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The covers for Frostgrave 2nd edition, Fireheart, and Blood Legacy.
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Frostgrave Fireheart and Blood Legacy Preview - New Rules For The Frozen North

One of my favorite wargaming surprises in recent memory has been getting into Frostgrave. The miniature skirmish wargame by Osprey Games and North Star Military Figures, now on its second edition, is…

January 2, 2023 | 11:00 EST

The box contents of Lord of the Rings: Battle of Osgiliath, including built minis featuring orcs and rangers of gondor
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Lord of the Rings: Battle of Osgiliath Review

The Lord of the Rings: Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game is one of my favorite product lines produced by Games Workshop. With intricate rules and a unique approach to combat, the game forces me to…

December 10, 2022 | 05:00 EST

Kill Team Critical Ops Tac Ops and Mission Card Pack.
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Kill Team Critical Ops Tac Ops and Mission Card Pack Review

Kill Team in its current edition had its first starter set in 2021 and has had a few errata, rules updates that balance and clear up the core rules and supplements to keep them fair and competitive.…

December 10, 2022 | 05:05 EST

A pile of gifts featured in our wargaming gift guide including warcry heart of ghur and more
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The TechRaptor Wargaming Gift Guide

Finding the perfect gift for someone who plays wargames can be tricky. Are they deeply enmeshed in a game system or new to the hobby? Do they have shelves upon shelves of miniatures, or are they just…

December 13, 2022 | 04:07 EST

Grinkrak's Looncourt box
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Warhammer Underworlds Gnarlwood Grinkrak's Looncourt and Fearsome Fortress Review

Just when you felt like you had made your way out of the Gnarlwood, fighting off the Gnarlspirit Pack and escaping the chilling grasp of the Sons of Velmorn you begin to hear the trumpet of Grinkrak'…

December 10, 2022 | 11:00 EST

Warhammer 40K Arks of Omen Abaddon
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Warhammer 40K Arks of Omen Abaddon Review

Abaddon the Despoiler, former first Captain of the Sons of Horus, survived his father's failure to overthrow the Emperor during the Horus Heresy. Abaddon renamed the Sons of Horus, leading them under…

January 7, 2023 | 05:00 EST

Warhammer Dungeon Bowl Death Match and Spike 2022 Almanac laid out on a table
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Warhammer Dungeon Bowl Death Match Review

For some, there's no better feeling than the breeze in your hair as you line up on the fifty yard line, taking in the crowds before the first play of a game of football. For fans of Dungeon Bowl,…

November 26, 2022 | 05:00 EST

An image of the Conquest First Blood Two Player Starter Set
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Conquest First Blood 2.0 Two-Player Starter Set Unboxing

Conquest: The Last Argument of Kings and its skirmish spinoff Conquest: First Blood made serious waves when the games by Para Bellum first burst onto the wargaming scene. With a bold and exciting…

December 2, 2022 | 11:00 EST

An image of painted models in the Astra Militarum Army for Warhammer 40k, depicting soldiers with lasguns in green and beige
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Warhammer 40K Astra Militarum Army Set Preview

The world of Warhammer 40K is a world full of hulking Space Marines, giant killer bugs, fungal orcs, intergalactic elves, and even space dwarves... and amidst all these larger than life figures it…

November 12, 2022 | 05:00 EST

An image of all the plastic miniatures from A Song Of Ice And Fire TMG - House Martell Starter Set, cast in bright orange
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A Song Of Ice And Fire TMG Martell Starter Set Review

At the most southern tip of Westeros sits the land of Dorne, sun-bleached and deadly. And ruling from the city of Sunspear is the noble House Martell, with famed heroes and leaders like Prince Doran…

November 10, 2022 | 12:22 EST

Warhammer Horus Heresy Liber Imperium Book on a green background
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Warhammer Horus Heresy Liber Imperium Preview

Though the Astartes, those massive armored space marine legions, are the poster children of Warhammer: The Horus Heresy (and Warhammer 40K), they are by no means the only players in the grand game of…

