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Category Archives: Review
OPR – Grimdark Future Gangfight games
A bit of background for this post. Although I like the 40k background and have a load of novels (and figs) for that as an example, I have not played 40K as a game since the first edition (Rogue Trader). … Continue reading
Posted in 28mm, Necromunda, Review, Sci-fi
Tagged After Action Report, Games Workshop, Review, Sci-fi
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Hotlead 2022
This last weekend it was Hotlead in Stratford Ontario. This is I think Ontario’s primary miniature gaming conference – it is for the Toronto area anyway. I know there is an event in Ottawa but that is too far for … Continue reading
Clash of Spears – game report and review
We have played a couple of games of Clash of Spears recently, so I thought I would do one of my mini-reviews and game play blog posts on this rules set. In summary Clash! is a large skirmish style game. … Continue reading
Posted in 15mm, After Action Report, Ancients, Review
Tagged 15mm, After Action Report, Clash of Spears, Gauls, Review
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Warhammer World Visit
For those of you in the UK Warhammer World is somewhere which is accessible – maybe not with ease depending on where you are in the UK, but you can get there. For us colonials that’s is not the case. … Continue reading
Posted in 28mm, After Action Report, BloodBowl, Necromunda, Review, Warhammer Fantasy
Tagged 28mm, After Action Report, Games Workshop
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Flocking around – Kallistra non hex terrain
So a simple one this time… I have had the kallistra non hex terrain for some time (see here for them: https://www.kallistra.co.uk/?page=14). I bought them just before lockdown and decided that I really needed to get them finished and use … Continue reading
Test of Honor game report
So for two weeks running I’m doing a post on a game report. This one is Test of Honour – a Samurai skirmish gaming. This week Ernie and I played while Jahan put the game on (using his terrain and … Continue reading
Posted in 17th Cent, 28mm, After Action Report, Japanese, Review, Ronin/En Garde
Tagged 28mm, Japanese, Samurai, test of honour
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My New Miniature…
Well as you all know I tend to stick to my painted miniatures and game reports here. But I thought I would show the new member of our family. She is a miniature, so it still counts for the blog … Continue reading
Posted in Review
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The view outside
A few of the blogs I follow have taken up the idea that in these odd times we share a photo’s or two of what is outside our window. It was originally I believe an idea from Bogenwald and a … Continue reading
Cthulhu Pandemic
Ok I notice I see to have had quite a few GW focused posts recently so time to change it up. This post shows off a true board game and one I have painted up for play. I have to … Continue reading
VAPNARTAK 2020 and ADLG
Well this last weekend I happened to be in the UK (for personal reasons) and managed to get along to VAPNARTAK. This is a one day gaming show in York and was full with traders – much more than are … Continue reading
Posted in 15mm, After Action Report, Ancients, Review
Tagged 15mm, ADLG, After Action Report, Ancients, Convention
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