Mighty Melee Games

Mighty Melee Games, wargaming store in Shropshire

Mighty Melee Games is a store dedicated to miniatures and tabletop games with a warfare and fantasy theme, operating both in a physical shop and online. Its catalogue focuses on Games Workshop systems and other wargaming games, and the venue presents itself as a gaming space with tables available four nights a week.

Warhammer and other systems catalogue

The main offering revolves around Warhammer 40,000, with a range organised by factions: Space Marines and their chapters (Blood Angels, Black Templars, Dark Angels, Space Wolves, Grey Knights), Adepta Sororitas, Adeptus Custodes, Adeptus Mechanicus, Astra Militarum, Imperial Agents and Imperial Knights; the Chaos side, with Chaos Space Marines, Death Guard, Thousand Sons, World Eaters, Emperor's Children, Chaos Daemons and Chaos Knights; and the Xenos side, with Orks, Aeldari, Drukhari, Genestealer Cults, Leagues of Votann, Necrons, T'au Empire and Tyranids. It also has starter products such as Combat Patrols and Imperium.

In Warhammer Age of Sigmar the catalogue is divided into the grand alliances: Order (Cities of Sigmar, Daughters of Khaine, Fyreslayers, Idoneth Deepkin, Kharadron Overlords, Lumineth Realm-lords, Seraphon, Stormcast Eternals and Sylvaneth), Chaos (Blades of Khorne, Disciples of Tzeentch, Hedonites of Slaanesh, Maggotkin of Nurgle, Skaven and Slaves to Darkness), Death (Flesh-eater Courts, Nighthaunt, Ossiarch Bonereapers and Soulblight Gravelords) and Destruction (Gloomspite Gitz, Ogor Mawtribes, Orruk Warclans and Sons of Behemat). Starter sets and the Spearhead range are also included.

The range is completed with Warhammer The Old World, organised by Order, Destruction and Legacy factions (Bretonnia, Empire of Man, Dwarfen Mountain Holds, High Elf Realms, Wood Elf Realms, Grand Cathay, Warriors of Chaos, Beastmen Brayherds, Orc & Goblin Tribes, Tomb Kings of Khemri, Dark Elves, Daemons of Chaos, Lizardmen, Ogre Kingdoms, Skaven and Chaos Dwarfs), as well as Blood Bowl, Horus Heresy, Kill Team, Middle-Earth, Legions Imperialis and Warhammer Underworlds.

Painting, hobby and other brands

The store has a dedicated section for painting and hobby materials. It includes the Citadel range from Games Workshop with Base, Layer, Contrast, Shade, Technical and Dry paints, as well as painting accessories and the Warhammer Colour and Tone Pro lines. It also sells MMG Hobby and Rosemary & Co brushes, and products from The Army Painter, with the Warpaints Fanatic and SPEEDPAINT 2.0 lines, as well as Vallejo, AK Interactive and Dirty Down. In the scenery and terrain section it works with Txarli Factory.

Beyond Games Workshop, the catalogue includes Warlord Games with its Bolt Action and Achtung Panzer! games, and the Black Library book range.

In-store gaming, events and leagues

The venue defines itself as a space dedicated to wargaming in Shropshire, with open gaming four nights a week and a table hire and membership service. The events and leagues programme covers Warhammer 40,000, Warhammer Age of Sigmar, Spearhead, Warhammer The Old World, Blood Bowl and Bolt Action, as well as community and social meet-ups. The store also maintains a Discord community to arrange games and share painting progress.

Online shopping and prices

The site works as an online store with free shipping from £40 and prices that, according to the company's own presentation, allow savings of up to 20% on Warhammer Fantasy products, paints, scenery and hobby materials. The store also announces pre-orders of new Games Workshop releases that go live on Saturdays at 10:00.

Practical information

Mighty Melee Games serves its customers both at the Market Drayton store and through online sales, with shipping within the United Kingdom. The company also offers vouchers and its own merchandise.