tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89394878173095062012024-03-04T23:55:31.493-06:00MF WARSMedieval Fantasy Wargame and Roleplaying SystemMark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.comBlogger1811125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-84819263932076889102019-11-07T09:00:00.000-06:002019-11-07T09:00:12.453-06:00Nostalgia Thursday - Chaos Wars (1987)Thirty-two years ago, the super-simple four-page Rules According to Ral which were designed for Medieval combat were expanded into the thirty-page (approx) <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91369/rules-according-ral-chaos-wars" target="_blank">Chaos Wars (1987)</a> for fantasy combat. Still a simple rule set by most wargaming standards but complex enough to present tactical options that mitigate dice rolls and remove a fair amount of the luck factor that plagues simpler systems. I picked this up from Wayne's Books through Amazon for about $20 and it included two of the Easy Reference Sheets, a sheet of Unit Stat Cards, and a Fall 1987 War Bulletin. Nice! A few months ago, I got the chance to play using these rules with Michael Shorten and you can read more about that fun time <a href="http://www.mfwars.com/2019/05/wargaming-wednesday-chaos-wars-with.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-57179077876467016662019-09-24T09:00:00.000-05:002019-09-24T09:00:10.559-05:00Terrain Tuesday - RUBrands's Cardboard City Terrain PiecesOver on the Questing Beast YouTube channel, Ben expounds on "RUBrands' cardboard city terrain pieces." Watch and learn!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-5221279104617206372019-09-09T09:00:00.000-05:002019-09-09T09:00:02.644-05:00Minis & Modeling Monday - Building a Miniatures' Storage BoxOver on the Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic YouTube channel, he takes another shot at "Building a (Beta) Better Miniature Storage Box." Enjoy!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-57297862765967820072019-08-29T09:00:00.000-05:002019-08-29T09:00:01.622-05:00Nostalgia Thursday - Games Workshop RetrospectiveThere's been an update on "Dice Men: Games Workshop 1975 to 1985" by Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson with Jamie Thomson, "a full colour, highly illustrated hardback 288 pages long, A4 (210mm x 297mm) printed on 140gsm gloss art stock, colour printed endpapers and bookmark ribbon." It's been a struggle getting definitive information on those early years and they are being careful to make sure it is complete and honest. Read more <a href="https://unbound.com/books/games-workshop/updates/writing-update?utm_medium=email&utm_source=transactional&utm_campaign=update_mailer%3Asubscriber_alert%3AWriting+update&fbclid=IwAR33_IxX802yliFTG2QilcoZOzkVJW9V3_v9jhmdlmN3LkPaqRabuLRrpzk" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-90820779186754219312019-08-25T09:00:00.000-05:002019-08-28T06:46:15.371-05:00The Sunday Miscellanea - Sushi Roll and Felithian FactoriesJust before the weekend, the Lake Geneva lunchtime crew played Sushi Roll with Brad, Tom Wham, and Larry Hamilton, of Follow Me and Die, at Culver's in Lake Geneva, WI.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-89811482116571820532019-08-12T09:00:00.000-05:002019-08-12T09:00:07.157-05:00Minis & Modeling Monday - Doctor Faust Budget PaintingOver on Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic, he's "Painting D&D Miniatures on a Budget." Enjoy!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-13693413178623224902019-07-16T09:00:00.000-05:002019-07-16T09:00:00.761-05:00Terrain Tuesday - Tabletop Workshop YouTube Modular Boards SeriesOver on the Tabletop Workshop YouTube channel earlier this year, they posted a four-part series (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3rAaPJJxJc" target="_blank">pt1</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yEuUi8KW8c" target="_blank">pt2</a>, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D9penaSpdn4" target="_blank">pt3</a>, & <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=axauqU2mojI" target="_blank">pt4</a>) on customizing modular game boards. Enjoy!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-70270632585576621682019-06-12T09:00:00.000-05:002019-06-13T09:54:16.133-05:00Wargaming Wednesday - Biggest Tabletop Wargame EverThe University of Glasgow is hosting an event this weekend that is being touted as the "biggest ever historical table top war game" though, technically, I suppose some might prefer it be called a floor game. Read more <a href="https://www.gla.ac.uk/news/headline_650397_en.html" target="_blank">here</a>!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-75938148708700118162019-06-10T09:00:00.000-05:002019-06-10T09:00:01.584-05:00Minis & Modeling Monday - Snits Revenge Scaled Up!Over on David Wood's <a href="http://www.deartonyblair.co.uk/2013/04/salute-2013picstext-to-follow-at-some.html" target="_blank">Dear Tony Blair blog from six years ago</a>, he recounts his experience at the 2013 <a href="http://www.salute.co.uk/" target="_blank">Salute gaming convention</a> where a scaled up version of Tom Wham's <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/710/snits-revenge" target="_blank">Snits Revenge</a> was being used. I've borrowed a couple of his pics but there are several more so follow the link to his excellent blog. Very cool!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-1332879964553403422019-06-08T08:50:00.000-05:002019-06-08T12:05:18.454-05:00Systems Saturday - Battling Space Ships by Tom WhamBrad and I joined Tom Wham for a game of Battling Space Ships. Recently, Dave Conant took the rules Tom has been tweaking for a while and gave them the Game Crafters treatment, so Tom would have a prototype. Tom was quick to point out this one wasn't really quite ready but I found it to be pretty well complete. A couple of clarifications and some physical component adjustments, along with an art upgrade, and this one will be good to go, I think!<br />
