Fun Stuff

Like many tabletop gamers in my age bracket, my first introduction to fantasy and sci-fi miniatures came from playing Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, as well as other role-playing games of that era, in the late 1970s and early ‘80s. I wasn’t aware of any kids playing historical wargames in my …

Recently we purchased a handful of vintage Warhammer Fantasy wights from an online auction, only to realize later that the figures were missing their original shields. “No matter,” we thought. “The Internet will provide.” What began, however, as a simple online search for old Vampire Counts plastic shields led us …

With cosmic signs indicating that Games Workshop plans to release an official 2019 Adepta Sororitas Codex for 8th Edition Warhammer 40K (paid link), along with an indeterminate number of new Sisters of Battle (paid link) miniatures, we decided to travel back in time and review a trio of past Sisters …

As someone who played Warhammer 40,000 Rogue Trader (paid link) in the late 1980s, I have to admit I’m still a big fan of beakie Space Marines, Squats, Space Pirates and other OOP miniatures from the first edition of Warhammer 40K. So when I recently acquired a ragged but complete …

Miniature wargaming enthusiasts sometimes joke about the “mountain of lead” or “pile of shame,” when referring to the horde of unpainted miniatures that tends to accumulate over the years, as the rate of acquisition outstrips the time (or motivation) available to build, paint and base them. In the case of …

Mike Mignola’s legendary Hellboy character is enjoying a pop-culture resurgence this year with both a miniatures-based tabletop game and a new major motion picture coming out in the next two months. After launching Hellboy: The Board Game (paid link) with a very successful Kickstarter campaign last year, Mantic Games is …

This massive new tabletop gaming accessory from WizKids has a correspondingly long product name, so let me type it fully right here at the start. Today we’re talking about Dungeons & Dragons Icons of the Realms: The Falling Star Sailing Ship (paid link). The Falling Star is fully painted, highly …

We’ve been shooting wargaming battle report videos for about a year now and one of the things we’ve discovered is that it’s really nice to have a few different dice trays on hand. We like to choose a tray for the dice-rolling portion of each video that fits the available …

There’s no denying that miniature modeling and painting are huge parts of the tabletop wargaming hobby. It’s probably fair to say that many wargaming fans spend a lot more time assembling, converting and painting their miniatures than they do actually playing tabletop wargames. On the flip side of the coin …