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Now That’s Good Timing
Given the topic of my Miniature Mondays post, this competition from Beasts of War is rather well-timed. I wonder if I can do something to fit their criteria.
Miniature Mondays: wrecker’s yard
One thing about the good old days is that they weren’t all that good. At least, not if you’re talking about variety of stuff you could buy off the shelf, ready-made. These days there are many, many times more of … Continue reading
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Halji30 Competition
I’ve mentioned the idea of a Battle of the Halji competition a few times as something to mark its 30th anniversary, next year. Well Chris and I (mostly Chris, actually) have finally finished getting all the files and competition rules sorted … Continue reading
Miniature Mondays: does size matter?
More thoughts on terrain boards today. If you’d asked me last week, what size are OSS boards, I’d have happily told you that they were 2×2 foot square. Now, I think I’ve changed my mind. The reason is simple. Whilst … Continue reading
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A point about game design
Monday’s post attracted a couple of interesting comments, and I’ve pulled out this one from EJ to reply as a post because I didn’t want it to get lost in the mix. It’s an interesting point, and worth discussing as … Continue reading
Posted in Game Design Theory, Nostalgia, Old Skool Skirmish
Tagged Game Design, Nostalgia, Old Skool Skirmish
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Miniature Mondays: a battlefield to call your own
More on Old Skool Skirmish today. Diehard miniatures join the ranks I’ll be using for my personal games. Some great models in their growing range. I particularly like the Eru-kin (above), though there are plenty of other gems lurking in … Continue reading
Posted in Miniature Mondays, Old Skool Skirmish, SF skirmish, Skirmish games, Terrain
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Played Nina & Pinta last night
I’ll be doing a full review of this once I’ve played a couple more games (I like my reviews to be based on at least 3 plays). However, I just thought I’d post my first impressions of this new game while … Continue reading
Posted in Board Gaming, Nina & Pinta, Review
Tagged Board Games, Nina & Pinta, Review
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Mantic UniCast Model
This is the last bit I’m going to be doing about UniCast for now. If you’ve been reading my other articles on the topic then you’ll know the drill by now. If not, then why go and have a quick read? I’ll wait. … Continue reading
Miniature Mondays: in the beginning
Miniature Mondays is a regular slot for me to talk about playing with toy soldiers. For the moment, this will be a sort of project log for the Old Skool Skirmish rules I’ve been working on, together with the models I’m … Continue reading
DZ2 FAQ up
This has gone live on the Mantic download page.
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