Alternative Armies new Forum is up and running

Some of you will know the entity Yahoo Groups has been in decline and is now about to meet its demise ceasing to function before being taken offline. Our own Notables group has run from March 2007 to October 2019. It was an honour and privilege to speak to wargamers on Yahoo Groups and to give them happiness in the hobby for more than a decade. We are losing the message history but we have all of the files uploaded here with us. But it is not the end..oh no.

We now have a new place for a forum and we would like you to join us there if you are interested in wargaming and Alternative Armies. From Flintloque to Fantasy to Science Fiction and Historical in scales of 28mm, 15mm and 6mm plus Ganesha Games and other ranges we produce and stock. We will continue to chat and to put news and offers and free material in this new place from now on. Here is our ProBoards address:

http://alternativearmies.boards.net/

Go along and join. We look forward to seeing you.  A forum is a nice way to organise content and conversations.  It has been running now for two weeks and while still in its infancy it is developing.

Thank you!

Gavin Syme (GBS)

Tabletop Games UK impartial review of Doom Squad solo rules

The chaps over at Tabletop Games UK site are building up a reputation as bring on the ball when it comes to impartial reviews and excellent content for wargamers and it is my pleasure to present to you a great independent review by Adam of Doom Squad solo play rules.  Go HERE for the review.

There are some interesting ideas put forward to using Doom Squad in the Flintloque setting and also with our Festive Range too.  It is a very adaptable scale and setting book of rules covering 300 years of special forces warfare.

The book can be had in PRINT or immediately at twenty percent less as a paid DIGITAL DOWNLOAD.  Have a look.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Free Vampire Count in every November order plus deals on packs this month

I want to begin by thanking everyone for the wonderful response to the Witch Carline and it makes me smile to know that this hag is now all over the world in gamers collections.  It is now November and you know what that means...the Winter Mega Event is coming.  It is not far away and this will be the most release and news packed month since the spring.  We will give you full details in a couple of weeks but for now its time to show you what you will be getting free automatically in your order this month and some new deals only for November too.  Go HERE or read on for more.

55017 Count Valdimir Kustosov

The former overlord of the tomb city of Czarlingrad is a scheming and manipulative maker of plans who prefers to be far from the fight but that does not mean he is defenceless..far from it.  Armed with a finely wrought blade made in the lands of Aegypt he is debonair until it is time for the fangs to come forth!  One 28mm scale metal miniature. Count Valdimir Kustosov is great for any setting and game system including Flintloque and Slaughterloo leading Undead forces.  Go HERE.

Now re-mastered and in new molds this 1998 miniature which was part of the Czarlingrad novella pack (then it was 59001 and the book is still on our Ebay Store Plague Games) is now back in its own right and is free in all orders shipping out worldwide during November 2019 at the rate of one per order.  

During November we have extra on our Deals and Offers page as well as the free Vampire Count.  This page is where you can find all our best value bundles and biggest discounts across several scales and various game systems and ranges such as High Fantasy and Ganesha Games plus Sengoku Japanese and so forth.  Go HERE to browse.  

During this month added we have 28mm scale the 55022 Big Zombie Todoroni as well as 56115 K.G.L Captain Schlager and 52020 Baron Brewswick for Flintloque and Slaughterloo.  We have VNT38 the Big Mouth Beast and DH3 Fnoor the Big'Un for high fantasy.  There are others too!  Lastly the new value pack for 15mm scale HOFP05 Post Apocalyptic Warband chock full of characters.

There is a lot of news coming in the next four or so weeks so keep an eye open for all the new and all the free.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

Ten Percent off all orders and we now take cards online too!

Alternative Armies now accepts through its website all major credit cards and UK debit cards as well as Google and Apple pay.  To mark this we are applying a 10% discount to every order placed with us until 9am GMT 30th October 2019.  The discount is automatically applied IN CART before checkout and shipping. You need do nothing other than add to cart.  This is our last news for the month.  Go HERE or read on for full details.

This 10% discount applies to everything on the website.  Every range, all scales, all books, all digital titles and so forth.  This discount is applied ON TOP of any special offers on the website.  So if a bundle is 10% off on the screen, it will be a further 10% off when put in the cart.  You cannot use any manually added discount codes during the period of this offer.  Here is an example of the normal cart (left) and the cart with the same items during this event.  You can see 10% has been automatically taken off the total.  

During the whole month of October we are automatically adding a brand new 28mm miniature to every order placed for physical shipping.  The Witch Carline is a spooky treat great for any game system (pictured below).  You can also purchase it and you will get one free in your order too.  Go HERE to see more.  We like to treat our customers!

There is still a while before the bells begin to jingle. We would like to show you our fantastic Seasonal Range which gives you the festive firepower for your gaming table.  We have two packs of 28mm Snowmen (above) as well as an entire 15mm scale array of Snowmen, Xmas Trees, Snow Monsters, Gingerbread Men and Jack Frost as well as a one of each sampler pack with saving and a whole HOTT 24AP Army with bases.  Go HERE.

