Have you ever wanted anybody to show you step by step how to paint all those lovely little miniatures that you game with? Well now’s your chance. On Saturday, August 28th, Armoury Games is holding a 4 hour painting seminar. To be eligible to participate you must purchase one of the Mantic paints sets. There are two to choose from, each comes with Army Painter brand paints, a brush and miniatures. We’ll prime the miniatures for you and then teach you how to paint them covering color choices, base coating, washing, highlighting, drybrushing and finishing techniques. There will also be a demonstration covering the use of Quickshade. The event begins at 1pm and runs until 5pm.

The paint sets must be purchased from Armoury Games and may be purchased prior to or on the day of the event. Additional painting supplies may be purchased on the day of the event at a special discount to all participants. All miniatures from the paint set must be made available to Armoury Games staff for priming before the beginning of the event at 1:00 pm on Saturday, August 28th.

For more information please contact us here at the store or just come by and pay us a visit!

You can get a look at the new Warhammer Fantasy Starter box set, “Island of Blood”, right now at Armoury Games. This box won’t be available for some weeks, but we have a special advance copy for you to check out. Come get a look at the new Skaven and High Elf models, you won’t be disappointed!

What are you waiting for? Come on in!

New at Armoury Games;

From Wizards of the Coast comes the latest setting for D&D 4th Edition, the savage world of Dark Sun. Available now at Armoury Games you can get;

• Dark Sun Campaign Guide
• Dark Sun Creature Catalog
• Marauders of the Dune Sea, a 2nd level adventure

Also to compliment the release of Dark Sun comes the Psionic Power book, new options and powers for the psionic classes.

And also available now at Armoury Games, from Paizo;

• Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide
• Orcs of Golarion

But you can get a look at the new Starter Set right now. This new product isn’t scheduled for release until September, however our store was selected to receive a copy of the new material for perusal and to run demo games in the store. In addition, Wizards of the Coast is encouraging us to discuss the boxed set with others. This preview copy of the Starter Set has arrived and is ready to be examined.

We are also planning to hold a number of demos of the new material in the near future, so keep an eye on the website for those events.  These events promise to be exciting and fun.

Feel free to take advantage of this fantastic opportunity to explore the first product in the Essentials line. We will have the Starter Set available right up to the release date, so you will have ample time to take a look. This is a great chance to explore the new “beginners” material for 4^th edition Dungeons and Dragons before anyone else!

All right everyone, we’ve got a day of free events coming up to celebrate the new 8th edition of Warhammer Fantasy!  Saturday, July 24th come on down and compete in the three events we’ll be running with the chance to win prizes for each event!  Aaaaannnndddd……..here’s what’s going on…..

EVENT 1
IRON BUILDER COMPETITION!
From 1 – 3pm
It’s all out modeling mayhem! Using your unassembled Games Workshop Warhammer Fantasy models you will have two hours to put together as many models as you possibly can. How many can you build?

EVENT 2
INTRO GAME. . . TRIAL BY FIRE!
From 4 – 5pm
Jump right in to the new 8th edition rules in this 2 turn game consisting of 500 points per player.  All players are welcome and encouraged to bring their own armies……why not get used to the new rules playing the army you intend to use the most anyway!?

EVENT 3
MEGA BATTLE. . . WINDS OF CHANGE!
From 6 – 10pm
The Winds of Change brings all players together into a mega battle.  Players will use their previous 500 point lists and random teams will be assigned.
WHAT’S THE TRICK?:
The game will only run 4 turns…..turns 1-2 using 7th edition rules, turns 3-4 using 8th edition.

All of these events are free to participants, so if you are a long time Warhammer player or just now getting started these events are great opportunities to get to know what all the hubbub is about. And did we mention that it’s free?

For complete details and rules for each event, check out the Event Announcement on the Warhammer forums.

