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CSW Hobby Night
We held another hobby night! These evening are turning out to be fantastically productive and fun events for all participants.. Tim worked on his Runewars minis. They are looking great! Jon continued work on a top secret project. It is a total scratch build for a contest so it must remain a secret for now… ... Read more
CSW Measuring Templates!
Our friends at Ironheart Artisans created these fantastic measuring templates for us. They have 1, 2, 4, and 6 inch sides, as well as the short, medium, and long measurements used in the club favorite game, Song of Blades and Heroes. They are crafted in a thick blue acrylic to keep them extra durable. Plus, ... Read more
CSW Hobby night!
Chicago Skirmish Wargames recently got together for a hobby night. We have not done this in a while, and it was a great and productive evening, full of pizza, bourbon, and hobbying! Mike assembled a bunch of 40k minis. I’ll let him explain in his own (seemingly made-up) words: “Last night I build some Skitarii ... Read more
Greenfire’s Winter Games Day Was a Huge Success!
Saturday, we held our winter game demo event at Greenfire Games. Even though we had a few cancellations, the event was a huge success, with as many as 60 people in the store at one time to demo games, and check out all the cool terrain and minis. Karl and Tim ran Mech Attack in ... Read more
2016 Painted Figure Exchange (Updated!)
This past autumn, I ran a figure painting exchange with several CSW members and other friends. We have run similar events in the past, but since a couple of our members have moved away, I opened this up to our distant members as well as other painters we know both local and around the country. ... Read more
CSW is hosting a game demo event at Green Fire Games
Chicago Skirmish Wargames is hosting a game demo event at a new local shop in our area! Green Fire Games opened recently, and has gaming space for 50! They specialize in board games, X-Wing, and various collectible card games like Magic The Gathering. Here is a list of planned events: Song of Blades and ... Read more
What We Did Between Blogs (part 2- painting and modeling)
Last time, I discussed some of the gaming highlights since we put our blog on Hiatus. Here are just a few of the painting and modeling projects CSW members have been working on. Josh has made some excellent scenic items, including this run down building. Check out that stained glass over the door, this building ... Read more
What We Did Between Blogs (part 1, gaming)
Anyone looking at our blog will notice that there is a significant gap between the new and old posts. You might be wondering what happened while the blog was on hiatus? Well, don’t fear! Chicago Skirmish Wargames has continued our regular games and even started a new fantasy campaign.This post will catch you up on ... Read more
We’re Back, Baby!
Well, it’s been a whole year away, but welcome back to the new-and-improved Chicago Skirmish Wargames Blog! Josh has been hard at work bringing a new look and functionality to link the club’s forum and blog and we’re back in business. Thanks also to previous blog editor and curator Pat who has allowed us ... Read more
New Chicago Skirmish Wargames Forum … Join Us!
Things have gotten a bit sparse here on the CSW blog of late, but never fear — we recently launched a new forum and have moved much of our discussion and content posting over there. Check it out! Big thanks to CSW member Josh for kitbashing this forum for us…we’re particularly pleased with the rotating ... Read more