Tagged: game night
AAR- Going back to our roots, Song Of Blades and Heroes
At the last meeting we went back to the game that started it all for Chicago Skirmish Wargames. A bit of history follows. Feel free to skip ahead to the battle reports below. Back in the mists of summer 2010, Tim found myself and Pat on the Song of Blades and Heroes message board. After meeting ... 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
AAR- Runewars: Round 2
Tim and I met on Thursday for our second go at playing Runewars. This time, my figures were nearly painted and his were basecoated so we’re mostly back on track for CSW’s usual painted minis standard. We fielded 180 point forces. We could probably have hit the game-standard 200 if we’d stacked a lot of upgrade ... Read more
AAR- Bushido- Silvermoon Syndicate v. The Shadow Wind Clan
Last night I GM’d a game of Bushido for Tim and Christopher at GreenfireGames. Both players had read over the rules, but had not played a game before. We decided to play a straight match to the death to focus on learning the basic mechanics. The field of battle was the new Bushido board I ... Read more
AAR- Trying out Galleys and Galleons
This week, I organized a game of Galleys and Galleons. As a naval game based on Song of Blades and Heroes, it is largely familiar, but also has some mechanics of its own to reflect the different focus. The two most noticeable changes are to movement and combat results. Most ships move either a short, ... Read more
Runewars: First Game and Review
WARNING!: The following post contains unpainted miniatures. This is in stark contrast to our “painted only” stance but we felt that the chance to play and review a game that has not even come to retail yet was worth it. So read on, but try not to be offended by the blatant compromise of our ... Read more
AAR- CSW’s First game of Bushido
I have been enamored with Bushido, the East-Asian inspired fantasy skirmish game, since Tim and I demoed it at Gencon last year. We each picked up faction starter packs, and I even got around to painting mine in January. We never made the time to play, though. While at Adepticon, we got a chance to visit ... Read more
Adepticon Prep Part 1: Mech Attack Scenario Playtest.
Here’s the first of several posts I’ll be making about our preparations for our 5th annual Mech Attack convention game at Adepticon 2017. One spot still available if you’re attending…. For the past 4 years CSW has put on games of “Mech Attack!” at local conventions. It’s a great fast-playing mech game that captures much of ... Read more
Winter Games Day at Greenfire Games
CSW is hosting another big event at Greenfire Games in Oak Lawn! Saturday, Feb 25th noon-5 4811 W. 95th st Oak Lawn, IL 60453 Here is a list of games we will be demoing: Wreck-Age Aetherium Giga Robo Hexplore It: Valley of The Ancient Kings Frostgrave Dystopian Wars Mech Attack (in 28mm!!) Infinity Dark Age ... Read more
CSW tries “One Page” 40k. A 4 Player Battle Report.
Most of our club got their wargaming start with Warhammer 40k. Though almost all of us stopped playing several editions ago we still get the itch to bring out our 40k armies and do some gaming in the grimdark. We’ve tried Warpath 1.0, In The Emperor’s Name, WarEngine/Shockforce, and even games of 2nd and 6th ... Read more