I legit chuckled out loud when I saw the name for this game. I don't know what about it tickles me so. But yes, Thud & Blunder, a new set of fantasy skirmish miniatures rules, are available to pre
I legit chuckled out loud when I saw the name for this game. I don't know what about it tickles me so. But yes, Thud & Blunder, a new set of fantasy skirmish miniatures rules, are available to pre-order now. And there's a special deal where if you do pre-order, you'll get a 10% off coupon for a future purchase from the website. New rules and cheaper stuff later? Sounds good to me.
From the website:
Thud & Blunder is a set of generic fantasy skirmish wargaming rules from the Ministry of Gentlemanly Warfare, whose authors have previously brought you In Her Majesty’s Name, Daisho and Blood Eagle.
With just five to fifteen figures a side you can play a party of brave adventurers, a knight and his retinue, a college of powerful wizards, a company of dwarven prospectors, a patrol of elven rangers, a warparty of orc raiders, a foul necromancer and his undead minions, and so many more classic fantasy warbands. The book provides numerous example warbands and all the tools you need to create almost any warband that you can imagine, including a detailed and open points system. The rules cover a wide range of armour and weapons, including magical versions. You will also find statistics for a variety of beasts and legendary beasts, rules for flyers, a comprehensive system of magical powers and much, much more.
Thud & Blunder is not tied to a specific world; this means you can play your games in any fantasy setting you choose, including realms of your own devising.
The rules are designed to be really quick to learn and fast in play. As with all our games, they are well-supported with their own dedicated Facebook page and a Blog that includes free additional material from both authors and players.
This is the skirmish game many fantasy wargamers have been waiting for; it puts the creative power in your hands.
Pre-order special. Order Thud & Blunder before it's release date, and we'll add a 10% off coupon in the package for you to use against a future order from the North Star website.
For Frostgrave, they don't like to do Kickstarter campaigns. Instead, they run Nickstarters. They're pre-order systems that unlock special freebies as they go along. They've got their latest one under
For Frostgrave, they don't like to do Kickstarter campaigns. Instead, they run Nickstarters. They're pre-order systems that unlock special freebies as they go along. They've got their latest one underway now, looking to get some figures for The Maze of Malcor. If you want in, you've got 25 days to get your name on the list.
From the announcement:
Today sees the launch of the huge Frostgrave Miniature Pre-Order program, based around the book The Maze of Malcor. The set includes the 5 new wizards and apprentices, over a dozen new monsters, new specialist soldiers, and the new all-female, multi-pose, plastic box set Frostgrave Soldiers II! Also, as order levels reach certain 'spend-goals' everyone participating will earn free figures and other potential rewards. But this is no crowd-funding campaign. All of these figures are either already produced, or in the last stages of production, so orders should be shipped soon after the campaign ends!
We continue to move forward, not backward, upward, not forward, and always whirling, whirling, twirling towards the weekend. We might also be dizzy now...Anyway, we have made it halfway through the we
We continue to move forward, not backward, upward, not forward, and always whirling, whirling, twirling towards the weekend. We might also be dizzy now... Anyway, we have made it halfway through the week. And someone brought a giant bag stuffed with candy and put it in the break room here. So, while I can't give you a "fun-size" Kit-Kat through the screen (I tried, but then I has to go clean my monitor), I can give you some bite-size gaming stories.
So, for today we have: H.E.A.D. Hunters Coming to Kickstarter This Fall, Unity: A Brand New Indie RPG on the Horizon, New Fire Forge themed bases Available From Dark Art Miniatures, Pipmen Playing Cards (Relaunch) On Kickstarter, Rockabilly Heads Now Available From Tabletop-Art, Golem Miniatures shop is online, New Multi-Mini Deal From Nexus Miniatures, North Star Military Figures Takes Over Day-to-Day Activities of Copplestone Castings, Winter War: Free Combat Patrol supplement for 1939 Russo-Finnish War From Sally 4th, New Stygian Torsos Available From Bits of War, Lands of Ruin Kickstarter reaches the funding goal, and Final Day for Battle Arena Show On Kickstarter.
