply the most enormous Epic Battles box we've ever produced, packed with two armies, war elephants, a rulebook and a second battlegame! We've even thrown in some extra value for early adopters with pre-order exclusives:

Get your Hail Caesar Epic Battles Rulebook signed by the game's author, legendary games designer, Rick Priestley! Hannibal battle set only, or bundles which contain it; limited time offer - order before 10th June 2024. Free limited edition Poor Perished Pachyderms Model. Only available by pre-ordering the Hannibal battle-set, or bundles containing it. Check it here

Element Games: New Warhammer 40K Chaos Space Marines!

Element Games: All you Galaxy burners out there can rejoice. The new Codex Chaos Space Marines is just two weeks away, so get your pre-orders in now. Stock of the Battleforces was extremely low, so they will at least initially be only available in our brick and mortar stores. Check them here

Games Workshop: Warhammer 2024 Pricing Update

Games Workshop: It’s an unfortunate truth that the world keeps getting more expensive. Prices for food, materials, and transportation have been trending upward for a few years now, and Warhammer isn’t immune to that trend.

This means that from the 10th June we’ll be increasing some prices in our Warhammer stores and on Warhammer.com. The price changes for individual products will vary, but in most countries the average change will be between 3% and 5%.* As an example of what you can expect, a squad of Necron Warriors goes up $2 from $50 to $52, £30 to £31.50, and €40 to €41 (or local currency equivalent).

The prices of some of our products aren’t changing, such as paint pots and paint sets, White Dwarf, and Black Library products (including digital publications). We understand that no one likes a price rise and we’ve done our best to keep prices down. We’re giving you a heads-up now so that you have plenty of time to take advantage of current prices. * In Sweden and Norway, the average price change will be between 8% and 14%.

Victrix: Final Plastic Islamic Cavalry Renders and Knights Sprue Lay-Out

Victrix: Medieval Update: Final Islamic Cavalry Renders & Knights Sprue Layout. Here we have the final renders for the Medieval Islamic heavy cavalry and the sprue layout for the Medieval Knights.

The Islamic cavalry have many head and weapon options. Included are lances, spears, swords and axes. Also we have the options for a few of them to be firing their bows. The bow cases and arrow quivers are optional so you can field them as Seljuks, Syrians or Fatamids. These are not representing Mamluks (for those a little confused) as they would ride barded horses. These represent the Askars and Ghulams of the Seljuk, Syrian and Egyptian forces.

Wayland Games: The Chaos Space Marines Have Returned!

Wayland Games: Ready to tear the galaxy asunder, the Chaos Space Marines have returned to take the fight to the Imperium this week. The new Combat Patrol offers the perfect introduction to devote yourself to the dark gods, with the two new Battleforces allowing you to specialise your army into Veterans of the Long War or Dread Talons! Remember to pick up your Chaos Space Marines Codex, Datasheet Card and Dice to truly enact the will of Chaos with all you need to play Chaos Space Marines in the latest edition of Warhammer 40,000. Check them all here

Spectre Miniatures: Stowage, Technical Heavy Weapons and More Are Back!

Spectre Miniatures: An Absolutley Mammoth release this week! Lots of old favourites, such as the Stowage, Technical ZSU/ZPU, Rocket pod and TOW are now online, after being absent for quite some time! On top of this, we have some band new additions, such as the Protected Weapons Station for the LTV, Makeshift Armoured Technical and VAMPIRE quad 70mm rocket launcher! We also have some more crew options too! All available as STLS as well.

Hobday & Hicks: The Baron's War Fantasy Skirmish and Miniature Range Preview

Hobday & Hicks: As you may know, Paul Hicks and I have been beavering away on our Hobday & Hicks fantasy project. We have been sharing miniatures with you in our group. However, what you may not know is that to keep out of mischief, I've been taking The Barons' War rules into a fantasy setting. Our miniatures have been made for these rules; as always, other rules are available.

Khurasan Miniatures: New ZOL - 15mm Horror SciFi Release

Khurasan Miniatures: New ZOL - 15mm Horror SciFi Range Release

Wargames Atlantic: New Plastic Fantasy Werewolves Preview!

Wargames Atlantic: New Plastic Classic Fantasy Werewolves Preview!

