It’s Friday, and here on No Rerolls that means it’s time for an all-new 5 on Friday. We’re going to start with 5 exciting releases for this week before moving on to our usual digest of some of our favourite articles from the past week. Of course, we’re slow readers, so don’t be surprised if there are some articles that are a little older – these are just some of the great articles we happen to have actually read in the past week.
Releases & Previews
Every week there are many games, books, and miniatures released. This will probably be a mix of previews, preorders, and releases, and with release dates being the way they are in this industry, it’s always pretty approximate. Excuses out of the way, here are 5 of the releases that caught our attention this week:
Games Workshop releases a new Dark Angels Codex for Warhammer 40,000 – The first legion returns to the field of battle, now led by their awakened primarch, The Lion! It’s time for a new codex (supplement) for the Dark Angels!
I like the Dark Angels a lot. I really like noy only their core colour scheme, but also how they set apart their specialist, elite companies, the Ravenwing and Deathwing. They’ve got decent lore, a fantastic aesthetic, and cool characters.
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Wyrd releases Noxious Atmosphere set for Malifaux – One of the keywords that I’m keen to build for Malifaux is Plague. Hamelin is a really cool master, and I love the ratty theme of his crew. Wyrd is releasing some new minis that can be used with this crew:
I really like the idea of the Fumigator. His Fogger attack throws around AoE damage and poison, and his Reference the Field Guide ability makes triggers easier to use on your other models. He looks fun.
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Chaosium releases Arkham supplement for Call of Cthulhu – Arkham is seen as the core setting for Call of Cthulhu. The fiction Massachusetts city was created by H. P. Lovecraft and features in loads of stories. Now, Chaosium is releasing a fresh sourcebook for bringing the city into your games of Call of Cthulhu:
The book will act as a sandbox setting with lots of material to help with establishing a classic, engaging setting for your investigations. As is common for these Chaosium supplements, it also includes a number of maps and handouts.
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Monte Cook releases Rust and Redemption supplement for the Cypher System – This seems to be a genre sourcebook that helps you develop post-apocalyptic settings for your games.
The book comes with an example setting, a number of adventures, new creatures, extra rules, GM resources, and more. There’s a ton of content, some cool art, and a new spin to put on your adventures. Seems fun!
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Uchibacoya launches a Kickstarter campaign for a Pirate-themed expansion for Ostia – Ostia is a strategic Mancala board game by Totsuca Chuo. The game is all about building an ancient Roman harbour. It was Kickstarted in 2023. Now, here comes an expansion:
The Pirates expansion brings… well, pirates to the game. Now, you need to balance the domestic situation and international trade with you ability to repel pirates to protect your ships and allow them to reach the port with their riches intact. This adds a cool, new dimension to the game. The campaign also includes reprints of the original game.
Blog Posts & Articles
The meat of 5 on Friday, the articles are listed in no particular order, so let’s get into some recommendations:
Top Three AOS Lists for AOS Carnage GT @ Woehammer – Good factions and fun lists! I’ve been looking at how to tighten my Ogor list and make it more Beastclaw-flavoured. The list in here seems a likely candidate!
Sourcing miniatures for your Nightmares @ Stalker7 – I love this post! Something that really helps me to get started with planning for new games is some advice on minis. I also love making this sort of post, myself.
February 2024 Retrospective @ Spalanz – The Warcry terrain looks fantastic! I just can’t motivate myself to do mine. I continue to be dangerously tempted by Shatterpoint… but also reasonably sure that I won’t cross that line. Reasonably.
Zombie Dice @ Best Board Shout Outs – I almost feel, and this is not a slight on the author, that this is a bigger, better, and more thoughtful review than this game deserves! That said, and as much distaste as I have for Steve Jackson Games, I don’t dislike Zombie Dice. It’s fine for what it is; a fun, little push-your-luck game that plays well with kids. Good review, this.
February 2024 Gaming @ Dude! Take Your Turn! – I’ve played none of these games. The thing is, that’s dangerous. I already bought a game last month based on this blog’s recommendations and I’m in danger of doing so again. And again. And again. And so on.
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There have been a few posts since my last 5 on Friday:
- Some completed Skaven Gnawholes
- A review of Cory Doctorow’s new novel, The Bezzle
- My completed Chaos Dwarf Prophet-Sorcerer
- February’s Game of the Month
- February’s Resolutions Roundup
- A D&D and cooking-themed Throwback Thursday
Not a bad week for progress on the painting. Some terrain that I needed done, and just getting in under the wire to finish up my Propher-Sorcerer.
I’ve not bought any more minis, but I’ve printed a trio of Mancrushers. Next month I am likely to print at least 40 miniatures, so that balance will look a lot less healthy!
Painting, purchasing, and printing totals so far this year:
- Purchased: 29 minis
- Printed: 7 minis
- Painted: 90 minis
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LOL thanks for the link!
What game this month are you looking at getting?
I like being the “just one more…” guy. 🙂
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Combat Commander continues to be tempting.
The one you pushed me to pick up is Viscounts, which will arrive this weekend.
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I hope you enjoy Viscounts. And you can’t go wrong with Combat Commander as long as you have somebody to play it with
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that’s my problem, there
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Thanks for the link 😃 For what it’s worth, you should totally get into Shatterpoint!!
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Shhhh
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