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Guards of Traitor's Toll
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Guards of Traitor's Toll and Busy Streets Expansion Review

Listen, constable, it all might look straightforward here, but everyone's got an angle. That street vendor has an angle, that shifty looking fellow over there almost certainly has an angle, our…

April 21, 2025 | 02:20 EDT

Halo Flashpoint War Games Expansion Pack
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Halo Flashpoint War Games Review - Combat Evolved

Get ready Spartan, combat just evolved. We recently covered the 2 starter sets for Halo Flashpoint, the Recon Edition and the larger Spartan Edition. Both of these sets included a variety of Spartans…

April 16, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

Warmachine Gravediggers Command Starter and Battlegroup Box
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Warmachine Gravediggers Command Starter and Battlegroup Box Review

Warmachine, a tabletop wargame that initially came to life to focus on balanced and competitive gameplay, has been around since 2003 under Privateer Press, until last year when Steamforged Games…

April 17, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

Infinity Imperial Service
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Infinity Imperial Service Action Pack Review

In the Infinity universe, PanOceania is the most powerful faction in the Human Sphere, boasting the most planets, a thriving economy, and cutting-edge technology. Standing against them are the…

April 10, 2025 | 10:00 EDT

Bushido Passing the Night
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Bushido Passing the Night Review

When a Daimyo dies, his closest protectors must escort their remains to a sacred lake, with the citizens of the Isles making their forgiveness or blame known to the retainers along the route. As 4…

March 28, 2025 | 04:14 EDT

Warmachine Shadows and Scum
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Warmachine Shadows and Scum Review - Sneaky Villainy

Warmachine, a tabletop wargame that initially came to life to focus on balanced and competitive gameplay, has been around since 2003 under Privateer Press, until last year when Steamforged Games…

March 20, 2025 | 03:57 EDT

Warmachine 2-Player Starter Set
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Warmachine 2-Player Starter Set Review - Metal and Magic

Warmachine, a tabletop wargame that initially came to life to focus on balanced and competitive gameplay, has been around since 2003 under Privateer Press, until last year when Steamforged Games…

March 17, 2025 | 08:20 EDT

Kill Team Blood and Zeal
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Kill Team Blood and Zeal Review - All The Zealots

Kill Team 2024 continues with the release of its second expansion set, Blood and Zeal. Following the same format as previous expansions, we're treated to 2 brand new kill teams, both sharing…

March 22, 2025 | 06:00 EDT

Zeo Genesis
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Zeo Genesis Preview - Big Mechs Small Scale Great Designers

Earth, our birthplace and cradle is lost, swallowed by millennia and cosmic vastness. Our ships cannot pass through the Limit, confining us to a hundred heliospheres. We see the greater universe but…

March 7, 2025 | 08:48 EST

Undaunted Normandy, North Africa and Reinforcements
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Undaunted Normandy, North Africa and Reinforcements Review

Undaunted by Osprey Games, is a series heralded as perfectly blending a deck-building game with wargaming elements. The series of games first started in 2020 with Undaunted Normandy, and rather than…

February 25, 2025 | 11:28 EST

Undaunted Battle of Britain
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Undaunted Battle of Britain Review - Undaunted Takes To The Skies

Undaunted by Osprey Games, is a series heralded as perfectly blending a deck-building game with wargaming elements. The series of games first started in 2020 with Undaunted Normandy, and rather than…

February 7, 2025 | 10:00 EST

Don't Look Back 2nd Edition
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Don't Look Back 2nd Edition Review

Everyone was dead. She was sure of it. The huge monster of a man wielding a machete had hacked Ranger Sandy to pieces right in front of her eyes, and she had been running for what felt like hours…

December 31, 2024 | 10:00 EST

Undaunted Stalingrad
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Undaunted Stalingrad Review - The Campaign Begins

Undanuted by Osprey Games, is a series heralded as perfectly blending a deck-building game with wargaming elements. The series of games first started in 2020 with Undaunted Normandy, and rather than…

