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Earlier we mistakenly suggested that Crooked Dice had acquired the "entire" Otherworld Miniatures range and this requires correction! Thanks to https://dice.camp/@theresponsibleone for keeping us honest. The reality proves more complex and after a bit of investigative journalism (ok... Googling) here’s a fuller picture.When Richard Scott retired in 2024, closing Otherworld Miniatures after years of sterling service to the hobby, he split the range amongst multiple manufacturers rather than selling to a single buyer. Spreading the risk and ensuring the legacy survives. Must be rather nice to st...
Hello and welcome to this, the second part of my top ten exhibitors at last weekend’s Salute.As detailed in the previous instalment, this year’s Salute was the first that I as able to enjoy as a punter. Previously I had only attended the show as a member of staff for one exhibitor or another, but this year I was able to take my time to browse each stand, chat to venders and catch up with friends in the industry. It also enabled me to cast a covetous eye over the various stands and compile this list of my favourite exhibitors.As with part one, the following are presented in alphabetical order; ...
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Safety in Numbers: The Otherworld Miniatures Scatter
Earlier we mistakenly suggested that Crooked Dice had acquired the "entire" Otherworld Miniatures range and this requires correction! Thanks to https://dice.camp/@theresponsibleone for keeping us honest. The reality proves more complex and after a bit of investigative journalism (ok... Googling) here’s a fuller picture.When Richard Scott retired in 2024, closing Otherworld Miniatures after years o...
Ten Hut! The Best Miniatures and Demo Games from Salute, Part Two
Hello and welcome to this, the second part of my top ten exhibitors at last weekend’s Salute.As detailed in the previous instalment, this year’s Salute was the first that I as able to enjoy as a punter. Previously I had only attended the show as a member of staff for one exhibitor or another, but this year I was able to take my time to browse each stand, chat to venders and catch up with friends i...
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Ten Hut! The Best Miniatures and Demo Games from Salute, Part One
The biggest event of the UK’s wargaming calendar, Salute took place this past weekend, and I’m pleased to have been in attendance. However, this year’s Salute was very different for me. Whilst this was, by my reckoning, the eighth Salute I’d attended, it was my first time as a punter. Previously I’d been working for one publisher or another, and whilst I can’t deny I really enjoyed working Salute ...
New Burrows and Badgers Warbands on the Horizon
Do you like Burrows and Badgers? Then you’re in for treat!Salute is just around the corner, and companies are putting the finishing touches to their new releases. Oathsworn Miniatures are no exception, and they have a pair of new starter sets in store for fans of their flagship skirmish game. Due for release later this month, these two sets include a band of royalists and a band of rebels. Each fe...
Great Escape Games to Release Flat Caps and Truncheons at Salute
Great Escape Games’ new The Chicago Way starter set will make its debut at Salute.Entitled Flat Caps and Truncheons, this new two-player set will include all the rules required to play plus a scenario booklet. A set of 28mm scale metal Peaky Blinders miniatures will be included, as will a brand new faction, Coppers. Said Coppers will also be available as a standalone faction. The official release ...