Josh, Rich and I gathered at Josh’s place for a little boardgaming last Saturday. I really should have been at ConVic with Randy, but I hadn’t properly scheduled my life. (Quite normal when it comes to conventions… it’s been years since I’ve been organised enough to attend one!) So, what games did we play? San Juan – Josh and I began with a game of … Continue reading Weekend boardgaming
Well, Randy’s back from Melbourne (and ConVic), and he’s brought back a few games I wanted as well with him. We did a comparison recently of the # of games we have – Randy has more actual games than me, although our numbers are comparable on BGG. I just have lots & lots of expansions. So, it shouldn’t really surprise anyone that I just picked up … Continue reading New Games!
In 4e, if the DM wants to have a succubus have the king under her control and rule the kingdom through proxy, the DM can do so, without needing the monster’s statblock in the Monster Manual to back up that decision. From what I can see of 4e, this is a huge shift from earlier thinking of D&D (especially 3e), where every little ability of … Continue reading D&D 4e Monster usage philosophy
I had a couple of queries on Gleemax about my ASL SK review that indicated a belief that ASL was dead and out of print. I certainly understand where that belief comes from… but it’s not actually true. It just isn’t supported by Avalon Hill any more! ASL is currently published by Multiman Publishing (MMP), under license from Hasbro (who now own Avalon Hill and … Continue reading The current status of Advanced Squad Leader
Well, I’ve just bought and watched Stargate SG-1: The Ark of Truth. It’s cool. The Stargate SG-1 series did things with the concept that was (badly) explored in the original movie that have thrilled and astounded me, and then have taken it to realms that have made it one of my favourite TV shows of all time. I am surprised and astounded that I was … Continue reading Stargate: the Ark of Truth
Advanced Squad Leader wasn’t really published all that long ago, when you think about it. It was 1985 when it first hit the shelves, and was the successor to the astonishingly successful Squad Leader (1977), which had itself sold over 200,000 copies1. I doubt ASL has ever sold that many copies, but in terms on longevity it’s doing quite well. Although ASL might not quite … Continue reading Advanced Squad Leader Starter Kit #1 review
One of the games that launched to great acclaim at the end of 2006 was BattleLore, a 2-player wargame built around the Command & Colours system seen in games like Memoir ’44 and Command & Colors: Ancients. I have all three of these games, but whilst M44 has seen Randy and I play many, many games, Battlelore has been mostly unrepresented. It just doesn’t catch … Continue reading BattleLore as it should be…
It’s June 1941. The Germans are attacking Russia as part of Operation Barbarossa. 112 Russians, two Russian tanks and one gun must protect a small Lithuanian village from 122 Germans soldiers and six tanks… Continuing with my run of ASL Starter Kit scenarios played solo, I’ve reached the sixth scenario of SK#3. So, of the 22 scenarios included in the kits, I’ve now finished 20 … Continue reading ASL SK S25: Early Battles
.. One of the oddities about Advanced Squad Leader (ASL) is that if you want to play the game well, you need to spend more space storing the counters so that you can find them quickly than is taken up by the original boxes the game came in! See on the left-hand side of the photograph: ASL rules, then modules (maps, scenarios) and then counter … Continue reading Storing ASL
With the 4e D&D books at the printers, Wizards are finally giving us excerpts from the finished books. They start with one from the Monster Manual Cool! Continue reading Ooh… 4e previewy goodness!
