This article originally appeared in Issue 06 of The Campaigner, published in 2013. The issue is still available as digital download or in limited print stock. By Owen Top Getting started in a new hobby can be a tricky business, and getting started in a new aspect of a hobby you already enjoy can be […]
Perhaps the two skills accepted as the pinnacle by miniature hobbyists are being amazing at painting, and creating spectacular scratch built models. This issue Owen Top helps readers with the second skill, with an in-depth analysis of the skills and materials used in creating breathtaking scratch build pieces. Read this article, and many more, in […]
Become embroiled in The Campaigner Issue 24. In this issue we explore what is happening beneath the waves, with an Abyss game feature. Bruno Cathala and Charles Chevallier talk about creating the game, where the world came from, and working together on the title. Game stores are the lifeblood of many communities, and we present […]
Our next issue of The Campaigner draws closer. What can you look forward too? The game feature for Issue 24 will be on the highly popular board game Abyss, with its designers Bruno Cathala and Charles Chevallier providing insight into the development of the game. Other content includes an interview with Damien Voss about his […]
Out today the fury of The Campaigner Issue 23! In this issue we feature the tactical card game Final War, where the games designer Ben Ellis talks about what inspired the title and how Games Lab brought it to fruition. We talk to the three members of The Dice Men Cometh, and discover how a […]
Readers will be all-too-familiar with Terrain Crusade, The Campaigner’s regular terrain feature. For a while now Terrain Crusade writer Owen Top has peppered us with expertise and knowledge, all wrapped up in an irreverent writing style. Owen’s talents are far from spent, but we want to give the readers a chance to pick his brain. We […]
Readers will be all-too-familiar with Terrain Crusade, The Campaigner’s regular terrain feature. For a while now Terrain Crusade writer Owen Top has peppered us with expertise and knowledge, all wrapped up in an irreverent writing style. Owen’s talents are far from spent, but we want to give the readers a chance to pick his brain. We […]
Out today, The Campaigner Issue 17, for free download or print-on-demand. This issue features the steampunk strategy board game COGZ. Game designer Wesley Lamont talks about creating the game, and the challenge of making something simultaneously simple and complex. We also chat with Eran Aviram and Aviv Or, creators of the webcomic Up to Four Players. […]
Next year at Cancon, Owen Top from Terrain For Hippos will be running a number of terrain masterclasses. This is a rare opportunity to see the man in action, and learn some of the tricks of the terrain building trade. From Owen’s press release: Sinister associates of the dread clan Top, initiates into dark and […]
The past weekend, 24-25 May, saw the first Face Off Warhammer tournament, run by The Dwellers Below. It was held at The Ibis Hotel in Melbourne Victoria, Australia. There were over 70 players attending, with the winner being Sam Morgan using a Bretonnian army. Regular The Campaigner contributor, Owen Top, was there to capture the […]