Alternative Armies: Classic Asgard Large Rat Free in Orders Until 10th June Plus Month News and New Deals…

Alternative Armies: Don’t get the creeps over our red eyed Rats! Free automatically in shipped orders until 10th June the classic Asgard FM6 Large Rat. Use in any scale. See the article for this plus news of the coming four weeks and a new series of deals and offers. Thank you. Check the article here

Warlord Games: Skytrex Special - Murawski Miniatures!

Warlord Games: It's a Skytrex takeover! Our sister company, based in Loughborough, England, has a wide range of fantastic figures spanning centuries and scales - today, we're focussing on the recently acquired Murawski Miniatures range of 28mm Napoleonics! Check them here

Wayland Games: Celebrate White Dwarf 500th Issue and More!

Wayland Games: Everyone's favourite monthly Warhammer magazine has hit 500 issues! To celebrate, pre-order the titular White Dwarf himself, Grombrindal. For something decidedly smaller, more epic-scale vehicles for Legions Imperialis are available to pre-order now. Choose from the Sicaran Squadron, Malcador Squadron, Legion Fast Attack, Stormhammers and even more for the Legiones Astartes and Solar Auxilia. Check them all here

Element Games: New Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister Operative Expansion: Star Wars Legion!

Element Games: Two terrifying Inquisitors are on the hunt in this new pack for Star Wars: Legion. Tasked with hunting down Jedi who survived Order 66, the Fifth Brother and Seventh Sister are deadly Imperial Operatives who bolster Imperial armies with more much needed Force users. In addition to their innate Force abilities and Lightsaber skills, this pack also includes a new Training upgrade card and 5 command cards that further enhance their Jedi-hunting abilities. Check them here

WIP Games and Miniatures: New Saxon Ceorl Warriors!

WIP Games and Miniatures: New Saxon Ceorl Warriors!

Hobday & Hicks: New Fantasy Mountain Orc Archers Preview

Hobday & Hicks: New Fantasy Mountain Orc Archers Preview

Khurasan Miniatures: New 15mm Aztevran Meso-American Monitor Lizard Warriors

Khurasan Miniatures: The Aztevran, Mesoamerican monitor lizard men, are coming soon in 15mm to Khurasan Miniatures’ Raumm, Earl of Hell fantasy range. Here’s an infantry chieftain.

Warbases: Closing Down Cairneyhill Bricks & Mortar Shop

Warbases: In order to increase manufacturing capacity, we have taken the tough decision to close our Bricks & Mortar shop in Cairneyhill from Friday 10th May 2024. Click & Collect will remain available and our website and attendance at shows remain unchanged.

Crooked Dice: Upcoming Price Rise Announcement

Crooked Dice: I have been holding off a change for as long as I could, but after 15 years, regretfully we have had to put prices up. Costs have gone up across all parts of the business over the past few years - and up until now we have absorbed them. However in the last two weeks, there has been a massive spike in the cost of raw materials - and unfortunately we are finally going to have to reflect that in our figure pricing. So with regret we have now rolled out a price rise out across all white metal figure packs. On average, the new prices are:

* Single figure - £5

* Two figure pack - £10

* Three figure pack - £15

* Four figure pack - £18

* Five figure pack - £20

This isn't a massive jump, in fact you may have noticed that we have already been pricing new releases close to this for the last few months. But we appreciate that your hobby budgets are already stretched these days, so have tried to keep these prices as close as we can to other boutique sellers - while making sure it's sustainable for us to keep running the business!

We will suck up the hit for the Mountains of Madness kickstarter, but will be assessing the impact that might have on delivery (if any) over the next couple of weeks. So apologies for this. We hugely appreciate the support you give Crooked Dice - and hope that this may long continue - even with this bump in the road!

Steve Barber Models: Miniature Business Moving From UK To France!

Steve Barber Models: Steve started Steve Barber Models with £100, twenty nine years ago after being made redundant from the printing industry. He started doing painting commissions before teaching himself to sculpt miniatures. Running a company for so long, we have seen a lot of change but nowhere near as much as in recent years. After four years of difficulties, running our business in the UK has become impossible for us to do, so we have decided to move abroad.

