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Monday, 26 October 2026

SALE: Huge Halloween Sale with many Favourites with up to 60% Off - Cubicle 7 Games

 

Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Math Rocks,

Cubicle 7 Games have an epic spooktacular surprise for everyone.  Here's what they had to say:

"Welcome, adventurers!

Steel yourselves and draw your cloaks close around you - for now the nights lengthen, the veil thins, and strange, unknowable things stir in the dark places just outside our view. But take heart! The darkness may yet be pushed back, if only you gather your party and brave the terrors together.

For just such a purpose have we prepared this Halloween Sale - with up to 60% off on over 100 of our RPGs. Fill your party's packs now, and you'll have adventures and tales enough to see you through the strangest season of all.


But be swift - the sale ends November 6th!"


Key Items that we've spotted in the Sale:



Broken Weave - experience fear, desperation, and hope in a shattered world

Magic is broken, the gods are dead, and the world has all but forgotten what it once was. The survivors must reclaim their lives, communities and futures, before the last threads of hope slip between their fingers.


Get 60% off our original 5e campaign setting, push back the nightmare, and rebuild your world."




As Sigmar’s Storm broke upon the hordes of Chaos, a flicker of hope was rekindled in the people of the Mortal Realms. The seeds of civilisation were planted and grew into new bastions of Order, and for a moment, it felt like the endless tide of darkness could be held back. But then came the Necroquake. Nagash’s undead legions rose up to shatter the cities of Sigmar. Hope dwindles and once more doom threatens to engulf the Mortal Realms… 

Dive into perilous action and explore the Mortal Realms in the official roleplaying game for Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Answer the call of the gods! Become Soulbound and save the people of the realms from the ruinous forces of chaos, death and destruction! 

Your characters are tied together by divine purpose and infused with the power of the gods. As a beacon of hope for the people of the Mortal Realms you will spend the rest of your days in a struggle for survival against the most hideous and corrupt evils the realms have ever known. You will risk your life to explore the eight perilous realms, protect the cities of Sigmar, and delve into forgotten tombs and lost Stormvaults in search of ancient relics and power. 

Together you will face down roving bands of orruks and ogres, legions of undead ghouls and spectres, and hordes of otherworldly daemons in a desperate struggle for survival. Slay your foes and return hope to the doomed realms. 




Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay: Imperium Maledictum is a roleplaying game set in the glorious Macharian Sector, a sector forged in blood and fire from the thousand worlds conquered by Lord Solar Macharius. It is a sector rife with peril and treachery.

Imperium Maledictum uses a familiar but refined d100 system to draw players into tales of intrigue, betrayal, and conspiracy. Players take on the role of Imperial adepts and citizens recruited by a powerful Patron. These influential figures use teams outside the usual chain of command to undertake grim and perilous missions, furthering their often inscrutable interests. 

To succeed, players must weave their way through the complicated web of competing factions that make up the Imperium. They must navigate a realm where a whispered accusation can be as deadly as any bolter, plumbing the depths of the most lethal hives and navigating the often far more insidious threats that grace the courts of the highborn.




A GRIM FUTURE OF GLORIOUS ADVENTURE

The sinister schemes of the Chaos Gods have shattered the galaxy. The Great Rift tore through space and reality, pushing mortal life to the precipice of oblivion. The Gilead System has lost contact with the vast Imperium, trapped in the silent darkness. As the shadows of extinction loom, hope fades but is not yet entirely extinguished.

Rallied by the Rogue Trader Jakel Varonius, a disparate group are dedicated to doing what must be done to keep the Gilead System from being consumed by the darkness. Can they resist the machinations of Chaos as well as the plots of those who see the rift as an opportunity to further their own power?

Time is running out in the 41st Millennium. This accursed age needs heroes more than ever before.

Will you answer the call?

The Wrath & Glory Rulebook is everything you need to roleplay grim and glorious adventures in the Gilead System.




“It’s not the destination, it’s the journey.” 

From the award-winning team that brought you Doctors and Daleks, Adventures in Middle-earth, and A Life Well Lived 5e comes Uncharted Journeys for 5e! Uncharted Journeys brings detailed travel rules to the 5th edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game and provides in-depth yet simple rules for creating memorable and compelling journeys. Make travel a fun and rewarding part of your 5e game! 

