FSpace publications wrote to let us know about their line of printable counters and board space that they have for sale over at DriveThru RPG.

This seems really interesting.  The board spaces they sell come in different packs, and can be printed on size A3 paper. The counters are similar, but can be scaled to different sized printer paper.  Each of these are available in squares or hexes.

Need extra counters?  Need extra board space? Just print it out and you’re ready to go!

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Yeah…I just said eighth edition. We don’t normally report on every rumor that comes down the pike, but we’re starting to see details filter out from the black mines of Games Workshop that you probably want to know about. This eighth edition will sport a standard boxed set, but rather than the typical human army (usually Empire or Brettonians), this new set will bring together the High Elves and Skaven (so if you were thinking of starting a new Skaven army to take advantage of those gorgeous new models, you might want to hold off just a bit longer…). What about the rules you ask? Here are the major changes currently expected:    

• A return to percentage-based army composition
• Overhauling the magic system (including making it harder to miscast)
• Lapping around is back (where large units can effectively envelop smaller units)
• Sped up combat rules (with some people comparing it to the single round combat of Flames of War)
• Nerfing of the Daemons of Chaos (why all the hate?)

Overall, we’re hearing that this will be a faster playing game, but we’ll have to see how it all plays out. Warhammer Fantasy Battles Eighth Edition is expected to release this summer with the new boxed set releasing this fall.

[Hat tip to Bell of Lost Souls who is really providing the best coverage on this topic, especially if you don't have the time for Warseer and Dakka Dakka]

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Privateer Press has finally released details of how Voltron will be released as part of their Monsterpocalypse line (you did remember they were doing that, right?)! The game will be released as a standalone boxed set, including:

The game, which has an MSRP of $49.99, will contain 22 pre-painted plastic figures, including Voltron, 5 Voltron Lions, 5 Galaxy Garrison Cruisers, Lo-Tron, 1 Prince Lotor’s Command Ship, 4 Robeasts, and 5 Lo-Tron Force Skull Ships. The game will also include 1 double-sided play mat, 24 specialty dice, 4 status counters, and a full-color rulebook.

Which seems very cool…though I seem to remember the Voltron ships being much bigger than Voltron itself… Now if I could just get Robotech done with the same treatment…. The Voltron boxed set will release this July and will be fully compatible with the existing Monsterpocalypse rules.

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The 2010 Toy of the Year (TOTY) Awards were handed out in a ceremony Saturday night coinciding with the launch of New York Toy Fair. The TOTY Awards are selected by vote of the Toy Industry Association membership.

Bakugan took home the Boy Toy of the Year prize for the 7-in-1 Maxus Dragonoid, as well as the award for Property of the Year. We’ve written before about the success of Bakugan.

Game of the Year, which covers both tabletop and electronic games, went to the Sort It Out! board game by University Games. Sort It Out! is a trivia game that challenges players to sort five items in the order requested—for example, the following in order of heaviest to lightest weight:

• Elephant daily poo
• 3 standard house bricks
• Blue whale tongue
• Whole domestic cat
• 4WD Jeep Grand Cherokee

In the immortal words of the great Dave Barry, wouldn’t “Whole Domestic Cat” be a great name for a rock band?

Steve Peek of University Games With the Company's TOTY Award

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I just knew that there weren’t enough Watchmen games. Lucky for us, here comes Wizkids (now NECA) to fill in the gap.

Expect them this summer.

See their site for other upcoming and current releases.

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Games Workshop will be holding an event called Tyranid Attack at participating game stores in the US on January 30th.  Tyranid players can bring EVERY Tyranid model they own to play with, while non Tyranid players may bring a 1500 point army to play.

All players who participate will be entered to win a piece of artwork from the Tyranid Codex cover.

You can follow the event (and more) from the GW North American Twitter feed.

Sounds pretty awesome if you’re a Tyranid player, and pretty challenging if you’re not.

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Those interested in Rackham products will be delighted to know that Rackham has revamped their online store.  I browsed around it for a while, and it’s MUCH easier to navigate and find what you want now.

The store has 3 main sections: AT-43, Confrontation – The Age of the Rag’narok, and Rush N’Crush.

While it’s not the best looking online store I’ve ever seen, the usability makes up for it by leaps and bounds.

Too bad they didn’t revamp their prices, but I guess that just comes with the territory when you’re into miniatures.

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Mark Theurer has setup a YouTube channel called ReaperMinisTV, a new project he’s working where you can find videos that showcase Reaper Miniatures at least twice a month.

The videos will contain information on new minis, future releases, army building, and information on how to play various games with Reaper minis.

The first episodes are already up, so give ‘em a look.  They’re pretty well done, and informative.

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The Fantasy Flight Games Event Center is a new push from its “Professional Zone” and is located in Roseville, MN. It’s a location for FFG staff (currently hiring) to play with consumers, and will open Feb 5.

Games include FFG games as well as those of “key partners”. The site will host open gaming and special events, sell concessions (outside food not permitted …), and sell membership (from $5 a day to $125 a year, which doesn’t include optional fees for reserving games or rooms).

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The Dungeons & Dragons Heroscape, Master Set 3: Battle for the Underdark, is now available, with a troll, drow, a black dragon, and dozens of terrain pieces.

The second Hex Master set of print-and-play terrain for Heroscape is also out. This one is a set of science fiction style walls.

But that’s one of the great things about Heroscape—mixing and matching genres.

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