December 29, 2024 | 10:00 EST

Undaunted 2200 Callisto
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Undaunted 2200 Callisto - Old Mechanics, New Tricks

Undanuted by Osprey Games, is a series heralded as perfectly blending a deck-building game with wargaming elements. The series of games first started in 2020 with Undaunted Normandy, and rather than…

December 28, 2024 | 11:00 EST

An image from our Safe and Sound Infinity Action box review
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Safe and Sound Infinity Action Box Review

Transportation accessories for wargaming are essential for taking your miniatures safely to a gaming club, tournament, or even a friend's house, and carry cases tend to fall into 1 of 2 types, foam…

December 3, 2024 | 01:09 EST

Kill Team Brutal and Cunning
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Kill Team Brutal and Cunning Review

The latest Kill Team season has started with pace, first with the Hivestorm launch box, then the Kill Team Starter Set, and now with its first expansion, Kill Team Brutal and Cunning. Brutal and…

December 7, 2024 | 05:00 EST

Halo Flashpoint Spartan Edition
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Halo Flashpoint Spartan Edition and Paint Set Review

Reload Spartan. It's time to respawn, with upgrades. After checking out the Halo Flashpoint Recon Edition, we're now delving deep into the larger Halo Flashpoint Spartan Edition and Halo Flashpoint…

November 30, 2024 | 09:08 EST

Halo Flashpoint Recon Edition
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Halo Flashpoint Recon Edition Review

Suit up Spartan. It's game time. We need to run through several training scenarios with you before you can take the field again after your injury. So grab your gear and head into the War Games Combat…

November 20, 2024 | 11:50 EST

Hametsu
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Hametsu Miniatures Showcase - The Heroes and Enemies of the Cataclysm

We recently reviewed the Hametsu core rulebook, which you can read here, but the rulebook is only the start of your journey and here we're going to delve into the Hametsu miniatures that represent…

November 27, 2024 | 10:01 EST

Infinity Operations Sandtrap
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Infinity Operation Sandtrap Review - The Launch of Infinity N5

On the baren planet Shinju, 2 forces stand on the precipice of battle. An elite force of JSA, who consider the planet part of their territory, stands ready to defend against a PanOceania colonial…

October 30, 2024 | 04:25 EDT

Space Marine Adventures Tyranid Attack
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Space Marine Adventures Tyranid Attack Review

Continuing the theme of Warhammer entry-level board games to mass-market stores in the USA, we now have Space Marine Adventures Tyranid Attack. Aimed at beginner wargames, rather than veteran…

November 18, 2024 | 11:08 EST

Kill Team Starter Set
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Kill Team Starter Set Review

With the recent launch of a new edition of the Kill Team rules, it's the prefect time to start playing, but what's the best way to get started? The Kill Team Starter Set? In this article, we'll take…

October 26, 2024 | 05:00 EDT

Kill Team Global Mission
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Take Part In A Kill Team Global Mission To Win A Years Worth Of Prizes

To celebrate the launch of the latest edition of Kill Team with the Hivestorm box, Games Workshop are celebrating by inviting players to join in a Global Campaign on the 12 Oct 2024, with the chance…

October 7, 2024 | 10:00 EDT

An image of the hardcover rulebook for Hametsu
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Hametsu Core Rulebook Review

Set in late 16th Century Japan, after an event known as the cataclysm opened a portal and released demons into the world, Hametsu sees groups of survivors battling for survival, seeking answers, or…

October 3, 2024 | 09:40 EDT

Bushido The Awoken
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Bushido The Awoken Themed Warband Review

The Kumo have awoken and they seek to take back the Jwar Isles, enslaving and turning its inhabitants. In this article, we'll look at the new faction for Bushido, The Awoken, and their Joyless Smiles…

September 18, 2024 | 11:33 EDT

Bushido The Deep
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Bushido The Deep Themed Warband Review

