Osprey Games – Warriors of Athena Heroes
Frostgrave, Stargrave, Oathmark and Rangers of Shadow Deep. All these games have one thing in common: Joe McCullough. Known for his focus on narrative-driven games, another game penned by him is being released, and once again, the partners for the release are Osprey, for the rulebooks, and Northstar Miniatures, for the corresponding game accessories.
What is it about?
It is a harsh, wild world, and the mythical monsters of ancient Greece have been unleashed. As if that weren't enough, bandit lords, sinister cults, and other evil forces are also wreaking havoc. In their desperation, the inhabitants of the various city-states pray to the gods. But mortals are only a means to an end for them. A tool for entertainment or pleasure, not worth further concern. Only Athena hears their pleas and decides to help the mortals. Her means of choice are the many illicit demigods who populate the world and have the power to rise up against evil. But she must carry out her mission in secret, for the other gods do not like it when their toys are tampered with. And so she quietly and inconspicuously leads the heroes to where they are most needed, so that their deeds may become legends.
In this book, players take on the role of one of these heroes and their companions to face unexpected adventures and challenges. Conveniently, however, you don't have to face the horrors of mystical Hellas alone—other players can also join your hero as demigods and take part in the battle between good and evil, humans and monsters.
Star Wars Shatterpoint – Outer Rim Outpost Terrain Pack
Atomic Mass Games provided us with a roadmap for Star Wars Shatterpoint. Among last year's releases were several squad packs and the announcement of four terrain packs. The SWP60 Star Wars: Shatterpoint Outer Rim Outpost Terrain Pack was the first to be released. Having seen teasers at shows last year, I was looking forward to reviewing this one.
The SWP60 Outer Rim Outpost Terrain Pack has an RRP of USD 54.99 and consists of an Outpost Bunker, a few stacked supply crates, and a critter - in this case, a Bogwing on top of a GNK droid - just like the other terrain packs.
Star Wars Legion – 3D Objective Tokens
Last year, we reviewed the new starter sets for Star Wars Legion and had our eye on two of the new terrain sets. I find one of these sets, the Star Wars Legion 3D Objective Tokens, especially interesting for skirmish games, and we want to take a look at them today.
The SWQ102 3D Objective Tokens are a plastic kit containing various objectives of different sizes, ranging from supply crates to shield generators, and have an RRP of 44.99 USD. While these are not essential, as you could use markers or tokens from the cardboard sheets, the games benefit from the immersion these create. Due to their varied designs, they fit different scenarios and can also be used with Shatterpoint. All ten objectives (four large and six small pieces) come with pre-sculpted bases which are flatter than regular miniature bases, adding to the above-mentioned immersion with the board.
The box has four language markers on the packaging, but these are irrelevant in this case as no printed gaming materials are included besides the 'Read this First' leaflet with brief instructions in English, French, German and Spanish.
January 2026 review
Kicking off the hobby year
Let’s do a quick recap of January! We started the year with our first event, heading to Szenario Con 2026 near Bad Kreuznach, and it was a great way to shake off the winter break and meet familiar faces again. You can read the full event report and see more tables and impressions on the blog.
Warhammer 40,000 – 2nd Edition Dark Millenium Expansion Set
A year later after the release of Warhammer 40k's 2nd edition, in 1994, a large boxed expansion was released, as was common for Games Workshop systems in the '90s, to add more gear, psychics and vehicles to the game. Just as we did with the starter set, we want to include this unboxing in our coverage as a guideline or checklist for your collection.
These supplements usually covered card decks and advanced rules, but never miniatures. Dark Millenium did the same for Warhammer 40,000, adding almost 100 cards for the sci-fi magic called psi, 24 vehicle datasheets, and lots of new gear for all kinds of armies. It also came with a 48-page rulebook.
