Tagged: conventions
Dragon-Fall 2018 Charity Raffle- Part 3
Part 3 of our Dragon-Fall prize posts: 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 Play Charity: Child’s Play, a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in our network of over 100 hospitals worldwide. ... Read more
Dragon-Fall 2018 Charity Raffle- Part 2
Part 2 of our Dragon-Fall prize posts: 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 Play Charity: Child’s Play, a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in our network of over 100 hospitals worldwide. ... Read more
Dragon-Fall 2018 Charity Raffle- Part 1
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 Play Charity: Child’s Play, a game industry charity dedicated to improving the lives of children with toys and games in our network of over 100 hospitals worldwide. Over the years, you as ... Read more
Tutorial- Tectonic Craft Studios Crane Assembly
I picked up a crane kit from Tectonic Craft Studios at Midwest Miniature Expo. Here is how I assembled it: First, separate the pieces into the four major sections of the finished crane. The axis upon which the arm rotates. From left to right, these are the center axis and the pieces that go on ... Read more
What a Tanker! – Midwest Miniatures Expo
One of the games I was excited to see at Midwest Miniatures Expo was What a Tanker!, a game of WWII tank combat made by Too Fat Lardies. Each player runs one or up to a handful of tanks. Each tank has a two statistics- Armor and Strike. Those are the defensive and offensive abilities ... Read more
Shadespire demo at Tabletop Minions Expo 2018
Our friends at the South East Wisconsin Battle Badgers put on demos of Shadespire at TMX this year. Josh and I got to play in a four player game with two others who had never tried it. Josh chose the heavily armored chaos forces of Magore’s Fiends. I was using the skaven warband, Spiteclaw’s Swarm. ... Read more
CSW at Tabletop Minions Expo
Chicago Skirmish Wargames made an appearance, and ran some events at the 2nd annual TMX, run by our friend, Uncle Atom. We have planned a few posts to show off some of the cool games we saw there. For now, enjoy a photo dump of the weekend: Tim and I ran our Roadside Picnic game, ... Read more
Salute, 2018: A Chicago Wargamer in London
Salute is one of the largest wargaming conventions in Europe and very different from anything held in America. I was able to go last year and decided to go again this year. Unlike most US conventions, Salute is only for one day so it’s very important to have a plan. Last year I wandered around ... Read more
AAR- Starship Troopers at Game Hole Con
A few weeks ago, I attended Game Hole Con, a fairly large gaming convention in Madison, Wisconsin. The convention is a mix of gaming activities, but mostly RPGs. I played in two games- Starship Troopers miniatures game, run by Jim Roots of HMGS Midwest and Artemis, a multiplayer computer game that is a lot like being ... Read more
Event Recap- Dragon-Fall 2017
This past weekend, I attended Dragon-Fall in St. Charles. I was there with Matt Sears from Hyacinth games, running Wreck-Age demos. We arrived mid afternoon on Friday, and checked into the scenic Pheasant Run resort. There was a 40k tournament going on in the main room, and an Age of Sigmar tournament and some hobby ... Read more