A poster with a colorful stack of books on the left and this text on the right: “Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.” ~ Jeff Zentner

NATIONAL LIBRARY WEEK

"Hey, Teenagers: Pay close attention to the books people try to ban. Then, make a beeline to read those books, if you can. Find out for yourself why those people want that book banned. Find out for yourself if they can be trusted to know what’s best for you.”
~ Jeff Zentner

Happy, sleepy #caturday!

#OspreyGames has signed me to write another book in the #ospreywargamingseries. This one will focus on the Late Roman period.

#wargaming
#ospreygames
#miniaturewargaming

Chaos Crawl #2 by Chaoclypse A weird OSR RPG zine

Announcing... CHAOS CRAWL, ISSUE 2!!

Adventures, art, session reports and even a lil wargame, all wrapped up in zine format!

Likes and shares are much appreciated, as are comments/reviews on the Itch page itself :D

chaoclypse.itch.io/chaos-crawl-2

On the blog this week there is some news about the #ospreywargaming series you maybe interested in.

#wargaming
#miniaturewargaming
#ospreygames

How I am riding into Monday!

Are we going to start hijacking tankers like we did to Venezuela?

Hello all! We are currently accepting article submissions! Dm this account or @thed20speakeasy.bsky.social for more info!
#minipainting #miniatures #warhammer #wargaming

Unpainted resin and metal spaceship on a blue background

Unpainted metal steampunk airships on a blue background

Last minute additions to our Salute lineup. Firstly, some smaller Syrtian vessels for Imperial Skies to go with the two larger vessels.

And lastly for Salute this year, a new Japanese battleship for the spaceships range. We don't have many in stock for tomorrow, so be quick!

#salute #salute53

Littoral Commander by Sebastian Bae(?)

I call it a pile of potential!

Some norsemen have a lively discussion about the most recent Althing.

Some news on the Blood and Spectacles blog this week.

#wargames
#paintingminiatures
#victrix
#odinsravens

The fact they think Iran could have a favorable outcome shows how delusional these pundits are.

New for Salute – 3/4 We just had to have some new Imperial Skies models - and as promised, it's a whole new world. These are Syrtians, from the Syrtis Major Planum region of southern Mars. So far we have these two massive

Hopefully the Imperial Skies Admirals will like these - Syrtians, from the southern plains of Mars - and there are more of these to come, all being well.

www.brigademodels.co.uk/Blog/2026/04...

#salute53

I believe Wall Street coined the term in relation to tariffs? Not Democrats.

Too bad the war is not over until Israel or Iran says it is.

Greek warriors from Sparta.

This week the blog has some news posted up.

#wargaming
#paintedminiatures
#MenofBronze

Oreo and Marshmallow cuddle up.

#caturday

A very kind Dakka forum user donated some limited ed Warhammer miniatures for the Bac-Con Paul Sawyer fund.
100% of sales of both miniatures will go to the Brain Tumour Charity.
ebay.us/m/p2mp1P
ebay.us/m/v9CCFk

Knight from Heroquest

Inside the box of the new Heroscape: Battle at the Rift starter for G.I. Joe. More pictures on the blog.

#wargames
#boardgames
#gijoe
#heroscape

Nationwide General Strike Planned for May 1: No Kings Organizer | Common Dreams Indivisible co-founder Ezra Levin announces nationwide general strike on May 1 in next No Kings mass action.

There’s already a date onboard for a general strike

May 1st, National Strike

No work, no school, no shopping

www.commondreams.org/news/no-king...

DHS says it has body-cam footage related to Pretti shooting in Minneapolis The lawsuits aim to prevent federal officials from destroying evidence related to Alex Pretti’s killing and to end the surge of immigration officers in Minnesota.

It's been 66 days since agents killed Alex Pretti.

DHS has body-cam footage.

They haven't released it.

66 days and counting.

www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/...

Gundam Assemble - Official Trailer YouTube video by IGN

This is an interesting trailer for Gundam Assemble…..

youtu.be/WZcY7s7Qop4

Chow-yun Fat rules.

A painted set of 4 miniatures and a table from Hasbro’s board game Heroquest

Painted Chaos Cultists from Rise of the Dread Moon expansion for #Heroquest.

#paintingminiatures
#wargaming
#avalonhill
#boardgames

Solo-miniature gaming might be in your future! 🤓

Happy #NoKings #Caturday! Marshmallow is tired after all that protesting!