Tagged: fantasy
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
AAR/Review- A Trial Run through Kobolds and Cobblestones
Chris and I recently got together for a game of Kobolds and Cobblestones. It is number 21 in Osprey’s line of games that I often call “little blue miniatures games.” This one is set in the criminal underground of a sort of neutral city where various standard fantasy races live in an uneasy peace. The ... 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
Test of Honor at TMX
While at TMX, I saw an empty table, so I decided to set up a nice little Test of Honor display board with the hopes of getting some games in. I ended up running a handful of demos. What follows are some pictures, and thoughts on the game from Chris: The demo I ran was ... Read more
Hobby Night- Bushido Edition
Tim and I got together for a quiet hobby night. Coincidentally, we both worked on Bushido miniatures… I finished assembling and basing these Oni demons for my Savage Wave faction. The bases are green stuff pressed into a stone pattern, and I added some additional random debris, including bricks, broken wood bits, and even some ... Read more
2017 Hobby year in review
2017 was a big hobby year for me. I managed to play a bunch of new games that I love, and I got a bunch of projects finished: My first finished minis of the year were the Prefecture of Ryu faction starter for Bushido. I learned how to use my cutting machine to make scale ... Read more
Review: Harry Potter Hogwarts Fun!
After buying and reviewing the Harry Potter Nanofigs line I couldn’t resist getting the corresponding playset. This Gryffindor Tower playset retails for $25-30 and is widely available at WalMart or online. While it has some shortcomings, there is much to recommend this set to the wargamer or roleplayer. Let’s start with the shortcomings. This ... Read more
AAR- Better Late Than Never. A Dragon Rampant Gallery.
Here is another game I forgot to post at the time. About 8 weeks ago, Mattias, Chris and I gathered at Tim’s place for some Dragon Rampant. My Chaos army. Chris’s undead hordes Tim’s Fae Mattias’ Maurading Netherwolders. Here are a few pictures from the bloody conflict. Due to the passage of time details are ... Read more
Review: 4Ground Ducts, Fans, and Treasure Chests
While at Gen Con, I picked up their large Ductwork pack, and Fan Extractor Units. This kit comes with: 4 short straights 2 long straights 4 90 degree corners 2 T sections 3 size decreasing sections 8 vent covers The 2 fan extractors were a separate kit. These kits are designed with tabs and slots ... Read more