Alternative Armies: Coming soon … Club1813

Alternative Armies: The 1980’s Napoleonic Tabletop Miniatures Range was restored by Alternative Armies as ‘Brickdust 15mm Napoleonics’ on our website and we are delighted to announce that later this year a new set of wargaming rules will be joining those miniatures. Allow us to introduce to you Club1813! Check it here

Small Batch Miniatures Games: Earth vs the Invaders Tabletop Game

Small Batch Miniatures Games: Inspired by classic scifi cinema, Earth vs the Invaders throws you into the front lines of humanity's desperate struggle against otherworldly horrors! This asymmetric wargame pits brave soldiers, tanks, and scientists against three terrifying enemy factions: radiation-mutated insects, sinister flying saucers, and an all-consuming alien blob. Designed for 15mm miniatures, the game's dynamic reinforcement system keeps both sides guessing as the battle escalates from local response to full military intervention. Grab a box of WWII miniatures and some toy bugs. The fate of the Earth hangs in the balance! Check it here

Second Escape Games: World War Two Game: No Easy Ground - Exclusive Discount Code Inside!

Second Escape Games: Second Escape Games has just (re)launched a set of WWII company-size tabletop wargaming rules. No Easy Ground is the latest edition of what many wargamers will recognise as Iron Cross. Iron Cross was originally published by Great Escape Games in 2012 and has built a loyal following since it was first released.

No Easy Ground is a company-sized game that can be played in under two hours. There is no fixed scale, or unit size, so players can use whatever miniatures they already have. Armies from Bolt Action and Flames of War both work well. The company has announced plans to launch some figure ranges towards the end of 2026, which will accompany the first campaign book.

The 100-page full colour rulebook features lots of illustrations and photos, plus examples of how the rules work. The rulebook is accompanied by a deck of 56 “tactical cards”, which add an element of uncertainty and randomness to the game, and a range of gaming tokens.

Second Escape Games is offering a 5% discount to Wargame News and Terrain readers, which can be accessed here (link here) Some of the product bundles also feature additional discounts.

The exclusive code for you to use is: wargamenews2026

·       All customers

·       5% off rule books, cards and the gaming bundles (which feature other discounts too)

·       Minimum purchase of £15.00

·       No usage limits

·       Can’t combine with other discounts

·       Active until 31st December 2026

Ostfront Publishing: New Infiltrate: Vietnam (Co-op / Solo) Skirmish Rules

Ostfront Publishing: Imagine a blend of Rangers of Shadow Deep and Metal Gear Solid, but deep in the Jungles of Vietnam, and across the fence into Laos and Cambodia... a deniable mission with limited support. Check these brand new rules here

Infiltrate: Vietnam is a co-operative skirmish wargame, aimed at 15 – 28mm miniatures and designed to represent special forces and insurgent operations in the jungles of Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s. You will choose your weapons, you will track your ammo, and you will bring back the vital intelligence we require to win this war, either by force, by cunning, or both.

This game is designed for 2-4 players, or for solo play, and will see a small squad of special forces or NVA/VC soldiers working against AI flowchart controlled enemies. The mechanics are a blend of simple and granular, making for a realistic and dangerous experience where players will need to use stealth and choose when to use force. Firing and running near enemies will cause them to react, and in some missions can cause more enemies to enter the area...

The game is played as a campaign - players generate their operatives, then attempt to survive as many missions as possible. There are 9 mission types to choose from, and the available missions will be randomly determined in either low risk, medium risk, or high risk. Enemy forces will become more powerful as the risk level increases, and random events more deadly. Players can play as MACV-SOG, Navy SEALs, LRRPs, Green Berets, ANZACs, Montagnards, Vietcong or NVA.

Features realistic weapon and ammunition weights, and players will have a limit of how much weight they can take into battle. Players will find loot after missions, and may be forced to forage or subsist on captured weapons if they run low. The rules include all the character sheets, tokens and templates required for play. There are different random event and loot tables for each side, with random events such as enemy tanks, unknown helicopters, enemy squads, sudden rainstorms, tigers, centipedes, or maybe just hearing a lizard saying "f*ck you... f*ck you..." 

Suitable modular plastic miniatures for these brand new Vietnam rules are available from Rubicon Models. Check these discounted miniatures here and find US Army, USMC Marines, Vietcong and much more such as vehicles for your games there.