Undertake perilous journeys as your intrepid party blazes new trails across strange and uncharted lands. Strike out across unforgiving tundra and forge your path through deadly jungles as you battle to reach your destination. Experience travel in 5e as never before with thousands of possible encounters. Meet strange and unforgettable characters along the road and uncover lost and forgotten ruins. Expand your 5e experience with new character abilities.

Your journey starts here!

Uncharted Journeys provides a wealth of information, rules, and encounters to make travel a key part of your 5e adventures.


And plenty of others.  To see them all please go to the Halloween sale in the link above or click here to go directly to them.

More news as we get it, 


ThunderMouser

REVEALED: Warhammer Age of Sigmar Christmas Boxes - Games Workshop

Hail Mighty Readers, Followers of the Luck Gods Math Rocks, 

OK, we got two of the six boxes this time, however of the four guesses two were completely wrong, so how did we do?  What do we think of these AoS Christmas Boxes and what are we tempted to buy to build up another fantasy force or add to one we already own:



Warhammer Age of Sigmar

Faction: Stormcast Eternals: Annihilation Host

Whats in the Actual Box?
Lord-Commander Bastian Carthalos
Lord-Relictor
Lord-Celestant
3 Praetors
6 Annihilators
3 Annihilators with Meteoric Grandhammers


How'd we do?
With the name of Knights of Hammerhal, having been mentioned we thought that that was going to be the box set of the Stormcast Eternals, however we were wrong, that title belongs to the Cities of Sigmar Box set.  

What do we think?
To be honest I was sort of expecting Iridan the Witness and some Prosecutors for a bit of speed, however what is contained within is a pretty solid combat box with a character to lead each of the units all round adds a good bit of power into close combat resolution.  Will be interesting to see what the other boxes have to stand up against them.  


Faction: 
Maggotkin of Nurgle: Plaguesworn Host

Whats in the Box

Harbinger of Decay

Lord of Blights

3 Sloven Knights

5 Putrid Blightkings

10 Rotswords

14 Pox-Wretches

6 Mire Kelpies

How'd We Do?

There were too many new mini's for them not to do a box set, however we really thought that with other boxes having a named character that they would have included Festus the Leechlord.    However if you own the Warhammer Quest: Dark Water box you already own the Pox Wretches, the Mire Kelpies, 

What do we think?

For us you get one of the coolest Chaos sculpts in our opinion, the Lord of Blights, that mini is iconic and looks fab on the tabletop.  All round a solid enough box set with the Sloven Knights being able to be led by the Lord of Blights, the Rotswords being good enough to hold up the enemy so that the Blight Kings can charge in from the side to wipe out what you face whilst the pox wretches and Mire kelpies being OK to hold up the enemy forces whilst your stronger forces get there to kill them.  



BOXES WE DIDN'T GUESS:

Faction:  Cities of Sigmar: Knights of Hammerhal

Whats in the Box

Tahlia Vedra, Lioness of the Parch

Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal

10 Freeguild Cavaliers

How'd We Do?

We had heard the name but went the way of the Stormcast Eternals so to get a fast moving battle force is definitely interesting from the box set of things.

What do we think?

To be honest, if you collect CoS, then you probably already own both Tahlia Vedra and the Freeguild Cavalier-Marshal.  This is pretty much the sort of thing we were expecting with a fast moving force which if you double up with a friend who's utilising Stormcast Eternals is going to be a pretty hard hitting duo against your foes.  But as a starter set if you don't own either of the two character mini's is going to be a solid start to build off, pair it with some Fusiliers, maybe some Steelhelms and an Ironweld Cannon and it should be a pretty solid set.  


Faction:  Orruk Warclans: Grunta Stampede

Whats in the Box

Tuskboss on Maw-Grunta 

Maw-Grunta Gouger 

6 Gore-Gruntas

How'd We Do?

Nope didn't guess.

What do we think?

Fast moving box set, pretty tanky and to be honest you'll probably hear your inner ork screaming in delight "stompy stompy stompy, nom nom nom."


Faction:  Nighthaunt: Court of the Undying King

Whats in the Box

Nagash, Supreme Lord of the Undead

2 Dreadblade Harrows

10 Dreadscythe Harridans

10 Bladegheist Revenants

10 Grimghast Reapers


How'd We Do?

Nope didn't guess.

What do we think?

Looks OK, plenty of troops  and of course led by the most feared Undead Lord in the Realms. 