November 5, 2022 | 06:05 EDT

An image of the box for the new Warhammer Slaves To Darkness Army Set
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Warhammer Slaves To Darkness Army Set Review

From remote caves where mortals chant to profane idols to curtained private rooms in sprawling cities, the mark of Chaos hides and grows ever stronger. For centuries, humanity has known only terror…

November 5, 2022 | 06:00 EDT

A picture of several leagues of Votann models featured in this Leagues of Votann review
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Warhammer 40K Leagues of Votann New Releases

The Leagues of Votann have finally arrived in Games Workshop's epic sci-fi miniature wargame Warhammer 40K. Short, stout, and ruthless, these rugged armies are all about gathering resources, selling…

October 29, 2022 | 06:52 EDT

Malifaux Untold Tales.
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Malifaux Untold Tales and November Releases Preview

Malifaux is a skirmish wargame, set in a dark gothic fantasy, alternative 1900s. Last year, a new supplement, Malifaux Burns, brought about a new way to play, adding in new keywords for existing…

October 31, 2022 | 11:13 EDT

An image of the Warhammer Underworlds Gnarlwood Box
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Warhammer Underworlds Gnarlwood Review

Warhammer is a game that has always interested me but always felt like a large step to get into, so being offered the chance to review Warhammer Underworlds Gnarlwood felt like the perfect stepping…

October 22, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Warhammer New Release Rundown - Various new products for Preorder this week from Games Workshop, including a giant monster, a new tank, and two new battletomes
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Warhammer New Release Roundup - Saturday October 8

Each weekend, Games Workshop releases a slew of new products across their various gaming franchises for preorder, and while we normally hone in on one or two major releases, this week we got the…

October 8, 2022 | 12:10 EDT

Images from the new Blood Bowl Amazons team
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Blood Bowl Amazon Team Review

Blood Bowl is truly something special in the wargaming hobby world. From its humble beginnings as a spinoff of Warhammer Fantasy containing much of the same rules of that game, to its current…

October 2, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

Kill Team Shadowvaults
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Warhammer 40,0000 Kill Team Shadowvaults Preview

Kill Team Shadowvaults is the first expansion for Kill Team Into the Dark. It follows the same format as the previous Kill Team expansions introducing 2 brand new kill teams, the Astra Militarum…

October 15, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

An army inspired by those presented in Warhammer Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch
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Warhammer Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch Review

It was fated that you should be reading this review of the new Warhammer Battletome: Disciples of Tzeentch. Or... was it? The question of fate, and the role the gods play in stitching together the…

September 24, 2022 | 04:02 EDT

The full contents of the Warhammer 40K Leagues of Votann Army Box Set, showing multiple dwarf miniatures painted in green and white
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Warhammer 40K Leagues of Votann Review

Forged from the genetic data of ancestors past, the Leagues of Votann storm the battlefield with grim resolve and dead-set determination. That's right, folks, today marks the opening of pre-release…

September 17, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

The forces of the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Rohan Battlehost assembled unpainted in front of their box. A mix of cavalry and on-foot soldiers.
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Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game Rohan Battlehost Review

This weekend, Games Workshop has a slew of exciting new releases up for preorder for their long-running Lord of the Rings licensed miniature wargame: Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game. We got a…

September 10, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

The Horus Heresy Plastic Predator Battle Tank displayed in front of it's box packaging.
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Warhammer Horus Heresy Plastic Predator Battle Tank Review

This week we're taking a quick look at a brand new Battle Tank up for preorder for Warhammer The Horus Heresy! Released for the first time in plastic, the Predator Battle Tank is going to add a bit…

September 10, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Warhammer Underworlds Gorechosen of Dromm.
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Warhammer Underworlds Gorechosen of Dromm Preview

Warhammer Underworlds is a competitive skirmish wargame that combines board and card game elements. Set in Games Workshop's fantasy Warhammer Age of Sigmar setting, it launched its sixth season…