Battle Logic Labs: P.M.C Tactics: Core Rulebook, Campaign Operations & Solo Engine

Battle Logic Labs: Welcome to the operational zone. P.M.C Tactics is a fast-paced miniature wargame that pits private military contractors, paramilitary outfits, and local insurgent cells against each other in deadly modern firefights. Designed to run on a tight 3' x 3' table, the game utilizes an intuitive comparative combat engine and combined unit activations that keep the action moving fast. Whether you play head-to-head or go dark with the included digital solo/co-op engine, every decision, casualty, and expended bullet carries financial consequences. Check these rules here

Ganesha Games: New Surviving 'Nam - An Infantryman's Year "In Country" VietNam Solo and Coop Wargaming Rules

Ganesha Games: You’ve trained with your soldiers and now you’re here — “In Country.” Vietnam. You have 12 long months ahead of you, but you’re their sergeant, and it is your job to see them safely home. Check these brand new rules here

Surviving ‘Nam is a cooperative/solo skirmish miniatures game playable with individually-based miniatures of any scale. Players control a non-commissioned officer trying to keep their fire team of 4-5 infantrymen alive. The enemy is controlled by Event Cards and rules. They are invisible one moment and then pop up all around you the next. You make all the rolls. Your choices mean life or death for your men. The rules are simple, quick, bloody, and fast-moving. Surviving ‘Nam includes 12 scenarios — one mission for each month of your soldier’s tour in Vietnam. Up to four players control U.S., Australian, South Vietnamese or whichever nationality troops you want to command. Campaign rules cover soldiers gaining experience and individual traits during their time in Vietnam. They also cover the results of wounds, recovery time, introduction of replacements to the team, promotions, and more.

Suitable modular plastic miniatures for these brand new Vietnam rules are available from Rubicon Models. Check these discounted miniatures here and find US Army, USMC Marines, Vietcong and much more such as vehicles for your games there.

NLWright: New Ilium: A Game of Heroes Wargaming Rules

NLWright: Sing, goddess, of the anger of Achilles ... Ilium: A Game of Heroes (2026) is a table-top miniatures game inspired by Homer's greatest epic. Players take on the role of mighty Trojan and Achaean heroes, each supported by a contingent of followers, as they compete for Kleos (κλέος) – deeds of renown that will have their names remembered through time.

Played on a 2'x2' (60cmx60cm) table, each player will normally control between 12 and 28 models whose management at key moments will be crucial in securing Kleos. Glory, not survival, will dictate victory. It's the Trojan War played the way Homer wrote it. Check these new rules here

To get you started there's a sale at Lucid Eye Miniatures for suitable miniatures, check the offer here

Snarling Badger Studios: Repent! Ye Foolish Gods Tabletop Skirmish Rules

Snarling Badger Studios: Welcome to Repent! Ye Foolish Gods, a miniatures-agnostic tabletop skirmish wargame you and your friends take the role of fallen, cursed and forsaken warriors in a war of revenge against the dark gods who wronged them. 

Designed to play solo, co-op or as an adversarial skirmish game, Repent! Ye Foolish Gods is created by Adam Loper and Vincent Venturella for 1-2 players. From the book: “Long ago, this world knew justice, knew peace. That time has long passed. The War of Light and Shadow roiled in the heavens and here upon our lands. The gods and their champions fought and brought only wreckage. In the end, the gods of light were defeated, cast into the endless void, never to return. All that remained were the gods of shadow."

Use any fantasy miniatures you’d like in your quest to destroy the dark gods and their followers. Enjoy a deep campaign system that allows you to choose your raids, with varied secondary objectives, unusual occurrences and varied goals that keeps each mission and each play fresh and different while gaining power to challenge the gods themselves. Check these brand new rules here

Check these mighty Abyssal Berserkers looking for revenge against their fallen dark gods, from Mantic Games or field their lesser Abyssals and Succubi. Repent! Ye Foolish Gods and revenge these miniatures here at Element Games now discounted!

Stephen Luscombe: Heroic Battles of Derring-Do Rules - Victorian & Edwardian Wargame Rules

Stephen Luscombe: Heroic Battles of Derring‑Do is a fast, accessible set of Victorian and Edwardian wargame rules for large‑skirmish actions using individually based figures. A simple card‑driven system—the Deck of Fate and the Deck of Fortune—creates unpredictable turns, sudden events, and strong narrative play. 