Warhammer 40,000 – Imperial Fists Call to Arms Pt 2
You read the introduction to the Imperial Fists. I provided an overview of the first 'MVP' of this army, and now I want to offer some additional insight into the lore behind it. Rather than simply painting these Space Marines as Imperial Fists, I will allocate them to the 3rd Company. I will explain why below.
As loyal Space Marines, we are going to recognise the Codex Astartes. As mentioned in the first article, we will use the Codex: Ultramarines for this project. And I will provide a brief overview of how Space Marine Chapters were organised after the Horus Heresy and before the Rubicon Primaris.
Back in the Age of Darkness, the Adeptus Astartes were organised into Legions known as the Legiones Astartes. There were 18 of them, each following their Primarchs, and they were much bigger than today's Chapters. These legions comprised between 100,000 and 250,000 armed Space Marines, and sometimes even more, as in the case of the Ultramarines and the Word Bearers. These legions were organised into Chapters, Companies and Squads. However, after the Horus Heresy, such concentrated power was deemed undesirable, so the Legions were broken into smaller Chapters of around 1,000 Space Marines. This explains why we talk about Chapters in 40k and Legions in 30k, and also why Chapters are more distinctive in 40k than in 30k (and less flexible).
Warhammer 40,000 – 2nd Edition acryl token set
I gave you an overview on the contents of the starter set of Warhammer 40k's 2nd edition, and one of the things that were missing - or at least not really complete - were the tokens.
Yes, I could have gone to Yaktribe, download the Necromunda tokens and marker sheet, print those out, laminate them and have some flimsy markers made from thick paper or card board. But here are options! I came across this offer on eBay by shinn7776, for acryl tokens.
You can pick up smaller sets of 10 tokens of one kind for 2 GBP, or a complete set with 80 tokens for 15 GBP (excl. VAT). As we're heading for the Chaosbunker Classics, I ordered multiple sets to save on shipping. I ended up paying incl. shipping around 70 EURs for 3 sets.
Warhammer 40,000 – Imperial Fists Call to Arms Pt 1
Ladies and Gentlemen. Friends of the middle aged metal miniatures. I am happy to announce - We are starting with the first full project into the Warhammer 40k 2nd Edition!
We have a deadline, everything has to be battle ready on April 18th for the Chaosbunker Classics! We have an army, the Imperial Fists! And we have a rough scope for our Call to Arms! I do not have to paint my entire collection of Space Marines for this, but around 1,250 to 1,500 for our narrative event, which makes it more reasonable for a 3 month time frame.
Fortunately the hunt for this project is done. Meaning my earlier article series on sourcing old models, and I can concentrate on preparing, building and actually painting the miniatures. First beginning with sorting out roughly the amount of miniatures that I will need to fill the army.
But before that I grabbed a jar, filled it with paint stripper and separated the miniatures from their bases and plastic parts, to just strip the metal. You can strip metal with acetone or turpentine, but plastic and most kind of resins will be dissolved or turned into a gooey mess. Therefore if you have plastic or resin parts you want to clean, go for Isopropanol / IPA and moderate length, as you do not want the material to become brittle.
Warhammer 40,000 – 2nd Edition Starter Set
Today, we will provide an overview of the contents of the 2nd Edition Starter Set of Warhammer 40,000 (1993–1998) for collectors and those about to enter the realm of retro-gaming. You can use this article as a checklist to see if your set is complete, or to identify any missing items.
This edition was accompanied by White Dwarf (UK) issues 166 to 225, Citadel Journals 1 to 28, various codices, and a supplement called Dark Millennium (which we will also cover).
Szenario Con 2026
The first event of the year for us is Szenario Con 2026! Despite the poor weather conditions, we made it to Hackenheim. We discussed the location in last year's coverage. Nevertheless, no event report would be complete without a shot of the car park.
As usual, the event was hosted at the Bonnheimer Hof in the Palatinate region, near Bad Kreuznach.
Digital ticket booking was used to manage the available space and keep track of the number of people coming to SzenarioCon.
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