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This week we catch up on the Jan 2026 reveals and everything else we've missed. 00:00 Hobby Talk 08:42 New Years Reveals - New CSM Minis 23:20 New Aeldari 27:17 Maelstrom Book Series and Boxes 28:43 Age of Sigmar Reveals - OBR 30:52 Age of Sigmar Reveals - Tzeentch 34:27 Age of Sigmar Reveals - LRL 34:45 New Blood Bowl Elves 36:24 New Custodes 39:59 New Space Marines from 30K 40:24 New Not-Perturabo 42:39 Dawn of War 4 44:03 Preorders Went Up 48:51 Wrapping Up Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

This week we discuss the army in 40k that really needed something new, and look, they got new models and detachments. We're of course talking Space Marines! And Necrons, I guess. This, and more! 00:00 Intro & Hobby Talk 07:51 New Stuff is Coming Out for Space Marines 10:49 Orbital Assault Force 15:40 Reclamation Force 21:33 Bastion Task Force 26:52 New Necron Changes 34:04 Cryptek Detachment 43:01 Destroyer Detachment 52:40 C'tan Detachment 58:21 Final Thoughts Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

Hey folks, This week we discuss the new releases announced, as well as Titus and his crews sheets as well as the winning minis for the best of 2025!   00:00 The Longest Intro Hobby Talk 18:08 New Releases - Blackheart 19:43 Models of the year 21:39 New Releases - Corpsemaster 23:41 Back to Models of the Year 32:01 AoS Models of the Year 34:50 Models of the Year from other systems 40:04 World Championships 40:28 Warhammer+ 41:04 Top Paint 42:03 Best Reveals 43:23 New Chaos Boxes 48:50 TiTus 56:56 More Detachments Coming 01:03:14 Lore 01:07:26 11th Edition Waiting Room Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

Hey folks. It's the funny number! This week we discuss Grotmas, Detachments, and cake. 00:00 Intro 01:43 New Grotmas Detachments just Dropped 05:05 Blood Angels Detachment 08:43 Astra Militarum Detachment 13:00 New Harlequins Detachment 16:46 New EC Detachment 23:37 New Space Wolves Detachment 27:10 Dataslate Changes - Aeldari 30:41 Dataslate Changes - Drukhari 31:38 No Changes 32:21 Thousand Sons 33:29 Other Changes 34:39 Points - Sisters 37:52 Points - Custodes 39:35 Points - Admech 41:36 Points - Aeldar 43:49 Points - Imperial Guard 44:02 Points - Black Templars 45:47 Points - Blood Angels 46:35 Points - Chaos Daemons 50:34 Points - Deathwatch 50:45 Points - Drukhari 53:07 Points - Emperor's Children 55:06 Points - GSC 55:24 Points - Knights (the ones that are grey) 56:11 Points - Agents 56:17 Points - Knights (the ones not grey) 57:08 Points - Votann 58:35 Points - Necrons and Orks 58:54 Points - Marines 01:03:32 Points - Space Wolves 01:05:04 Points - Tau 01:07:34 Points - Thousand Sons 01:09:05 Points - Tyranids 01:10:02 Points - World eaters 01:14:03 Final Thoughts Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

Today we discuss all the codexes and sort them into a neat list. Well, somewhat neat list. 00:00 Intro 00:48 Hobby Talk 05:16 Warhammer Quest 11:04 Preston Picks Begin 12:15 Adepta Sororitas 17:35 Adeptus Custodes 22:16 Adeptus Mechanicus 26:39 Aeldari 30:09 Astra Miliguard 33:20 Black Templars 37:00 Blood Angels 38:27 Chaos Daemons 41:51 Chaos Knights 43:32 Chaos Knights 45:53 Dark Angels 48:08 Death Guard 51:09 Deathwatch 53:28 Drukhari 57:43 Emperor's Children 01:01:44 Genestealer Cults 01:05:57 Grey Knights 01:07:20 Imperial Agents 01:09:28 Imperial Knights 01:11:23 Leagues of Votann 01:14:06 Necrons 01:17:07 Orks 01:20:36 Space Marines 01:22:52 Space Wolves 01:26:13 Thousand Sons 01:27:33 Tyranids 01:29:15 T'au Empire 01:32:01 World Eaters 01:37:02 Outro Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

This week we discuss the battle force releases, their value, the Warhammer World Championship Winner and other lists. 00:00 Intro and Hobby Update 05:01 Emperor's Children Battleforce 06:10 Astra Militarum Battleforce 07:25 Chaos Space Marines Battleforce 10:14 Leagues of Votann Battleforce 13:11 T'au Battleforce 14:46 Tyranids Battleforce 16:36 Gloomspite Gitz Battleforce 17:45 Skaven Battleforce 18:50 Soulblight Gravelords Battleforce 19:28 Sylvaneth Battleforce 20:22 Space Marines Battleforce 21:06 Titus Model 22:58 New Necron Models 24:32 500 World 24:51 Warhammer Quest 29:42 AoS Releases 32:51 The Reveal Strem 36:03 New Ork Model 38:27 New Tau Model 40:44 New Tyranid Model 41:41 World Championship - Adepta Sororitas 45:33 World Championship - Aeldari, EC 37:39 World Championship - The Winning List - Ad Mech 54:01 Second Place List - Aeldari 56:41 Emperor's Children List 58:30 Death Watch List 01:03:11 Aeldari List Number 2 01:04:19 Drukhari 01:07:44 Sisters 01:08:47 Dark Angels 01:11:29 Orks 01:15:11 Other Lists 01:20:03 Final Thoughts Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