Units move and fire as groups, but soldiers fight as individuals, allowing notable figures to emerge naturally on the table. The rules cover colonial warfare and major nineteenth‑century conflicts, with army lists ranging from the Indian Mutiny to the American Civil War, the Franco‑Prussian War, the Boer War, and beyond. Designed for quick learning, solo suitability, and memorable games, they provide a streamlined way to recreate the colour, drama, and shifting fortunes of the period. These rules offer everything you need to play but there is also a resource pack which includes all cards, names, army lists and more. Check these new rules here

Axian Spice: Free Quickstart Released for "Verdict of Valor" – The Fantasy Skirmish Game For The Miniatures You Already Have!

Axian Spice: Independent game designer Giuseppe Rotondo (notable for work with Necrotic Gnome’s Old-School Essentials, and the popular AxianQuest unofficial decks for HeroQuest) has released the free Quickstart rules for his new game: Verdict of Valor under his independent label Axian Spice.

Verdict of Valor is a miniature-agnostic fantasy skirmish wargame designed for fast, tactical gameplay without heavy book-keeping.

Key Features:

Super Portable: Play with 4 to 12 miniatures per side on an area as small as 20" x 20".

Fast Playtime: Matches take just 30 to 60 minutes.

Miniature Agnostic: Easily stat any miniatures in your collection using four intuitive size categories, plus optional edges such as Shooter, Heavy Armor, Reach, Fly, Regeneration, Burrow, Healer, etc..

Dynamic Combat: Features a tactical dice allocation mechanic and alternating single-miniature activations, balancing clever strategy with the chaos of battle.

Ultra-Light Rules: The core rules are streamlined to fit on a single reference sheet.

While designed so you can use any models in your collection, the Quickstart rulebook itself is embellished with fantastic photography featuring miniatures from Reaper Miniatures and Wildspire Miniatures. You can download the free Quickstart rules now on DriveThruRPG and WarGameVault. Check these free rules now here

Wargame Geeks: Thrackdown Open Alpha is Now Live

Wargame Geeks: Thrackdown is a free, miniature-agnostic science-fiction skirmish game for two players. It is designed around small warbands, alternating fighter activations, vertical movement and dense terrain.

The public Alpha v1.4 is now available here and includes a Quick Start Guide and rules for all six launch factions. The game uses standard D6s and any suitable miniatures and terrain players already own. Container City, our recently completed terrain Kickstarter, was originally designed to create the sort of dense, vertical battlefields Thrackdown was built around.

Snarling Badger Studios: Reign in Hell: Demonic Skirmish Combat Rules

Snarling Badger Studios: Reign in Hell: Demonic Skirmish Combat is a fast, brutal, miniatures-agnostic tabletop wargaming ruleset that pits your hand-picked cabal of demons against your opponent’s to determine who gets to reshape the ruins of Hell to fit their Philosophy. Do you want to restore Hell to its former glory? Tear it all down and watch it burn? Or perhaps try to head back to Earth for some payback? You can customize your cabal, use whatever demonic miniatures you’d like, and tell the stories of your battles through the in-depth campaign system. We’ll see you in Hell.

Designed by wargaming YouTube nerds Adam Loper (Tabletop Minions) and Vince Venturella (Warhammer Weekly) - Reign in Hell is designed as a fun, quick skirmish game that allows you to play using the demon models you may already have from many different fantasy games out there, or build (or 3D print) new ones to make your cabal exactly the way you envision. The campaign system is robust, and allows for growth and customization for your demons as they gain Titles and discover Relics and Essences to increase their powers. Check these rules here

Ostfront Publishing: New Infiltrate: Vietnam (Co-op / Solo) Skirmish Rules

Ostfront Publishing: Imagine a blend of Rangers of Shadow Deep and Metal Gear Solid, but deep in the Jungles of Vietnam, and across the fence into Laos and Cambodia... a deniable mission with limited support. Check these brand new rules here

Infiltrate: Vietnam is a co-operative skirmish wargame, aimed at 15 – 28mm miniatures and designed to represent special forces and insurgent operations in the jungles of Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s. You will choose your weapons, you will track your ammo, and you will bring back the vital intelligence we require to win this war, either by force, by cunning, or both.

This game is designed for 2-4 players, or for solo play, and will see a small squad of special forces or NVA/VC soldiers working against AI flowchart controlled enemies. The mechanics are a blend of simple and granular, making for a realistic and dangerous experience where players will need to use stealth and choose when to use force. Firing and running near enemies will cause them to react, and in some missions can cause more enemies to enter the area...

