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Category: Tabletop Gaming

  • Tabletop Review: Robotech RPG Tactics Battle Foam Bag

    Robotech RPG Tactics Battle Foam Bag Publisher: Palladium Books/Battle Foam Cost: $120 Release Date: 11/28/2014 (earlier for Kickstarter Backers) Get it Here: Palladium Books Store As many of my readers know, I took up miniature painting wholeheartedly this year. The problem is what to do with your figures after you paint them. While I have…

  • Book Review: The Curse of Khaine (Warhammer: The End Times)

    The Curse of Khaine (Warhammer: The End Times) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $15.99 Page Count: 384 Release Date: 11/29/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library The End Times are upon us! They started back in September with the two book hardcover set Nagash and the novel The Return of Nagash. It’s ironic that something called…

  • Tabletop Review: Citadel Bases Painting Guide (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000)

    Citadel Bases Painting Guide (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $1.99 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 12/5/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library Today’s entry from the Games Workshop Advent Calendar was about painting the bases of your miniatures. I’ll admit that this is something I need help with. I generally like…

  • Tabletop Review: Warhammer 40,000 Dataslate: Kranon’s Hellguard (Dark Vengeance)

    Warhammer 40,000 Dataslate: Kranon’s Hellguard (Dark Vengeance) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $2.99 Page Count: 22 Release Date: 12/4/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library Currently on the Black Library website, Games Workshop is doing an Advent calendar of sorts. Each day from December First until Christmas will have both a digital release for one of…

  • A Look at the Castles & Crusades Leatherbound Editions!

    Back in June of this year, I backed the Castles & Crusades Kickstarter. This Kickstarter by Troll Lord Games was to fund a sixth printing of the Player’s Handbook in full colour. Stretch Goals were obtained so that the Monsters & Treasure and Castle Keeper’s Guide were able to be printed in full color as…

  • Tabletop Review: Dungeon Master’s Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition/D&D Next)

    Dungeon Master’s Guide (Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition/D&D Next) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast Cost: $49.95 ($29.97 on Amazon.com) Page Count: 320 Release Date: 12/9/2014 Get it Here: Amazon.com (Or your local brick and mortar store) Well here we are with the third and final core rulebook for D&D 5e. If you somehow missed our…

  • Tabletop Review: White Dwarf, Issue #44 (Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer: The End Times/The Hobbit)

    White Dwarf, Issue #44 (Warhammer 40,000/Warhammer: The End Times/The Hobbit) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Page Count: 32 Release Date: 11/30/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library (Or at your local Games Workshop Store) This week’s issue of White Dwarf really just focuses on Shield of Baal: Deathstorm, the latest boxed set for Warhammer 40,000.…

  • Tabletop Review: Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Lava Cavern and Elevation Packs

    Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles: Lava Cavern and Elevation Packs Publisher: Dwarven Forge Cost: $55 Unpainted/$75 Painted (Lava Cavern)/$50 Unpainted/$70 Painted (Elevation) Release Date: November 2014 Get them Here: http://www.dwarvenforge.com/ Welcome to our fourth and final look at Dwarven Forger’s new Cavern tiles for your tabletop miniatures. Today we are looking at two sets. The first…

  • Tabletop Review: Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Wicked Addition and Water Cavern Packs

    Welcome back to our third review of the Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles. Today we will be looking at two sets -the Wicked Addition pack and the Water Cavern pack. Now, most of the review will focus on the Wicked Addition as the Water Cavern tiles are exactly the same as the Lava Cavern set we…

  • Tabletop Review: Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Base Set and Stretch Goals

    Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Base Set and Stretch Goals Publisher: Dwarven Forge Cost: $75 (Unpainted)/ $110 (Painted) Release Date: November 2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/TBD (Everyone Else) Get them Here: Dwarven Forge’s Official Website In March of this year, Dwarven Forge ran an insanely successful Kickstarter.3,950 people backed this project raising a grand total of $2,140,851…

  • Tabletop Review: Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Lava River Set

    Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles – Lava River Set Publisher: Dwarven Forge Cost: $35 Unpainted/$55 Painted Release Date: November 2014 Get it Here: www.dwarvenforge.com Yesterday we looked at the Base Set and Stretch Goal packs for the Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles. For the rest of the week we will look at several of the expansion sets…

  • Tabletop Review, White Dwarf, Issue #43 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40,000/The Hobbit)

    White Dwarf, Issue #43 Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Release Date: 11/22/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library Wow. Anyone else pissed off the Warhammer: The End Times – Khaine sold out in ten minutes? TEN MINUTES? As happy as I am that Warhammer Fantasy is having a massive come back, Games Workshop really should…

  • Tabletop Review: Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Keeper’s Screen Pack (Digital Version)

    Call of Cthulhu 7th Edition Keeper’s Screen Pack (Digital Version) Publisher: Chaosium Cost: $14.95 Page Count: Special. See Below Release Date: 11/17/2014 Get it Here; Chaosium.com On Monday, November 17th, Chaosium finally released the 7th Edition of Call of Cthulhu. Well, the digital version anyway. Those of you who want to wait for the dead…

  • Miniature Review: Zentraedi Quel-Gulnau Recovery Pod (Robotech RPG Tactics)

    Zentraedi Quel-Gulnau Recovery Pod Cost: $36.95 (as part of the Zentraedi Glaug Command Pack) Release Date: October 2014 (Kickstarter Backers)/December 2014 (everyone else) Get it here: Palladium Books Welcome to our first Robotech RPG Tactics miniature reviews. We’ve already done a thorough unboxing of the base game and a full review of the core rulebook.…

  • Tabletop Review: The Strange Core Rulebook

    The Strange Core Rulebook (The Cypher System) Publisher: Monte Cook Games Cost $19.99 (PDF)/$59.99 (Physical) Page Count: 418 Release Date: 08/15/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com> Back in August of this year, I reviewed The Strange Player’s Guide. I gave it a positive review, which is no surprise considering I liked Numenera so much. At the…

  • Review: White Dwarf, Issue #41

    White Dwarf, Issue #41 (Warhammer: The End Times/Warhammer 40K) Publisher: Games Workshop Cost: $3.99 Release Date: 11/8/2014 Get it Here: The Black Library (Or your local Games Workshop store) It’s been two months since I last reviewed an issue of White Dwarf. I’ve really enjoyed the new format and especially enjoyed the Nagash and Space…

  • Tabletop Review: Paranormal Investigation

    Paranormal Investigation Publisher: Touch Paper Press Cost: $15 Release Date: 10/24/2014 Get it Here: Touch Paper Press Paranormal Investigation is a card game by indie publisher Touch Paper Press that I picked up on Kickstarter. The game cost only a $15 dollar pledge and the opening video was so well done that 322 backers came…

  • Unboxing: D&D Attack Wing Starter Set (Dungeons & Dragons)

    On November 5th, WizKids/NECA will release their newest game, D&D Attack Wing, to North American audiences (Certain retailers in the States received theirs on 10/29). Attack Wing originally started out using the Star Trek license, but since WizKids also has the Dungeons & Dragons license, they’ve decided to create a version of the game with…

  • Tabletop Review: Ravenloft: The Awakening (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition)

    Ravenloft: The Awakening (Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, Second Edition) Publisher: Wizards of the Coast (Originally TSR) Cost: $4.99 (Originally $9.95 for print version) Page Count: 69 Release Date: 10/27/2014 (Originally 1994) Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com What better way to say Happy Halloween here at Diehard GameFAN than do review an adventure for what is arguably…

  • Tabletop Review: Night of the Spirits (Castles & Crusades)

    Castles & Crusades: Night of the Spirits Publisher: Troll Lord Games Cost: $7.99 (Currently on holiday sale for only $.99!) Page Count: 26 Release Date: 10/27/2014 Get it Here: DriveThruRPG.com Night of the Spirits is a Halloween inspired adventure for Castles & Crusades, one of my favorite OSR style games. Of course, this Halloween is…