Adepticon 2019- Painted Miniatures White Elephant
One of the events I ran at Adepticon this year was a painted miniatures exchange. Each participant brought a painted miniature and their name was put into a dice bag. We drew names to see who got to pick a miniature first and each participant got to leave with a miniature painted by one of ... Read more
Return Of The Hobby Night!
Tim, Wild Thing, Greenfire Brian, and I got together for our first hobby night in a while. This was our first step towards greatly increasing our game and hobby time this summer. Tim worked on painting some WWII soviet troops. There are minis from multiple manufacturers, including Black Tree Designs, and Gaddis Games. Wild Thing ... Read more
Adepticon 2019- Images (Image Heavy!), Thoughts and Reflections, Oh My!
Greetings friends and hobbyists! Adepticon 2019 has just recently passed, and what a treat it was! (mostly). This has now been my THIRD Adepticon, which may seem like a small number, but I really feel I’ve delved deep in to this hobby over the past few years, improving the amount of painting, building, and gaming ... Read more
Adepticon 2019- Walking Dead Narrative Scenarios- Escape From Chicago
At Adepticon this year, I ran the first 2 scenarios of our Walking Dead All Out War narrative campaign. I ran scenario 1 on Friday, and scenario 2 on Saturday. We had a full group of 6 players, including a number of players attending both games. I tried some new things with the group this ... Read more
Mech Attack at Adepticon 2019: 2 Chances for Mecha Mayhem!
A couple weeks ago Josh and I got together to plan for our games at Adepticon (brief post about that coming soon). I’m pleased to remind you all that we will have not 1, but 2 Mech Attack games on Saturday the 30th. As I write this, both of these games still have spots available so ... Read more
My Necromunda Gangs: Characters from Jon
Some years ago I decided to try and have each of my Necromunda gangs painted by one of my gaming friends. The latest -and possibly last- installment is a batch of Necromunda characters painted by long time CSW member Jon. These represent some of the most iconic Necromunda supporting cast members and I’m thrilled with ... Read more
The Dice Heroes 72-Hour Charity Gaming Marathon At Adepticon 2019
The Dice Heroes are proud to announce a 72-hour gaming marathon hosted at the world’s premier miniature wargaming convention, AdeptiCon 2019! Interested? The event is called Extra Life @ AdeptiCon and it is a charity event supporting Children’s Miracle Network and the Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago. Extra Life @ AdeptiCon ... Read more
Exploring with the Rangers of Shadow Deep!
There seems to be a new kid on the fantasy gaming block trying to make a name for itself. You see, the author of Frostgrave is an ambitious chap full of gaming ponderings and explorations. I feel his sweet babychild, Frostgrave, is constantly evolving and finding ways to change and meet the demands of every ... Read more
Hobby Night Rides Again!
CSW broke our hiatus and assembled for another hobby night, where each of us brought a project we had been meaning to work on, sometimes for years. Josh put together some additional pieces for his modern city terrain. These construction lights and bus shelter are from 4Ground. Mike assembled a Plasticville house and was ... Read more
Dragon-Fall 2018 Charity Raffle- Final Prize Post
Dragon-Fall 2018 is next week! This will be our last prize post, but there are still more items coming in, so please come see us and help us raise money for Child’s Play Charity! As some of you may know, I am the Philanthropic Coordinator for Dragon-Fall 2018. This year, we have partnered with Penny Arcade’s Child’s ... Read more