The game is played as a campaign - players generate their operatives, then attempt to survive as many missions as possible. There are 9 mission types to choose from, and the available missions will be randomly determined in either low risk, medium risk, or high risk. Enemy forces will become more powerful as the risk level increases, and random events more deadly. Players can play as MACV-SOG, Navy SEALs, LRRPs, Green Berets, ANZACs, Montagnards, Vietcong or NVA.

Features realistic weapon and ammunition weights, and players will have a limit of how much weight they can take into battle. Players will find loot after missions, and may be forced to forage or subsist on captured weapons if they run low. The rules include all the character sheets, tokens and templates required for play. There are different random event and loot tables for each side, with random events such as enemy tanks, unknown helicopters, enemy squads, sudden rainstorms, tigers, centipedes, or maybe just hearing a lizard saying "f*ck you... f*ck you..." 

Suitable modular plastic miniatures for these brand new Vietnam rules are available from Rubicon Models. Check these discounted miniatures here and find US Army, USMC Marines, Vietcong and much more such as vehicles for your games there.

Battle Logic Labs: P.M.C Tactics: Core Rulebook, Campaign Operations & Solo Engine

Battle Logic Labs: Welcome to the operational zone. P.M.C Tactics is a fast-paced miniature wargame that pits private military contractors, paramilitary outfits, and local insurgent cells against each other in deadly modern firefights. Designed to run on a tight 3' x 3' table, the game utilizes an intuitive comparative combat engine and combined unit activations that keep the action moving fast. Whether you play head-to-head or go dark with the included digital solo/co-op engine, every decision, casualty, and expended bullet carries financial consequences. Check these rules here

BD Brickworks: New Brassbound: World War Jötunn Rules

BD Brickworks: World War Jötunn is the first expansion to Brassbound the tabletop miniatures game you can play with the bricks you already own! Check these new rules here

This download includes both the Brassbound Core Rulebook and the World War Jötunn expansion. Together they include step by step building instructions and parts lists for 22 custom microscale models, a quick play guide to get you playing quickly, two different skirmish game modes and two campaigns. In World War Jötunn you are the Field Marshall responsible for a section of the front. You will create and deploy armies to capture key territories, each with a unique bonus. 

You will have to decide wisely how to commit your forces - do you attempt to recruit elite paratroopers, secure airfields or capture neutral barracks to bolster your armed forces, or do you attempt to control the natural resources, logistics and production? You won't have enough forces to go after all of them, so you have to choose wisely! Play as either the technologically advanced Coalition, or the resourceful Pact in this relentless struggle for global domination. Both have their own unique units and abilities. A dynamic mission selection feature ensures that you'll never have the same experience twice!

Stephen Luscombe: Heroic Battles of Derring-Do Rules - Victorian & Edwardian Wargame Rules

Stephen Luscombe: Heroic Battles of Derring‑Do is a fast, accessible set of Victorian and Edwardian wargame rules for large‑skirmish actions using individually based figures. A simple card‑driven system—the Deck of Fate and the Deck of Fortune—creates unpredictable turns, sudden events, and strong narrative play. 

Units move and fire as groups, but soldiers fight as individuals, allowing notable figures to emerge naturally on the table. The rules cover colonial warfare and major nineteenth‑century conflicts, with army lists ranging from the Indian Mutiny to the American Civil War, the Franco‑Prussian War, the Boer War, and beyond. Designed for quick learning, solo suitability, and memorable games, they provide a streamlined way to recreate the colour, drama, and shifting fortunes of the period. These rules offer everything you need to play but there is also a resource pack which includes all cards, names, army lists and more. Check these new rules here

Ostfront Publishing: New Infiltrate: Vietnam (Co-op / Solo) Skirmish Rules

Ostfront Publishing: Imagine a blend of Rangers of Shadow Deep and Metal Gear Solid, but deep in the Jungles of Vietnam, and across the fence into Laos and Cambodia... a deniable mission with limited support. Check these brand new rules here

Infiltrate: Vietnam is a co-operative skirmish wargame, aimed at 15 – 28mm miniatures and designed to represent special forces and insurgent operations in the jungles of Vietnam in the 1960s and 70s. You will choose your weapons, you will track your ammo, and you will bring back the vital intelligence we require to win this war, either by force, by cunning, or both.

This game is designed for 2-4 players, or for solo play, and will see a small squad of special forces or NVA/VC soldiers working against AI flowchart controlled enemies. The mechanics are a blend of simple and granular, making for a realistic and dangerous experience where players will need to use stealth and choose when to use force. Firing and running near enemies will cause them to react, and in some missions can cause more enemies to enter the area...