Now available in the Armoury Games online store - the official Armoury Games Event Team shirt! Become one of Smithy’s Hammers when you wear this shirt to any event. Available in both a regular t-shirt and golf shirt styles, this shirt has the event team logo on the front pocket area and on the back a full sized image of smithy workin’ the anvil , proudly proclaiming you to be one of Smithy’s Hammers.

Greetings ladies and gentlemen, Ryan here! I just wanted to take a moment to let you know of my first event coming up. Armoury Games will be hosting a painting day next Saturday, June 12th starting at 1pm!

I know many of us have miniatures we’ve been putting off painting, so why not bring them in and work on them together? Painting days are an excellent opportunity to jump start your own armies, share tips with others, and receive advice on your own work. I will be on hand to answer any questions regarding miniature painting or modeling you may have, as well as working on several of my own Warmachine models.

Water pots will be provided, but I do ask that you please provide your own paints, brushes, and palettes as I simply do not have enough to go around. Bruce has also asked that any miniatures you are planning on painting be primered before you bring them in on the 12th to prevent any issues involving the weather and congregating behind the building.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact myself or Bruce. I look forward to seeing all that can make it out on the 12th!

- Ryan

Greetings everyone! I just wanted to take a quick moment to introduce myself and explain why I’m posting.  

My name is Ryan, and you can find me at the store every Friday evening and most Saturday afternoons. I began my ascent in the hallowed halls of gaming with the deceptively simple game of Heroclix. After a couple years off and on with that game, I was looking for something a bit more in depth and my artistic side was searching for an outlet.

Standard tabletop wargames began calling out to me, and I eventually sold off most of my more valuable Heroclix figures and bought into a relatively newer game at the time named “Warmachine” manufactured by Privateer Press. The idea of spell-slinging skirmishes amid giant hulking steam-powered robot killing machines in the Iron Kingdoms steampunk setting was all too tempting. That was several years ago and since then I’ve collected an embarrassing amount of miniatures for that game and it’s companion game, “Hordes”.

More recently my application was accepted (thanks to Bruce!) to become a Pressganger (Privateer Press’ volunteer representative) for our local area. The opportunity to work hand-in-hand with Armoury Games and Privateer Press to promote not only a game I love, but a venue that is a “home away from home” for many of us is really exciting. With that being said, it is my intent to begin hosting events soon! To give you an idea of what I have planned, here are some thoughts bouncing around in my head:

• Game Demos! – I’ve overheard a lot of people express interest Warmachine and Hordes while visiting the store. Now you will have the opportunity to try it out for yourself. In as little as 10 to 15 minutes of your time, you can learn the basics of the game!
• Tournaments! – Compete for your faction! Earn Prizes!
• Slow-Grow Leagues! – Looking to get into the game but don’t have a lot of cash? For approximately $45 you can pick up a faction battlebox, some six-sided dice, and start playing. From there, we would slowly add to the point values every month until each player ended up with a standard sized army!
• Painting Workshops! – I personally love to paint miniatures, and I enjoy exchanging tips and tricks with fellow enthusiasts. Even if you don’t play Warmachine or Hordes but you like to paint, bring in your minis and share your ideas!

Well, there you have it. If you are interested in any of these ideas, or have any questions about the games/ideas of your own, please feel free to talk to myself or Bruce. Once I begin scheduling events, you will be able to find them on the Armoury Games forums and posted on the in-store bulletin board. So like I said above, if you find yourself near the store on Friday evenings or Saturday afternoons, feel free to stop by and introduce yourself!

-Ryan a.k.a. Snapshot_Superhero

D&D Encounters, previously scheduled for Thursdays at Armoury Games moves to Wednesdays starting March 31st.

We have already had two sessions of the new D&D Encounters and they were great. So come on in on Wednesdays and join in the fun.

To find out about all the fantastic details, read D&D Encounters.

From Games Workshop:

• 40K Battle Missions
• Space Marine Venerable Dreadnought
• Ork Killa Kans
• Ork Deff Dread
• Beastmen Battleforce