Tagged: wargaming
AAR- Exploring 8th Edition 40K
I’ve been a fan of Warhammer 40k for a few years now, and was a very active player in previous editions. I’ve played in a tournament and even made the trek to the MiniWargaming studios in Canada to film some battle reports. So when the new edition was announced, I was thrilled. Age of Sigmar ... Read more
AAR- Trying out Warhammer 40,000 8th edition
Recently, I got a chance to try Warhammer 40k with Frank and his group of friends who have been playing 40k since Rogue Trader. It was a 1500 point game between two teams controlling Slaanesh Chaos Space Marines versus a vehicle heavy force of Imperial Guard. We used a scenario from the rulebook, cities of ... Read more
Fully Painted- Konflikt ’47 US troops
I recently finished painting US Army troops for Konflikt ’47, by Warlord Games. I had 2 goals with this project; To get them quickly painted and on the table, and to work with decals for the first time. Because of my first goal, I did base coats and washes, but skipped some of the finer ... Read more
AAR Video- First try at Shadow War Armageddon!
A number of CSW members have a long-term love for the classic game Necromunda. So, we were quite excited to hear that Games Workshop was using the Necromunda ruleset as the basis for their 40k-setting warband skirmish game “Shadow War Armageddon”. Last Thursday I grabbed a few crates of terrain and 2 kill teams and ... Read more
AAR- Konflikt ’47 at GreenfireGames
Imagine a world where the 2nd world war didn’t end in 1945. Nuclear experiments led to the creation of “rift technology”, and the powers are using these new weapons to further their agendas. Walkers and tesla tanks are fighting against German Zombies and Russian bear-men. Welcome to World War II, 1947. Konflikt ’47 is a ... Read more
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
AAR- The Walking Dead: All Out War at TMX
Tim and I ran a Walking Dead: All Out War scenario while attending the Tabletop Minions Expo. Kevin and Chester faced off against Glenn and Eric. Each team controlled 4 heroes as they explored an abandoned army base deep in the jungle, looking for supplies to bring back to their survivor camps. The base was (of ... Read more
Tabletop Minions Expo 2017
Josh and I left Chicago early Saturday morning to face delays from a road accident and pouring rain on an adventure farther into Wisconsin than Josh had yet dared to go. We arrived in Oshkosh to attend the initial Tabletop Minions Expo, a small convention put on by our friend Adam. Here was the scene ... Read more
AAR/Review-The Walking Dead: All Out War- Impressions From The Outside
Hello all! Some relatively new blood here, and this is my first blog post on this site, of which I hope to write more in the near future as time enables. 😉 I participated in the Walking Dead All Out War playtest this Memorial Day and wrote up some impressions, which may or may not be ... Read more
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