The game is played as a campaign - players generate their operatives, then attempt to survive as many missions as possible. There are 9 mission types to choose from, and the available missions will be randomly determined in either low risk, medium risk, or high risk. Enemy forces will become more powerful as the risk level increases, and random events more deadly. Players can play as MACV-SOG, Navy SEALs, LRRPs, Green Berets, ANZACs, Montagnards, Vietcong or NVA.

Features realistic weapon and ammunition weights, and players will have a limit of how much weight they can take into battle. Players will find loot after missions, and may be forced to forage or subsist on captured weapons if they run low. The rules include all the character sheets, tokens and templates required for play. There are different random event and loot tables for each side, with random events such as enemy tanks, unknown helicopters, enemy squads, sudden rainstorms, tigers, centipedes, or maybe just hearing a lizard saying "f*ck you... f*ck you..." 

Suitable modular plastic miniatures for these brand new Vietnam rules are available from Rubicon Models. Check these discounted miniatures here and find US Army, USMC Marines, Vietcong and much more such as vehicles for your games there.

Snarling Badger Studios: Repent! Ye Foolish Gods Tabletop Skirmish Rules

Snarling Badger Studios: Welcome to Repent! Ye Foolish Gods, a miniatures-agnostic tabletop skirmish wargame you and your friends take the role of fallen, cursed and forsaken warriors in a war of revenge against the dark gods who wronged them. 

Designed to play solo, co-op or as an adversarial skirmish game, Repent! Ye Foolish Gods is created by Adam Loper and Vincent Venturella for 1-2 players. From the book: “Long ago, this world knew justice, knew peace. That time has long passed. The War of Light and Shadow roiled in the heavens and here upon our lands. The gods and their champions fought and brought only wreckage. In the end, the gods of light were defeated, cast into the endless void, never to return. All that remained were the gods of shadow."

Use any fantasy miniatures you’d like in your quest to destroy the dark gods and their followers. Enjoy a deep campaign system that allows you to choose your raids, with varied secondary objectives, unusual occurrences and varied goals that keeps each mission and each play fresh and different while gaining power to challenge the gods themselves. Check these brand new rules here

Check these mighty Abyssal Berserkers looking for revenge against their fallen dark gods, from Mantic Games or field their lesser Abyssals and Succubi. Repent! Ye Foolish Gods and revenge these miniatures here at Element Games now discounted!

Ganesha Games: New Surviving 'Nam - An Infantryman's Year "In Country" VietNam Solo and Coop Wargaming Rules

Ganesha Games: You’ve trained with your soldiers and now you’re here — “In Country.” Vietnam. You have 12 long months ahead of you, but you’re their sergeant, and it is your job to see them safely home. Check these brand new rules here

Surviving ‘Nam is a cooperative/solo skirmish miniatures game playable with individually-based miniatures of any scale. Players control a non-commissioned officer trying to keep their fire team of 4-5 infantrymen alive. The enemy is controlled by Event Cards and rules. They are invisible one moment and then pop up all around you the next. You make all the rolls. Your choices mean life or death for your men. The rules are simple, quick, bloody, and fast-moving. Surviving ‘Nam includes 12 scenarios — one mission for each month of your soldier’s tour in Vietnam. Up to four players control U.S., Australian, South Vietnamese or whichever nationality troops you want to command. Campaign rules cover soldiers gaining experience and individual traits during their time in Vietnam. They also cover the results of wounds, recovery time, introduction of replacements to the team, promotions, and more.

Suitable modular plastic miniatures for these brand new Vietnam rules are available from Rubicon Models. Check these discounted miniatures here and find US Army, USMC Marines, Vietcong and much more such as vehicles for your games there.

NLWright: New Ilium: A Game of Heroes Wargaming Rules

NLWright: Sing, goddess, of the anger of Achilles ... Ilium: A Game of Heroes (2026) is a table-top miniatures game inspired by Homer's greatest epic. Players take on the role of mighty Trojan and Achaean heroes, each supported by a contingent of followers, as they compete for Kleos (κλέος) – deeds of renown that will have their names remembered through time.

Played on a 2'x2' (60cmx60cm) table, each player will normally control between 12 and 28 models whose management at key moments will be crucial in securing Kleos. Glory, not survival, will dictate victory. It's the Trojan War played the way Homer wrote it. Check these new rules here

To get you started there's a sale at Lucid Eye Miniatures for suitable miniatures, check the offer here