Warhammer Open Maastricht 2026 – Part 1
It's been a while since the last event that was hosted in Europe by Games Workshop, if you exclude the Golden Demon at the SPIEL. And it is the first ever Warhammer Open in Europe, hosted at the MECC in Maastricht!
And since we really liked Warhammer Fest Europe 2018 in Düsseldorf, we were excited for the announcement of Warhammer Open in Maastricht, since it is just two hours away from us.
From April 24th to 26th, 2026 at Maastricht Exhibition & Conference Centre in The Netherlands, there was a whole weekend filled with gaming events for Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, Underworlds and even an narrative format.
Warhammer Open Maastricht 2026 – Part 2
In the second part of our coverage on Warhammer Open Maastricht 2026 we continue with more tables and impressions from the event.
In a corner of their own was the Narrative Event, and they really caught my eye as they went above and beyond to really bring the narrative across, most of them wearing costumes fitting to their army.
A visit to … Kutami
During my trip to Bremen, I took the opportunity to visit Kutami at their new location in Lloydstraße, at the corner of Lloyd-Straße and Hans-Böckler-Straße. There is a tram stop nearby and a parking lot behind the building, which makes it easy enough to reach.
Before you get there, though, it is worth knowing that this is not a regular store with a broad shop front. Instead, Kutami's new location is rather a walkable warehouse for wargaming and tabletop hobbyists.
As they recently moved, not everything was in its final place yet, but I was allowed to take a few pictures and give you an impression of what is going on there. The space includes a checkout area, several cabinets, and plenty of tables. Especially on the weekends, there is a lot happening, and with boxes full of terrain they are easily able to host mid-sized to larger events.
Warhammer 40,000 – Chaosbunker Classics
If you have followed my Imperial Fists project log over the last few weeks, you will probably have read about the CHAOSBUNKER CLASSICS. But let me give you a brief introduction.
In autumn of last year, I moved forward with my idea of hosting a small get-together to play some Warhammer 40,000 2nd Edition, mainly to provide a proper deadline for an army project - because you have a motivational problem until you have a time problem. What initially started as a simple “let’s see if we can get 4 to 6 people committed” quickly gained momentum. More people joined (and some unfortunately had to cancel due to time constraints), but we still ended up with ten people fully committed to painting a 1,500-point army for a weekend of retro gaming.
The idea behind the Chaosbunker Classics is to bring back the aesthetics of the old games and recapture some of the magic of Bring Out Your Lead here in Germany. The events won’t be limited to 40k 2nd Edition - this one was, but future events will explore the look and feel of classic games and miniatures, possibly using different rulesets to recreate certain settings. Since 1,500 points of 40k was already a challenge, I don’t see 2,000-point Warhammer Fantasy Battles armies as a viable scope for upcoming events.
These are narrative events, not focused on meta-gaming or a tournament mindset. The first Chaosbunker Classics featured a narrative story arc, which I’ll cover in a separate article.
Over the past year, the idea became more and more tangible. With people like Zigor already hosting 40k 2nd Edition demos at Rhein-Main-Multiversum, and support from Tobias and Evi of Team Würfelkrieg (who also support Torsten with CONflict Rhineland), things really got rolling. More people joined: Holger / Indigo, Florian / Celebration Parallax, Christian / Fritz, Tom / Rekrom, Flip, and another Christian - each with a fully painted army.
I looked for a suitable location, and the local parish centre turned out to be perfect. It offered proper infrastructure: parking, a small kitchen with a fridge, plenty of tables, and a central location between Cologne and Frankfurt, just minutes from the Autobahn - which was especially convenient for players coming from Franconia and even Berlin (!).
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.
Event Schedule for 2026
The event schedule for 2026 with potential events for the Chaosbunker.