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In Battling Space Ships, each player builds a number of ship in their dock attempting to send them out on cargo runs, send them to disrupt the cargo runs of other players, or to engage in space piracy in the shipping lanes against random deck-drawn ships. Each turn, a player collects for cargo shipped the previous turn then draw cards face up from the main deck up to the number of players plus one. The active layer then selects a card from the cards drawn as do the rest of the players in clockwise order. All players may they build or upgrade any ships in the space dock. Finally, the active player may choose to send any of his completed ships on a cargo run or out to battle. Once someone builds three complete ships, the active player finishes their turn and the round is over, so victory points are tallied. A game consists of two rounds. Ship size gleans victory points, as does the number of ships and some special ship parts give bonuses. These add to whatever was gained from cargo runs and battling during turns (which are scored right away) and the highest score wins.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-67497593764431349812019-05-31T09:00:00.000-05:002019-05-31T09:00:09.409-05:00Tabletopper Friday - Lake Geneva May 2019 TabletoppingAs May 2019 comes to a close, I find myself at <a href="http://www.nexusgamefair.com/" target="_blank">Nexus Game Fair</a>, which is now in Brookfield, WI. I think this will prove to be a good move for this convention. I've been unable to go for more than a day the last couple of years but worked out some vacation time to go for a little longer this year but more on that next week. For this post, I want to just look back over a few of the games I played that I didn't highlight along the way. for a few of them, I didn't get pictures but I'll be more attentive next time, I hope. Earlier this week, Jesse broke out his newly acquire copy of <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/143884/machi-koro" target="_blank">Machi Koro (2012)</a>. It's a fast, little card game with some interesting challenges, an engine-building component, and just enough ways to mitigate the dice rolling aspect to keep it from feeling like you need to be lucky to win. Granted, being lucky can help but it can be overcome by solid strategy, so I enjoyed it. I guess Anthony, Rick, Jesse, and I owe some thanks to Dennis for putting it in the Blind Auction for Jesse to win.<br />
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We got <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/137297/rise-augustus" target="_blank">Rise of Augustus (2013)</a> back to the table early this month. I like to call this Roman Bingo. It's amazing how tense it can get hoping your needed symbol is drawn from the bag before someone else gets what they need. Great fun!<br />
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I've already mentioned <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236457/architects-west-kingdom" target="_blank">Architects of the West Kingdom (2018)</a> in other posts and I played it a lot the last couple of months but I don't doubt I will play it more throughout the summer. It's a clever game but I think it is going to need some expansions to keep it fresh beyond a few more plays. In this instance, we were happy Tom's longtime friend Mike Bell was in town to join us. Don't ask him what the "A" on his hat stands for because it seems to change with some frequency. Later in the month, but before getting in that game at the Pizza Ranch, Tom, Brad, and I knocked out yet another game of Architects!<br />
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There was also a good deal of Love Letter, Magic the Gathering, Stone Age, and more squeezed in at one time or another but it's time to gear up for a lot of boardgaming and card play at <a href="http://www.nexusgamefair.com/" target="_blank">Nexus Game Fair</a>, so I say, So long," to May and look forward to gaming in June. Go, Cubbies!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-10915945522217089262019-05-30T09:00:00.000-05:002019-05-30T09:00:08.999-05:00Nostalgia Thursday - Fief: France 1429 (2015)Of course, I've played and posted about <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/152470/fief-france-1429" target="_blank">Fief: France 1429 (2015)</a> before but it feels like forever since I've played so when I managed to wrangle a Sunday off so I could join Wayne and the gang at A Gathering of Gamers at the Elkhorn Pizza Ranch on Third Sunday, and when he further decided Fief was hitting the table, I jumped to grab one of the open seats.<br />
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The reason this under Nostalgia Thursday is because it is based on a game that was first published as <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/6909/fief" target="_blank">Fief (1981)</a>, revised and republished as <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1014/fief-2" target="_blank">Fief 2 (1989)</a>, trotted out again as the revised and streamlined <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/107704/fief" target="_blank">Fief (2011)</a>, then finally upgraded and published in its current rendition. I'll describe our Fief game a bit more toward the end of this post but first allow me to recap some of what else what played at A Gathering of Gamers in May.<br />
