Simon and Ibrahim play their first game of Warhammer 40,000 11th Edition, pitting the Death Guard Maggot Lords against Amenhotekh’s Necron Guard in Combat Patrol.

How easy was the new edition to learn? Did the armies feel distinctive? Did the missions, terrain and combat create an engaging battle? Most importantly, did playing 11th Edition make us want to play it again?

This is our honest first experience rather than a definitive review. We may not have loved this particular game, but we want to understand what we are missing and plan to try again at a larger scale.

Experienced 40K players, tell us what you think. What did we misunderstand, what changes at 1,000 or 2,000 points and what makes 11th Edition work for you?

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.