00:00 Intro and Hobby Update 01:25 New Releases 04:28 Drukhari 06:27 Genestealer Cults 09:02 Grey Knights 11:15 Imperial Knights 16:05 Leagues of Votann 19:17 Necrons 22:03 Orks 25:06 Space Marines 29:38 Space Wolves 32:28 T'au Empire 35:47 Thousand Sons 39:25 World Eaters 45:29 Emperor's Children 46:27 Final Thoughts (and Tyranids) Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

This week we decided to review where 10th Edition started by looking at the original index releases compared to where the game is now. We look at the first half of the indexes this week, we will wrap it up in the next episode! 00:00 Hobby Talk03:17 New Releases11:06 Dice Reviewing14:36 The State of the Game15:47 Adeptus Custodes18:35 Adeptus Mechanicus21:50 Adepta Sororitas24:25 Aeldari28:43 Agents of the Imperium29:14 Astra Militarum30:50 Grotmas31:57 Black Templars33:56 Blood Angels35:21 Chaos Daemons37:45 Chaos Knights39:22 Chaos Space Marines42:26 Dark Angels43:51 Death Guard48:01 Deathwatch50:42 Outro Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

00:00 Intro and Hobby Update01:44 Emory's Drukhari Journey02:55 Lady Malys07:36 Archon09:24 New Army Rule18:48 Deatchments - Reapers Wager26:36 Deatchments - Skysplinter27:33 Deatchments - Spectacle of Spite38:51 Deatchments - Covenite Coterie40:37 Deatchments - Cabalite Cartel55:20 Datasheet Glowups01:12:46 Overall ImpressionsOpen Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

00:00 Intro 01:05 Knights Army Rules Changes 07:38 Valor Strike Lance 20:59 Questoris Companions 28:32 Spreadhead-at-Arms 38:55 Detachment Overall Impressions 40:29 Datasheets 56:24 Things we are looking out for Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

00:00 Intro03:38 No More Challenger Cards12:58 Adepta Sororitas14:48 Adeptus Custodes15:34 Adeptus Mechanicus20:41 Aeldari23:46 Astra Militarum26:01 Black Templars26:14 Blood Angels27:21 Chaos Daemons29:07 Chaos Knights31:37 Chaos Space Marines32:48 Dark Angels33:57 Death Guard35:04 Deathwatch36:18 Drukhari36:59 Emperor's Children39:36 Genestealer Cults40:37 Grey Knights41:18 Imperial Agents41:40 Imperial Knights44:31 Leagues of Votann45:08 Necrons46:02 Orks59:08 Space Marines01:03:28 Space Wolves01:04:30 T'au Empire01:05:51 Thousand Boys01:12:12 Tyranids01:12:44 World Eaters01:16:25 Final Thoughts Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

00:00 Intro & Hobby Update 04:55 Nova Open 10:14 Narrative Events 15:07 Leagues of Votann new Codex! Army Rule 18:14 The Obligatory Transport Detachment 27:57 Cthonian Beserks Detachment 35:33 Hearthfyre Arsenal Detachment 44:50 Needgaârd Oathband Detachment 50:54 Persecution Prospect Detachment 01:00:16 Datasheet Talk 01:31:29 Final Thoughts Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

This week we bring Fabian back to discuss the Black Templar Codex! 00:00 Intro05:14 Black Templars09:02 Vows14:27 Detachments - Companions of Vehemence37:40 Detachments - Vindication Task Force58:10 Detachments - Godhammer Assault Force01:15:33 Datasheets01:36:02 Final Thoughts Open Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

This week we discuss the new releases including hot Votann in your area, plus we review the GK Codex. 00:00 Intro04:21 New Releases23:21 Grey Knights Army Rule and First Detachment32:33 Grey Knights - Hallowed Conclave42:39 Grey Knights - Banishers Detachment51:35 Grey Knights - Vehicle Detachment59:25 Grey Knights - The Worst Detachment01:09:27 Grey Knights - Datasheets01:25:19 Fake Points01:27:57 Final ThoughtsOpen Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]

This week we dive into the new releases announced, upcoming releases and the current meta with a returning guest, Mark Hertel! 00:00 Intro and Hobby Update02:31 Codex Supplement Black Templars is Coming Out 05:50 Codex Grey Knights09:54 Combat Patrol Space Wolves11:04 Combat Patrol Tyranids11:42 Special Edition Covers12:03 Black Templars20:35 Summer Reveals Show21:43 New Kill Team Tomb World26:38 New Toy Helmet27:04 New Space Marines Chapter Masters33:34 New Combat Patrols for SM Chapters35:56 Never Enough Marines36:28 New Books36:49 New Horus Heresy Models38:04 New Legions Imperialis38:33 New Underworlds39:06 Chaos Dwarves are Back44:25 Flesh Eater Courts, Nighthaunt45:20 Tomb Kings45:44 Leagues of Votann gets 6 New Kits52:43 Meta Talk01:15:52 Final ThoughtsOpen Play - The Warhammer 40k and Age of Sigmar Podcast Contact us at the following: [email protected] Join our Patreon for early access and other perks! - https://patreon.com/OpenPlayPodcast Join the Discord! - https://discord.gg/vnYJKMz9gV Looking to buy some Warhammer? Visit our friends at Warpfire Minis, and use our affiliate link! It costs you nothing, but does help pay for the show! Music for the intro/outro: Prince Charming - / project-neistat Logos and banner made by Hailey Dyer [email protected]