Well, only a few days to go until I finally get to perform in Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. That should be fun, even if it’s playing merry havoc with my gaming schedule – one of a few things, actually. I can still of count on boardgaming and my Savage Tide D&D game, but my Friday afternoon game is now defunct, and my Sunday Ulek campaign is … Continue reading Recent happenings
I’ve now written over 250 session reports on www.boardgamegeek.com. Wow. It was a fairly light weekend as far as gaming went – a couple of games of Battletech against Sarah on Friday; a game of Iron Heroes with Martin, Craig, Peggy and Adam on Friday night, and then some evening boardgames with Randy on Saturday night – Memoir ’44, Twilight Struggle, and Battletech. The Battletech … Continue reading 250 session reports!
For all the Joss Whedon fans out there… Dollhouse Continue reading Dollhouse
Well, thanks to the wonders of the MilSims sale and the kindness of friends (thanks, Sarah!), I’m now in possession of the new Classic Battletech Introductory Boxed set, and it’s companion book “Classic Battletech Starterbook: Sword and Dragon”. This starterbook is really, really nice. It’s a 112 page, full colour softcover that details two companies of mechwarriors: “The Fox’s Teeth”, a 12-member House Davion company, … Continue reading Battletech Starterbook: Sword and Dragon
“All right, have it your way – you heard a seal bark.” My drawings have been described as pre-intentionalist, meaning they were finished before the ideas for them had occurred to me. I shall not argue the point.— James Thurber A cartoonist yelled at Ross once in the thirties: ‘Why do you reject drawings of mine and print stuff by that fifth-rate artist, Thurber?’ ‘He’s … Continue reading James Thurber
This was originally posted on EN World – another of a sequence of essays I seem to be writing about 4e and reactions to it – well, mostly my own reactions! I have observed a belief by some forum members that the upcoming edition of D&D will leave them behind, relegating them to grognard status whether they want to or not. The previous sentence just … Continue reading Adapt or Perish!
When I first heard about 4e being released, I was quite apprehensive. That didn’t last long. After all, I’m blindly optimistic, right? Well, not quite. It’s probably more accurate that I tend to see the successes of companies I like more than their failures. So, although Wizards have had disasters like the Tome of Magic, DMG2 and the Map Folios, the joy I’ve gotten from … Continue reading My thoughts on 4e so far
The latest Military Simulations sale is on (20% off boardgames!), so I’ve made my order with them. I’ve just heard that three of the games on the list (RT, ASL SK#3 & one of the twilights) is on their way… the others are currently out of stock, butwill be coming in the “near future”. Railroad Tycoon – this is a boardgame by the now-defunct Eagle Games. … Continue reading Going Shopping
The big news from Wizards today is exceptional: All D&D Miniatures will have new stats in the new version of the game. It may take some time (so don’t expect to all DDM figures to be converted from Day 1 of the new game), but Wizards have now committed to providing updated stats to all old miniatures. You can find out more in this announcement. Continue reading DDM 2.0: All minis to be upgraded
This has been a dreadful week. Not in terms of all that much, just that I’ve been ill with a really nasty cold. So, Monday-Wednesday was basically feel really, really awful, and Thu-Fri was slowly climb out of the abyss. I had to cancel my Friday Star Wars session because I wasn’t up to running it. (I really think that game is jinxed!) Last weekend, … Continue reading The weekend
