The Alternative Armies Blog

Welcome to the Alternative Armies blog. This blog tells you all about what we are up to and it is where we post our latest tabletop gaming news and articles.
We cover Flintloque and Slaughterloo, High Fantasy, Other Ranges as well as our 15mm scale fantasy, science fiction and historical ranges.
Our game systems and free content such as PDF downloads and reading articles. Enjoy and do dig back in time to see what was going on before now.

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Friday 29 March 2019

Now released in the HOF Range four new 15mm scale Battlesuits!

Four new codes added to the HOF 15mm Science Fiction range for March and April 2018.  Security Force Alpha (SFA) brings a great deal more of the stompy  with variant battlesuit kits for many more specialised uses in battle and orbital freight yard.  These follow up on the original Bear Cat Battlesuit, the Uplifted Yeti Platoon, SFA Personalities and Dogs as well as  Tracker Wheeled Bikes and Portable Weapon Platforms with Gun Crew plus the Trencher Tracked Bikes from previous releases and are great for any game system and fit right in with the rest of the array of the SFA. 


Go HERE or read on for more about these four new codes plus all of the other related packs in the HOF range.


“All across the core star systems and on Terra itself there is a need for security after, during and even before the high rollers and expensive kit arrives in the battle zone. Security Force Alpha is just that force filling in as police, paramilitaries, mercenaries and planetary militias too. They are the faceless grunts that do the thankless jobs needed by all those who govern, control or enforce. Use them as you will from the near to the far future!”

Alternative Armies has embarked upon expanding the Security Force Alpha (SFA) array of codes within the HOF 15mm Science Fiction Range in conjunction with prolific wargamer Fred Richards who has a vision of space colony warfare in the near future which we find captivating and wanted to get in on.  From the mind of Mr Richards and the guys at Alternative Armies comes the seventh release in this thread the diaspora of battlesuits as a part of Fred's vision for the future.


HOF121A Fire Cat Battlesuit – Go HERE
This pack contains one 15mm scale white metal and grey tone resin vehicle kit..  The Fire Cat Battlesuit brings the heat and is composed of a lower body part, an upper body part which includes armoured cockpit as well as a left arm carrying a heavy flamer, a right arm with large heat shield and separate back mounted fuel tanks plus a top mounted rotary cannon.  Assemble your battlesuit with a degree of pose choice at waist and arms.  This code uses parts from the original HOF121 Bear Cat.  When built it is approx 40mm tall.  This code is supplied unassembled and unpainted and without a base.  Other 15mm miniatures are from the HOF range and are not supplied; shown for scale only.  There are many other larger images on the page which you can scroll through.


HOF121B Steel Cat Battlesuit – Go HERE
This pack contains one 15mm scale white metal and grey tone resin vehicle kit..  The Steel Cat Battlesuit throws out the slugs hyper fast and is composed of a lower body part, an upper body part which includes armoured cockpit as well as a left arm carrying a heavy rail gun, a right arm with power fist and plus a top mounted 40mm grenade launcher.  Assemble your battlesuit with a degree of pose choice at waist and arms.  This code uses parts from the original HOF121 Bear Cat.  When built it is approx 40mm tall.  This code is supplied unassembled and unpainted and without a base.  Other 15mm miniatures are from the HOF range and are not supplied; shown for scale only.  There are many other larger images on the page which you can scroll through.


HOF121C Grease Cat Loader Suit – Go HERE
This pack contains one 15mm scale white metal and grey tone resin vehicle kit..  The Grease Cat Loader Suit is for your docks and space stations and is composed of a lower body part, an upper body part which includes armoured cockpit as well as a left and right arm with cargo lifters plus a top mounted spot lit and a front mounted light bar. This code uses parts from the original HOF121 Bear Cat.  When built it is approx 40mm tall.  This code is supplied unassembled and unpainted and without a base.  Other 15mm miniatures are from the HOF range and are not supplied; shown for scale only.  There are many other larger images on the page which you can scroll through.