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When I arrived just after 11 am, Wayne had <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/140603/francis-drake" target="_blank">Francis Drake (2013)</a> ready to go with Curtis, Creed, and Rob. I've never had much luck with this game, so I didn't jump in on it and opted to join some others for an early game of something else, planning to rejoin that table for Fief in the second half of the day.<br />
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Instead, my day began with a game of <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/236457/architects-west-kingdom" target="_blank">Architects of the West Kingdom (2018)</a>, which I've played quite a bit lately but still enjoy quite a bit. I played with Tom Wham along with Julie and Chris who I love gaming with whenever I can. They're both tough opponents whether we play something we've played before or even something new to them!<br />
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Robie had a crew playing <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/233371/clank-space" target="_blank">Clank! In Space! (2017)</a> which I have yet to play but looks like a lot of fun.<br />
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Rich, Carl, and John joined one another for some <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/237182/root" target="_blank">Root (2018)</a> which John can't seem to get enough of.<br />
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Laura, Nancy, Joe, James, and Brad were adding in some tech to a game of something, perhaps, Cthulhu-esque, or maybe horror-oriented, I am not sure.<br />
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Wendy presented a mystery game to Harold and company a bit later but first played some <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/power-grid" target="_blank">Power Grid (2004)</a>.<br />
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But, finally, Wayne got <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/152470/fief-france-1429" target="_blank">Fief: France 1429 (2015)</a> to the table and I crowded Wayne's opening position to pressure him into an early alliance. My penchant for only drawing female nobles, and the lack of them early on elsewhere in the game, helped me convince him to wed one of his lords to my first lady. Because he also had military pressure from the far side of the board, he never thought it would suit him to break our alliance, and we wound up with a shared victory. Creed and Curtis both played great for their first time but were severely hindered by bad dice rolls both during conflicts and when resolving events. I think their lead units were either decimated by famine or stymied by bad weather two out of every three turns. It left Wayne and me the opportunity to build a tremendous economy in the west and top out our armies, then seize the throne for a final victory point. It was a trial by fire for those two fellas and I dare say they will be out for blood when next we meet.</div>
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-77951071317850514592019-05-29T09:00:00.000-05:002019-05-30T06:47:43.224-05:00Wargaming Wednesday - Chaos Wars with Michael ShortenA couple of Saturdays ago, I took a trip down to <a href="https://thegiftofgames.com/" target="_blank">The Gift of Games</a>, a fine FLGS in Grayslake, IL, where Michael Shorten was set up to run a <a href="https://www.ralpartha.com/index.php/chaos-wars" target="_blank">Chaos Wars</a> demo. Chaos Wars is a set of Medieval Fantasy miniatures rules originally put forth by <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/547/ral-partha-enterprises" target="_blank">Ral Partha Enterprises</a> and now revived by <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/3641/iron-wind-metals" target="_blank">Iron Wind Metals</a>. They had started off being known as <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91369/rules-according-ral-chaos-wars" target="_blank">Rules According to Ral</a> but have been updated a bit over the years. You can download the free rules from their website download section. the minis, you need to purchase but they're quite reasonable and have that Old School feeling to them, being true 25 mm figures, as you might suspect.<br />
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Tim has a clean shop that is a lot more open than the previous game store that utilized this space (Unique Gifts and Games).<br />
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Gaming toward the back with retail space in front and plenty of both.<br />
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He's got some fancy tables with inset play areas, too.<br />
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It was a little eerie seeing Chewbacca guarding the exit only a week and a half after Peter Mayhew had passed.<br />
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It was a rainy day outside but we were playing a minis wargame so all was right with the world.<br />
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Ed stopped by to check out the action.<br />
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And Chris, who also plays in Michael's regular D&D game popped in too.<br />
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When I arrived, Michael was just completing the set up and since the forces of evil happened to be nearer, I felt obliged to play them.<br />
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The way he had each unit on a 3 x 5 and the spell cards ready for casting made the demo quite smooth.<br />
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Michael sets a fine table with just enough terrain to make things interesting without hindering game play. One can't slow the goblins down with forest terrain anyway.<br />
