Games Workshop's World of Battle: A look at the Game Tables

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!!! My recent trip to Memphis included a stop at Games Workshop's U.S. Headquarters which is called the 'World of Battle' and is a Hobby Center (retail store) and Battle Bunker (game area) along with all of the actual offices (which were off limits). The whole experience was awesome! The staff were very friendly, helpful, and not too pushy. The venue was stunning with so much to see! I have been to Warhammer World in Nottingham and our version is just as nice but has no Bugman's which is a shame. From talking to the manager of the World of Battle (James Bell, a really nice guy) it is a local zoning issue and not a GW decision. I could have really gone for a 'Fat Bloke' and a pint of Bugman's XXX.

The gaming area was stunning! The ambiance was perfect and the gaming tables were sublime! I wish I could game on such lovely tables all the time! Here is a fairly large picture dump of the gaming tables that were set up at the time of my visit:

The Imperial Sector/A Bridge too Far:

Various other 'alien' worlds:

Imperial Super-Heavy Motor Pool:

Lava World (Salamanders loved this table!):

Imperial Siege World:

Chaos World with floating platforms that were dedicated to the four ruinous powers:

Eldar Crone World with active 'wraith gates':

A stunning Fantasy City that while I don't play Fantasy I would LOVE to play on this table:

This was a 'Display' table with Skaven and Undead that was beautiful:

There were tunnels along 3 of the sides which showed the underground battles:

Rear area was an underground series of rooms to battle in:

There were several pieces of awesome 'ground terrain':

The really cool thing about each of these tables was that each and every one had a 'table scenario' attached to it! You could play the special table scenario or just a regular game which was a nice touch! Here is one of the table plaques for one of the tables I played on:

I got a couple of games in and really enjoyed playing with a fully painted army on such lovely terrain. It was what the game is all about! The visuals were awesome....watching my little toy soldiers fight it out on real looking terrain! Perfect!

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. I will be showing off more pictures of the actual venue itself with a look at the display cabinets, the walls, the hall of remembrance, etc. Take care!

GenCon 2013: The Miniature Side of Things

Greetings once again InterWebs!!!!! My recapping of my GenCon 2013 experiences continues with a look at the Miniature side of things. We will have a look at a bunch of gaming tables for various miniature games and then we will have a look at some of the painting competition entries. Here we go!!!

The Front of the Forge World/ Games Workshop/ Black Library Booth:

In one of the Miniature Wargaming Halls I found a massive game of Warhammer Apocalypse that went on all day on Saturday. There was some awesome looking models and terrain including a Thunderhawk Gunship that was being used as terrain :-(

I have always loved the Armorcast Reaver Titan and this one was nicely done.

A fantasy version being setup. From the look at the armies held off table this game was going to be huge unfortunately my schedule prevented me from returning later to see it all unfold.

Continuing our look at Games Workshop miniature games being played here is a massive game of Space Hulk being played on 3D terrain:

I loved the Assault Ram that acted as the boarding location:

Now to step away from Games Workshop games and take a look at the many other game tables that were on display starting with a game of Sedition Wars:

Here are a bunch of really cool looking tables that caught my eye. I could not tell you what game system most of these are for but they are stunning gaming tables:

The water effects on this board were stunning even though they really don't show up to well in the picture:

I think this was a game of Infinity:

The red glowing effects from the hot metal in the buckets was awesome, somehow they all flickered like they were hot:

A largish game of BattleTech Miniatures put on by Catalyst Game Labs:

A D&D Skirmish Board set in the Under Deep:

Dust Tactics? All I know is it was Weird War II but still a cool looking table:

Mercs Minis!!!! Unfortunately my hectic schedule left me without any time to actually get a game of Mercs Minis in. I did have a blast talking with the Mercs gentlemen in their Dealer's Hall Booth, they are such nice people to chat with.

If this post was not long enough for you I would like to reward you for getting this far by giving you a look at some of the painting competition entries. This next pictures were taken through very thick glass so I apologize for their quality. Some of the entries:

That is it for now. Thanks so much for bearing with me on this long post! Next up I will be taking a look at the Roleplaying Game side of GenCon 2013 (which for me was a big part). Thanks for stopping by and taking a look. Take care!