Faction:  Slaves to Darkness: Legion of Damnation

Whats in the Box

Chaos Lord on Daemonic Mount

5 Chaos Chosen

3 Varanguard

5 Chaos Knights

10 Chaos Warriors


How'd We Do?

Nope didn't guess.

What do we think?

Good Tanky battleforce with foot soldiers to hold up the enemy and do some decent damage on their own which when added to the mounted knights are going to be pretty unstoppable.  Feels pretty decent.

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COMPLETELY WRONG GUESSES

Warhammer Age of Sigmar

Faction: Khazalite Holds

Why?

Announced recently in the Autumn reveal show, the box set for these seems like a great way to get them out without having to take a separate week out of the busy schedule for the Holidays.  The only other thing that might appear here instead would be the Fyreslayer Regiment of Renown that is coming too.  Would definitely be a popular purchase.

Answer:  Nope Completely wrong.



Faction: Idoneth Deepking

Why?

With there having been a few new releases for this faction this year, would make a good starter set for someone wanting to start up a new army.  Loads of the new sculpts and a few surprises within we suspect that would give you a rounded force to start with of about 500 points.

Definitely a force with troops we like within and with the concept of their origin will definitely attract quite a few players.

Answer:  Nope Completely wrong.



All the best,


ThunderMouser

 






Saturday, 24 October 2026

UPDATE: Orktober Progress - Totally Pawsome



Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Math Rocks,

OK, we've been hard at work getting some Orks done for Orktober, we won't get it all done (the full Armageddon Orks Force, plus the Warbikers and Nazdreg), thanks to the Nurgly thats going round (new word mixing Nurgle and Lurgy.)  However as you saw the other day we managed to get the Warbikers finished and today we have managed to get our Big Mek Dakka Rigg completed.



Yes, we're not Angel Giraldez or Ninjon, but we are having fun, and to be honest we're getting blast out of making our Orks look unique on the battlefield.  As Armageddon is a completely messed up world covered in mud, bullets and damage, thats what we're having our Orks based on, a dirty, churned up wet looking mess with the odd plant sticking out as they march across the battlefield to face their foes.

We're learning lessons as we create, we are putting the lessons into future mini's and of course we all get to enjoy having fun as we get to sit down in these shorter darker days and find fab ways to help relieve our stresses.

OK, so like I said, we are not going to get them all done before the end of the month, but you know what?  Thats OK, it just means that we have more choice on what we want to paint over the darker months of the year as everyone else starts to stress about the holidays and sadly don't think about what they need to do to let the pressure go.


So what have we learned from trying to get over 30 miniatures painted in a month?

1)  Life doesn't care about your plans  Yes this is a simple thing to know but something that we take harder than we should when we're trying to get things done to have a fully painted battle-force on the table.  And if you have plans, sickness can kick you in the butt and take a huge chunk of time out of you.


2)
  If you can't paint, Build or Prime.   
A strange statement but there are times when  you're all set to to paint but you sit down and end up thinking, I'm not in the mood, so rather than just do nothing pick up a mini you've been meaning to put together for a long time, or grab that spray can or Airbrush and spend a few minutes priming the mini's you have so that they're ready to paint when you get the time. 

Then, in the future, it gives you choice about what you want to paint, don't fancy carrying on with that Tau Army because you're fed up with the colours?  Pick up a Skaven (or something different that you have), and start on that.  Or if you've got pics of the mini's that you're going to be painting, pick up your paints, and put dots on that page so you can see how they relate together and check they work before you put paint to mini so you can quickly check your colours before even doing your test model.
 

3)  Never get upset that some of the mini's you do don't match up to the quality you have in others.  Sometimes you just can't get that final detail right, you know what?  Thats OK, some days your brush hand doesn't want to co-operate, sometimes you can't find that fine detail brush so you try using a different one and make a smudge somewhere you don't want it.  Thats OK to.  You can always get a lot of the work done for the brushes you have and put the mini down partly finished until you can get the right brush to do your right coverup.    (Plus remember if you're painting an army most people only ever see the overall picture not the individual soldiers, its why a lot of people don't spend a ton of time on the unit, they stick to basics and then paint up the leaders in higher detail as thats where most people focus)


4)  If you're not having fun and relaxing, you're not doing it right.   Painting is there to help you relax, to get your mini's done in a way that you love, is it the correct colour for the army?  Nope it doesn't matter, they're your mini's, if you want Neon Pink Goblins because your Orks have gotten drunk and learned not to hit the Pink Gretchin, then do it.  Its a fun side story for your army, it makes you laugh and it relaxes you.


