Ok just a quick one and a pre warm-up to the event, the local branch of the Primus Shard (A collective name for groups who play Gates of Antares), 
Nottingham have teamed up with Warlord Games to offer a charity campaign event with proceeds going to the Firefighters and Air Ambulance Service. Tickets are £15 & include lunch!Expect to play 3 scenarios using your 750 point forces.They are also offering Prizes for:
Best Looking Army,
Sportsmanship, most unlucky,
plus a painting competition for all Antarean armies,
Single figures and units.Kick off at 10am finishing at 5pm Saturday 9th September 2017Having previously run events like Gates of Antares Tournaments, as well as participation and demonstration games, the club has come together to put on the charity fundraiser at Warlord games HQ, Store Centre which is where the group’s numerous members meet each Tuesday. To find out more about the Gates of Antares event please check out the link below and will see a full review after the event, .Gates of Antares Charity Event http://www.warlordgames.com/event/antares-charity-boot-camp/ by Warlord games 9th Sept
#warlordgames #GatesofAntares #Nottsevents #WhatsonNotts
Here’s another round of updates for you on what’s coming to the Nottingham gaming news,
Ok been sitting on a couple of stories now die to being asked not to release before official line, but we have some interesting bits.
So please come back to us over the next few days inc reviews and coverage of three gaming shows.
So it seems like Nottingham is living up to its reputation as the Gaming development hub with the latest news from two new games companies, Room 17 a Board games Company and new start-up Needy Cat Games James Hewitt formally of GW.
Room17 gAMES, The first official whiff of information about this latest endeavor came from Room17 Via Twitter with the following tweet andwho teased that they were excited to be working with James Hewitt now the mastermind of Needy Cat Games. So while “We don’t know what this new project I’ve got some ideas”, It does show that a new and dynamic company with an experienced designer and Writer with decades of experience at Games Workshop Ltd, in roles such as Games design and development, writing, for Mantic games as a Game developer and rule writer, GW’s specialist games. Lead designer for Blood Bowl’s 2016 the re-launch and ex-manager of the Hobbies Centre, he brings quite a litany of talents to the board. Although it’s far from concrete confirmation of what development stage the game is at. Now, we remain back at square one, with much speculation and little concrete information.
However, it also seems that a new company has been busy in Nottingham and that is Room 17 Operating in Ruddington, only 2 months old this company has already started to show that it can produce some amazing products and innovative ideas with its first game Museum Rush.
| Museum Rush Contents Sheet |
The game play its self looks to be fun, with “Each turn pick up a new cards, move and probably try to swipe a priceless exhibit stealing, cracking locks and getting caught on Camera will have the guards running in your direction, so hopefully you’ve picked up some handy item to deal with them…
If you get caught, you’ll be thrown out of the museum and your ill-gotten gains confiscated. You’ll just have to break in again and steal some more!
| 3D printed Sample of Miniature |
Make sure you’ve escaped with your loot before the time runs out – when the last Clock card is drawn the game is over, and the player who escapes with the most valuable loot and treasure wins.”
Ok update, latest news got off the press,
“Yes Mate! Museum Rush is coming to Kickstarter, campaign goes live on the 30th of October just after Essen Spiel! https://t.co/cLo16ti4E9 “
Nottingham Gamer Petitions Ikea to build Gaming Tables
Ok a bit of light news for a change, with everything being so heavy and dark in the news its always nice to have something that raises a smile and the spirits.
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And here is why Brad decided to petition IKEA, as an industry leader in sleek and well designed home furniture with an ethos that started as an idea in the woods of southern Sweden more than 70 years ago and what now has become ‘The IKEA Concept’ an ever evolving design processes still improving. So if they are ever evolving and designing new lines then it is reasonable that a product that could see grow in sales would be something that they would be interested in and it would allow gamers who already buy book cases and storage units for games to extend the look to a table.
With IKEA’s existing ranges and lighting ideas this could turn out to be something of a game changer (No pun intended) and one I would very much like to see happen.
| Brad Smoley’s Letter to IKEA
IKEA That is why this petition has been created. IKEA is an industry leader in creating multi-functional furniture at affordable prices. The tabletop gaming community is already a heavy user of IKEA’s KALLAX product as it is an efficient way to store and display their gaming collections. An affordable multi-function dining table designed by IKEA with an under-table storage area/gaming surface would be an incredible addition to not only IKEA’s line up of products, but the board gaming community’s list of essential gaming accessories. |
And the Petition has been open a couple of days and has already garnered over Twenty two thousand petitioners, Let’s make it happen!
If you have been in the Industry or merely just watching the tabletop gaming news will know that the once owner of Saxon Miniatures miniatures was looking to sell the business in order to expand the company range. The core concept they were looking at was to develop a merged take-over were the current owner and sculptor in order to allow them to expand the range of miniatures.
This is an interesting concept as the current range of figures are exquisite as the Saxon Warbands below show.
And for a while, it seemed that Saxon Miniatures was going to fall by the wayside like so many great companies however it Warlord Games has just come to the rescue… With an interesting news announcement.
Warlord Games is delighted to announce its acquisition of the Saxon Miniatures Dark Ages ranges from History Maker.
‘Paul Sawyer, Head of Product Design at Warlord Games, says “One of the cornerstones of the Warlord Games offer is our Hail Caesar game and the very first Warlord products were plastic Early Imperial Roman Legionaries (ten years ago!) so this period of military history is very dear to our hearts. The Dark Ages are a popular and exciting period for wargamers so when Saxon Miniatures 
And to quote Colin Patten, the owner of History Maker, said: “I am really pleased to announce that Warlord Games are the new owners of the Saxon Miniatures Range. To be honest it will be a great relief to concentrate solely on the sculpting while a super-efficient machine handles all the rest, including the shows! Look out for a constant stream of new figures, warbands, and armies. Lastly, a huge thank you to all my customers – you will never know how much you were all appreciated“.
What this news from Warlord games sees is an expansion of their Arthurian – British & Saxon lines, and adding newer aspects like El Cid, and a variety of Normans, Saxons and new an invigoration of Viking Warbands and with what looks like a restructuring of the company, sudden lack of vacancies, could mean that the company is about to expand its line and the company profile. This would tie in nicely with the Warlord Games anniversary of Bolt Action 2nd ed release and also intertwine with the upcoming launch of a new collection of Tank War sets, set to be released in the fall of 2017, a new license deal with the BBC on Dr Who and bringing Tim Bancroft onto the Warlord team to help develop the Gates of Antares development and communications and finishing with the upcoming Blood Red Skies.
So Exciting times ahead.
GW & Ninja Division Licence Deal–Latest 
In what has been seen as a sudden flurry of activity by GW with the release of new AoS Generals handbook, BloodBowl, Necromunda and other exciting activities like the Devir Licenses Games Workshop Characters for Wacky Racing Game: ‘Gretchinz’ is the second surprise with regards licensing. As GW has just announced a licensing deal with Ninja Division to develop an Interactive Card Game ‘Doom Seeker’ set against the popular background of the Warhammer Fantasy Old World background.
Set in the ‘Warhammer Fantasy’ Old World the game is rumoured to be a Card Game “Current name of Doom Seeker” where the players take the role of a Dwarven Slayer (Think Gotrex Troll Slayer series by William King, Not Buffy Vampire Slayer .Ed) the aim is to die with the most Glory and glorious way. Where everyone is out to fight and slay the biggest and most terrifying monsters, with the one who dies with the most glory winning.
Everything one has heard suggests that this will be a group based game should prove both a fun game and visual feast as its looking to be overseen by Ninja Division’s Co Owner and it’s Creative Director John Cadice. So for those worried about the look and style should be reassured.
However, with GW’s tendency towards protecting its core product it is very unlikely (to impossible) that we will see Chibi Dwarf Slayers unless they go with a Kickstarter or release exclusive model.
However, with GW’s tendency towards protecting its core product it is very unlikely (to impossible) that we will see Chibi Dwarf Slayers unless they go with a Kickstarter or release exclusive model.
This will be a self-contained game and according to rumours going to contain everything needed to play. Inc, Game cards, dice and tokens (Probably thick Card stock,) and a retail price of around £22 to £27.
Release date is expected Mid Spring 2018
N-Fx Game Design Studios pushes out newline of Terrain for Gates of Antares
N-Fx Game Design Studios A division of N-FX designing and manufacturing, have started what seems to be an interesting and possible exciting new line for both |Warlord Games popular sci-fi game Gates of Antares and branching out towards products for the miniature and war game industry. Crystals.
Scale: 28mm
Resin
Made to Order
While many in the core design industry may know of N-Fx, they are still a small entity in regards a wider knowledge of the gaming industry, however it is looking like that is about to change with an interesting new release Resin Crystals. However what makes these a particularly good resource is that they have a round base allowing them to be placed into a standard skirmishing mdf base hole allowing terrain to be placed anywhere on a board in more interesting ways.
