Once upon a Wednesday: the curious case of the Cursed City
Games Workshop released the Cursed City standalone game in 2021. As far as we can tell, it was a limited release. That is, limited to about a dozen scalpers, who … Continue reading
Midgard Heroic Battles
Many wargamers dream of writing and publishing their own tabletop ruleset. Fellow blogger mogsymakes has done just that, with the Midgard Heroic Battles rules now available. The ruleset is being … Continue reading
So long, X-Wing
A short statement announced the deaths of the Star Wars X-Wing and Armada miniatures games. Of the two, X-Wing had always been the bigger seller. These days, I think X-Wing … Continue reading
The Ring has a will of its own
The chase card in the Magic: the Gathering Lord of the Rings set is a copy of the One Ring. There are many versions in the set, but this version … Continue reading
ICv2: 14 years of hobby industry growth
ICv2 have published their sales data for hobby games in 2022, and the news is good. 10% growth in 2022 would be considered a good year at any other time, … Continue reading
The problem with the algorithm
I was watching the latest Midwinter Minis video yesterday. It’s a fun change of pace where guy paints up a piece from an old arcade machine for a friend of … Continue reading
Amazon, Cavill, and Warhammer 40,000
It has been an interesting week for actor Henry Cavill. He quit his eponymous role in The Witcher, and declared he would focus on his recurring role as Superman. Then … Continue reading
Video reviews of Two Thin Coats paints
My test of the Two Thin Coats range is going slowly, mainly through being distracted by other things. I found two recent video reviews on YouTube which do a good … Continue reading
Kev O’Neill (artist), RIP
I was saddened to recover from a virus that knocked me down this week (not that one!) to the news of Kev O’Neill’s death earlier in the week. Kev was … Continue reading
How Archon plastic models are made
Many years ago (seven!) I made a post about how plastic models are made, using some footage from Renedra in the UK. This footage featured the steel moulds being cut. … Continue reading
Still further growth for hobby games: ICv2
ICv2 has been tracking the hobby games industry (in North America) for years. The last few years have been a story of continual growth and record sales. From their August … Continue reading
The return of random space marines
Games Workshop have announced the return of the ‘Space Marine Heroes’ series, starting with a group of 6 Blood Angels marines. For those unfamilair with these sets, each series consists … Continue reading
Warhammer Skirmish previews
Games Workshop are advertising another preview session this coming Sunday. They seem to have a rhythm down for these, announcing 1-3 months’ worth of forthcoming models, and then doing the … Continue reading
Siocast is coming
I’ve heard a few murmurs about this new injection-moulded plastic, but a recent Goobertown Hobbies video has brought me up to speed: Basically Siocast is a new proprietary, low-cost miniatures … Continue reading
Adepticon 2022 previews
These previews went live in the middle of the working day for me, so other than a few pics glimpsed at lunch, I didn’t get an appreciation for these until … Continue reading
The million-dollar deck box
The deck box designed by Tolarian Community College has drawn in over $1 million in pledges in its first 24 hours. The early bird special was so popular that people … Continue reading
Who is this product for?
I have long been a fan of hard plastic miniatures, to the extent where these days it’s my favourite material to work with by far. This means I am usually … Continue reading
Late 2021 games sales changes: ICv2
ICv2 has provided sales updates for the end of 2021, and it’s interesting to see what has changed and what hasn’t from the previous update. They report steady sales continuing … Continue reading
Explanations are needed
Army Painter’s Speed Paints range entered the hobby recently with a host of glowing previews talking about how speedy the product is, and how much better it is than other … Continue reading
Another record year for tabletop games on Kickstarter
Kickstarter had another record year for tabletop games funding, as reported on Medium. The appearance of Gamefound (which I only discovered via the recent Ravaged Star project) didn’t stop 2021 … Continue reading
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