The Jung Pirates are the masters of the seas around the Jwar Isles, evading the patrols of the Prefecture and plying their trade. Along with the seafaring pirates, other sea creatures also support…

August 22, 2024 | 08:00 EDT

Warhammer 40K Boarding Actions Book
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Warhammer 40K Boarding Actions Compendium Review

First released as part of the Kill Team Gallowdark season, and then followed up in the Arks of Omen series of books for Warhammer 40,000, Boarding Actions takes the open battlefields of the 41st…

August 10, 2024 | 05:00 EDT

Warcrow Winds from the North
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Warcrow Winds From The North Review

In the world of Lindwurm, the star known as Warcrow passes once a millennium causing the cycles of magic and increasing the potency of the mineral orichalcum that sits beneath the earth's surface.…

August 5, 2024 | 06:00 EDT

Necromunda: Hive Secundus
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Necromunda: Hive Secundus Review

Hive Secundus was once the jewel of Necromunda, bursting with knowledge and creativity. But a Genestealer infestation changed all that. After the engineering feat of building the Dust Wall to…

July 20, 2024 | 05:00 EDT

Warcry Briar and Bone
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Warcry Briar and Bone Review

Warcry Briar and Bone is the third expansion in the latest season of Warcry. It follows the same format as the previous expansion's release, Hunter and Hunted and Pyre and Flood, where it contains 2…

July 27, 2024 | 07:57 EDT

An image from our Age of Sigmar guide to getting started with Spearhead, featuring the Skaventide box set.
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How To Get Started With Age of Sigmar 4th Edition Spearhead

Age of Sigmar 4th Edition, the latest edition of Games Workshops fantasy wargame, is releasing soon with the Skaventide box (you can check out our review of it here). With the arrival of the new…

June 25, 2024 | 05:11 EDT

Warmachine miniatures set to battle, with Warmachine title in the middle, and the Steamforged Games logo in the bottom right
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Steamforged Games Acquires Warmachine and Whole Iron Kingdom IP

Steamforged Games has acquired the hit miniature fantasy wargame Warmachine, as well as the whole Iron Kingdoms IP (including the RPG line) from publisher Privateer Press. You likely know…

June 3, 2024 | 12:00 EDT

The Kill Team Termination Box sitting on a table with a TechRaptor Review button overlaid in green and white.
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Kill Team Termination Review - The End Of Bheta-Decima?

Kill Team Termination is the final expansion in the Bheta-Decima campaign. Like Kill Team Salvation and Nightmare before, it breaks from the format of previous Kill Team seasons, and while still…

June 1, 2024 | 05:00 EDT

Warhammer 40,000: Darktide the Miniatures Game
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Warhammer 40,000 Darktide: The Miniatures Game Review

Warhammer 40,000 (or just 40K for short), the tabletop miniatures wargame, has seen many video game interpretations, most recently with the awesome first-person cooperative shooter, Warhammer 40,000…

May 4, 2024 | 05:00 EDT

Bushido Path of a Thousand Names
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Bushido Path Of A Thousand Names Guide

The Silvermoon Trade Syndicate, traders, entertainers, merchants, the most powerful crime syndicate on the Jwar Isles? What they lack in overt power, they more than make up for in control, subversion…

May 1, 2024 | 10:35 EDT

Torchlight Brigade Guide
Guide

O-12 Torchlight Brigade Guide

In Infinity, the sci-fi wargame from Corvus Belli, keeping everyone in check are O-12, the space police. Evolved from the UN, they keep the peace and protect the smaller communities who can't protect…

August 14, 2024 | 08:37 EDT

Blood Bowl Gnome Team Review
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Blood Bowl Gnome Team Review

Blood Bowl is a rare product for Games Workshop. It's a game set within a game.  A sports game set within their Warhammer Old World setting, loosely based on American Football. Blood Bowl and its…

