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Miniature battle games have been around as long as the tabletop hobby itself. From industry giants like Warhammer 40,000 to competitors like Frostgrave, The Walking Dead, or the Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game, there’s a huge range of options if you like to lead plastic legions to flaming, spiky, or splattery deaths.