HOF121D Hades Cat  Battlesuit – Go HERE.
This pack contains one 15mm scale white metal and grey tone resin vehicle kit..  The Hades Cat Battlesuit reaches out with a punch to the enemy and is composed of a lower body part, an upper body part which includes armoured cockpit as well as a left and right large missile pod plus a top mounted comms dish.  Assemble your battlesuit with a degree of pose choice at waist and arms.  This code uses parts from the original HOF121 Bear Cat.  When built it is approx 40mm tall.  This code is supplied unassembled and unpainted and without a base.  Other 15mm miniatures are from the HOF range and are not supplied; shown for scale only.  There are many other larger images on the page which you can scroll through.

Here are a few images of the new Battlesuits in the fray with other miniatures in the HOF Range.




Did you miss the original.....


HOF121 Bear Cat Battlesuit – Go HERE.
This pack contains one 15mm scale white metal and grey tone resin vehicle kit which can be outfitted in several roles.  The Bear Cat (known as the Hell Cat in its loaded for battle variants) is composed of a lower body part, an upper body part which includes armoured cockpit as well as a left arm ending in a fist and right arm ending in a wrist.   Fittings for that wrist supplied are a twin barrel rotary cannon, a large chainsaw and a large power drill.  There are also two supplied top mount weapon options a missile pod and a machine gun.  Assemble your battlesuit for war or construction work or as a scrapheap post apoc project.  


Use the pieces left over for your bits box.  When built the Bear Cat is approx 45mm tall.  This code is supplied unassembled and unpainted and without a base.   It goes excellently with any science fiction force in 15mm scale.


(Save 20% off list with a whole force from codes HOF112,HOF113, HOF27, HOF28 choosing propulsion type. 75 Infantry, 2 Defence Turrets, 6 Vehicles.) 

HOF130 Uplifted Yeti Platoon 
HOF121 Bear Cat Battlesuit 
HOF120 SFA Personalties 
HOF119 SFA Tracker Urban Bike Command 
HOF118 SFA Tracker Urban Bikes 
HOF117 SFA Support Platform Platoon 
HOF116 SFA Trencher Bike Command 
HOF115 SFA Trencher Bikes 
HOF113 SFA Support Trooper Sprue 
HOF112 SFA Trooper Sprue 
HOF111 Scrofa Wheeled AFV 
HOF109 SFA Crewed Skimmers 
HOF27 Maginot Defence Turret kit 
HOF28A Charger MkII APC Wheeled 
HOF28B Charger MkII APC Hover 
HOF28C Charger MKII APC Tracked 
HOF86 Human Medical Team 
HOF95 SFA Command 
HOF97 SFA Troopers with SMG 
HOF98 SFA Sergeants 
HOF99 SFA Shotgun Troopers 
HOF100 SFA Support Troopers 
HOF101 SFA Anti Armour Troopers 
HOF102 SFA Riot Team 
HOF104 SFA Elite Troopers 
HOF106 SFA Female Troopers 
HOF7 SFA Jump Pack Troopers 
HOF8 SFA Jump Pack Sergeants 

See you out there among the Colonies of Mankind in the HOF 15mm Science Fiction Range!

If you like this miniature awesome then you might want to check out our other 15mm sci-fi ranges. A huge choice of new and classic as well as all manner of characters, infantry, vehicles, robots and more. We also have a wicked cool 6mm range from Bradley Miniatures. Click on the links to visit these ranges to see more. 



Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

Wednesday 27 March 2019

Doom Squad solo or co-op rules for 300 years of special forces warfare by Steve Danes released!

From the dude who brought you Furioso and its Italian Wars expansion, who brought you Sengoku Monster Hunter and who was in on Sulphur too we are delighted to present Doom Squad!  The latest wargame title published by Alternative Armies from the author Steve Danes.  


You take the role of a small team of special forces soldiers in one of four different historical or present time periods then go up against the game engine in a mission which changes every time.  Use any miniatures and play a game in twenty minutes.  It is great fun!

If you play in the era of Horse and Musket, of Napoleon, the colonial wars of the 19th century, the first world war, the second world war or the cold war and ultra modern then Doom Squad will slot right in with your figure and rules collection.


SDB01 Doom Squad – Go HERE.  A4 Printed Book
Written by Steve Danes a new nerve-shredding game of special forces action that ranges across three hundred years of history. From the time of Napoleon through to the trenches of World War One and right up to special forces operations in the early 21st century.  A small team dropped in against the odds. Doom Squad is meant to be played as a solo game system pitting your team against the game engine. You can also opt for a multi-player game of 'co-operation' of two or several players going up against the game.  Your troops will be equipped with the latest high-tech weapons and equipment from their historical or current era; which can mean muskets, rifled carbines or assault carbines with red-dot sights.  It all depends on which period you pick. Rules are very simple and easy to use and are based around the use of one or more six sided dice to test for firing and close combat.  Players will control one or more special forces squads and will be faced with an enemy that can be tough, disciplined, confused, resolute, unsteady and always unpredictable.  This title is 44 pages and is a print book.  On our Tabletop Gaming Books page.  Use any miniatures you possess which are suitable in 28mm, 20mm or 15mm scale (heck even 6mm if you wish).

Here is a run down of the contents of the book as well as some page images too.


Frontis: Page 1
Contents and Credits:  Page 2

What is Doom Squad?  Pages 3-4
Game Set Up and Deployment: Page 5

Sequence and Actions in Turns: Pages 6 - 15
Observation and Enemy Reaction
Firing
Close Combat
Team Risk

Time Period Weapons: Pages 16 - 23 
Jager Weapons
Rifleman Weapons
Stormtrooper Weapons
Special Forces Weapons

The Teams and Additional Assets: Pages 24 - 31
Jager Doom Squads
Rifleman Doom Squads
Stormtrooper Doom Squads
Special Forces Doom Squads


Leaders of Doom Squads: Pages 32 - 34
Doom Squad Formations: Pages 35 -36


Event Cards and Target Marker: Pages 37 - 40
Game Play Run Through: Pages 41 - 42
Doom Squad Missions: Page 43
Quick Reference Sheet: Page 44

There are not many game systems out there like Doom Squad.  Try it out solo or with your friend co-op today!

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Monday 25 March 2019

March To War 2019 Free Worldwide Shipping plus 10% off website and 20 New Releases until 16th April

The big event of the spring is here with 'March to War'.  Until 16th April 2019 there is free worldwide shipping on all orders of 20GBP or more in the cart!  There is 10% off every single code and its options across the entire website! We have twenty new releases in 15mm and 28mm scales, Science Fiction, High Fantasy, Flintloque, Scenics, Monsters, Horror!  On top of this we have Deals and Offers saving you from 10% to 50% on selected codes. Spring is here and its time to march to war once more! Enjoy this mega event! Go HERE or read on for details.


Let us tell you all about the March to War 2019 event ending 9am GMT 16th April 2019.  All the information on what is happening as well as a listing of all the new codes.  Click on the links to go through to what tickles your interest.

Free Worldwide Shipping
Until the 16th April 2019 (9am GMT) we giving free worldwide shipping automatically on all orders of 20.00GBP of product or greater in your cart.  Just add to cart and the website will do the rest.  This is our standard UK mail and standard Airmail.  If you desire 'signed for shipping' you must select this during checkout and its normal flat cost of 10GBP remains in place.  During this promotion you will save the normal 5GBP for UK and 6GBP for Rest of World shipping.  A great chance to try us out or to get those models which are on your wants list or from a browse. 

Twenty New Releases and 10% off entire Website
That is correct we have taken ten percent off our entire website on screen! During this event we have twenty new releases now on the website. We will be giving full information, resources and images for each of these as normal in a new release article as we always do BUT  you can order any of them RIGHT NOW if you wish saving 10% on each of them.  This 10% applies to all variants including multiples, singles and pro-painted (if an option) and will be in place on each of them until the end of this event.  Read on for the link to and basic information on each.  Each has a place holding picture and less detail than it will have at the time of its own news article when we reveal it in images.  We like to give every new miniature its time in the limelight. Here are the new things!


SDB01 Doom Squad – Go HERE.  Book!
Written by Steve Danes a new nerve-shredding game of special forces action that ranges across three hundred years of history. From the time of Napoleon through to the trenches of World War One and right up to special forces operations in the early 21st century.  A small team dropped in against the odds. Doom Squad is meant to be played as a solo game system pitting your team against the game engine. You can also opt for a multi-player game of 'co-operation' of two or several players going up against the game.  Your troops will be equipped with the latest high-tech weapons and equipment from their historical or current era; which can mean muskets, rifled carbines or assault carbines with red-dot sights.  It all depends on which period you pick. Rules are very simple and easy to use and are based around the use of one or more six sided dice to test for firing and close combat.  Players will control one or more special forces squads and will be faced with an enemy that can be tough, disciplined, confused, resolute, unsteady and always unpredictable.  This title is 44 pages and is a print book (it will be a digital paid download after this event).  On our Tabletop Gaming Books page.


59532 Library Barricade (1) – Go HERE.  28mm!
59535 Ruined Apothecary Barricade (2) -  Go HERE.  28mm!
59536 Furniture Barricade (2) – Go HERE.  28mm!
59537 Bed Barricade (2) – Go HERE.  28mm!
59538 Barricade Boxed Saver Set (8 Different Models) – Go HERE.  28mm!
Following up on our other great scenic terrain releases this year we have four new pieces and a value saver set contains one each of the eight types of barricade we have released.  The Library Barricade shows a sadder use for masses of books, the Apothecary has given up potions and bottles and more for a barricade, the furniture of a small home is piled in defence and lastly some poor sod was thrown out of his sty for his bad including the mattress to be used as a barricade.  The value set has all these plus the Long Table, the Crates and Boxes, the Kegs and Barrels plus the Kitchen barricades. Most are 45mm long and 25mm tall.  Super in any horse and musket or fantasy setting.


EH05 Giant Arachnids (3) – Go HERE.  All Scales!
The latest sculpting from Kieran Billings he of the Big Mouth Beast and Crab Monster is here!  Three giant spiders in a value pack each composed of a body and eight legs for a degree of pose choice.  Each body is different and you can use these in any scale from 6mm to 15mm and 28mm. Just under 70mm wide when assembled.  You can also get one random giant spider kit too (if you order more than one we will vary what you get).  Rather scary when painted up!  Great for many wargame settings and systems.

EH06 Arachnid Swarm (4) – Go HERE.  All Scales!
When you need a clutch of web makers for your games check out the Arachnid Swarm.  Sculpted by Kieran Billings these four different resin spiders are great for use any scale and each is about 20mm wide.  Get a pack of choose the swarm option for a bundle of them with a big saving!  You can also get one random spider too.  Great for many settings.


OH34 Goblin Knight Open Hands – Go HERE.  28mm!
The armoured goblins in our high fantasy range continue to expand with a new pack conjured up by Zac Martin.  Have a look at our BLOG for an article on these fighting goblins and our plan for them.  This new pack contains four poses in full plate, an officer, a standard bearer, warrior with long shield and warrior with round shield all with an open hand.  An array of weapons are supplied giving you the choice of how to arm them (and spares for your bits box too!).  Spear, Halberd, Sword, Curved Sword, Bow and Quiver of Arrows.  Get a pack or choose one pose with a set of weapons.   





HOF121A Fire Cat Battlesuit – Go HERE.  15mm!
HOF121B Steel Cat Battlesuit – Go HERE.  15mm!
HOF121C Grease Cat Loader Suit – Go HERE.  15mm!
HOF121D Hades Cat  Battlesuit – Go HERE. 15mm!
If you are a fan of Security Force Alpha and what Fred Richards has been releasing into the HOF range then you will know about the fantastic Bear Cat Battlesuit which stands 40mm tall.  We have four new variant kits based on the Bear Cat each with a different role in your forces.  The new Fire Cat Battlesuit brings the heat carrying a heavy flame thrower along with its fuel tank plus a big heat proof arm shield and a top mounted rotary cannon.  The new Steel Cat Battlesuit throws out the slugs with its rail gun and top mounted grenade launcher.  The new Grease Cat Loader Suit is for your docks and space stations with its cargo lifting arms plus top mounted spot light and forward lights.  The Hades Cat Battlesuit reaches out to the enemy with twin missile pods and a top mounted comms dish.


SGFP33 Guild Hunters – Go HERE.  Sengoku Japanese Fantasy Range.  15mm!
Joining the hundred different male, female, creatures, monsters and more in the Sengoku Range is a new pack of character monster hunters.  These characters will feature in the upcoming expansion title to Sengoku Monster Hunter later in 2019. Famous Monster Hunters for use in your games. Takemito the Sumo, Tomoe the Spear Lady, Miyamoto the Duellist, Sanada the Yokai Chaser and Shoki the Demon Queller. Taken from codes SGF103 to SGF107.  Pack or singles.


SGFP39 Sengoku Buildings Set One – Go HERE. 15mm!
Sculpted by John Bell we have four new resin buildings for use in any Japanese set game such as Sengoku Monster Hunter.  Two small board wall buildings and two large board wall buildings which you can get a singles or as a value set. All are one piece and are 60mm wide and from 70mm to over 100mm long.  We also have a pack of white metal shutters for the buildings which are optional and can be added or used in dioramas.  You can also have them as singles.



HOT 96 Naga Archers – Go HERE.   15mm!
HOT97 Naga Swords – Go HERE.  15mm!
Two new packs in the HOT 15mm Fantasy Range. Filling in the missing two codes hinted at last year. Powerful and mystical these half human and half serpent female creatures come ten to the pack and each pack has four different poses.  Archers armed with bows and warriors with Sword and Shield.  Great for use in any game system and you can also choose a 'sampler' which contains just one of each pose if you are a skirmish player.  


GRNP11 Klorzid Seeders Pack – Go HERE.  15mm!
The latest new from Grinning Skull Miniatures this pack can be taken as is or select one of the four poses from it.  Following up on the Klorzid Killer Plants pack there is a Two Headed Sprouter a Klorzid Sapling as well as a Nightmare Spider and a Worm Pile.  Exotically odd miniatures great for many game systems.


SHM94 Smolboi Penguin Commissar – Go HERE.  15mm!
Brand new in the Self Help Miniatures (SHM) range, which is almost at one hundred unique miniatures by aspiring designers is a great little chap sculpted by Brendon Sterma.  Armed with a pistol and wearing a long coat and shako this commissar brings the law!


Big Bundles and Discount Offers during this Promotion
Visit us HERE for our page which contains all of our best deals from across Alternative Armies entire website for all of our ranges (except Slaughterloo Divisional Army boxes which are HERE).  Saving up to 50% these offers and bundles give you entire forces for High Fantasy, Sengoku, HOF, Ganesha Games and Asgard.  As well as this we have single codes from our ranges which are discounted from regular prices. For great deals check them out.


Digital Downloads are 20% Cheaper than Print Books
Lastly we would like tell you about our range of Digital Download titles which you can see HERE.  Many of our rules systems are here and all of them are twenty percent cheaper in PDF form than they are in print.  Have a browse for Flintloque, Slaughterloo, Furioso, Sengoku, USEME, DarkeStorme, Age of Might and Steel and more.

Thanks for your time and please do contact us with any questions on sales@alternative-armies.com or on our Facebook Group HERE.

GBS

Friday 8 March 2019

DarkeStorme free Fog of War scenario and play sheets by Vic Dobson

Taking a change from creating excellent free content for the USEME system it is my pleasure to present free content for DarkeStorme the Skirmish from Vic Dobson. DarkeStorme is Alternative Armies generic high fantasy game system for 28mm or 15mm scale miniatures and the rules can be had in print or as a digital paid download.  


Vic has penned a great scenario called 'The Fog of War' as well as several player sheets for the game of his design and layout for your warband and for monsters.


DarkeStorme the Skirmish
DarkeStorme is a high fantasy character driven skirmish game written by Gavin Syme (GBS) creator of Erin 2nd edition, Typhon and Flintloque 3rd edition along with many other wargame rule systems and fiction.  Sixty pages containing Easy to learn D6 engine, Full rules for character combat, Full Magic System with ten levels of spells. A Monster Handling system with 'Amok' rules. Creature generation formula and many Mortal and Undead races. Expansion rules for Cavalry, Artillery and Chariots. A Full Points System. Terrain and Weather generation and special terrain generator.

Create Characters from nothing and lead them through linked adventures and progression. Units of roughly ten to twenty characters in games lasting twenty minutes to over an hour in length. A game system suitable for younger gamers, those with less time or starting out or those looking for an easy play wargame with a traditional high fantasy feel from the era of the 1980's and 1990's.  Click through to either the PRINT book or DIGITAL DOWNLOAD version to get your copy and while there use the links to get a folder of free files and a free mini-campaign called 'Murder at Illstadde'.  More information on the website including page images and a link to an independent review.  You can play this game in 28mm or 15mm scale with any miniatures.


Fog of War Scenario by Vic Dobson
Welcome to Fog of War a DarkeStorme scenario for two players. In this game two groups of warriors search the ruins of a village shrouded in a thick veil of magicke fog, searching for a long lost book once owned by a infamous and powerful magician! Both sides are looking for the legendary lost Book of Borganza, an Arcane Libram (spell-book) that once belonged to the ancient and powerful Mage Borganza the Wylde. The lost book now lies somewhere in the ruins of a long abandoned village in a valley shrouded by a thick magicke fog. But the book could be in any one of more than half a dozen different locations, so both sides have to search the ruins.  Download this three page scenario from our website hosting by clicking HERE.  This download also includes variant play sheets for the game. Note that there is a visual error in the scenario on page three caused by translation to PDF; it does not affect the scenario but our apologies.





While you can play DarkeStorme in 28mm you can also play it in 15mm too simply by changing ranges from Inches to Centimetres and indeed in 15mm you can use miniatures from the HOT 15mm Fantasy Range plus the Tabletop 15mm Fantasy Range. Alternative Armies has a huge selection of high fantasy miniatures in 28mm scale so we have provided a list of links so you can browse.  All packs can be purchased a single miniatures from them and we have value bundles with a big saving too.




We hope you enjoyed this free scenario and that your warbands bring you many victories.  This is our last news until late on in March when we will bring you many wonderful things.  Look out for this and enjoy your gaming.

GBS

Wednesday 6 March 2019

TAG Channel video play through of scenario What Ales You for Flintloque

Now on his channel on Youtube a new video for Flintloque presented by Talking About Games (TAG). If you missed previous videos then check out our Begin in Flintloque page to learn more or our BLOG for their other Flintloque videos. This time Abraham takes on the forth scenario in the arc of the Escape the Dark Czar campaign; the first one beyond the booklet in the starter box. 

It is called 'What Ales You' and can be downloaded free from our website hosting by clicking HERE. He also looks at our Abandoned Beer Wagon scenic piece in this half hour enjoyable video. Abraham, who runs the channel, is a keen wargamer and though we provided the models to him to review his review is impartial and we have no control or influence upon it. Thanks! 


TAG channel are continuing their journey in the Witchlands and if you are keen to follow that journey then get yourself the excellent and affordable 5024 Escape the Dark Czar box set which contains rules, scenarios, dice, ten miniatures and bases. 


If you enjoyed the videos on the TAG channel then give them a thumbs up and a kindly comment as feedback is always welcome. 


Alternative Armies has an excellent range of 28mm Terrain Range. This range is at home in any black power, horse and musket or fantasy setting. Each piece is full of character and there are such things as Abandoned Beer and Goods Wagons, Corpse Piles, Campaign Table, Campfire plus stone wall pieces and barricades (Boxes and Crates, Beer Barrels, Discarded Kitchen and Long Table). Scatter them on your gaming table today. Go HERE. The smaller barricades come two to the pack while the larger ones are single piece to the pack. If you already have our 28mm terrain in your collection you will know just how much detail and attention there is in every model. 


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Thanks for your time and we welcome feedback you can contact us any time on sales@alternative-armies.com. GBS

Monday 4 March 2019

Furioso free QRS download created by Tony Cane

A treat for players and those interested in the great renaissance period rules written by Steve Danes called Furioso. A free download of a 'Quick Reference Sheet' QRS for the game created by player of the rules Tony Cane based on his experiences with Furioso. Thanks Tony! 


Furioso is a set of wargames rules that covers European warfare in the sixteenth century. The rules allow players to fight large scale land battles with a simple to use and enjoyable gaming system. Furioso can be fought using any scale figures from 6mm to 28mm. There is a core rule book with army lists and there is also the Italian Wars expansion title too. See the game books in print and as digital download along with information on the rules plus the 15mm miniature range and starter army packs on our website HERE


Furioso Quick Reference Sheet: A one page densely packed QRS which contains handy modifier tables and colour coded sections to guide you through most situations encountered in play. It is hosted on our website and you can download it free by clicking HERE. Created by Tony Cane. 


You can read an article about the rules written by the author on our blog HERE. Files for the game on our Free Downloads page HERE (scroll down until you see the Furioso book cover). Read about the Mega Bundle and the free beginners scenario on our blog HERE. An article about the new expansion book is HERE. Furioso Alfresco in Devon go HERE for a first playing account. Review of Furioso in Wargames, Soldier, Strategy magazine No97 see our account HERE. Lots to look into if you are interested in this game. 

One of my favourite aspects of Furioso is the chance to field the fantastical inventions of the master Leonardo Da Vinci on the field of battle. This is covered in the expansion book and includes the 'Turtle Car' or Tank which we have, alongside the man himself, in our range HERE

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

Friday 1 March 2019

Spring Clean Event 10% off 170 Recent Releases plus new 28mm Discarded Kitchen Barricade

Spring is here at Alternative Armies and we have an offer for you plus a new release to begin the month of March.  In the last year or so we have added one hundred and seventy recent releases to our New Releases page.  This does not include stand alone ranges such as Ganesha Games and Bradley 6mm but does include all our own ranges and those such as Grinning Skull, Loud Ninja Games, Sengoku and such.  Later this month we will be distributing these recent releases to their own collections throughout our website but before that we have taken 10% off every single one of them!  Until 9am GMT Monday 11th March 2019 the discount is on screen and there is something there for 28mm players, 15mm players, fans of fantasy, science fiction and more.  We ship five times a week so get yourself a treat in our spring clean event!  Go HERE.


There are so many things in these recent one hundred and seventy new codes that we cannot list them all here.  They include brand new creations, re-mastered classics, new books, digital downloads, bundles, army packs, terrain and some weird things too.  In terms of ranges they include Flintloque, Slaughterloo, High Fantasy, HOT 15mm Fantasy, HOF 15mm Science Fiction, Ganesha Games, Sengoku 15mm Japanese Fantasy, Furioso Historical Rules and Armies, Eldrich Horror, Loud Ninja Games, Artillery, Tabletop 15mm Fantasy, Torture Chamber Range, Sulpher 32mm Post Apoc, 28mm Terrain, Bases and a pencil topper.  Go HERE.

We hope you enjoy the spring clean event before we empty out the New Releases page to make room for the next twelve months (which will begin with our massive spring offensive mega event end of March..but shussh..more on this at the time) and we have added one more brand new code to the new releases today...the 28mm Discarded Kitchen Barricade!


Alternative Armies has added another code to our excellent range of 28mm Terrain Range. This range is at home in any black power, horse and musket or fantasy setting.  Each pierce is full of character and there are such things as Abandoned Beer and Goods Wagons, Corpse Piles, Campaign Table, Campfire plus stone wall pieces and barricades (Boxes and Crates, Beer Barrels and Long Table). Scatter them on your gaming table today. Go HERE. The smaller barricades come two to the pack while the larger ones are single piece to the pack.  If you already have our 28mm terrain in your collection you will know just how much detail and attention there is in every model.


59534 Discarded Kitchen Barricade (2)
Hearth and home and the fires of cooking must all be put to the defence of your home when the enemy comes.  Empty the larder and raid the cupboards and get the contents heaped up so that you may block their assault!  This pack contains two identical high quality grey tone resin terrain pieces.  A set of shelves piled with plates as well as sacks of carrots, tomatoes and apples plus other food and kitchen implements. Put them on your table as an objective or cover or just for interest.  Each measures 45mm in length, 25mm  deep and 25mm tall.  You can purchase with the buttons on screen one or get three with a saving or get it pro-painted and ready to use.  


There are many more images from all angles on the page plus plain resin picture. Go HERE.

We have three articles coming up during the Spring Clean event and these will be out over the next week.  Three free articles with resources for Furioso, Flintloque and DarkeStorme by three hobbyists.  I am looking forward to these!

Thanks for Reading,

GBS