April 6, 2024 | 05:00 EDT

Warcry Pyre and Flood
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Warcry Pyre and Flood Guide - A Life vs Death Clash

Warcry Pyre and Flood is the second expansion in the latest season of Warcry. It follows the same format as the previous expansion release, Hunter and Hunted where it contains 2 new warbands and…

April 6, 2024 | 06:05 EDT

Kill Team Nightmare
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Kill Team Nightmare Guide - Learn To Fear The Darkness

Kill Team Nightmare is the second expansion in the Bheta-Decima campaign. Like Kill Team Salvation before, it breaks from the format of previous Kill Team seasons, and while still introducing 2 brand…

April 6, 2024 | 06:00 EDT

Our Tabletop Holiday Gift Guide header image, featuring multiple gifts against a holiday background.
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The TechRaptor Tabletop Holiday Gift Guide 2023

As we gear up for the holidays, you may be wondering which board games, RPGs, and wargaming products make the best holiday gifts. We're here to help with our helpful list in 2023's Tabletop Holiday…

December 9, 2023 | 06:15 EST

Kill Team Approved Ops Tac Ops and Mission Card Pack
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Kill Team Approved Ops Tac Ops and Mission Card Pack Review

Last year Kill Team received an overhaul to the game setup process with the Kill Team Critical Ops pack. This year the Kill Team Approved Ops pack has updated the Critical Ops pack to include the…

November 25, 2023 | 05:00 EST

Kill Team Salvation
Review

Kill Team Salvation Review - Striking Scorpion, Hidden Space Marine

Kill Team Salvation is the first expansion for the next Kill Team season, set in the world of Bheta-Decima. It breaks from the format of previous Kill Team seasons and while still introducing 2 brand…

December 23, 2023 | 05:00 EST

Bushido House Long Shadow
Guide

Bushido: House Long Shadow - The Ultimate Guide

The Shadow Wind Clan, also known as the Kage Kaze Zoku, are highly skilled covert operatives, very adept in assassinations and sabotage. The clan is made up of 3 houses, Bleeding Moon, North Star,…

October 21, 2023 | 01:30 EDT

An image of the new Stormvault Skirmish Case as part of our Stormvault Skirmish Case Review
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Stormvault Skirmish Case Review - Buy It Or Not?

A wargaming miniatures carrying accessory is an essential tool if you plan on playing wargames anywhere outside of your own home. And while throwing everything you need into a shoebox (or the box the…

October 14, 2023 | 05:00 EDT

An image of the Tyranids 10th Edition Codex featuring the book overlayed atop an image of Tyranids going to war.
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Our Five Coolest Finds In The Tyranids 10th Edition Codex

The latest, 10th edition of Warhammer: 40,000 kicked off with a bang with the release of Leviathan, a massive two-player starter set pitting the Space Marines against the evil Tyranids. In 2022, we…

September 2, 2023 | 12:15 EDT

An image of the entire miniature contents of the Cities of Sigmar Army Set, against a green background with a button reading TechRaptor Review.
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Warhammer Cities of Sigmar Army Set Review - Turn The Wheel

Whether we're covering the latest releases for Warhammer Underworlds, the newest entry-point into Warhammer's skirmish game Warcry, or flinging ourselves into the far-future with our review of the …

August 26, 2023 | 05:00 EDT

Warhammer Heroes Strike Force Justian
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Warhammer Heroes Strike Force Justian Review

Ever wanted to collect your wargaming miniatures training card style? Well, now you can. The latest Warhammer 40,000 miniatures come blind packaged in the new Warhammer Heroes boxes. There are 7…

September 9, 2023 | 05:24 EDT

Wargaming Beginners Guide
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How To Get Started With Wargaming - A Beginner’s Guide

Always wanted to get into wargaming but don't know how? Want to know the best wargame for beginners to pick up? What do all these different wargaming terms means? In this article, we have all those…

October 13, 2023 | 10:00 EDT