Gut Shot Games is proud to announce H.E.A.D. Hunters, a new kind of tabletop game that combines an expandable card game with a collectable toy. Designed by Ben Cichoski and Danny Mandel (Legendary Encounters: Aliens & Predator, World of Warcraft Trading Card Game), H.E.A.D. Hunters features a card-driven miniatures game where everything needed to play is stored inside the head of each toy.
In this tabletop game for two or more players, each player controls his or her very own Hero of Every Age & Dimension (H.E.A.D.) Hunter. Each toy features its own deck of cards, position platforms, measuring string and combat dice to attack and defend against other Hunters as it moves around the table for position and opportunity. When the game is over, all the components fit back inside the head while the toy sits patiently (and attractively) on your shelf, waiting for its next opponent.
Unity is a new epic fantasy indie RPG currently under development.
The game is set in a world that stands at the brink of apocalypse, a world torn apart by the very same God that created it. His children, the four races of Unity, were punished for their hubris and then left for dead. Now they struggle to come together and unite against the grim horrors of a world on fire. The origin stories of both the world and the races are immersive, emotional and rich. Every piece of lore is geared to creating an evocative environment for GMs and players alike to explore and adventure in.
Hi all! Just letting you guys & gals know about my new Fire Forge themed bases. These fit in nicely with either my Tombs or Lava themes. To start this theme off i have released 32 and 60mm sets.
My name is Ben Jones from Elephant Playing Cards. Our first deck of playing cards “Prism: Night” pushed the boundaries of playing card technology and aesthetic by adding a world-first shiny UV gloss layer to the face of the cards. Our next deck: “Pipmen” takes the creative impulse a step further in a Leremy-inspired playful work of art unlike anything you’ve seen before
Set contains 5 double grip infantry heavy weapon cores. Cores are compatible with weapon tips, parts are designed to fit 28mm "heroic" tabletop wargames scale, fits to striker armour, each core is 18 mm long. supplied unassembled and unpainted. Designed and sculpted by Puppetswar Art Team
After Indiegogo campaign just funded, here's the online store of Golem Miniatures :) You will find a new chick whose name is Kate (in nude and dressed versions). And now we prepare a new range with small and big robots...so stay tunes ;)
It's been asked for, so here it is - the Seraphis Institute Field Operatives Deal!
The Seraphis Institute in one form or another has existed since the time of the Crusades, its mandate has always been one of investigation and exploration, and has always stood for knowledge and learning above all else - even during the 17th Century, when they found themselves at odds with the Catholic Church.
All Members of the Seraphis Institute are unique individuals, most Irregular Agents are Primes with Unearthly Powers - this set includes Doctor Klae Steele, Charlie "Ruby" James, P.b, and Sterling Mercury.
There are no Troops in the Seraphis Institute, they are a Faction built entirely of powerful and unique Characters (although the final S.D.Z.A. Rules will include custom guidelines to create your own 'Irregular Agents')
Also available Separately, or as Twin Packs - and Best of All, you save money over buying them separately!
From 14th March the day-to-day running of Copplestone Castings will be dealt with by our friends at North Star Military Figures. This is really good for me because it means I’ll have more time to sculpt new packs for existing ranges and maybe work on a couple of new projects.
It also means that Wargames Emporium will be able to take our full range to UK shows.
From now until 14th March while we transfer stock and moulds we’ll still be taking orders as normal, but stock levels may be low and you may (temporarily) not be able to buy everything you want. Once our new website, integrated into North Star's, is up and running it'll be back to business as usual. And there'll be a special limited edition miniature to mark the occasion. More about that soon.
Winter War: Free Combat Patrol supplement for 1939 Russo-Finnish War with lots of great period campaign specific rules for fighting in the snow including skiing, aero-sleds, spotting in the snow and blowing up frozen lakes together with organisation charts for Soviet and Finnish forces is available now as a free download from Sally 4th
Battle Arena Show is a team game for up to 2-6 players who will compete with each other in order to destroy the hordes and enemy bases. Players will take on the role of various heroes with unique abilities and attributes and must equip themselves with different objects and evolve as the game progresses in order to beat the opponent and destroy his base.