The last four years have been extremely difficult both personally and in business. We have lived in the UK all our lives and have a young son, so it was not an easy decision to go, but we had to do something to change things, and feel this is the best option for us. We really couldn't continue as we are.

We do not have a move date yet but will announce a stop date for orders soon. The period the company is closed for will be as short as we can make it but moving the business will take time to pack and unpack everything. We are sure it is the best thing for our family and business and look forward to our future en France, where we will reopen Steve Barber Models. We are continuing to take orders as normal at this stage but wish to keep our loyal customers informed. Thank you for your support during this time.

Games of War: Steel City Wargames Terrain - Portable Laser Cut Steel Scenery Reviewed!

Today we will take a closer look at the brand new Steel City Wargames Terrain currently being funded on Kickstarter by Henry from Games of War based in Oxford in The United Kingdom. This new science fiction wargaming scenery made out of laser cut steel is actually more or less a full battlefield in a bag. Being made from indestructible steel, the scenery is very robust and durable while also being portable and storable due to the very compact size and custom storage bag. The scenery is produced in the Midlands, UK out of cold rolled steel which naturally patinates and is 100% recyclable. So let's check out the actual content or make sure to check out the Kickstarter here

Steel City Wargames Terrain

So today we take a look at the Steel City 'Full Block' in Air Drop Bag which includes no less than 2x Big 'L' buildings with 4 Floors (including 8 Magnets), 4x Medium 'L' buildings, 4x Small 'L'  buildings and 6x Czech Hedgehogz anti-tank obstacles neatly stored in a portable 'Air Drop' Bag. This terrain has been designed to be useful for casual or competitive gaming supplying a nice amount of scenery and line of sight blocking features for tournament gaming.

Although more inclined to use more custom-build and detailled scenery (and therefore more fragile scenery) myself I can certainly see this type of scenery being attractive for wargamers often playing in different locations and tournaments. The scenery is near indestructible so will last a lifetime and is easily portable due to the compact size and useful storage bag. The detail of the buildings is rather simplistic due to the chosen material and design but gives a very nice impression of the structures with vents, windows and doors all very suitable for wargaming.

So let's start with the cool and useful Czech Hedgehogz anti-tank obstacles of which 6 are included in the package. These are each supplied in two pieces which easily fit into each other, pretty useful to keep out those deadly tanks and armoured vehicles while holding the city ruins.

Next are the 2 Big 'L' ruined buildings with 4 Floors (including 8 Magnets), these are pretty impressive and offer some very good cover for your miniatures. These pieces are supplemented with steel floors and magnets allowing you to add some levels for your defending units. As you can see the two buildings can easily be placed to construct one building with four defendable sides instead of the normal two.

Then we have the 4 Medium 'L' ruined buildings which can also be used with the modular floors as mentionned above. The scenery pieces are smaller but can also be used in pairs to construct larger buildings offering some very useful line of sight blocking obstacles for your wargames.

The last of the buildings included are the 4 Small 'L'  buildings which are some kind of industrial buildings with exhaust vents and large ventilation systems. These are pretty cool and can fit together to form a full industrial unit, great as an objective or camouflaged stronghold position.

Last but not least the useful storage bag made to carry all of the above mentionned scenery and plenty of more. Allowing you to take your scenery with great ease to different locations and tournaments or a good way to safely store your scenery when not in use. The bag doubles as a cooler bag too!

The Conclusion

This Steel City terrain isn't like your more usual scenery made out of plastic, resin, wood or other more fragile materials but build to last out of quality steel. The detail of the buildings are rather simplistic by design and due to the chosen purpose of being durable and easy to transport. Supplied with a custom bag for transportation and storage you can easily take this scenery to different venues, clubs and tournaments without to worrying about their fragility. Although I'm more into detailled scenery, I can certainly see the appeal of this terrain being used by frequent travellers, tournament players and club organisers. 

Interested in learning more about this new scenery from Games of War? Make sure to check the ongoing Kickstarter here and grab some of this useful tournament scenery that will last you a lifetime of pleasure! This scenery set including storage bag is available on Kickstarter for £199 or €232.

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Firestorm Games: Fantasy Oathmark Range Discounted!

Firestorm Games: Fantasy Oathmark Miniatures Range Discounted! Check them here