Scent of a Gamer

From the computer to the tabletop, this is all about games. Updated each week-end.

Army builder for SAGA: Age of Magic

Age of Magic is my favourite tabletop game to play at this time. For me it has the right mix of accessibility, playability, and solid rules that keep things moving. … Continue reading

December 31, 2022 · 2 Comments

The Witcher miniatures

This trio of miniatures is based on the characters as they appear in the video games, rather than the show. These miniatures are part of a small range from Monster … Continue reading

December 24, 2022 · 11 Comments

New Land Raider variant for Heresy

The large Age of Darkness boxed set for Horus Heresy provided a lot of models, including the large Spartan Land Raider. This is larger than the version we are used … Continue reading

December 17, 2022 · 5 Comments

Amazon, Cavill, and Warhammer 40,000

It has been an interesting week for actor Henry Cavill. He quit his eponymous role in The Witcher, and declared he would focus on his recurring role as Superman. Then … Continue reading

December 17, 2022 · 32 Comments

Horus Heresy: the end is nigh

The Black Library celebration preview article is available at Warhammer Community. There’s a number of new books and continuing series to come in 2023, but what interested me most is … Continue reading

December 10, 2022 · Leave a comment

2023 round of Black Library open submissions

Each year Black Library, Games Workshop’s publishing arms, runs themed open submissions. As the same suggests anyone with aspirations to write in the universes of Games Workshop are welcome to … Continue reading

December 10, 2022 · Leave a comment

5 board game gifts for Christmas 2022

It’s that time of year again – the time to panic buy a present for yourself or another gamer in your life. But what to get? Just ‘any’ board game … Continue reading

December 4, 2022 · 6 Comments

Turnip 28 Kickstarter

My involvement with Turnip 28 so far has been to enjoy the images of people posting thier work. The project has now made its way to Kickstarter. You can back … Continue reading

December 3, 2022 · 5 Comments