We will be back in November with more excellence and in the meantime if you would like to speak to us on wargaming and our miniatures and games we invite you to join our Facebook Group and our new MeWE page.  See you there.

Thanks for Reading,

GBS

James Ward wizards party of creative insanity for Frostgrave

I was treated to one of the strangest collections of miniatures from Alternative Armies ranges when I spoke with James Ward. He had a vision to create a warband for Frostgrave by Osprey. While many wargamers come to us for selected miniatures for their warbands for this game (we supply every pose in a pack as a single on its page..maximum choice!) this warband was beyond the norm! 

James did not tell me the story behind his choices from our High Fantasy range, the Grinning Skull range and the Sengoku range so I am taking a stab at guessing what the warband is. The game allows for a great variety centred around a Wizard. My thinking is that the Wizard is an Illusionist and he is using a combination of hired muscle and creatures to form his force. After all a sword master attacking with a killer plant and little gingerbread men..what else could it be? 

We have hundreds of 28mm scale miniatures spread across many ranges. In the warband here I have linked up to the miniatures used in the picture so that you can find them easily if desired. FL11-02 Ogre with Baggage, FL19-02 Assassin hooded with Blade, CA7-03 Gladiator with Sword. Two of SGF77 Greater Centipede Demon and GRN70 Three Headed Plant. Lastly a pack of four 15mm scale SN05 Gingerbread Men. 

You could begin in the Adventurers and Wizards or in the Barbarians pages for your choices. In fact there is a super bundle of all twelve Barbarian characters plus our female Druidess included free!

Until the end of October 2019 you will get the brand new FL24-02 Witch Carline FREE in any order placed automatically as it is shipped out to you. A female wizard for your warband. 

Thanks for Reading, 

GBS

Bakewell Mixed Pairs DBA 2019 prizes donated by Alternative Armies

We were delighted to once again sponsor an event with the Bakewell club for DBA.  On Saturday 12th October twenty players faced off and as well as the honour of the win the top rankers also got a wee prize donated by Alternative Armies.  Read the full article with pictures and list of players and winners on the Derwentgamer Blog.  Our thanks to Simon Wilson.

Alternative Armies has several 15mm scale ranges suitable for historical wargaming using DBA and other game systems.  Ranging from the dark age period to napoleonics.  All offer great value and maximum choice as they are single figure purchase in any amount.

Dark Age Isarus

Medus Medievals

Renaissance and Furioso

Brickdust Napoleonics

Potomac ACW and Pony Wars

HOT59 Stone Wall and MRX1 Cannon plus MRX7 Early 16th Century Crew

Well done to all who took part and here to is many more events!

GBS

First Samurai and Ashigaru Catmen released for Kitton!

The new fantasy Catmen of Kitton expands this time with two new packs added to the existing eight poses.  We introduce the first four Ashigaru and first four Samurai!

Far from Urop and beyond the Mordredian Wars away from the battle between the Ferach Empire and the alliances against it is a land almost sealed off from the rest of Valon. Sealed by fate and by the tumult caused by the shattering of the bonds of Wylde Magicke.  This land is called Kitton home of the Kitoka.  The Kitoka lived in harmony with the mountainous land around them and under the sway of the strange creatures which inhabited its forests, streams and fields but that was before the great war. Started by the shattering of the laws of Wylde Magicke this war brought chaos to Kitton and great tumult in nature.  This war ended with the titanic battle of Sekimeowara which saw the Kitoka victorious against arrayed magicke creatures.  The war resulted in the rule of the Tiddlesgawa Shogunate.  The feline Kitota live in a rigid society topped by the Daimyo lords then the Samurai warriors, the Ashigaru soldiers below them then the merchants and peasants and the outcast Ronin most lowly of all.  Skirmishes between Daimyo are common as are bandit raids and attacks by monstrous yokai too.  Welcome to Kitton!

If you missed the news last month when this new expansion to the World of Valon began then please read the article in full on our BLOG. Kitton has its own page on our website where all miniatures, articles, links and so forth will appear.  Visit it HERE.

58011 Kitoka Ashigaru Yari

This pack contains four different 28mm scale metal Kitoka Catmen miniatures of an average height of 23mm.  The Ashigaru are the foot soldiers of the warlords of Kitton and are armoured while carrying a spear called a Yari. Each is supplied with a separate sword bundle.  They are soldiers for your forces.  Choose from a pack or single poses.

58012 Kitoka Samurai Katana

This pack contains four different 28mm scale metal Kitoka Catmen miniatures of an average height of 23mm.  These Samurai are the life long warriors of Kitton who command respect from all around them.  They are heavily armoured and each is supplied with a separate sword bundle and separate back banner.  These are superior soldiers for your forces.  Choose from a pack or single poses.

The Kitton Range will expand again in November and we would like to thank everyone for their kind words and for their custom for this new venture.

GBS