September 10, 2022 | 11:29 EDT

Daemons of Slaanesh, Nurgle, Khorne, and Tzeentch storm the battlefield
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Warhammer 40K Codex Chaos Daemons, New Chaos Minis Review

In the world of Warhammer 40,000 there exists another realm beyond Real Space. Known as "The Warp," it is an endless and timeless expanse filled with the swirling chaos of souls, and home to the four…

August 27, 2022 | 05:05 EDT

Kill Team Into The Dark
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Warhammer 40,0000 Kill Team Into The Dark Preview

Kill Team Into The Dark is a new starter set for Kill Team. It follows the same format as the recent expansions but also contains the core rules and accessories needed to start playing Kill Team…

September 3, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Warhammer Arcane Cataclysm, the Scinari Enlightener leads a group of warriors
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Warhammer Arcane Cataclysm Review

All across the ruins of the land of Hysh are scattered the powerful magical artifacts of the Lumineth Realm-Lords. These brilliant, graceful Aelves dedicated their near-endless lives to the creation…

August 20, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

New Centurion Marshal and Chaos Legionnaires models for Warhammer Warcry.
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Warhammer Warcry Centurion Marshal And Chaos Legionnaires Review

On the hard-packed, blood-stained earth of Ghur, death comes stampeding on four cloven hooves! Swords clash, maces smash, and all around the clang of battle rings out as two warbands strike out…

August 20, 2022 | 05:05 EDT

Infinity Operation Blackwind
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Infinity CodeOne Operation Blackwind Guide

Infinity CodeOne is a sci-fi skirmish wargame from Corvus Belli. CodeOne is a streamlined version of their Infinity game and while it includes the core mechanics of Infinity, it has a limited army…

August 30, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

Warhammer Underworlds Deadly Depths.
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Warhammer Underworlds Deadly Depths Preview

Warhammer Underworlds is a competitive skirmish wargame that combines board and card game elements. Set in Games Workshop's fantasy Warhammer Age of Sigmar setting, it launched its sixth season…

September 10, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Warcry Heart Of Ghur Product Shot
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Warcry Heart Of Ghur Box Set Review

The land of Ghur is a wild, near-uninhabitable place where even the very land you stand on is trying to tear itself apart. It's the perfect place to wage war, and the latest setting where a lot of…

July 30, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Warhammer Underworlds Hexbane's Hunters.
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Warhammer Underworlds Hexbane's Hunters Preview

Warhammer Underworlds is a competitive skirmish wargame that combines board and card game elements. Set in Games Workshop's fantasy Warhammer Age of Sigmar setting, it launched its sixth season…

August 13, 2022 | 05:05 EDT

Group shot of new Chaos Space Marine miniatures
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Warhammer 40K Chaos Cultists and Dark Commune Miniatures Review

When you think of Chaos Space Marines, those powerful agents of the Emperor of Mankind who fell to the temptations, tricks, and vices of the Chaos Gods, you may think the whole army's made up of…

July 23, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Fully Painted Warhammer Necromunda Vartijan Exo-Driller
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Warhammer Necromunda Vartijan Exo-Driller Review

For the Ironhead Squat Prospector gangs that populate the Ash Wastes of Necromunda, danger and terror lurk around every corner. From wild irradiated monsters that want to tear you limb from limb to…

July 16, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

The Sylvaneth strike out against the Skaven in Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Image: Games Workshop
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar Sylvaneth and Skaven Battletome Review

The Sylvaneth are dedicated, unswervingly, to the protection of the natural world. The Skaven are dedicated, unswervingly, to sewing chaos and pestilence in their quest for dominance. A more perfect…

June 20, 2022 | 01:17 EDT

Warhammer Necromunda
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Warhammer Necromunda June 2022 New Releases

