Last month we announced the formation of the Unified Tournament Circuit, a regional circuit covering the area from Virginia to eastern Canada. At the time, many readers asked us about the inclusion of New England events. Some of you might have seen some of those events in our calendar, and we're happy to announce an official partnership today, via the following release from the New England Open Circuit (NEO): The NEO is happy to announce that we will be Partnering with the Unified Tournament Circuit (UTC)! This means that most...

Last month we announced the formation of the Unified Tournament Circuit, a regional circuit covering the area from Virginia to eastern Canada. At the time, many readers asked us about the inclusion of New England events. Some of you might have seen some of those events in our calendar, and we're happy to announce an official partnership today, via the following release from the New England Open Circuit (NEO): The NEO is happy to announce that we will be Partnering with the Unified Tournament Circuit (UTC)! This means that most...

Howdy everyone! When you last saw me, I was doing a review of all of the rings across the multiverse to see what would be worthy of bearing (check that out here if you missed it). With Middle Earth right on the horizon to join the world of Magic, I thought it would be fun to take another look at something thematic from the franchise with an interesting niche: Rangers. Rangers are quite important in the Lord of the Rings series as a whole, with main characters and plots having heavy influence from the Ran... wait why am I trying...

Special thanks to Gray Matter Gaming for providing mats and objectives for review. Outside of dice, I struggle to think of a wargaming accessory I value more than a good mat. In addition to making the play space look great, the (typically) neoprene surface actually makes a marked improvement in play. In this review I take a look at two Gray Matter Gaming mats and their new sets of double-side Neoprene Objectives. Ashen Wastelands The Ashen Wastelands mat comes in the now-standard 60" x 44" gaming sized used by GW and retail for $73 USD. My old mat, a 6' x 4'...

It's quite funny to see how wildly different each week's showdowns are - it's a sign of a (definitely) unsettled metagame and a (potentially) quite healthy one. You could have told me I'd be writing about the sheer brutality of raw shooting output, unkillable death star melee units or grinding board control lists suffocating the metagame at the beginning of the week and I'd believe all three. Wild. Ironweld 57-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Wakefield, MA United States on May 27 2023. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings. The Showdown Matchup & Mission - Samuel Gould -...