Posts Tagged ‘Miniature Wargaming’

Isn’t GW’s Eldar Wraithknight Really, Really, Really Cheap?

Posted on May 24th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

The Eldar Wraithknight! I can already see how that beast is going to keep my busy blogging in the coming weeks. The new Eldar Wraithknight is part of Games Workshop’s latest release for Warhammer 40K 6th Edition. It is one of the largest kits eve…

Rumoured Rules for the New 40K Eldar Wraithknight

Posted on May 24th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Tomorrow should see the official release of the new White Dwarf and, with it, the pre-orders for the new Eldar miniatures. Apparently, the lucky Warhammer 40K fans of France also received Games Workshop’s official email announcing the new release…

DreadBall Mech – Mantic’s Digital Sculpt for DreadBall!

Posted on May 23rd, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Mantic Games is frantically producing one great game after another. They are now on Kickstarter for Deadzone, a Sci-Fi skirmish game promising to bring easy, fast game-play of board games to the table (read the Interview with Jake Thornton for details)…

Where to Find Eldar Pics and What Online Service to Use?

Posted on May 22nd, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

It has been an interesting few weeks. Less than a month ago, the extremely popular Warhammer 40K rumour blog Faeit212 was taken down by Google (he since returned to this temporary site). It is widely suspected – including by me – that Faeit…

Illic Nightspear – Did Mat Ward Write the Eldar Codex?

Posted on May 21st, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

The Eldar will arrive this weekend (for pre-orders at least) to the 6th Edition of Warhammer 40K. Games Workshop’s been exceptionally tight on this one, though the first images from the White Dwarf have started to appear the last couple of days.

Rumoured U.S. Prices for Warhammer 40K Eldar

Posted on May 20th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Whispers have been about concerning the prices for the Eldar. It appears increasingly certain that the new Wraithknight will indeed be significantly larger than, say, the Tau Riptide. And significantly more expensive, priced at about the level of the c…

Warhammer 40K Eldar Release Detail Whispers

Posted on May 20th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

The arrival of the Eldar to Warhammer 40K 6th Edition is almost upon us. It appears that the new miniatures and Codex will go up for pre-order soon, possibly this Saturday, and be available for purchase starting June 8. Some details of what may (or may…

10 More Amazing Horus Heresy Weekender Pictures

Posted on May 19th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

You’ve seen Fulgrim and you’ve seen some of the pictures for what Forge World has planned for the near (we hope!) future. As more people arrive at home and share the contents of their cameras, more pictures from the Horus Heresy Weekender a…

The Mechanicum and Horus Heresy Warmachines!

Posted on May 18th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

And They Shall Know No Rest! More Horus Heresy Awesomeness from the Forge World / Black Library Horus Heresy Weekender held this weekend in Nottingham. This time, some of larger warmachinery, including a huge Assault Claw, a yet unnamed tank, a Iron H…

Emperor’s Children, Word Bearers and Erebus!

Posted on May 18th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

When it rains, it pours. The Forge World / Black Library Horus Heresy Weekender saw not only Fulgrim unveiled in full glory, but also plenty of previews for things coming down the pipeline in Forge World’s Horus Heresy range of miniatures. More E…

More Pictures of Forge World’s Fulgrim Miniature

Posted on May 18th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

The Horus Heresy Weekender by Forge World and Black Library is in full swing. For the event, the second Primarch Miniature created by Forge World for their Horus Heresy series is on pre-sale for GBP 55,- (10% more expensive than Angron, I believe). Cur…

Codex Chaos Daemons – A [Blog Community] Review

Posted on May 17th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

The Chaos Daemons Codex released by Games Workshop in March for Warhammer 40K is a tough one for me. I don’t play Daemons, nor do I feel much tempted to start now. I don’t play much against (!) Daemons either. They don’t seem to crop …

Deadzone: A first playtest report

Posted on May 17th, 2013 under , , , , , . Posted by

Following the release of the Alpha rules for Deadzone, I thought that I’d have a play with the rules. As you may have seen in my last post, I’d dug my old Necromunda terrain out from the shed – I’m in … Continue reading &…

Starting a Tau Army: How Would You Use the Piranha?