Miniwojna takes a look at the Bandit Buntai box set from North Star Military Figures and gives you their thoughts on the situation in this review article.SourceFrom the post:Inbox of Ronin02 Bandit Bu
Miniwojna takes a look at the Bandit Buntai box set from North Star Military Figures and gives you their thoughts on the situation in this review article.
North Star Military Figures is taking down names of those of you gamers out there who want their Fistful of Kung Fu minis, including a special one-off model for those that pre-order.Place your favorit
North Star Military Figures is taking down names of those of you gamers out there who want their Fistful of Kung Fu minis, including a special one-off model for those that pre-order. Place your favorite "Big Trouble in Little China" quotes in the comments.
North Star Military Figures is making the exclusive figure set for Osprey Publishing's A Fistful of Kung Fu.SourceFrom the announcement:The next wargame from Osprey Publishing is a Hong Kong Movies ga
North Star Military Figures is making the exclusive figure set for Osprey Publishing's A Fistful of Kung Fu.
The next wargame from Osprey Publishing is a Hong Kong Movies game called 'A Fistful of Kung Fu'. Here at North Star we are doing the official figure range, and this will consist of an intial four starter armies. The game and the figures are due for release February 2014. We are taking pre-orders now.
Great Escape Games will be at Crisis in Antwerp this weekend. Will you be able to stop by and say hello?I wish I was going.SourceFrom the announcement:We will be at Crisis in Antwerp on November 2nd w
Great Escape Games will be at Crisis in Antwerp this weekend. Will you be able to stop by and say hello? I wish I was going.
We will be at Crisis in Antwerp on November 2nd with the following: • Dead Man's Hand rules, figures and pre-painted buildings • Rules of Engagement rules and 28mm figures • Die Waffenkammer and Company B 1/56 scale WW2 tanks and decals • Clash of Empires inc. the new Kingdom of Heaven source book (we have only a handful of the free Saladin figure left) • Mininatur/Silflor Tufts From the North Star figure ranges: • In Her Majesty's Name • Of Gods and Mortals • Muskets & Tomahawks • North Star Africa • North Star 1672
We will also have the very lovely 28mm Crimean War range from Great War Miniatures. Please pre-order by Thursday 31st. Cash only at the show, Euros or Sterling.
Alien Dungeon and Architects of War are now being exclusively distributed throughout the UK and Europe by North Star Military Miniatures.We are very pleased to announce that Alien Dungeon & Architects
We are very pleased to announce that Alien Dungeon & Architects of War has a new exclusive distribution partner for the UK and Europe. We have liked Nick Eyre for quite a while and are excited for his company, North Star Military Miniatures, to take over the reigns as our exclusive distributor for sales outside North America.
North Star has some of our product in stock and we are rushing to get new releases to him. These include our popular new American Frontier range and our Dark Age range, which has been particularly well received by SAGA enthusiasts.
We have been receiving an increasing number of trade and customer inquiries about our range from customers throughout Europe in particular over the last several months and are very confident that Nick’s crew will provide you with excellent customer service.
You can always visit our own web site and for North American Trade inquiries please contact us at:
North Star Trade Inquiries – Contact Mark Wheatley 0115 978 6656
Alien Dungeon & Architects of War Trade Inquiries – Contact Drew Cremeans at 425-894-0928 or email: drew@aliendungeon.com or drew@architectsofwar.com
North Star Military Figures will soon be receiving stock of the Tremble Ye Tyrants rules.
From their announcement:
The latest set of rules from Chris Peers' Ruga Ruga Publishing will be with us next
North Star Military Figures will soon be receiving stock of the Tremble Ye Tyrants rules.
From their announcement:
The latest set of rules from Chris Peers' Ruga Ruga Publishing will be with us next week.
Tremble ye Tyrants! is a set of rules for medium to large scale wargames set in the last decade or so of the Napoleonic Wars, or roughly between 1805 and 1815. This is the classic Napoleonic “Empire” period, including the great campaigns of Austerlitz, Jena, Eylau and Friedland, Aspern and Wagram, as well as the invasions of Spain and Russia, and the decisive allied victories at Leipzig and Waterloo. In addition to refighting these great battles, and the countless lesser ones of the era, the rules are designed to be suitable for free-form campaigns, hypothetical scenarios, and one-off competition style games using armies built on a system of points values. Tabletop armies can represent a wide variety of real life levels of organisation, from a division up to a full scale army.
