Rhein Main Multiversum 2026
For the 12th time now, the Rhein Main Multiversum, run by the Tabletop Club Rhein Main, opened its doors this weekend, and numerous hobbyists made their way to Nidderau to check out the gaming tables and trader stands.
The Multiversum has been held for a few years now at the Kultur- und Sporthalle Heldenbergen in Nidderau, Hesse, and was open to visitors on Saturday, 12 September 2026, from 10am to 8pm, as well as on Sunday, 13 September 2026, from 10am to 3pm. You can find an overview of past events and my show reports going back to 2018 here: Rhein Main Multiversum, so we'll skip going over the car park situation again and get straight into the event.
Prelude to Rhein Main Multiversum 2026
On September 12th and 13th, 2026, the Tabletop Club Rhein-Main once again invites you to the Rhein Main Multiversum at the Kultur- und Sporthalle Heldenbergen (Friedberger Str. 92, 61130 Nidderau). It's open Saturday from 10am to 8pm and Sunday from 10am to 3pm, and just like in previous years there will be plenty of dealers on site alongside the game demos.
I've attended quite a few editions over the years, from the 6th edition back in 2018 at the old Willi-Salzmann-Halle up to the 11th edition of the Rhein Main Multiversum last year at the by-now well-established new venue. The fact that the event in 2022 was held without any dealers at all, as an open gaming weekend only, shows just how much it has bounced back since then. Anyone wanting to catch up can find the previous coverage of the Rhein Main Multiversum here in the archive.
Save the Date: The Bitbox in Mülheim is back!
The Bitbox is opening its doors again: Franz has just announced the new date for the tabletop flea market in Mülheim an der Ruhr.
The key facts
Date September 20th, 2026
Uhrzeit: 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location: Kath. Pfarrheim St. Barbara, Schildberg 93, 45475 Mülheim an der Ruhr
Admission: free
Entry is free as always, all you need to bring is a bit of time for browsing and haggling.
July 2026 review
We returned last Thursday from our summer holiday to Spain.
We had great weather, swam in the ocean, visited a lot of sights, and yet didn't have enough time to catch up on everything that I had planned. Well, there's always a next time.
One of the sights that I visited, was Castillo de Argueso, and I brought along the miniature of a Spanish noble to take some pictures. Always bring a miniature with you, just like Team Würfelkrieg.
June 2026 review
Halfway through 2026!
The year is already half over, and we have seen quite a bit so far. CONflict Rheinland may have taken place at the end of May, but the coverage only went online in June, so I’m including it here as well. Once again we had our own table, played a good amount of games, and had a really solid day overall. What more could you want?
It is a bit of a shame, though, that the next tabletop event, as things stand now, will not be until September: Rhein Main Multiversum 2026 in Nidderau. So there will have to be a few private sessions in between.
Speaking of private gaming sessions, there were a few of those in June as well. I met up with Team Würfelkrieg for some gaming and bbq, and we played a few rounds of What a Tanker! That will definitely be continued with more games later on. The highlight, though, was the ride in the Willys Jeep.
Obituary John Blanche
John Blanche passed away at the age of 77. The news was shared by Trish Carden, a long-time friend and former Games Workshop colleague, via social media. The family has asked for a private funeral and announced a later gathering for everyone who knew John and valued his work.
John Blanche’s wife Lin has asked me to let you all know that John passed away a couple of days ago.
John was an inspirational artist, devoted to his family and a good friend to many. Always generous with his time and knowledge, he was very well loved by all who knew and worked with him. He’ll be hugely missed.
The world of Warhammer was brought to life by his vision of the grimdark setting and I know his art meant a lot to so many of you. He leaves behind an enormous legacy that has enriched many people’s lives.
The family will say goodbye to John privately but there will be a get together in the future for everyone to celebrate John’s life.
Kosk yn kres old friend.
Anyone who got into Warhammer in the 1980s and 1990s really also encountered John Blanche. Not through the rules or the boxes, but through the artwork that shaped countless products in the Warhammer universe. Many remember the iconic cover of the 2nd edition of Warhammer 40,000, the Blood Angels Captain in the midst of battle, surrounded by Orks. That image, too, was created by John Blanche.