Posted on May 15th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

You are probably asking yourself why, of all things in the Tau Codex, I would want to chat about Piranhas? They’ve got no new model. They aren’t exactly a hot choice for most Tau player. They are fragile and – at least on first glance…

Dear Mantic Games… DreadBall Needs Fixing!

Posted on May 14th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Playing at Mantic’s Open Day DreadBall tournament this weekend reminded me once again of what a fantastic game DreadBall really is. DreadBall is fun, fast, furious and (almost) always exciting up to the very last turn (or “Rush“, as D…

Crowdfunding Spotlight: All Quiet on the Martian Front Kickstarter.

Posted on May 14th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

OK, next up is the fantastic looking new Alien Dungeon produced KS, All Quiet on the Martian Front. A wargame that brings together Pre WW1 earth with HG Wells inspired alien invasion. This is another 15mm scale gameset and accompanying miniatures, with…

Eldar Rumours: Shuriken Weapons in 40K 6th Edition

Posted on May 13th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

More Eldar rumours floating about the Warhammer 40K blog-o-sphere. If a recent Reddit-post by a (self-proclaimed) GW-employer is correct, the new 6th Edition Eldar should go up for pre-order on Saturday the 25th, less than two weeks from now. Another, …

Pictures and Impressions from Mantic Open Day 2013

Posted on May 12th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Having missed every gaming event this year so far, and still holding a Mantic Ticket from the DreadBall Kickstarter, I headed to Nottingham for Mantic’s Open Day and DreadBall tournament. The DreadBall tournament was a blast, though I’ll ke…

How Good are the Tau Signature Systems? – Part 1

Posted on May 11th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Signature Systems are the Tau equivalent to Dark Angels Chapter Relics and Chaos Space Marines Artifacts, unique one-per-army items that grant an HQ (mainly) cool, unique abilities. As with the two 6th Edition Codexes noted above (the Chaos Daemon Co…

New Eldar Flyer Rumours: Nightshade and Hemlock?

Posted on May 9th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

I am still in the middle of digesting the new Tau Empire Codex. Despite this, Games Workshop’s recent breakneck speed seems to continue unabated, with Craftworld Eldar apparently up next. Though I have no way to back-up or verify the rumours flo…

Tau XV88 Broadside Suits: Are Heavy Rail Rifles Useful?

Posted on May 9th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Tau XV88 Suits – Broadsides – are one of the Tau Empire units that got both an awesome new plastic kit and a bunch of interesting new options with the new 6th Edition Tau Empire Codex. As I am tinkering around with the new Tau Codex for War…

Coach Me! Building a DreadBall Smackers Line-Up

Posted on May 8th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

I did not (yet) have a lot of opportunities to play games at events and conventions this year. I even had to give Salute 2013 a miss. Oh well. With a few deadlines out of the way, I thought I’d jump back in. In particular, I think it is about ti…

Interview – Jake Thornton Talks About Deadzone

Posted on May 6th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Mantic Games are now running a Kickstarter for their Sci-Fi Miniatures Board Game Deadzone. Deadzone is Mantic Games’ fourth game on Kickstarter and, judging by its popularity so far, their most successful one yet. Like the fantastic DreadBall (…

New Miniatures for X-Wing

Posted on May 5th, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

I keep hearing how Fantasy Flight Games’ X-Wing is a massive, massive success. The first miniatures that came with the game looked a bit grubby to me (judging solely from internet pictures). Fantasy Flight keeps releasing new miniatures all the …

Space Marines and Bioware – Rumours To Believe In?

Posted on May 3rd, 2013 under , , , , , , , , , , , , , , . Posted by

Here is an interesting conundrum for you to ponder. According to recent rumours posted by the little-known blog Bit by Bit Gaming, Bioware picked up the Space Marines IP left vacant by THQ’s meltdown some time ago. Hurray! But hold on.. where&#82…