By Tom Gall

With the release of the book Barbarossa by Battlefront for Flames of War, Early War is about to substantially expand. While the German invasion in 1941 stepped foot into the expansive territory of the Soviet Union, Barbarossa brings a wide range of new units, new armies lists and new scenarios to early war (EW).  No matter if you play entirely casual, join in on game night at a store/club or play the tournament scene, Barbarossa packs lots of fun between its covers.

By Paolo Paglianti

The Eastern Front opens up in Flames of War: the Early War period is becoming increasingly complete.

Battlefront is going all-in on Early War. Following the Blitzkrieg book, which we covered in this article, comes Barbarossa, the volume dedicated to the Eastern Front and the armies of Eastern Europe.

Barbarossa is another comprehensive army book, featuring several different nations. We have the Polish Army, which tried to defend its homeland against the combined invasion by Berlin and Moscow; the German Army, covering not only the invasion of Poland but also – as the book’s title suggests – Operation Barbarossa and the invasion of the Soviet Union. Then there are the Russian army and Finland defending their borders. Four nations, with a wealth of formations and support options, offering very different playstyles. In this article, we’ll take a first look at the book. Over the next few days, we’ll take a closer look on NDNG at each individual faction.

by Troy Hill

I had the pleasure of playing Para-Bellum’s newest version of their skirmish game: Conquest First Blood at Slice n Dice games in South Bend, Indiana (USA).

Hosted by Jay Walker as TO, the event occurred on Halloween day. What a choice; stay home and hide from Trick-or-Treaters or go play games? Fortunately, our neighborhood is full of grumpy old grognards who don’t allow trick-or-treating. So my wife released me for the road trip to South Bend.

By Kreighton Long

On 10 October 2026, Kalissa Skibicki organized and ran her usual Bolt Action tournament at SETGO’s Call to Arms convention in Williamsburg, VA.  The competitive pool was shallower than previous years with eight players competing versus sixteen players at the same event in 2025 and 2024.  The players who did make it were mostly veteran players who brought their positive attitudes and competitive armies for a day of gaming.

By Tom Gall

Last time we looked at what’s all in the box for Angels One Six, now let’s rev up the engine and take to the skies and play a few games. Incoming Bogeys!

By Tom Gall

Like to fly the unfriendly skies? Love the challenge of flying an airplane in 3d across the tabletop trying to shoot down your opponent(s)? Love the history of WWII aircraft and fielding your own planes? Aspire to be an Ace?

There are some some of the many joys that come to life with Angels One Six a new WWII flying game that uses tabletop miniatures, dice and your skills to recreate WWII air combat.

By Paolo Paglianti

If there’s one thing I didn’t like about ETC 2026, the World Team Championship our club organised in Milan last August, it was that many teams brought almost identical lists. That’s understandable: after years of playing and with the meta now well established, it was predictable that we would see plenty of similar lists, from American armies with hordes of Sherman Spearhead Companies to Polish armies with masses of infantry.

A breath of fresh air comes with the Early War lists. Battlefront has finally started publishing the Early War army books, allowing us to explore an entirely new world of list-building, with an unknown meta that is still waiting to be discovered. In addition, with this year’s ETC competitive cycle now over, we can finally move on to the new More Missions published by Battlefront in April, which haven’t been used at major tournaments so far because they weren’t available in time for ETC 2026. Major national tournaments generally adopt the same period and points limits as the following ETC, allowing players to test their armies in preparation for the World Championship.

By Aaron Kamakawiwoole

Hey Reader!

Now that our gaming group has their miniatures and we’re not using proxy miniatures anymore (though I’ll take a moment to thank all of the Rohan horsemen who served as Protoss warriors for us – thank you for answering the call!), we’re putting up battle reports, and as I was editing those, I reflected on what I love so much about the in-game play of this new game. I’ve done battle reports for several game systems, but this one felt unique and better, so I thought I’d share some of those thoughts with you.

by Troy Hill

I wrote about gaming burnout several years ago. Now, I’m mostly out of it. I don’t want to go back into that dark pit of despair.

Losing the urge to game was no fun.

I’m through the worst of it now, and some decisions were made. Some that I regret, others that I’m glad that I decided on.

The best part of dealing with a long period of gaming burnout was that I have emerged with better focus on what I want out of the hobby.

By Richard Steer

Over the last few months, Battlefront has released a series of free updates for a number of its games. Fate of a Nation, set in the Middle East in the 1960s and 70s, has now had its turn with a free expansion to the Egyptian and Jordanian lists.

This expansion, available as a PDF download and in the Forces of War list-building tool, is the first update to FOAN since its second edition was published in 2018. It brings in a number of the miniatures from Battlefront’s other games that were historically present in the theatre.