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 the 4th edition Battletome for Age of Sigmar’s Ossiarch Bonereapers – The new Ossiarch Bonereapers Battletome cements the faction as a disciplined engine of conquest, sharpening their identity around relentless logistics, battlefield inevitability, and the cold precision of Nagash’s perfect soldiers. The rules lean into that character: steady pressure, layered synergies, and a playstyle that rewards methodical advance over flashy spikes.
Lore, subfactions, and warscroll updates all pull in the same direction, giving the Bonereapers a clearer battlefield role and a stronger thematic spine; a faction defined by the grim efficiency of an empire built from the bones of the defeated.
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Modiphius is taking preorders for a new, Battle for Boston-themed starter set for Fallout Factions – The upcoming Battle for Boston boxed set pushes Fallout Factions into full urban‑warfare mode, framing the Commonwealth as a tight, contested battleground where faction identity actually matters: Brotherhood discipline, Minutemen improvisation, and Institute precision all colliding across ruined streets and half‑collapsed landmarks. It feels like a snapshot of the setting at its most volatile.
New sculpts, streamlined force‑building, and a scenario arc built around control of the city make this a clean on‑ramp for new players and a sharp thematic hook for veterans. It seems to be a boxed set that understands Boston is more than just a backdrop; it’s the fight.
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Wizards of the Coast set to release a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles set for Magic: The Gathering – The upcoming TMNT Universes Beyond set brings the Turtles, their allies, and their rogues’ gallery into Magic with a mix of nostalgia, attitude, and sharp mechanical identity. It looks like it will be a proper celebration of the franchise.
Early previews show a set built around fast, synergistic play and character‑driven designs that actually feel like the Turtles and their world, giving the release a strong flavour hook and plenty of personality at the table
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- Bundle (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Special Pizza Bundle (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Turtle Team Up (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Draft Night Set (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Commander Deck (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Play Booster Box (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Single Play Booster (Element Games)
- Collector Booster Box (Element Games | Wayland Games)
- Single Collector Booster (Element Games)
Free League to release City of My Nightmares, a supplement for Vaesen – The City of My Nightmares sourcebook pushes Vaesen into darker, more claustrophobic territory, treating urban folklore as a living pressure system where superstition, industrialisation, and the unseen grind against each other in tight, haunted streets. It’s a setting that leans into the tension of modernity brushing up against old powers that refuse to be forgotten.
New mysteries, creatures, and city‑bound frameworks give groups everything they need to run investigations where the vaesen feel closer, stranger, and harder to escape. This book makes the city itself the most dangerous entity of all.
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Warlord games to release Konflikt ’47 Totenkorps Horde set – The Konflikt ’47 Totenkorps Horde leans fully into the setting’s pulp‑horror escalation, giving Axis forces a mass of reanimated shock troops that play exactly as they look: relentless, expendable, and terrifying when they start to swarm. It’s a unit built for pressure and board control rather than finesse, and it sells the weird‑war tone immediately.
This release pushes Konflikt ’47’s horror elements forward while giving players a practical, thematic tool for overwhelming the enemy through attrition and inevitability.
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Blog Posts & Articles
The meat of 5 on Friday, the articles are listed in no particular order, so let’s get into some recommendations:
Star power: a review of the Euphoria board game @ Scent of a Gamer – This review looks at how Euphoria (a game I have previously reviewed) twists worker placement into something sharp and punishing, where dice‑workers can get too clever, buildings punish the unprepared, and the game’s dystopian theme tightens around players as the race to place stars accelerates.
Cut Off The Head – Fallout Wasteland Warfare Battle Report @ Kuribo’s Painting – A tight, terrain‑rich Fallout skirmish where Ms. Smiley’s Raiders tear through the Survivors, turning a simple leader‑hunt into a brutal lesson in numbers, armour, and how quickly a minigun can decide a game..
Kids’ Play Time Can Be Weird – Fort Review @ Dude! Take Your Turn! – This review digs into how Fort turns childhood friendships into a sharp little deckbuilder, where cards wander off if you ignore them, shared actions keep everyone tangled in each other’s turns, and the charming theme sits alongside a pace that can unexpectedly drag. It seems to be a mix of clever ideas, great art, and a few rough edges that keep it just shy of greatness.
Star Wars Legion: (3D Printed) Ewok Skirmishers @ Azazel’s Bitz Box – Ewoks! These guys look great, and the prints are decent, too. They’re nicely painted, with colour choices breaking up the pile into individual squads. Yeah, love these!
Gargant Build #4 @ A Loft Full of Lead – I’m really enjoying watching this project come together. I love that it started as the author wanting a big stompa that he couldn’t get as a child, and now, through the power of FDM printing, he’s getting it! Great progress on the project.
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There have been a few posts here since my last 5 on Friday:
- First impressions of Burrows & Badgers
- A CRPG-filled Humble Bundle
- My completed Trench Crusade Prussians
- Some thoughts on the MTG card, Notion Thief
- Some finished RPG miniatures
- This week’s WiP Wednesday
- Ugh, great, another reluctant hero…
- Not today
- Humble Bundle’s Good Society bundle
- A Throwback Thursday about collecting board games
I also managed to finish up 13 miniatures this week! Finally, I can update my totals:
Purchased: 0
Painted: 45
Catch you next week!
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