I'm Baaacck....

Sort of.

Sort of because I was never truly gone, been here all summer, but then again I have not posted for months.

Why?

I have not posted because I have not had much to say. This summer has been largely devoid of miniature gaming, or any activity related to miniature gaming.

More work done towards quick siege game

Background info:
Back in the 80's and 90's I got into Warhammer, played a lot of games, bought a fortress or two, and built a lot of siege equipment, kits and from scratch. It has been three, maybe four moves since I last did any real fantasy gaming. My collection has been packed and unpacked moved and jostled many times, each time causing varying amounts of damage.

Siege time, and a need to rebuild

Last year at Cangames, I was able to buy a complete, assembled collection of old Warhammer cardboard buildings. They are very well done, they have been braced, and based, and have a real nostalgic feel to them. They also go well with my mighty fortress, released around the same time. There are 39 buildings/bridges,tents etc, and I have managed to jam them all onto the table. So, it is time to do a siege, something I have not done in a long time.

Look what just arrived!!

Promised for June, delivered in May, best Kickstarter ever!

Cangames aquisitions

  Some of this years purchases!

So another year and another Cangames convention has come and gone. As usual it is the stuff that is for sale that draws me to the event, that and a chance to scope out the state of the gaming scene in Ottawa. This was the 43rd annual convention, I still remember stumbling upon the first convention all those years ago back in 1977!!!

New how to make a mat, posted on my painting and building blog

I finlly start work on a 'fur' mat.

What a Tanker second time playing this game.

 This past weekend we were able to play three miniature games and one board game, not bad for the group! Already posted pics of the Chaos in Carpathia game, working on the Pulp Alley game AAR, and here is the third game What a Tanker!

First Chaos in Carpathia game in many years

It has been many years since we last tried this game, and I figured it was long over due for another test. Three players fought in out in this one, in a variation of one of the Cairo scenarios.
Set up saw one random character from each group placed in the centre of the table while members of their group formed up some distance behind them. There was no subtlety in this scenario, just fighting! As such it was a good test of the combat rules but, of course, did  not allow us to explore any other aspects of the game, but combat is what I wanted to see!

Pulp Alley - Caravan Attack

Not a comic book report this time, as too few pictures were taken. The game was an interesting game that pitted a regular league, The agents of OZ vs Frankie and her boys, a new league that I had recently made. The new league is a challenging league to play, one leader with no shoot or brawl, but 5D10 dodge,and the swarm ability and three Allies each with an extra ability (companions perk) , and each with either the goon or beast ability, and therefore no ability to complete plot points!

First go at What a Tanker!

Saw this game in action at Hotlead, and thought it looked like it might be fun to play, and you know what it is! It is a game with a lot of random elements to it, so it could be frustrating for some, but I like the chaos, the fact that your best laid plans can be ruined by poor command dice rolls, just when you see the enemy in the open ahead of you, you fail to get the acquire or aim dice that you need or worse everything but the fire die!

Hotlead 2019 in pictures Part 3 of 3

My final picture posting of Hotlead. After reviewing part 1 and 2 I realize that I teased everyone with only one picture of the 1/32 scale What a Tanker game. Well, I took a lot more pictures than just the one shot, so just as this photo odyssey started with that game, this last posting shall end with it.