5 on Friday 13/11/26

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 Underhive Journal for House Orlock – The new edition of Necromunda seems to have gone down pretty well with players. It’s very much an evolution or refinement of the game, with a lot of little quality-of-life improvements. The gang books are now rolling out:

I need to get my Delaque built. I always overthink and worry about the composition, but I just need to get over it and start slinging some glue. There’s certainly plenty of interest in the game at club to justify the time.

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Element Games
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Kobold Press releases 5E supplement, Trade Secrets – For a long time, Kobold was probably my favourite RPG publisher. Although my tastes have shifted since, I still like a lot of their output. Their latest release is Trade Secrets:

I had a group that got an inn during an adventure. Some members of the party became far more invested (in two senses of the word) in the inn than in the adventure. This book would have been perfect for them. With wealth tools and economic adventures, along with a bunch of other new rules, there’s a lot of content here to digest. This will be excellent for a very specific type of player or group.

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Incredible Dream Studios releases a new edition of Mechs vs. Minions – Mechs vs. Minions was a big box release from Riot Games back in 2016. It was a beautiful game, with fantastic miniatures, and based on their League of Legends MOBA game. Now, they’ve licensed it out for re-release. There will be a full edition that captures the big box experience of the original, and there’s also this smaller, more affordable Badle City Edition:

Set in League of Legends’ Runeterra setting, the game is cooperative and let’s you play as one of for classic League of Legends characters. Of the available characters, Ziggs is the one I enjoyed the most in the video game, so I would probably try him first in this game. Bombs away, yo!

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Wayland Games

Evil Hat releases The Blue Files, a supplement for Blades ‘68 – Blades ’68 is a fun implementation of Forged in the Dark. Now, Evil Hat is expanding the game with The Blue Files:

It just seems to be something of a grab-bag of new and additional rules and content. There are a bunch of scenarios, lots of new factions, plenty of cultural artifacts, and a whole lot more. The book might lack focus, but it doesn’t look like it lacks content.

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Stonemaier Games to release Braided Skies – A new game from Stonemaier? Well, colour me interested! Those are always worth a good look.

First of all, the game looks beautiful. This should not be a surprise with Andrew Bosley (of Everdell fame) acting as artist. The game does seem really fun, too. It’s all about building up your magical travel company. It’s a fun concept. The game also promises to be the first of several illustrated by the same artist in the same setting.

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Wayland Games

Blog Posts & Articles

The meat of 5 on Friday, the articles are listed in no particular order, so let’s get into some recommendations:

What have the Sentry Box Staff been up to October 1 – October 31, 2026 @ The Sentry Box – I love these posts because they’re always full of so many beautiful pictures. Highlights this month include a great board of Necromunda terrain, a game of Sensu, my beloved Mothership, and the interesting-looking Corp Borg.

Khazalite Holds Full Range 2026 Review – Warhammer Age of Sigmar @ Sprues & Brews – I’m still not sold on this army, but it’s good to see it broken down in this review. As usual for GW, nobody can deny the models are impressive; I just still don’t really think they’re for me.

Pillage – Part Four: How Does the Full Rulebook Compare to the Introductory Set @ Woehammer – This is actually always a good question. It’s actually one that isn’t often that relevant to miniatures games, but more to RPGs. I’ve been enjoying this series on Pillage that’s been going on over at Woehammer.

Golden Demon 2026 Essen finalists @ Scent of a Gamer – Lots of beautiful minis! That Nurgle chap is utterly fantastic.

Warhammer 40K’s Most Northerly Event @ The Orkney News – Some good coverage of one of the Orkney-based gaming clubs. We’ve got some chaps heading across the water soon for a 40K event over there.

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There have been a few posts since my last 5 on Friday: