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.
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Friday 28 October 2022

Festive Pukki small Fomorians new 28mm in the Christmas range

Cheeky little chaps from the mythical land of Erin and coming across from our Celtic Mythology range we have a fun new pack of Festive Pukki!  

The Erin Range is going to expand a lot in 2023 and this is a taste of what is coming next year though of course they will not be sporting Christmas Puddings.  

Five different metal miniatures which can be had as a pack or as singles within on its page.  Vicious but cute with their scarves, gloves, hats and presents. Seek out SN11 Festive Pucci in our Seasons of Celebration Range alongside all the other 28mm and 15mm to be found there. 

As you can see the Festive Pukki are inspired from the early 1990's originals among the Fomorians consisting of Heroes, Champions, Storm Warriors, Warriors and other Pucci such as Sumach.  There are more Pukki coming next year from us....

We have four different packs of 28mm Snowmen ranging from typical to fantasy, science fiction and black powder too for Flintloque fans.  There is also a saver set giving you all twelve Snowmen with a discount.  Great for any setting you like.

"She was a young flower plucked from the coarse bracken to be his bride. In gown of silk and purest white she waited for him. Blood red roses in her hands; her fingers without a ring awaiting him. A bride for a life of promise, joy and a future of a child so soon. But he never came. The day passed and the sun dipped low and then below the veil of the sky. Cold came and then darkness while she stood waiting. The roses wilted and her skin became like ice. No one came for the shame on her was all to well known. As the sun rose the once maiden had left dishonour and life behind and the cold no longer bit at and within her. Those who came upon her now ran in terror and the dress of death would never leave her. She had become of another realm. A creature; a ghostly bride."  See 55030 Ghostly Bride above.

15mm Scale Christmas Miniatures

In 15mm scale we have an entire HOTT 24AP Army with free bases, a Sampler Pack as well as Snowmen, Xmas Trees, Gingerbread Men, Psycho Present, Abominable Snow Monsters and of course Jack Frost too.  All in the same collection on the website.

Thank you for your attention and an early Merry Christmas!  

GBS

Wednesday 26 October 2022

Winter Mega Event 2022 at Alternative Armies

The largest and most looked forward to event of the year is on at Alternative Armies.  Until 9pm UK 6th December 2022 we have 20% off every order automatically at checkout, an array of new releases, a free 28mm new Alternia miniature in every package and more.  We have NO further releases in 2022.  Full event details are in this message for you to read. Go to the WEBSITE and have a browse down to the left hand menu and within them sub-menu’s to see what interests you among our thousands of miniatures, bases, books and more.


20% Off Every Order: Once you have put everything into your cart proceed to checkout. Once there our website automatically deducts twenty percent from the cart total on screen before payment is made.  No code needed. You will see the total reduce on screen.  This discount is automatic and applies to everything on the site AND if the product is already discounted on screen (such as a value pack or divisional army pack) then this discount is on top!  So for example all digital titles are 20% less than print and you will get a further 20% off them during the event. Note you may not use any other manually entered discount code during the event.

Free Shipping, Shipping Rates and European Small Order Rate: You can see all our prices for shipping on our WEBSITE including flat rates for door to door courier shipping and Free Shipping.  The UK and Europe have a 'small order' reduced shipping rate.  Note you must reach this amount AFTER your discount is applied for the free shipping to come into force. The largest orders will be sent out for free with shipping by UPS Courier and we will inform you of this by email.

Free In Your Package: We like to give our customers a bit more and this applies also during big events.  All of this year ALTERNIA our 28mm mascot has been put for free into orders each month in a different guise.  During October it was ALT010 Alternia the Witch is free and during November it is ALT011 Alternia Cyberpunk and then as the event is ending it is ALT012 Alternia Gift Giver.  You need do nothing as this 28mm scale female miniature included in packages automatically; you need only place your order.  There is no limit on the number of orders as the free will always be included.  

New Releases:  More than twenty new codes are now on the website to purchase as outlined here. See them all in NEW RELEASES as well as the links below.

28mm Scale

Seasons of Celebration Range

SN11 Festive Pukki (Little Christmas Fomorians).  See all the Fomorians in the ERIN RANGE.


Dwarven Hosts 28mm Fantasy Range


En Garde 28mm Fantasy


Flintloque Limited Edition Miniatures




28mm Scale Terrain Range


Alternate Stars 28mm Science Fiction Range


Elves of the Crystal Empire



15mm Scale

Furioso 15mm Renaissance Range


HOT 15mm Fantasy Range


HOF 15mm Science Fiction Range

Sengoku Japanese Fantasy Range


6mm Scale

Bradley Miniatures Range



Deals, Bundles and Offers: We keep all of our biggest savings in one place across all our ranges. See them on our DEALS PAGE.  Save from 5% to 50% off plus offers of added miniatures free. Those keen on our Slaughterloo game system should visit it’s page HERE where divisional army packs already with a saving are all listed. 

Well worth checking out and the event discount applies ON TOP of prices on the deals page.  We have an offers too from the 15mm LASERBURN range with Value Packs with built in saving.  We also have our 6mm Terrain Range with many buildings and bundles with saving.

Rule Systems and Digital Downloads: At Alternative Armies we have a selection of gaming titles in PRINT and as PAID DIGITAL DOWNLOADS all of which are in this Event. Note also that our download version are 20% cheaper than print and that is before adding them to the cart. En Garde, Flintloque, Slaughterloo, DarkeStorme plus Sengoku Monster Hunter, Furioso, USEME Series and Doom Squad plus many more and Erin 2nd Edition (2005) as a download only at a great price.

We accept many forms of payment through our website such as Paypal and Credit Cards plus Google Pay and Apple Pay.  If you would like to speak to us about an order or you have a question please make contact on sales@alternative-armies.com or go to our Facebook Group or MeWe page our Forum. Thank you for reading and enjoy the big event of the year!

Friday 21 October 2022

En Garde duelling rules released print and download plus Juliet Constantine

The pre-order period is over and those early orders will be shipping as of 24th October worldwide and will include the free Alternia miniature and free Juliet Constantine miniature. You can see the game book, bundle with miniatures plus free downloads and more on the website on the En Garde page
 

With the general release of the book in print at its regular price we are delighted to present the paid digital download version. If you want to read right away and save a fifth on the print price then head on over and add to cart. 
 

Juliet Constantine changed her pose, readied herself and then with her sword in both hands made a practised swing and took Valadon's head clean from his shoulders. As the head tumbled the pain of her wounds returned. It seemed symbolic though of what she could not possibly think... 
 
CE27-01 Juliet Constantine: This code contains one metal 28mm scale female Elf armed with a sabre and in the uniform of the Gardes de Consuls. A consummate sword master she has won many duels during the collapse of the Crystal Empire and the ensuing Ferach Revolution. Approximately 28mm in height. 
 
 
The wider range of Crystal Elves in is on our website. You can find many poses suitable for En Garde as well as excellent Archers, Warriors, Cavalry and personalities too. Packs and singles within the packs. Great for many uses. 
 
Thanks for Reading, 
 
GBS

Thursday 13 October 2022

A week left pre-order offer En Garde plus free duellist and free resources too

To save 20% off the price of the brand new En Garde duelling rules as well as all the miniatures and the book with ten figures bundle you have until the morning of Friday 21st October to place your order.  Go HERE.  If you missed the original announcement last week see it on our BLOG.

All pre-orders for En Garde will automatically get ALT010 Alternia the Witch included for free (worth 3.50GBP) our monthly gift miniature plus the brand new CE27-01 Juliet Constantine miniature included for free (worth 2.75GBP) which will go on regular release on the 21st October.  Super stuff! 

You need only two miniatures to play En Garde and you can also insert duels with sword, pistol on horseback or grand melee into larger skirmish games such as Flintloque.  It is a two player game.

En Garde is a stand alone tabletop game of Elvish Duelling set upon the very cusp of a civil war. A war which will tear the Crystal Empire apart and see Crown Prince  Mordred replace his mother the Empress Morgana upon the Peacock Throne.  A war which, when it comes, will see Wylde Magicke usurped from its paramount place in Urop and the power of Black Powder take the Elves and then all of Valon by storm.  Tensions run high between the Imperial Elves and the new Garde followers of Mordred.  The old ways are crumbling and power is up for grabs. Duelling is a matter of personal honour and the ultimate test of skill.  Will you prevail?  Now take up your sword and assume a guarding stance!

You will find inside:

Complete Rules for Duelling

Create and arm your Characters

Sword Schools and Combat Skills

Honour and Reputation Development

Duelling with Swords, with Pistols and on Horseback

Expanded rules for The Grand Melee

The Types of Arenas in En Garde

You will also find a story which takes you to the very start of the story of the setting of Flintloque the Skirmish in a time as the Darke Age ends and the invention of the 'flintloque' and the ambition of Mordred sets the course for the Ferach Revolution and the Mordredian Wars.  Where it all began! 

Written by Steve Danes, Gavin Syme with artwork by Sam Croes and Edward Jackson.  

Hosted on our website a free read for you.  CLICK HERE for an example of a Sword Duel in play of En Garde.

Another free read hosted by us to enjoy is a sample Pistol Duel in play of En Garde.  CLICK HERE for this.

Lastly as desired by those who want to know more about the new Juliet Constantine miniature who is a character in the game world.  Here is her short story from the En Garde book.  CLICK HERE to download.

Thank you for your support and all pre-orders containing the book and or the book with miniatures bundle will ship out from here in Scotland week commencing 24th October.  That will also be the day upon which the digital download version of the book will be released at 20% less than print as with all our Digital Titles.

En Garde!

GBS

Tuesday 11 October 2022

Lemurians an exotic new army begins now in the HOF 15mm Sci Fi Range

The lost continent of Atlantis was no myth.  It was no powerless small island no.  It was a place of technology and arcane wonder too.  Masters of war and of genetics they loosed creatures upon the ancient world of terror and evil.  Creatures of legend. As a result of the pinnacle of their science the Atlantians opened a way between worlds and vanished from ours.  Burning horror accompanied their translocation and a mere seven Atlantians survived.  In the scant time they had left they created two forces of protection.  Resonating crystals to store their minds and memories and the Lemurians to safeguard their culture and to wage war against any enemies of Atlantis.  Possessed of keen minds and hunting instincts the gene bred lion folk carry crystals and make use of many weapons; excelling in close combat.  

From the mind of wargamer and long time hobby creator Fred Richards comes the start of an entire new army within the HOF 15mm Science Fiction range.  A force which is equally at home in a fantasy setting and is far from the typical space opera or near future fare.  Across the rest of this year and into 2023 the Lemurians a race of lion folk will have an array of infantry as well as characters, leaders, small vehicles and more.  We introduce them here with the first five packs to get you started.  As normal you can have a pack or single poses from within it as with the rest the now more than 180 packs in the range.

As you can see Lemurians who operate in the Leonid Legions are taller and more graceful than a Human.  Natural hunters.  As such it is the females of their race who make up Hunting Parties while the males and females are both in the armoured legions.  As the army expands it will all be held in the range on the LEMURIAN tag for easy finding.  







Lemurians carry a variety of weapons.  They excel in the use of the glaive a war spear and they have 'firearms' which are formed of Atlantian Crystal which is also found in their floating war and guardian crystals.  Hunting parties are the core skirmish level of their warriors.

We hope you enjoyed our brand new race and start of their army.  These are our science fiction and fantasy releases for the month.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Thursday 6 October 2022

En Garde duelling rules and range pre-order offer with free new figure until 20th October

It has been a while coming but the time is now here at Alternative Armies.  The pre-order offer on the brand new En Garde stand alone rules system for duelling is active! 

Save 20% on screen (no code needed) on the print book as well as all the miniatures in the En Garde collection. This offer lasts until the 20th of October when the book and range will return to regular price and the digital download version of the book will be released (with a 20% saving as with all our digital titles).  There is more too.  All pre-orders for En Garde will automatically get ALT010 Alternia the Witch included for free (worth 3.50GBP) plus the brand new CE27-01 Juliet Constantine miniature included for free (worth 2.75GBP) which will also go on regular release on the 20th October.  Super stuff!  Go to the WEBSITE and place your pre-order now.  

Get the book and choose some miniatures or the book bundle which is En Garde with ten Elf Duellists with a built in saving ON TOP of the pre-order discount.

En Garde is a stand alone tabletop game of Elvish Duelling set upon the very cusp of a civil war. A war which will tear the Crystal Empire apart and see Crown Prince  Mordred replace his mother the Empress Morgana upon the Peacock Throne.  A war which, when it comes, will see Wylde Magicke usurped from its paramount place in Urop and the power of Black Powder take the Elves and then all of Valon by storm.  Tensions run high between the Imperial Elves and the new Garde followers of Mordred.  The old ways are crumbling and power is up for grabs. Duelling is a matter of personal honour and the ultimate test of skill.  Will you prevail?  Now take up your sword and assume a guarding stance!

You will find inside:

Complete Rules for Duelling

Create and arm your Characters

Sword Schools and Combat Skills

Honour and Reputation Development

Duelling with Swords, with Pistols and on Horseback

Expanded rules for The Grand Melee

The Types of Arenas in En Garde

You will also find a story which takes you to the very start of the story of the setting of Flintloque the Skirmish in a time as the Darke Age ends and the invention of the 'flintloque' and the ambition of Mordred sets the course for the Ferach Revolution and the Mordredian Wars.  Where it all began!

Written by Steve Danes, Gavin Syme with artwork by Sam Croes and Edward Jackson.  See the WEBSITE for full contents of the book and page images too.

You only need two miniatures to play En Garde though of course you may wish for a collection of Elves armed with swords, pistols and more which can of course be used in other Valon games.  We are giving you one of the two you need for free in the form of the brand new CE27-01 Juliet Constantine a female Elf officer who features in the book and on its cover too.  Sculpted by Sam Croes she is included free in your pre-order package if you purchase the print rules as book or bundle.  

The Crystal Elf Empire range has more than seventy excellent 28mm scale Elves in it many of which are suitable for En Garde including Crown Prince Mordred himself on horseback plus the Empress Morgana upon her throne (above).  Every miniature can be had as a pack or single with the pack on its page. See them all HERE.



Fully restored from their original 1990's master molds our ten Crystal Elf Duellists five Imperial and five Garde are on the website in the En Garde collection and you can get them as packs or singles all included in this event and its discount.  The bundle of book and ten duellists includes all ten above.

We will return half way through the pre-order period with more information on the En Garde rules including full examples of play taken from the book and the short story called 'En Garde' which features Juliet Constantine. Thank you as always for your support and enjoy the offer.

GBS 

Saturday 1 October 2022

Alternia the Witch free in all orders this October month of 2022

“Hubble bubble, toil and trouble, such is magic and its subtle...” 
 
Alternia's are nearing their completed state and this month number ten of the total twelve is free in every package sent out. Brand new metal miniature ALT010 Alternia the Witch is given freely when we ship out your package. Place your order, as many as you wish and she will automatically be included. Any size of order the only exception is no digital only orders; as long as it is shipped it gets the free miniature. Ends 1st November 2022 for this miniature. See our mascot Alternia range on the WEBSITE
 

Season of the Witch! A wee bit of fun with a take on a halloween classic the broomstick riding female caster of hexes and spells. Our lady of Alternative Armies this time rides upon a metal broom with an arrow head upon it. She wears a long cloak and has a suitable hat upon her head. Her 'broom' lifts from the ground on magical energy.   In the above picture she leaves behind a skeleton from the VNT47 Dem Bones set.
 

Supplied in one piece (the miniature, the plume of magic energy down to the pumpkins on the base) a 28mm scale metal miniature. A lovely figure to add to your collection. Supplied unpainted and without a base (shown on a 30mm round resin base). 
 
 
This tenth incarnation joins the previous which are on the website for purchase as single miniatures. The Highlander, the Landsknecht, the Erin lady, the Easter Girl, the Future Warrior, Knight of The Ion Age, Black Powder, Beach Huntress and Steam Punk. There are now a total of eleven including the very first original high fantasy pose. 
 

Our Deals and Offers page has now updated and includes a fine scary pack (as a pack and singles within it) our Skeleton Adventurers. A long dead Wizard, Barbarian, Dwarf and Knight which are great for your force in skirmish or dungeon crawl. Save twenty percent off them this month. It is on our deals and offers pages that you will find 5% to 50% off on products which change regularly and all the big value sets for game systems all held there. 
 
During October we will have new releases for the World of Valon and also for the HOF 15mm Science Fiction range which will see a new game system for the former and a new sci-fi race for the latter from the mind of Fred Richards. En Garde is nearly here and we thank you for your patience. We will send our news of each of these occurrences during the month so keep an eye open. There will be a pre-order offer on the new rules and more... 
 
As always if you have any questions or would like to make a suggestion or ask if we can restore or release something you are looking for then contact us on sales@alternative-armies.com and we will do our best to assist you. 
 
Thanks for Reading, 
 
GBS