With the release the new big box Warhammer Necromunda Ash Wastes last month, fans of Games Workshop's skirmish war game set on the irradiated wasteland world of Necromunda finally got a chance to…

June 18, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Infinity JSA Guide
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Infinity JSA Guide

The Japanese Secessionist Army or JSA for short are what got me into Infinity. The release of their brand new Army Pack in 2018 as the JSA threw off the reigns of their Yu Jing masters and made them…

July 26, 2022 | 10:30 EDT

Warhammer The Horus Heresy Age of Darkness
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Warhammer: The Horus Heresy - Age of Darkness Review

Between the fall of the first Primarch Heretic Lorgar of the Word Bearers to the climactic battles waged on the Siege of Terra spans the Age of Darkness, a cruel and bitter time for humanity. This…

June 4, 2022 | 05:52 EDT

Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Age of Darkness
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Warhammer: The Horus Heresy Guide

Ten thousand years before Warhammer 40,000, mankind was on the brink of greatness. The Emperor had left Horus, the first of his sons, in charge of continuing the campaign to unite humanity while he…

June 4, 2022 | 05:50 EDT

Don't Look Back.
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Don't Look Back Core Game Review

Your flashlight cuts out as soon as you step off the path and into the forest, leaving you in darkness. Every noise makes you jump as you use the technical method of torch repair and hit it against…

July 1, 2022 | 11:30 EDT

Warhammer Battle Tome
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Warhammer Nighthaunt and Daughters of Khaine Battletome Preview

There's no better representation of the breadth and variety of armies available for play in Warhammer: Age of Sigmar quite like the two Battletomes we're taking a look at today. First, there's the…

May 14, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Warhammer Age of Sigmar Echoes of Doom
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Warhammer Echoes of Doom Box Set Review

The Sylvaneth and the Skaven, two armies in the world of Warhammer: Age of Sigmar that are truly iconic, and couldn't be more different from one another. The Sylvaneth, those tree-like creatures of…

May 21, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Kill Team Moroch
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Warhammer 40,0000 Kill Team Moroch Preview

Kill Team Moroch is the next expansion for Kill Team, and follows the same format as Chalnath and Nachmund, introducing two brand new kill teams and a kill zone. Moroch features the loyalist Adeptus…

May 28, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

All new releases for the Lord of the Rings: Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game
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Lord of the Rings: Middle-Earth Strategy Battle Game Review - Spring 2022 Releases

The skies darken overhead, as rumors of the Black Dragon Emperor and his royal retinue of merciless marauders reaches even the commoner in his small village. Elsewhere, the noble men of Dale take up…

May 14, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Infinity Raveneye.
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Infinity Raveneye Preview

In a very specific corner of space, a communications relay station sits in a strategic location guarding the Durgama region. But this communications relay isn't there by accident and the Raveneye…

May 7, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

Imperial Knights
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Warhammer 40K Imperial Knights Codex And More

Fighting off the forces of Chaos and alien Xenos threats for thousands of years, the Imperial Knights stand tall on the battlefield. With oaths taken and guns blazing, these monstrously huge hulking…

May 7, 2022 | 05:00 EDT

Infinity Morat Aggression Force
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Infinity Morat Aggression Forces Guide

War is constant in the Human Sphere. The sheer scale of known space and the competition between the human federations, along with the emerging alien races, means that somewhere there is always a…

May 6, 2022 | 10:00 EDT

Bushido Two Player Starter Set
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Bushido Two-Player Starter Set Review

The two families faced each other across the slowly blowing grass. The decades-old feud had finally come to this. Each of the five members of the Hozumi and Kiyozumi families prepared to end the…

May 3, 2022 | 11:00 EDT

Warhammer Underworlds The Exiled Dead
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Warhammer Underworlds The Exiled Dead Preview

Warhammer Underworlds is a competitive skirmish wargame that combines board and card game elements. Set in Games Workshop's fantasy Warhammer Age of Sigmar setting, it launched its sixth season…

April 23, 2022 | 05:05 EDT