With the year drawing to a close and Da Red Gobbo loading up his sack (and Shoota) it’s time to start thinking of Warhammer Christmas gift ideas. Got a hobby fan in your life? Trying to decide what to add to your list? The HoD team have you covered. We’ve put our heads together to... Continue Reading →
Breakneck Slaughter And Force Of Frost Rivals Decks Quick Review
We’ve attempted to put together a quick guide to each Warhammer Underworlds Rivals deck including a brief summary of how they play, which types of warbands they might work best with and a few important cards. Hopefully now you can see what each deck is good at doing with just a glance. This quick review... Continue Reading →
Age Of Sigmar Battleforce Value Breakdown 2023
As winter draws closer and the year comes to a close we know we're about to get treated to some of the best deals in Warhammer. The Age of Sigmar battleforces are just round the corner so we're bringing you our AoS battleforce value breakdown so you can get the best deals. Last year the... Continue Reading →
Warhammer 40k Battleforce Value Breakdown 2023
The nights are closing in, the weather is getting colder and that means only one thing; this year’s battleforces are drawing near. As always, Games Workshop have announced several new boxes of sprues, and as always we’re bringing you our 40k battleforce value breakdown and an analysis of how good they are. This year sees... Continue Reading →
Black Library Book Review: Necropolis (2000)
Necropolis, the third instalment of Dan Abnett's Gaunt's Ghosts series, sees the notorious Tanith First and Only deployed on Verghast. The huge hive cities on the planet are perpetually pitted against each other, vying for power through trade and occasionally force. When the hive of Ferrozoica launches a new, all out attack the out-matched Vervunhivers... Continue Reading →
What’s Coming Next For Underworlds?
From the Games Workshop Underworlds roadmap we know that the first separate warband from Deathgorge is going to be a destruction warband. So at the end of a gaming day, each of the HoD team threw around a few suggestions as to what it could be. I found it interesting so thought I'd put it... Continue Reading →
Star Wars Shatterpoint: Much To Learn, We Still Have
The Explorer's of the Miniverse have been taking an extended break in the Mortal Realms of late, but now we're off again on our adventures and our first destination is a Galaxy far, far away... Star Wars: Shatterpoint is a minatures skirmish game released by Atomic Mass Games (the same people who make Marvel: Crisis... Continue Reading →
Tips For Beginners Painting Warhammer
As a beginner painting Warhammer minis, it can be hard to see the wood for the trees. You're confronted with a myriad of paint types, colours and brushes, then an endless number of ways to combine them to paint your models. On top of that, models are getting more and more detailed and you're expected... Continue Reading →
Paths of Prophecy Rivals Deck Quick Review
We’ve attempted to put together a quick guide to each Warhammer Underworlds Rivals deck including a brief summary of how they play, which types of warbands they might work best with and a few important cards. Hopefully now you can see what each deck is good at doing with just a glance. This quick review... Continue Reading →
This Month Ignited a Passion for Space Marines We Didn’t Know We Had
For a little while now Games Workshop have been offering a free miniature in store, as part of their Miniature of the Month promotion. Given the recent release of the incredible Warhammer 40k Leviathan box to launch 10th edition, it was obvious we were going to be seeing some Tyranids and Space Marines given out... Continue Reading →
Handful of Points Escalation League: Session Five
Last month we at the Handful of Dice offices were bested by that great nemesis of all gaming groups: scheduling conflicts. But we're back this month! And at 1500 points this time; more and bigger guns will hit the field, but the sheer amount of stuff we now have in our armies also means we... Continue Reading →
We Devoured The Chance To Paint A Free Tyranid Termagant
To celebrate the release of Warhammer 40k Leviathan, Games Workshop released a second free Warhammer mini of the month in June. In stores until the 15th of July you can get a free Tyranid Termagant to add to your collection. As is now becoming a regular friendly challenge, we each headed to a local Warhammer store... Continue Reading →
How To Prime Miniatures
You’ve clipped, trimmed, filed and glued and you’re all set to start putting paint on plastic. You obviously want to make sure you get the best possible result for the tabletop, so make sure you’re getting the foundations right. Priming minis might not be the most glorious aspect of painting, but without it your finished... Continue Reading →
Life Finds A Way With Our Saurus Warriors
What do you call a Saurus with three heads? A free Saurus. For a little while now Games Workshop have been offering a free miniature in store, as part of their Miniature of the Month promotion. With not one but two miniatures being given out during June 2023, we figured it was time to get... Continue Reading →
Voidcursed Thralls Rivals Deck Quick Review
We’ve attempted to put together a quick guide to each Warhammer Underworlds Rivals deck including a brief summary of how they play, which types of warbands they might work best with and a few important cards. Hopefully now you can see what each deck is good at doing with just a glance. This quick review... Continue Reading →