Requires Assembly
Each set contains 4 different crystals that are between 25mm and 35mm tall. They are designed to fit on a 20mm or larger base, and can be used to create exciting terrain features or unique basing elements for larger models.
They are of cause available from the N-Fx Webstore, and through Warlord Games Store and really do allow the casual gamer to put some bling on the table and with a little create and thought, including a few small flashing led’s placed under the crystals really could make it a blinging table
This is a fun line and could see the company really moving places in the future so one to watch.
So after this interesting little tibbit from last months Necromunda ,
So exciting times for Games Workshop in the release of Necromunda; And even better not a re-release of the old system but a newer developed system designed around a sleeker WH40k.
If you’re new to Miniature Gaming you may not be familiar with Necromunda, except as tales of the Glory days, often reminisced on by gronards and Oldhammer gamers, well it was a favourite with many in the gaming community as it was a way to take a gang of misfits and both progress theme through a game and develop their story as they fought or died in the dark underbelly of the Hive worlds. It allowed players to dive into the underworld of the Imperium, allowing players to control their own Hive Gang augmented with black market cybernetics, gene modifications and scavenged or stolen weaponry. And while WH40k places you in the macro scale of General of a vast army Necromunda goes the other way with a microscale approach of Gang leader, looking out for gang members.
According to sources at the Forge World Open Day, Andy Hoare believes, “They’re absolutely nailing it in terms of how to keep all the great stuff, yet adding to the new system and in order to bring in new things, like Hive Secondus, The Ash Wastes, new gangs.“
And,“We’re broadly looking at a game based on the 8th Edition 40k mechanics, but tailored to a form of skirmish warfare. We’ll see the addition of Action Points, which will be used to active gang members (in a similar way to how Space Hulk works). Different actions will cost different points, for example activating a Heavy Class Ganger will cost 2 Action Points, however, a basic Juve Ganger will cost only one.
We’ll be looking at a release schedule very much like BloodBlowl, this see a,
‘Preview’, launch of the initial box set. Like BloodBowl it will be a self-contained box with steady releases.
‘Preview’, launch of the initial box set. Like BloodBowl it will be a self-contained box with steady releases.
The box itself will contain the Escher and Goliath gangers which have been seen already, the rules, game accessories and terrain either similar to or most likely Shadow War terrain as the Specialist Games studio do not have the resources to produce terrain solely for Necromunda, so they are trail blazing the Shadow War release with all the cool terrain that was released with that boxed set.
(This does highlight the small nature of the specialist Games team and the explanation to the cries of why not release X,Y,Z sooner) and subsequently in individual kits until present. The rules will allow for play in the way players are used to on gangways, ramps and gantries, but also in tunnels making use of the Zone Mortalis tiles available from Forge World.
(This does highlight the small nature of the specialist Games team and the explanation to the cries of why not release X,Y,Z sooner) and subsequently in individual kits until present. The rules will allow for play in the way players are used to on gangways, ramps and gantries, but also in tunnels making use of the Zone Mortalis tiles available from Forge World.
We will see all the gangs from Hive Primus (See Below) return, along with the gangs from Outlanders and Fanatic. We will also see new gangs and some expansion of the fluff on Necromunda.“
HIVE SECONDUS was written about in the Fanatic days, a Hive terrorised, overrunning with an established Genstealer cult, subsequently nuked by the Necromunda Defence Forces to rid the planet of the infestation. However, the Hive topples on its side with most of the Cultists surviving. This results in the Defence Forces building a large trench system in the surrounding Ash Wastes to isolate the remains of the Hive from the rest of the planet.
Even better it was hinted “We will be visiting this intriguing story in the future!”
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Perry Miniatures release TravelBattle
Alan and Michael perry of Perry’s Miniatures are renown for their figure sculpting skills and exquisite miniatures in all scales from 15mm to the mighty 90mm, and while 28mm is preferred, it seems that figure sculpting is not skill they have, as they engage in a new area of tabletop gaming with TravelBattle, a self contained 8mm! board wargame that can be played on the go.
While a board wargames may not be new, what TravelBattle brings to the table (No pun intended: Ed,) is a way for those familiar and more interested in traditional wargaming to be able to utilise existing skill sets and Historical gaming
Ok strange one here most of the post is missing please keep notice as will fix this.
Apologise for the tardy and lack of posts.
Well their has been a lack of posts and apologise for that, real life issues of commission painting, rule writing for Sky Relics, family and health seems to get in way, but hopefully these posts will take up some of the delays and lack of posts.
See you soon.