Gnome points us to videos celebrating the 25th anniversary of Warhammer, the miniature game stealing money from the mouths of babes for 25 years now.
The videos were created by The Miniatures Wargaming Union.
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In the first releases since taking over the Heroscape line from parent company Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast announced the availability of two new expansion sets for this June. Defenders of Kinsland will feature 19 painted figures of Knights, ninjas, dragons, ogres, spiders, and soulborgs. Aquilla’s Alliance and Ticalla Jungle will include five large painted [...]
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After last month’s review of Shadowrun, Wired’s Geekdad Wednesday began a two-part review of another FASA classic, BattleTech. The game, also now produced by Catalyst Game Labs, began as a tabletop miniatures combat system. Over time, though, BattleTech developed an extensive background story and saw roleplaying enhancements. Returning fans and newcomers alike will enjoy the [...]
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The Kennebec Journal recently published an article on Warhammer 40K players gathering in Maine’s War Games Zone. It should be no surprise that the article focused on the cost and time involved in developing an army of miniatures.
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The Bakersfield Californian covers strategy war gamers and the people who play them.
The article has a tone that this may be an addiction, one deliberately developed by the publishers who constantly put out supplements that are just slightly better than the last supplements.
A number of local businesses are covered.
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The Kentucky Kernel, a student-run publication at the University of Kentucky, recently ran a story on the games club. Sure it had the expected references to Mountain Dew, Cheetos, and “stereotypical gamer physique,” but it was also among the nicest social assessments of dedicated gamers that I’ve seen in a general publication. The article quoted [...]
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The News-Leader (Springfield, MO) describes a picnic gathering for local geeks of all stripes. Represented at the event were live-action roleplaying, tabletop roleplaying, miniatures gamers, and the local Harry Potter fan club. Picnic at the End of the Universe is sponsored by retailer Meta-Games. The next event is scheduled for October.
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Precis Intermedia recently announced that it has acquired the rights to several 25-28 mm miniatures skirmish games originally published by Game Werks. The games in this deal include Tombstones n’ Tumbleweeds, New World Disorder, and Zombie Apocalypse. Once revised, the games will be released in both print and PDF form.
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On May 3rd will be Free Comic Book Day, a day in which participating comic book shops in North America give away free products to visitors. WizKids, publisher of various collectible miniatures games, will produce a special Iron Man HeroClix figure for the occasion. According to WizKids’ announcement, the Iron Man figure will also feature [...]
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Fancy a game of Scrabble with some celebrity fans?
Colin Mochrie and Deb McGrath host celebrities such as Sharon, Lois & Bram, Michael Burgess, R.H. Thomson, Jayne Eastwood, Colin Fox, Paul Soles, Jeanne Beker and Mark Breslin at Scrabble With the Stars tomorrow, April 7, at The Suites, 1 King West, Toronto. Proceeds go to the [...]
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