Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Nightwatch: The Solo Campaign
Friday, February 26, 2021
Utility Terrain
Thursday, February 25, 2021
The Very Model of A Modern Wargame General
The modern table continues to take shape.
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A bit of screen, a bit of scrap wood, and a bit of sand...
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Friday, February 19, 2021
Modern Conflicts Call for Modern Solutions
Starting to amass a little ultra-modern warfare collection for use with Black Ops. To date, I've only ever played that game using sci-fi figures, but for the first time in a long time, I'm starting to get a handle on how modern warfare can be wargamed. More on that later. For now, how about some terrain eye-candy?
All of these office trailers come from Game Craft Minis. Resin pieces with only a trace of bubbling, and all of it down on the underbelly. I added a couple of safety posters and a bulletin board using cereal packet to spruce them up a bit. For sixteen American dollars you get three different 'sculpts' in each pack, a fine addition to any work site. These will do double duty as makeshift housing for separatist compounds, but for painting, the construction look will do.To give them a bit more character, I put two of them up on concrete blocks cut from matte-board. Thicker than cereal box cardboard, the matte-board paints up just fine as flat concrete slabs, the better to keep the trailer off the ground. Just a little touch to make these pieces all mine.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Death Cult for Cuties
Alternative Armies' sci-fi death cult paints up great.
Friday, February 12, 2021
Rogue Stars - Gauntlet
When old Andrea Sfiligoi tells you that a game is built for four to six models, he means it!
Tried running a gauntlet style run of five figs through a field controlled by ten figs, and it took a long time. Each character in Rogue Stars, is characterized by around a half-dozen traits. When you've got to manage one crew of 4-6 it ain't so bad. Work in a second crew and you can just barely keep the wheels on the road.
Particularly when its your first real game and you've got to keep returning to the rulebook.
Lesson learned. Gotta keep those squads tight if you're going to run two of them at once.Wednesday, February 10, 2021
Space Weirdo's: News You Can Use
Doesn't look like this project needs my help. As I type this they have $1,500 raised out of a $100 ask. But you might be interested in it, and that's enough for me to spread the word about this lo-rez independent sci-fi skirmish ruleset.
It takes what I like from other games and mashes it all together.
- Low model count: 5-10 models or so for each side.
- Use any minis you have.
- Short but comprehensive. Everything in one 16 page zine.
- Minimal tokens, but still a few because I like them.
- No tape measures or rulers, all movement and ranges are measured with 5” sticks.
- Uses all your RPG dice (except the d20, d20's get enough love) because dice are fun.
- A points system, but you shouldn’t worry about it too much.
- Alternating activations, opposed rolls, Command Points, and random tables mean everyone is involved and rolling dice all the time.
Take a look. It might be just what you're looking for and didn't know it.