Tremble ye Tyrants! is aimed at players who want a fast playing and enjoyable game with a minimum of complex mechanisms, but which retains as much as possible of the tactical flavour of the period, and makes large scale manoeuvres feasible within the confines of an evening’s game. Although designed mainly with 28mm figures in mind, it is suitable for any scale and any size of game.
We have not only improved the quality of Tremble Ye Tyrants compared to previous Ruga-Ruga books, we have managed to bring down the cover price to £10.00.
For all pre-orders placed, we are offering Tremble ye Tyrants post free world-wide.
North Star Military Figures now have stock of The Devil’s Wind rules covering the Indian Mutiny.
From their announcement:
These rules for refighting battles from the Indian Mutiny of 1857 - 58 foll
North Star Military Figures now have stock of The Devil’s Wind rules covering the Indian Mutiny.
From their announcement:
These rules for refighting battles from the Indian Mutiny of 1857 - 58 follow on from previous sets in this series ~ A Good Dusting and Washing the Spears ~ which have received a very positive reception from gamers. They are designed not for competition play but with enjoyment between like-minded friends firmly to the fore and focus very much on throwing loads of dice and feeling the ‘brush of the Devil’s Wind’ across your cheek in the process. Games should play out satisfactorily in two to three hours on a table about 7’ x 4’ or so. There is no figure, time or ground scale to worry about, just cut straight to the action on the road to Lucknow…
The game mechanisms allow all players in the game to take on commands within an Honourable East India Company or Regular British force, with the Mutineers controlled by all of the players in accordance with the auto generation and action rules. It is equally possible for two or more players to take on opposing Mutineer and HEIC/HM forces and play the game out conventionally. The rules aim to give you an enjoyable game where, if correctly wisely and blessed by the ‘dice gods’, the Mutineer forces may win…
The full colour rules include numerous illustrations of action on the tabletop here in GHQ, units and individual character figures; scenic items to enhance your tabletop battlefield; a sample scenario to get you started straight away; a play sheet which can be photocopied; a short reading list; and a suggested list of figure manufacturers, in 28mm at least.
Further pictures of the authors Indian Mutiny collection, and many other collections, can be seen on the website ‘Tales from GHQ’.
The author can also be contacted through the site if players have any ideas or enquiries which common sense can’t answer for them. Look out for the fourth set in the series in 2012 for fighting skirmishes from the French and Indian War.
North Star Military Figures have released new 28mm mounted British figures for their North Star Africa range.
From their announcement:
The North Star Africa! range continues with two new packs of m
North Star Military Figures have released new 28mm mounted British figures for their North Star Africa range.
From their announcement:
The North Star Africa! range continues with two new packs of mounted British South Africa Company troopers. The packs contain 2 different figures, the first pack armed with pistols, the second pack with Martini-Henry rifles.
The British South Africa Company was a volunteer force raised by Cecil Rhodes to overthrow the Matabele Kingdom in 1893. They fought their major battles behind wagon laagers armed with Maxim machine guns, but actually were in the main light cavalry, ready to ride out once the enemy had been broken. One such group of mounted BSAC troopers was ambushed on the Shangani river and wiped out to a man.
As I've mentioned in previous posts, the BSAC were not uniformed, so these figures will do for any irregular troops in the British Empire during the late 19th Century.
North Star Africa! figures are 28mm sized, made of metal and supplied unpainted. The examples here were painted by Dave Woodward of EVM Painting service.
Dave Thomas carries our range at UK shows, and our USA stockist is Brigade Games.
We now have a Facebook page, where I add regular updates about all of the North Star, Artizan Design, Crusader Miniatures and Great War Miniatures products. I also use the Facebook page, which links to our Twitter page, to announce offers and deals, so it is worth keeping an eye on a regular basis to either page.
If you visit the photo album North Star Africa right now, there are four photos of forth-coming BSAC figures including the Shangani Patrol and Major Allan Wilson.
