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Portable Wargame in Vietnam
This is something I'd tried last year on a square grid, but this time I decided that I would try it on my hex board.Set-up and rules modificationsThe terrain is set up with a road heading into a small...
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Painting update
It's been a while since one of these, but I've had two weeks of not doing much painting, so it balances out.First up, the next installment in the campaign to have two ready forces when Mortal Gods is...
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Ready for Mortal Gods
I received my shipping notice for Mortal Gods this week, so I'm expecting it sometime in the next 12 days (downside of being on the opposite side of the world). In the meantime, I've finished two...
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Mortal Gods Review
I've had the rules for a week now and played two solo games. I would have played more, but things have been a bit too busy for that, although the school holidays have now arrived and I might be able to...
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Mortal Gods - Tear it down!
My third game of Mortal Gods made use of my nifty new objective markers, and allowed for quite a different feel to my previous two 'body count' scenarios.I roll a D12 to determine table set up and...
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Blood on the plains - A Dragon Rampant game
I have a bit of an Oldhammer bent, but don't actually miss the old rules, just the figures. So I figured I'd collect some old figures and use them for Dragon Rampant. I finally completed the last unit...
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Latest painting
Things that have been finished and not photographed recently (excluding the Mortal Gods Greeks and Fantasy that have featured in the last couple of game reports).First up - Kill Team Chaos Marines. Now...
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First run of Kill Team
Having painted the models for two sides I thought I'd have a go at the game as a solo endeavour. I usually prefer to play solo, especially in the first few games just to get a good hang of the rules,...
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This week's painting
Another smorgasboard of painting this week. First up are some Greek bits and pieces for Mortal Gods.A Mantis (seer), Aoidos (musician), Athenian Tropaion (trophy to the gods) and an unarmoured Athenian...
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This week's painting
First up, what I've completed this week:Some Bretonnian Archers which will become a unit of scouts for my Fantasy Empire army.The lord of my undead legions, a Vampire warrior. Counts as Elite Foot that...
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This weeks painting
This week I got to celebrate the joy of painting the last figures I had for a particular army, the Great War British. Here they are:The army all arrayed - 2 platoons infantry, mortars, Machine guns,...
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This week's painting
This week saw the completion of Craig's Boba Fett figureThe bounty hunter himselfFront viewAnd from the back Thanks to Sorastro for his awesome painting guide. I couldn't replicate it exactly, but it...
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Another Painting week
A bit less accomplished this week. Lots of meetings and a couple of nights where I just decided not to bring out the brushes. So I painted a Pak40 for Craig and some Orcs for my fantasy...
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The raid of Grimgob - Dragon Rampant AAR
The Southern Realms are scrambling to meet the latest incursion by the Orcs and Goblins north of Feuraten.Forces of the Southern realms assemble to prevent the Orcs crossing the Feuraten river.In this...
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Pikes running rampant
Games night at John's on Friday, and we pulled out some figures from his English Civil War collection for a game of Pikeman's Lament. We used the same unit flank rules that we've been using with Dragon...
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I've been painting, not posting
And even less gaming - nothing since the Pikeman's Lament game. It has been rather hectic this end of the second term, as it usually is. Nevertheless, painting has happened. All of the Great War...
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Infiltration - Grimgob's raids continue
The Orc campaign continues, and Grimgob heads west after his victory, aiming for the riches of Geradefurt and the important trading city of Dunzell.Grimgob moves towards Dunzell.Along the way the...
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Men with long pointy sticks and other stuff that should have been posted last...
Here is the first phalangite unit for Craig's Successor army. 32 figures, using Little Big Men decals. I've finally got the hang of getting these onto the shields, although decal softener may be an...
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The shape of things to come
The last week or so I've been following the buzz centred around this upcoming game:Unlike the Batman miniatures game that I just never got into, the Marvel Universe is my true home (and of course the...
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A few games
I thought I'd try out the Post of Honour rules today with my Marlburians. These rules have been written by Keith Flint to provide a simpler alternative to Honours of War. They certainly are simpler,...
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