At the end of the day just have fun, 

.

All the best,


ThunderMouser

Friday, 23 October 2026

LATEST NEWS: Cyberpunk TCG: Name of the Spring 2027 Release, Edgerunner Open Regional, Prepare for Local Pre-Release - Weird Co



Hail Mighty Readers, Followers of the Luck Gods Math Rocks, 

WeirdCo's Cyberpunk TCG are letting people know about the next set of releases for the forthcoming card game.

Here are the announcements in their own words:

"ANNOUNCING CYBERPUNK TCG SET TWO — EDGERUNNERS: BURN BRIGHT!

It's almost time to go to the moon, Chooms. Cyberpunk TCG Set 2 is due to release in Spring 2027, and it’s called Edgerunners: Burn Bright!

Get all of the info in our announcement blog, and watch out for lots more amazing Edgerunners: Burn Bright art and card reveals over the next few months!


LEARN ALL ABOUT EDGERUNNER OPEN REGIONAL SIDE EVENTS!

We’re getting closer and closer to Edgerunner Open Regional Chicago, and this week we’re giving you a preview of the Side Events you’ll be able to play in when you attend an EOR!

Learn all about our different event types, plus get an early look at the Side Event schedules for both EOR Chicago and EOR Warsaw in our Side Event preview blog.


GET READY FOR YOUR LOCAL PRE-RELEASE WITH OUR SEALED EVENT PRIMER!

It’s almost Pre-release time! If you haven’t found an event to attend near you, make sure you check out our Store Locator now and find out where you can play in a Pre-release next weekend.

If it’s your first time playing in an event like this, take a look at our Sealed Event Primer blog to get ready, and prepare your Pre-release strategy!


Final Event Before Launch

Cyberpunk TCG will be at Spiel Essen 22nd-25th October 2026.  This is your last chance to catch the crew before the official worldwide release of the title.  Also there is normally an event exclusive card.  Where they are at the event is yet to be announced however the Red Zone is the allotted area for all TCG's.  


For more information join the Official Discord and have the latest sent to your implants.

All the best,


ThunderMouser


NEWS: New Seekers, Short Story, Finding your Community - Malediction




Hail Mighty Readers and Followers of the Luck Gods Math Rocks,

Malediction have sent out a fab update including a short story to help whet your appetite about the two new characters that are embarking as new seekers.

Here we let them explain everything in their own words:

Greetings Seeker, 

Nar’Tak follows the trail. Mad Jonru prepares the feast.

Today, we reveal Malediction: Fury and Dread. Meet two new Seekers, enter their story, and discover the first cards of a new spoiler season.



Two new Seekers are coming to Malediction.

Nar’Tak Bluebane hunts those who dare bend the world through magic. Mad Jonru, Starving Maw, pursues his experiments with an appetite that nothing seems able to satisfy.

Fury and Dread introduces two new Seeker Decks and two very different ways to command a warband. Their miniatures are revealed today. Over the coming weeks, we’ll uncover the cards, characters, and lore behind them.

The hunt and the hunger are coming to your battlefield.

Check it out here.



Fury and Dread: The Short Story

A bloodied trail. An insatiable hunger. A hunt that leads into the Malediction.

Meet Nar’Tak and Mad Jonru in Fury and Dread, our new short story. Discover what drives these two Seekers in a tale of pursuit, obsession, and experiments that should never have been attempted.

The story is available now at this location.



Spoiler Season Is On!

Behold Nar’Tak and Mad Jonru.

Nar’Tak brings together Order and Primal Blood, combining mobility and relentless pressure to hunt priority targets and make life difficult for enemy spellcasters.

Mad Jonru draws on Legion of the Fallen and the Conclave. Push your forces beyond their limits, then use healing, card draw, and calculated sacrifice to prepare your next play.

Take a closer look at both Seekers. This is only the beginning.  (This link is to the PlayMalediction Instagram Account.)


The Play Network and how to find your local Community

Play Network, Deckbuilder, Achievements

The new Play Network brings your Malediction account, Deckbuilder, events, and Achievements together in one place. Find official events, submit your deck, and have your participation recorded as you play.

Official events may also offer Organized Play Kit rewards, including Alternative Art cards, pins, and initiative tokens.