North Star Military Figures have added more 28mm British miniatures to their North Star Africa range.
From their announcement:
The North Star Africa! range expands with the addition of 8 new riflem
The North Star Africa! range expands with the addition of 8 new riflemen for the British South Africa Company. The BSAC was a volunteer force raised by Cecil Rhodes in 1890 to take over that part of Africa now known as Zimbabwe.
Although designed to be BSAC riflemen, they are dressed in the kind of stout Victorian outdoors gear seen all over the Empire, so can be used for many different scenarios.
In addition, we are moulding now the mounted versions, the Major Allan Wilson figure and a vignette pack of the Shangani Patrol's last stand.
North Star Africa! are 28mm figures, made of metal and supplied unpainted.
Lon will have the North Star Africa! on his Brigade Games stand at Historicon next weekend.
North Star Military Figures now has stock of the March Attack rules from Crusader Publishing.
From their announcement:
The latest set of rules from Crusader Publishing is in stock now at North Star.
North Star Military Figures now has stock of the March Attack rules from Crusader Publishing.
From their announcement:
The latest set of rules from Crusader Publishing is in stock now at North Star. Titled 'March Attack', this is a set of rules for big Napoleonic Battles.
'March Attack are presented as an 80 page A4, full colour, perfect bound book. The rules are designed to allow players to fight large battles with battalion sized units in a reasonable amount of time.
Command and control, orders and morale for large formations are combined with easy to learn tactical game mechanics so that battles of a Corps or more a side, can easily be fought by a few players during an evening. Each unit on the table represents a battalion of infantry, regiment of cavalry or battery of artillery.
A ground scale of 1” to 60 yards, one turn representing 20 minutes and fast paced strategic movement rules mean that battles play out at a realistic rate. Combat is dealt with in a manner that allows large numbers of units to be fielded and the interaction between strategic movement and tactical combat allows for a fast paced game that keeps a good level of detail.
Seven different training and morale levels combined with the historical strength of a unit introduces the concept of ‘Combat Value’. This ties together all of the tactical rules and ensures that troop quality, more than just luck or buckets of dice, plays an important part in every battle.
80 pages, full colour, perfect bound.'
I'm offering March Attack post free worldwide for a short period of time.
I'd also like to let readers know there is a North Star Facebook page now, where I plan to post the latest news and developments at North Star.
Thanks for reading.
Regards
Nick
North Star Military Figures have new 28mm Crimean War figures from Great War Miniatures.
From their announcement:
Great War Miniatures have now added the Grenadier Guards to their range of British
North Star Military Figures have new 28mm Crimean War figures from Great War Miniatures.
From their announcement:
Great War Miniatures have now added the Grenadier Guards to their range of British in the Crimean War. The figures are 28mm sized metal figures, supplied unpainted.
The Grenadier Guards come in three different packs. You can buy a six pack of Guards advancing, a six pack of Guards command group and a regimental pack containing 24 figures. We also offer a selection of paper flags for the Grenadier Guards in the Crimean War.
The six packs cost £7.50 and the regimental pack costs £27.00
Great War Miniatures are available in the USA from Brigade Games. Great War Miniatures are sold at shows in the UK by Dave Thomas. The Grenadier Guards will be available at Salute on the Gripping Beast stand.
North Star Military Figures have purchased the 1866 range of historical figures from Helion.From their announcement:We recently bought the 1866 metal figure range from Helion. This is an extensive ran
We recently bought the 1866 metal figure range from Helion. This is an extensive range of Prussians and Austrians in 28mm size for the Seven Week War of 1866.
The first photos are up on the site now, the rest will follow soon.
The range was not completed by Helion, we are working to add those troop types they didn't do over the next year. The artillery is our first priority and is being worked on now.
The painting guides produced by Helion are available to download still (for free), and are an invaluble source of information on the armies of 1866.
The 1866 range is available to all our retailers world-wide. They are being carried by Caliver Books to UK shows, also look to the Gripping Beast Megashop at Salute 2011 for the full range. Any pre-orders for the 1866 range that you'd like to collect at Salute come with a 10% discount off the retail price.
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