Fumble Rumble kicks off
Quarmageddon II looms, Victorius '25 tickets on sale and more
The first annual Mini Myths Blood Bowl league has commenced, Quarmageddon II is coming soon, Victorius ’25 updates and more in this edition of Tabletop Gaming News brought to you by Glancing Hit.
Let’s play ball!
Someone should’ve warned me how addictive and fun Blood Bowl is! It’s a good thing, too, because I’ll be tackling, blitzing and kicking for the next three months as part of the Fumble Rumble event which officially started last week.
Anyway – here’s a little narrative for the round one pairings.
First up, the MythCity MiniMen have the bye this week. I don't know how this happened but our goblin coordinator was seen running off to McMurty's Burger Emporium with a fist full of gold!
It sounds to me Jim like Coach Bam requested the bye because his team's armour wasn't polished yet.
Allegedly.
Now on the exciting matches!
We have The Crimson Mistresses and the Glancing Hitters this week. We will see if the new Coach WordTweak can get the upper hand on Coach Shaun to spike his career.
On the vermin front, we have The Blitzburg Squeelers vs The Spirit Runners and their sister team The Blitzburg Screechers vs The Frostfist Stormclaws. My money is on the Squeelers out running the Spirit Runners but we have no idea for the Screechers! Let's just hope we don't have to see some Skaven skewers in the Ogres dugouts.
Our last match for the week should be a real spectacle! The Tor Achare Lions vs The Dark Havoc! Elf on elf! We should see some daring acrobatics and some amazing flair.
That is all from us this week! We will be back soon with a results update after this first week. Until next time folks!
~Brumbiburg Aramous – Cabal Vision junior commentator
Round 1: Glancing Hitters versus The Crimson Mistresses
Nurgle’s Rotters shambled into position; they wheezed and groaned at the Amazonians squaring off opposite the line of scrimmage.
About 9,000 fans cheered and hurled abuse from the sidelines and the stands …
This is my current roster:
Rotter lineman Epox
Rotter lineman Cutter
Rotter lineman Dollop
Rotter lineman Blobby
Rotter lineman Flatulenteh
Rotter lineman Arghtur (in reserve)
Pestigor Gloam Git
Pestigor Pustule Pete
Bloater Gutter Ball
Bloater Blighty Rotbane
Bloater Cankersore
Bloater Bubonic Boi
Kick off!
The opening play for the Glancing Hitters was looking rather promising.
Gloam Git rushed onward, ball in grubby hand, but was quickly surrounded.
After a little rough-and-tumble he lost possession and the Amazonians ducked, weaved, smacked a few of my players around, pirouetted and scored a touchdown.
At the beginning of the next drive we rolled the kickoff event ‘Officious Ref’ which saw an Amazonian argue with a ref and end up prone and stunned.
This didn’t stop The Crimson Mistresses from scoring their second touchdown!
In the following drive we rolled ‘Officious Ref’ again but this time both sides had a random player knocked down. That was hilarious.
The crowd was roaring by the final turn of the second half.
An impressive display of acrobatics from these fine warriors.
I was rooting for coach Shaun to score that final touchdown. But it was not to be.
While there were frequent tackles and blitzes on the field it was surprising to observe how everyone came out of the match relatively unscathed.
The match ended 0-2, a win for The Crimson Mistresses.
Well played and epic banter to kick off the league!
Round two will see Nurgle’s Rotters paired against Ogres, The Frostfist Stormclaws.
This Quar’s War with a twist
Next month us lucky Quar players are embarking on another day of WWI-meets-The-Wind-in-the-Willows style shenanigans.
If you want to get in on the action it’s not too late to score yourself a ticket.
Event organiser Juan has been tinkering with exciting new mission scenarios and I’ve been playing as the cannon fodder.
In the lead-up to the next Quarmageddon I plan to add several specialists to my team in addition to the mandatory tractor. Did someone say sniper Yawdryl?
The terrain here really sells the grimsical aesthetic.
Play of the game: Juan’s machine-gunner shows me how it’s done popping three rhyflers in a burst of fire. Absolute bloodbath.
Victorius ’25 tickets on sale
Victorius ‘25 is a family-friendly event that explores all aspects of miniature gaming and will be held Saturday 16 August at Box Hill Town Hall.
Expect to see more than 40 tables of games, traders such as Eureka Miniatures and Uncle Les as well as several tournaments including: Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, Bolt Action, Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Warhammer 40,000, BattleTech: Alpha Strike, Marvel: Crisis Protocol and Saga.
There’s even a painting competition.
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7TV explainer via Goonhammer
I haven’t talked about the best tabletop miniatures game, 7TV, in a while. Here’s an article for those unfamiliar with this masterpiece.
And here some recent releases to get everyone excited.
Jurassic Park but it’s a tabletop adventure
Who wants to give this a go?
Sharpe’s finale!
Another favourite of mine are battle reports from Peachy Tips! I’m sad to see the series end – however! It may not be the end for Sharpe …
Speaking of Sharpe
What’s this? BREAKING NEWS.
Sharpe’s Rifles, according to Wargames Atlantic, is a new hard plastic range and game to bring the world of Bernard Cornwell’s Richard Sharpe to your tabletop.
"BASTARDS!"
PRE-ORDER! This set will release September 4th, the 216th anniversary of Arthur Wellesley becoming Viscount Wellington of Talavera
Follow the Link below:
https://wargamesatlantic.com/.../prod.../richard-sharpe-1809
Kicking off the officially licensed SHARPE'S RIFLES game and hard plastic range - we have the iconic Lieutenant Richard Sharpe as he would have been in January 1809 during the events of Sharpe's Rifles.
“They thought of him as nothing more than a jumped-up Sergeant, and they were wrong. He was a soldier, and his name was Richard Sharpe." - Sharpe's Rifles, Bernard Cornwell
The 54mm model is a display piece that comes with a scenic base. The 28mm version is true multi-part and has two arm and head options shown here and includes a textured base as well. Chris Hindmarsh has painted the two versions - one to look like Sharpe as per the television show and the other depicting Sharpe as described by Bernard Cornwell in the novel: tall, dark haired, and with a savage scar on his left cheek that made him look like an “execution”.
We will be following the Sharpe box with similar frames for Harper, Riflemen Harris, and other notable characters from Sharpe’s Rifles. Andy Hobday is hard at work on the rules which will be revealed in the first game next spring.
This hard plastic box set includes two complete multi-part figures. There is a 54mm display mono-pose version of Sharpe and a 28mm multi-part version that includes two head and arm options. There are scenic bases for each figure in the box.
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