Monthly Archives: April 2013

Would Longer Be More Satisfying?

Salute, of course. Every year at Salute, people ask why it’s only a one-day show and not the whole weekend. It’s one of those age-old questions that seems to have no answer. This year the mutterings seemed to be particularly … Continue reading

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Warning – Deadzone Approaching!

I’m going to hold off major discussions of this for a while, despite the urge to write screeds. The Kickstarter is live this Friday, at 1.30pm Blighty time to be precise, so you’ll hear all you want soon enough. You … Continue reading

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Salute 2013 – After Action Report

All safely returned from Salute now. Thought I’d post up a few thoughts and thanks while it was fresh in my mind. I didn’t have a camera, and rather than just nick photos I’ll point you at: this as a starting … Continue reading

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At Salute

I’m at Salute today and so my trusty bot has posted for me. Wouldn’t want to miss that one post a day thing 😉 Mind you, I expect that everyone is either reading the news or watching the streaming reports … Continue reading

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Dropzone Commander Review: Card City

Just got myself a copy of the new card city board terrain from Hawk Wargames. It’s a much bigger box than I was expecting and quite heavy. You can see how big it is from the grey 25mm slotta base … Continue reading

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Choosing a Faction – Part 2

So after having a refresher game of HoMachine the other day, I’ve decided to give myself one last try at it. If I can get back into playing it properly then great. If I get to the end of 6 … Continue reading

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Choosing a Faction – Part 1

I often find that writing or talking about these things helps clarify them in my mind, so if you don’t mind I’ll think aloud for a couple of posts. This first part is my brain dump on the theory of … Continue reading

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Down Among The Dead Men

Like I said: a busy week. Today was spent recording for a series of Deadzone videos. Appropriately enough we ended up shooting in some semi-derelict warehouse space where they store coffins. Seriously. This is James Hewitt doing his bit. I’ve … Continue reading

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A Packed Week

Salute is the biggest UK gaming show and it’s on this weekend, so I’m a little busy getting things ready for that. Mostly though it’s just getting in the way of me finishing other things, and it’s not the only … Continue reading

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Hordes… Again

As part of my quest to clear out some of the many games, models and associated gubbins that has accumulated in my study over the years I’ve been following a little of my own advice (from one of my Ravage … Continue reading

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