After a week filled with Necromunda and Blood Bowl, Simon and Ibrahim ask whether smaller games offer more fun and memorable moments than their mass-battle counterparts.

Do fewer models create more meaningful decisions and stronger attachments to individual miniatures? Are skirmish games really cheaper and easier to start? How important are painted terrain, great opponents and the community surrounding a game?

We discuss Necromunda, Blood Bowl, Halo: Flashpoint, Infinity, Horus Heresy and second edition Warhammer 40,000 before inevitably talking ourselves into creating even more campaigns.

Tell us in the comments: do you prefer smaller skirmish games or enormous battles?

This week on The Meelas, Simon and Ibrahim talk hobby burnout: what it is, how to spot it and how to keep wargaming fun when painting, playing, buying and keeping up all start to feel like homework.

Plus the usual updates from the Meelas table, what’s being painted, what’s being played and how community can help keep us connected to the hobby we love.

In this episode Simon, Ibrahim and Adam remember the legendary John Blanche and discuss the launch of the Meelas Blanchitsu Challenge, a community painting project honouring his enormous influence on Warhammer, Grimdark art and the visual identity of the hobby. The episode explores why his work still defines so much of Warhammer’s atmosphere, and then dives into Warhammer 40,000 Second Edition and why older editions can create unforgettable gaming stories. Whether you are a UAE or GCC wargamer, an Oldhammer fan, a player of Necromunda or Horus Heresy player, or you're just curious about the strange magic of 1990s Warhammer, this episode is a tribute to the art, rules and stories that keep the hobby alive.