List will be updated accordingly and focus around DACH and BeNeLux countries, with minor exceptions for special occasions:
These are the once that we will very certainly visit:
- January 9th to 11th - Tabletop Szenario, Hackenheim GER (visits 2013, 2015, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
- February 21st - Dutch Oldhammer Games Day, Almelo NL (New Event)
- February 28th to March 1st - Tactica, Hamburg (visit 2019 and 2023)
- March 7th to 8th - BembelMiniatureCup, Rodgau GER (2025)
- March / September TBA - Bitbox, Mülheim an der Ruhr (visit 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017)
- April 18th to 19th - Chaosbunker Classic (New Event)
- April 24th to 26th - Warhammer Netherlands Open, Maastricht (New Event)
- May 9th - Ad Arma Con, Landau (visits 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2019)
- May 29th to 31st - CONflict Rheinland (visits 2019, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025)
- September 12th - 13th - Rhein Main Multiversum 2025 (visits 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023 and 2025)
- November 7th - Crisis, Antwerp BE (visit 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2022 and 2024)
- November 27th - 29th TTW Maltreff, Lützensömmern GER (2024, 2025)
TabletopWelt Paint Meeting 2025
It was that time again: the Tabletopwelt painting meet-up took place and drew us to Lützensommern at the Rittergut. You can find my report on the 2024 painting meet-up here, so we'll skip some basic information about the location this time.
The weather was better as well. Although it drizzled a little in between, the fact that it was a good 8 °C warmer than last year was a welcome change.
As I was very busy last week, I started packing early. In addition to my painting supplies, I also brought something for the open bar. In addition to the full board provided by the youth hostel (including a fridge stocked with delicious Vita-Cola), many participants bring snacks or drinks from home, some of which are home-brewed. On the way there, I stopped at Haribo and picked up one of the large mixed kilo boxes. Later, numerous other sweets and snacks were added.
Art de la Guerre Team Tournament 2025
The Art de la Guerre Team Tournament was held on the Marksburg in Braubach last weekend. Having been there before, for example to watch the Field of Glory events, I took the opportunity to visit again.
Organised by Johannes Müther, the event covered teams of three split into the Ancients era (armies up to 551 BC), the Classical Antiquity era (armies from 550 BC to 476 AD) and the Middle Ages era (armies from 1050 AD). This tournament used the 4th Edition of L'Art de la Guerre rules, with 15–18 mm scale miniatures and forces of 200 points.
A visit to … Radaddel
I have been in touch with Radaddel since 2008. At that time, they were one of the first advertising partners on my old portal. Over the years, I visited the shop several times, for example for the open day or the inauguration of the new shop premises. In mid-2022, Matthias and Simone handed over the reins to Dominik. He relocated the shop and the logistics of the online shop from Rudolstadt to Großweil. It was time for me to take a look for myself, which I did during my holiday in southern Germany.
Radaddel is one of the largest tabletop shops in Germany. In addition to the Games Workshop range, the shop also stocks products from Warlord Games, Asmodee and board games. The very wide range of paints, tools and other accessories is particularly noteworthy. Radaddel not only supplies end customers, but is also a reliable contact for resellers as a wholesaler via Tabletop Depot.
Großweil is located about an hour south of Munich near Murnau am Staffelsee. There, Radaddel has moved into the spacious upper floor of a timber merchant's premises. In addition to plenty of space for the shop, there is also a generous selection of gaming tables (I think the last time I saw such a spacious venue was at Maelstrom Games 15 years ago). These are frequently in use, as can be seen on the Instagram channel. Radaddel is a partner of STC Oberland, Würfel-Rüpeln and Level Zero Heroes, among others, who hold their various events there. At the end of November, a Bolt Action tournament will also take place.
Rhein Main Multiversum 2025
The 11th instalment of the Rhein Main Multiversum, hosted by the Tabletop Club Rhein Main, took place in Nidderau, in the state of Hessen (about half an hour north-east of Frankfurt).
Entry was free, and the show took place on 13th and 14th September last weekend.
The venue was the Kultur und Sporthalle Heldenbergen, which has plenty of parking right outside. However, as they share the car park with the surrounding stores, this can be an issue on Saturdays.
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