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Warhammer: The Island of Blood review

The Island of Blood has to be the most hotly anticipated release of the year, both at Total Wargamer and the gaming community at large. Warhammer: The Island of Blood is the new Warhammer starter set for the 8th Edition rules set. It comes with 74 miniatures, a mini rulebook, a getting started guide and all [...]
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Mantic Games Dwarf Flamebelcher review

The Dwarf Flamebelcher blasts great bouts of fire from it’s nozzle, it envelopes enemy regiments in such intense heat as to burn flesh and melt armour. These rare warmachines are held in great reverence in a Dwarf army for no other weapon creates such fear in an enemy – those who oppose the [...]
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Warlord Games: Bolt Action 28mm WW II German Infantry review

At Total Wargamer we were very excited when we first heard about the new Bolt Action late war WWII German infantry from Warlord Games. This is the first plastic kit from the Bolt Action range, in fact this is the world’s first 28mm hard plastic multi-pose World War II infantry. So, it was with a great [...]
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Warhammer Daemon Prince review

Daemon Princes were formerly mortal Champions of Chaos who have been elevated to daemonhood by the Chaos Gods. They have bartered their humanity for unearthly power and immortality. In order to attract the attention of their patrons, Chaos Champions have to perform great and terrible deeds. They sacrifice enemies and allies alike for their ambitions [...]
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Mantic Games Dwarf Ironwatch review

Standing back and shooting up the enemy before the hand to hand combat begins has always been a trick of a good dwarf army. Under the cover of a withering bombardment of shot, the Dwarfs advance slowly, those ranks with charged weapons filtering through those who have discharged theirs, giving them [...]
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Mantic Games Dwarfs Ironguard review

Dwarfs are the third range of miniatures from Mantic Games, and the first metal miniatures for this army are the Ironguard. The Dwarf Ironguard are veterans of wars fought long ago, impassive and grim. Leading from the front, Ironguard often take up the leadership of other Dwarf Regiments, showing their kin how to wage war in [...]
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KR Multicase review

The KR Multicase, by Kaiser Rushforth, is a range of figure cases that include everything from cases for small skirmish games to huge aluminium/re-enforced polyester cases that can hold up to 640 miniatures. In this review we are mainly looking at 2 products, the KaiserOne (and by extension also the KaiserTwo & KaiserFour high capacity cases) [...]
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Warhammer Bloodletters of Khorne review: A retrospective

It’s a good thing that the Realms of Chaos remain firmly in fiction, otherwise minor tears into the immaterium would occur every morning on the London Underground. As seats are stolen from sweaty commuters; people push their way on to trains before others have disembarked; and people old enough to know better play music through [...]
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Warhammer Bloodthirster of Khorne review: A retrospective

The release of “The Realms of Chaos” in 1989 was a true landmark event for the hobby, and to my mind marked a coming of age for Games Workshop. It was at this point where they found their voice and really fleshed out the dark side of their universe(s). Of course, with the realisation of the [...]
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Mantic Games Dwarf Ironclad Regiment review

Dwarfs are the third range of miniatures from Mantic Games, and their first release is the Ironclad. These are essentially classic Dwarf Infantry: heavily armoured; and armed with hammers and axes. First impressions On opening the Ironclad Regiment box the first thing that strikes you is how much you get for your money. Now, Mantic are well known [...]
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