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 →
We Enforced Our Will On These Arbites’ Paint Schemes
There's another free warhammer miniature available this May. To celebrate the release of Killteam this month's model is an Adeptus Arbites Arbitrator, available from the 13th of May. As is now becoming a regular friendly challenge, we each headed to a local Warhammer store to build and take home a model, and painted them to compare... Continue Reading →
High Contrast: Painting The Gorechosen To Stand Out
The Gorechosen of Dromm are the first warband for a long time that I've tried to paint resembling Games Workshops recommended colour scheme, but while I used the box art as inspiration my final result is a little different. I wanted to have a much brighter, higher contrast finish for my models while staying true... Continue Reading →
Making a Warhammer Escalation League That’s Right For You
The Handful of Dice team have a problem. We don't actually play a lot of Warhammer... We play a fair amount of Underworlds and the occasional online game, but with a team spread out along the south coast and around London we don't get to play a lot of physical games of Age of Sigmar... Continue Reading →
We try our hands at painting a Tuini-Huini Skink
For a little while now Games Workshop have been offering a free miniature in store, as part of their Miniature of the Month promotion. This month sees the release of a new Warcry box and so the free miniature was a Seraphon Skink. As part of our regular friendly challenge, we each headed to a local... Continue Reading →
Black Friday Deals for Miniature Painters
It's Black Friday, and that means sales! We're going to be sharing all the Black Friday deals we come across here so that you don't miss any of these great deals over the weekend. Neko Galaxy Minis Store page Neko galaxy have up to 35% off their whole range today as well as the release... Continue Reading →
New Vanguard Boxes: Value Breakdown
Since our previous article, where we covered the Maggotkin, Fyreslayer, Idoneth Deepkin, Daughters of Khaine, and Nighthaunt vanguard boxes, there have been four more boxes released or revealed for Age of Sigmar. Vanguard: Disciples of Tzeentch UnitCost (£)PointsBattleline1 Magister on Disk of Tzeentch£24.0014510 Tzaangor£30.00175Yes10 Kairic Acolytes£16.25120Yes3 Screamers of Tzeentch£21.00100Conditional3 Flamers of Tzeentch£21.00190ConditionalTOTAL VALUE£112.25Saving£32.25Discount28.73%TOTAL POINTS730Cost per... Continue Reading →
Marvel Snap: Could you do this all day?
While we mostly cover miniatures games here at HandfulOfDice we sometimes branch out and cover something a little different if it's grabbed our attention. There's increasingly overlap in the world of card games and miniatures games, with Warhammer Underworlds being, I contend, a card game with miniatures, and the recent release of a set of... Continue Reading →
What To Expect From A New Underworlds Season
With the release of Harrowdeep Games Workshop established a new release schedule for Warhammer Underworlds that means we get 2 "Core box" releases a year, separated by 2 individual warband releases. Each set of core box and further two warbands is referred to as a "season", meaning we get two seasons a year, at least... Continue Reading →
Gorechosen of Dromm Deck: Try To Control Yourself
Dr Dromm: Ah, good evening Mr Gorehulk it's been a while since we've seen each other how is your rage?The Gorehulk: HULK SMASH! Dr Drom: I see, not much improvement then. Herax, you were keeping people at a distance last we spoke? How are your relationships. *Distant mumbling* Dr Drom: Ah I see Herax, you... Continue Reading →
New Warhammer Underworlds Warband Revealed: The Gorechosen of Dromm
The final Nethermaze warband is upon us! We've already seen one model but at the NOVA open Games Workshop revealed the Gorechosen of Dromm in their entirety and Khorne fans are rejoicing. The Gorechosen have three fighters. First the titular Dromm, Wounder of World's, the first fighter to have Priest printed on their fighter card.... Continue Reading →
Hexbane’s Hunters Deck: One Man and his Dogs
A new underworlds warband has arrived at last, Hexbane's Hunters. The first thing you'll notice is that this is the first human warband in grand alliance... OH MY GODKING THERE'S DOGS IN IT! Oh look at them. They're such good boys! Okay let's start again. Hexbane's Hunters is a warband with a staggering 2 dogs,... Continue Reading →
The Farstriders: A Deckbuilding Journey Pt. 3
Well I always knew making a Farstriders deck for Nevermaze was going to be a process of ups and downs, but that has never been more pronounced than my testing this month. If you haven't seen the previous posts in this series and what to know how I got to this point, and just how... Continue Reading →
The Farstriders: A Deckbuilding Journey Pt. 2
You may have seen recently the start of my deckbuilding adventure with Sanson's Farstriders, if not go check out part one of this series here. Sanson's Farstriders were one of the first warbands I played, and while they've often struggled to be competitive I've always found them to be an interesting strategic challenge. Essentially their... Continue Reading →
Warhammer: Age of Sigmar Vanguard Box Value Breakdown
Battletome Skaventide is just around the corner and it's bought with it a new Vanguard box to replace the old Start Collecting offering. It's due to be closely followed by the Daughters of Khaine and the Nighthaunt, coinciding with their new tomes. The Vanguard and Start collecting boxes are great ways to start an Age... Continue Reading →