His style shaped not only the look of the products, but also the way many hobbyists approached their own projects and models. Blanchitsu, that distinctive mix of conversion work and painting, often using carefully chosen colors like the Zorn palette, helped define what many now understand as Grimdark, and it remains part of what makes that style so special today.
I never met John Blanche in person, but through mutual acquaintances and his many projects beyond the Warhammer universe, I was always able to sense the creative energy he brought to everything he did. In one of his quotes about his work, he once wrote:
„The first images of primeval man would concern themselves with hunting scenes, heroic action, mighty beasts, death masks, war paint, fetishes and trophies. Today we see the same sorts of themes represented in punk haircuts, studded leather and even in the imagery employed in films like Blade Runner and Aliens. This is the heritage of Western culture, and that is what I am trying to tap when I paint.“
He did exactly what he described. And traces of that can be found everywhere, including here. Thank you for your life’s work.
Rest in peace, John Blanche.
CONflict Rhineland 2026
Last weekend, the latest installment of CONflict Rheinland took place in Langenfeld near Leverkusen. Just like in previous years, we had our own table, this time covering some retro gaming of Warhammer 40,000 2nd edition.
CONflict is a closed, invite-only event that runs from Friday evening until Sunday afternoon, with some people, just like the three of us, only staying for Saturday. We covered things like the location, car park, and so on over the last few years, so I’ll skip that in this year’s coverage. If you’re interested, just check out the coverage since 2022:
As catering was expanded this year, we had more room in the car for miniatures and such, and I brought along two IKEA Samla boxes of sprues and kits for the bring & buy. Once we arrived around 10:30 am, a lot of gaming was already going on, and we did a quick browse before we set up our own table.
Right next to us, Lion Rampant was being played, covering a battle from the Italian Wars with lots of Landsknechts.
May 2026 review
Post-Chaosbunker Classics
Welcome to June! It’s almost the halfway point of 2026, and I’m still catching up on the things we did during that weekend. I started covering the individual army shots in separate posts, including the icons you might know from old White Dwarf battle reports.
I took a lot of pictures and screenshots from old magazines and recreated them. Unfortunately, due to a file error, all of the Ork icons I had already prepared were lost, and I have to redraw them. That is something I might tackle on the next long weekend.
Age of Sigmar Spearhead – City of Ash
Games Workshop sent us the City of Ash boxed set, the latest entry in their Spearhead format for Age of Sigmar. It is the first Spearhead set we review on this blog, and we will do an unboxing review for City of Ash in a similar way to how we covered the Kill Team sets. But just to point out: Spearhead is not comparable to Kill Team (of which the Fantasy counterpart is Warcry), but rather to 40k’s Combat Patrol game mode.
City of Ash is a themed boxed set for the Spearhead game mode: a self-contained two-player set designed for fast, focused games. There is also a regular variant, based on the last Age of Sigmar starter set containing Stormcast Eternals and Skaven.
What is it about?
The name says it all: Embergard, the City of Ash. A dead city fought over for its reserves of emberstone, a magical resource with military significance in the ongoing wars of the Mortal Realms. Two Spearhead-warbands clash in its ruins: the Freeguild soldiers of the Cities of Sigmar under the command of Jorvan Kreel, and the Clans Eshin Skaven, rat-folk assassins led by the notorious Deathmaster Crixxit.
April 2026 review
Chaosbunker Classics!
The premiere of our inhouse retro series was a full on success! You can read a recap on the weekend on here - Chaosbunker Classics 2026. We played Warhammer 40k 2nd edition for two days, had some amazing armies and terrain to play with.
The feedback on that weekend was overwhelmingly positive and in such volume that I'm still trying to process it all. Thanks everybody for joining in and especially to Tobias and Evi for the great pictures and coverage afterwards. We got invitations to podcast, we were asked when the next event will be, offered sponsorship and but most of all, the people shared their fascination and enthusiasm for what we did.
The coverage on the Classics is not done either, all the armies will get their presentation posts, like I did with my Imperial Fists and the Sisters of Battle so far, it just takes some time to prepare the small icons. And of course I want to provide the narrative that we played on the weekend in a proper way, editing the campaign maps, capturing the scenarios and such takes a bit of time, but will be posted on here as well.
So be sure, this won't be the last endeavour into the old times of Warhammer. We'll keep you posted.
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