Finding your Local Community

Local game stores are where Malediction communities meet, learn, and grow. Use the Store Locator to find a partner LGS near you, discover where other Seekers gather, and support the people building the game in your region.

Search by city, country, or store name and find your local community.



All the Best,


ThunderMouser

LATEST NEWS: Dungeons & Dragons Partner with The Army Painter - Army Painter


Army Painter has made a huge announcement at Spiel, Essen, and just so we can keep you in the loop this is it in their own words:


Dungeons & Dragons X The Army Painter 
The secret is out! Announced today at Spiel Essen, The Army Painter is partnering with Dungeons & Dragons.  Together, we're opening another dimension to Dungeons & Dragons, connecting the characters you create, the creatures you encounter, and the stories you tell with the creative experience of miniature painting.  

Coming in 2027, Forgotten Pigments will feature unique colors developed specifically for Dungeons & Dragons and inspired by its iconic worlds, characters, creatures, and adventures.  

And if you've never painted a miniature before?  Don't worry.  You've been around here long enough to know we strive to make miniature painting easier and more accessible and we want to help more Dungeons & Dragons players discover just how much fun putting brush to miniature can be.  

Sign up for the D&D Paint Academy to be among the first to discover more about Forgotten Pigments - and get approachable tutorials to help you bring your adventures to life.

To sign up please click here.


More news as we get it.

All the best,

ThunderMouser

LATEST NEWS: Halo Flashpoint Fast Grow Campaign and Prize Draw - Mantic Games






With today being the beginning of Mantic Games Halo: Flashpoint Fast Grow, we wanted to bring the latest news in regard to this, with so many creators behind the scheme if you're a massive Halo fan, now is the time to help grow your forces and prepare for glory on the battlefield no matter which side you favour.  Here's what Mantic had to say in regard to this campaign:


MORE THAN 40 CREATORS JOIN GLOBAL HALO FLASHPOINT FAST GROW CHALLENGE

Mantic Games is inviting Halo Flashpoint players around the world to pick up their brushes for the Halo Flashpoint Fast Grow Challenge, beginning Friday 23rd October.

The challenge aims to turn the idea of a traditional “slow grow” on its head, and presents hobbyists with a simple mission: choose a Halo Flashpoint Fireteam and get it painted over one week and two weekends, finishing by Sunday 1st November.  

Players of every experience level are welcome, whether they are painting their first Halo miniatures, tackling an existing pile of unpainted models, or adding something new to an established collection.  Full details are available here.

More Than 40 Creators Taking Part

A major line-up of hobby and wargaming talents will be painting alongside the community, with more than 40 channels and creators signed up to create content around the challenge.

Participants include well-known names such as Dana Howl, Broadsword Wargaming, Peachy Tips, Hellstorm Wargaming, Guerilla Miniature Games, Carl Walmsley, Crabbok and Sonic Sledgehammer Studio, along with many other talented creators across YouTube and Instagram.

Creators have already begun sharing their plans, Fireteam choices and hobby content ahead of the starting gun.

How to Join In

Getting involved is very straightforward:

• Choose some Halo Flashpoint miniatures

• Start painting from 23rd October

• Aim to have them battle-ready by 1st November

• Share progress using #HaloFastGrow

There is no requirement for the Fireteam to be game-legal – Mantic wanted to make sure that the Fast Grow is open to everyone, including newcomers who may not yet be familiar with the game’s list-building mechanics.

An optional prize draw, supported by The Army Painter, will also give one eligible participant the chance to win a Speedpaint Wargamers Mega Set 2.0.

More information about the prize draw can be found here.



A Big Moment for Halo Flashpoint

The Fast Grow Challenge arrives during a major period of growth for Halo Flashpoint.

The game has expanded throughout 2026 with new UNSC and Banished releases, a 

community-shaped v1.5 rules update, growing organised play activity and, most 

recently, the reveal of Judgement, the upcoming expansion that brings the Covenant to 

Halo Flashpoint as a full new faction.

Earlier this year, Mantic also announced a major extension of their tabletop licensing 

partnership, securing years of future Halo releases and additional games.

With new miniatures arriving, the player base continuing to grow and the future looking 

bright, the Fast Grow challenge is designed as a simple way for players to experience 

the fun, speed and accessibility of Halo Flashpoint for themselves.

Join us as we paint together – everyone is welcome!"


All the best,



ThunderMouser