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3 days ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
Warhammer 40k has long been at the forefront of model kit design for the miniature game market, with kits that combine a fun building experience, loads of options, and a final product that both looks great and plays well on the tabletop. But the game's dominance is about to be shaken by Bandai's upcoming Gundam Assemble wargame – team Wargamer has built some test models, and they're simply superb.
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4 days ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
Historical model maker Warlord Games has revealed a spread of new plastic miniatures for its Weird War Two wargame Konflikt '47, which will go on sale alongside the game's second edition this September. With former Warhammer 40k maestro Andy Chambers leading the rules design team, and now plastic kits for its cool sci-fi designs, 2025 is shaping up to be a very good year indeed for K47.
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4 days ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
The next batch of illustrated card sleeves for the Star Wars: Unlimited TCG has been revealed, and we're happy to say that – at last – you can finally adorn your deck with pictures of baby Yoda. GameGenic will release four new licensed art sleeve types alongside the upcoming set Legends of the Force, plus soft boxes and card folders which – to our great disappointment – don't feature Grogu at all.
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5 days ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
Bandai's upcoming Gundam Trading Card game has a red hot IP – but does it have the chops to stand tall in the crowded TCG market? Team Wargamer managed to squeeze in a short test during the recent UK Games Expo – here's what we think. Fellow Wargamer writer Matt Bassil and I got a hands-on demo with the Gundam TCG on Saturday, which lasted just long enough to see all the systems in action, but was far too brief to assess what the game's first set will be like.
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5 days ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
Three new detachments have just entered the Warhammer 40k arena, introducing new ways to build Tyranid, Dark Angels, and Chaos Space Marine armies. The Tyranids Subterranean Assault is all about tunnelling terrors; the Dark Angels' Wrath of the Rock pairs up the lightning fast Ravenwing with the rock solid Deathwing; and the Chaos Space Marines' Cabal of Chaos revels in the power of the warp. Here's why they're cool.
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6 days ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
Japanese Pokémon TCG players have gotten their hands on the latest set, Black Bolt White Flair, and have been sharing the spoils on social media. It's the first chance for Western fans to get a glimpse at the Secret Illustration Rares in the set, and there's a lot to look forward to when it gets an English language release, starting with a truly gorgeous Reshiram ex.
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6 days ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
Games Workshop has played a massive role shaping the market for hobby paints, with the massive success of Warhammer 40k creating a market for paints with different colors and properties from those favored by military modelling or Gunpla hobbyists. Games Workshop has often been at the forefront of innovating new paint formulas, but having tested several new paint ranges at this year's UK Games Expo, it's clear to me that it's being left behind.
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6 days ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
I had the luck to briefly test Lost Lumina, an upcoming board game from Dranda Games, at the UK Games Expo, and the experience left me eager for more. With a tiny board, a handful of meeples, and a grip of combat cards, it scratched the same itch for me as strategy epics like Game of Thrones or Dune, despite games playing out in ten to twenty minutes. Lost Lumina is on a fundamentally smaller scale than those colossal strategy board games, but it has one very similar system – combat resolution.
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1 week ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
If you're based in the UK and want to get on board with the next Star Wars Unlimited set, Legends of the Force, we've found a great deal for you. Pre-orders for the box set are available now on Zatu games for £86.39, a 27% saving compared to retail price. Legends of the Force is the fifth set for Star Wars: Unlimited, and is set to launch on July 11.
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1 week ago | 
wargamer.com | Timothy Linward
When I first encountered the Challenger Cards in the Warhammer 40k 2025 Chapter Approved mission deck, I thought they were pretty innovative – they give players the choice of an extra objective to score or a free Stratagem to use, points or power, a neat little brainteaser. I still think they're cool, but having tested the steampunk wargame Armoured Clash at the UK Games Expo, I don't think they're anywhere near as innovative – and I'm less impressed with how 40k uses cards in general.
