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:
CMYK to release updated edition of Magical Athlete – CMYK’s re‑release of Magical Athlete revives the cult Japanese racing game of absurd fantasy figures, now updated with fresh design input from Richard Garfield, best known as the creator of Magic: The Gathering.
This new edition pairs Garfield’s refined gameplay tweaks with vibrant new artwork from Angela Kirkwood, giving the chaotic races of bananas, babies, and mythic heroes a bold, kinetic energy. With CMYK’s production polish, the re‑release promises to transform a quirky classic into a modern party game that’s as unpredictable and hilarious as ever.
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Black Books Editions releases their new RPG, Cats! The Conspurracy – Black Book Editions’ Cats! The Conspurracy is a delightfully offbeat RPG where players embody psychic cats secretly running the world, manipulating humans and defending their hidden feline order.
Blending humour, conspiracy parody, and imaginative roleplay, the game offers a lighthearted twist on traditional RPGs. With its English‑language release following a successful Kickstarter, Cats! invites players to purr, plot, and paw their way through adventures that prove cats really do rule everything around us.
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Warcradle Studios releases an Armoured Clash starter set for the Sultanate – Warcradle Studios’ Sultanate Starter Set for Armoured Clash introduces the eighth and final faction to the game, bringing their opulent, portal‑mastering forces into the fray.
The Sultanate are built on three pillars; the shadowy House of Gold, the mystical Order, and the Crimson League’s Enlightened sciences. These combine wealth, sorcery, and super‑science into a striking battlefield presence. This starter set provides everything needed to begin commanding the Sultanate, from battlegroup miniatures to command cards, making it a perfect entry point for players eager to explore the Dystopian Age through Armoured Clash.
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Modiphius releases an RPG based on Space: 1999 – Modiphius’ Space: 1999 RPG lets players step into Moonbase Alpha, reliving the cult sci‑fi series as the crew struggles to survive after the moon is blasted out of Earth’s orbit.
Co‑produced with Anderson Entertainment, the game is looking to capture the classic show’s blend of cosmic mystery and human drama, offering episodic adventures filled with alien encounters, perilous exploration, and the fight to keep hope alive in deep space.
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Preorders are up for Magic the Gathering’s Lorwyn Eclipsed set – Lorwyn Eclipsed is Magic: The Gathering’s long‑awaited return to the beloved Lorwyn–Shadowmoor plane, releasing in January 2026. The set revisits the whimsical yet eerie world of changelings, fae, and elves, now transformed under a new eclipse‑driven storyline.
Packed with hybrid mechanics, typal synergies, and returning keywords like Changeling, Evoke, Persist, and Transform, Lorwyn Eclipsed blends nostalgia with fresh design. Iconic characters such as Ashling and Sygg reappear in new forms, while showcase treatments and Commander decks expand the set’s reach across formats. For players who loved the original’s mix of light and dark, this expansion promises both a celebration of Lorwyn’s past and a bold new chapter for its future.
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- Play Booster Box (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Single Play Booster (Element Games)
- Collector Booster Box (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Single Collector Booster (Element Games)
- Bundle (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Draft Night (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Commander Deck: Blight Curse (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Commander Deck: Dance of the Elements (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Standard Deck: Angels (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Standard Deck: Pirates (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Singles available at Big Orbit Cards
Blog Posts & Articles
The meat of 5 on Friday, the articles are listed in no particular order, so let’s get into some recommendations:
Navigating the Complex Rules of Necromunda @ Scrubs Against the Meta – This post really captures both the frustration and the charm of Necromunda. I like how it’s framed less as a competitive rules engine and more as a narrative skirmish, closer to roleplaying than chess. That perspective makes the dense mechanics feel purposeful rather than overwhelming.
Top Three AoS Lists for the Renegade Open 2025 @ Woehammer – I don’t know if I’d field that Troggoth list or not… I like the idea of combining the Troggs and the wolfy boys, but I don’t know if I’d be comfortable leaving out certain mainstays of my Troggoth army. The monster-heavy Flesh-Eater Courts army is cool, too!
Marvel Crisis Protocol tournament report: Northern Alliance Games November 29Nov2025 @ The Bovine Overlord – A sharp Marvel Crisis Protocol tournament report from Newcastle, with the Thralls of Dracula roster facing Brotherhood in a cinematic opening game full of big plays and wild dice.
Weekly Commander: Flubs, the Fool @ J.M. Casual Blog – This post dives into Flubs, the Fool—a quirky Storm‑leaning build that chains land drops, cheap spells, and graveyard recursion into wild value spirals, with win conditions ranging from Chatterstorm squirrels to Thassa’s Oracle. I love how different this feels to my own Flubs deck, which I am currently building, and about which I will likely write in January.
Zogg on Deez Nutz @ Plastic Craic – My last game with the Ironjawz was an Ardboyz-heavy list like this one. I had a lot of fun. Now I get to read about how to use them well.
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There have been a few posts here since my last 5 on Friday:
- A review of season 1 of The Capture
- A review of the movie, Civil War
- Thoughts on the MTG card, Panoptic Mirror
- Part 3 of this year’s Top 50 list
- Why your D&D feats are a reflection of your bad personality
- a 2022-flavoured Throwback Thursday
No new miniatures painted this week. I did pick up Darkwater though, so that adds 49 minis to the pile.
Purchased: 131
Painted: 180
Given Away: 29
Catch you next week!
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