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Tuesday 31 December 2019

Last two games played for this year

Managed to squeeze in a couple of games of Sentinels of the Multiverse before the end of the decade, sadly with all to familiar results. We tried out 2 villains that we had not fought before, and watch of us took on a hero that we had not played before.

Well the chosen heroes were good, however the villains worked out to counter any good aspects that they had. On the plus side they dispatched us with such speed that we were able to play two games and still have spare time.

It does mean that in 2019 we played board games at least 75 times, and we played 37 different games.
Sentinels certainly stands out as the most played games, at 24 times.

Pulp Alley and What a Tanker were the most played miniature games in 2019.

I was also able to play a few games of the RPG Chivalry & Sorcery, a long time favorite of  mine. We got through one introductory adventure, that explored the hidden background of the main character, and opened up a major reworking, and deeper exploration of the world.

Sunday 22 December 2019

Another board game weekend, and catching up on some other recently played board games

This weekend we set up another game of Defenders of the Realm. It went a lot longer than the first time we played it and it felt like we had a better chance to win, despite some bad dice rolls, and disjointed tactics by me. We still lost, but had killed one general, so, better than last time.

Saturday 21 December 2019

Future project?!?

 Not certain what I will do with this, but who doesn't need a 16" Godzilla!

Godzilla resting on my easy chair in the game room, after all if you are Godzilla you pretty much sit where you want to!



Friday 20 December 2019

Another nice item from Value Village (the radar dish is from my parts box)


This certainly has seen better days, but I think there is enough to make something from it. It is missing some doors, and maybe some weapons (I see holes that I assume would hold weapons)
Certainly good bones, and doors and weapons can easily be replaced.

Tuesday 17 December 2019

What to do, what to do? (Subtitle: A privilege problem)

As 2019 draws to a close, I ponder the imponderable, what shall I do in the new year?
This is no mere traditional end of a year/new year resolution thing (I do not like traditions, particularly the whole tradition of New Year resolutions). It is true, that I am assessing my involvement in the gaming hobby, evaluating my interest level and trying to come up with some idea of what I will do in the new year. I'm sure you know the thought patterns; what will I work on, should I just play board games, how do I motivate myself to tackle the unpainted pile, how do I become more productive, will I ever pick up a paint brush again, that sort of thing.

Beyond the whole gaming introverted navel gazing, another non gaming matter is impacting on my life, namely that as of January 2020 I transition from the ranks of the employed to a retired man of leisure.
UPDATE 12/22

Tuesday 10 December 2019

It's a bug hunt



This past weekends game day turned out to be a board game day. While the siege game was indeed still set up, the participants decided to forgo playing it out to it's conclusion. Instead the Aliens board game occupied most of the afternoon! Who am I to argue?

Monday 9 December 2019

It's baaackk!


The powers that be have seen fit to return the missing part. Keen eyes will no doubt note that this is essentially the same picture that I previously used, just filtered a bit differently. Rest assured the actual part has returned to me, appearing before my eyes on the floor. The fact that I was finally cleaning my room just prior to a Saturday game day surly had nothing to do with it, as I still maintain that it was poltergeists!  Certainly where it appeared was at least three feet, and on the other side of the table from where I sat and where I had placed the part originally.

Once found I immediately reunited the part with the other piece in the pictured container.

I would of course show you a picture of the two together, if not for the fact that two days after the return of the missing part, I , well, I seem to have somehow mislaid the container. Surely the spirits would not be so cruel as to take it a second time.

Well at least they are together once again, somewhere in my room....

Sigh!