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He has a great collection of figures, all painted and based to perfection. He sent a flying panther in to try and harass my wizard early on but my archers had some great dice and peppered it from the sky.<br />
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I played a little cat-and-mouse to get as much damage out of my artillery as I could without allowing my infantry, archers, or cavalry within range of his siege engines.<br />
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I used my quicker troops to draw some of his forces to my left . . . then ran full on to the far right side of the battlefield, bringing the forest into play for my goblins, while tempting him to divide his forces to either side of it.<br />
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As he moved forward, toward me, I rearranged my troops to try and gain some strength advantages.<br />
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With my cavalry and heavy orc troops to my left, and my goblins to the right (being supported my some ogres), I edged a little closer being careful to keep at least a single move away from his fastest units.<br />
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When I finally got initiative, I moved my goblins through the forest and engaged his left, bringing my archers forward to do a little more damage to his cavalry. The archers were chewed up but not before some excellent rolling halved his horse.<br />
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As time ran down on our scenario, we were both taking heavy losses and some good dice either way could have sealed the deal for either of us.<br />
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Michael was kind enough to grant me a couple of minis from his unpainted figures box and I chose a couple of "flesh golems," or at least that is what I intend to use them as. Thanks, Michael Shorten, for being an excellent demo instructor and thanks to Tim of The Gift of Games for hosting the event!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-40525572664629862472019-05-27T09:00:00.000-05:002019-05-27T09:17:17.066-05:00Minis & Modeling Monday - The Army Painter Warpaints: Mega Paint Set 2017I've been getting the itch to do some painting and crafting again so I picked up a fresh set of paints from The Army Painter. I ordered the set through Lake Geneva Games to garner the special order 20% discount, since it isn't something we generally keep on the shelf. We stock the individual Reaper Master Series paint line, which I love, but so many of my old paints were suspect so I thought buying a big set to jump back in would be a good idea. In the end I chose The Army Painter Warpaints: Mega Paint Set 2017. I also got some brushes, a citadel paint handle, an inexpensive paint carrying case, and a wet palette (something new for me!). Hopefully, I can start to slap some paint on some minis soon. I've got oodles of figures I've picked up over the years with plans to someday paint them, so I just need to decide and make the time.<br />
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In fact, I think I have just the figure in mind. It's an old one I got in a small lot at a Games Plus auction maybe a decade ago and it's the same sculpt I used long ago (c. 1980s) as a regular NPC henchman or hireling because he doesn't brandish a weapon and is outfitted with a backpack and numerous pouches and other gear. I used to jokingly refer to him as The Patsy, in part as a homage of King Arthur's coconut-wielding sidekick in Monty Python's Holy Grail and also because I would often target him first if the group was ambushed or when they sprung a trap. He was not at all afraid to be killed in nasty ways, despite him not being Brave Sir Robin. I'm quite happy to listen to any advice you might have on this renewed effort, so please chime in!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-44096207296153325702016-09-02T06:00:00.000-05:002016-09-02T10:38:53.988-05:00Tabletopper Friday - Conspiracy: Take the CrownA big thank you to everyone who was able to participate in the Conspiracy: Take the Crown draft at the store last Saturday. It was a huge turn out, almost to capacity, and it helped the store tremendously. My blogs and Facebook will be (mostly) dark for the next couple of weeks so I leave you with some crowded store pics to tide everyone over. Thank you!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-10384813680422131512016-09-01T07:00:00.000-05:002016-09-01T07:00:05.558-05:00Nostalgia Thursday - Early DicePolyhedral dice have been used in roleplaying games since the beginning and one of the stalwart suppliers of those dice has been Lou Zocchi of Gamescience Dice <a href="http://www.gamesciencedice.com/About-Us_ep_7.html" target="_blank">here</a>. Their precision dice are the envy of many lesser dice manufacturers and they take it seriously.<br />
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In 1983, the <a href="https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/71769/dragonbone-electronic-dice" target="_blank">Dragonbone Electronic Dice</a> wand hit the wider market but at $25 it wasn't embraced by everyone and, of course, trying to get gamers to trust an electronic dice or replace their actual dice wasn't going to happen.<br />
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In the early 1990s, Mayfair Games started selling a standalone <a href="http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mayfair-Games-Gemstones-Dice-x12-sets-per-case-/141887379665?hash=item21092598d1" target="_blank">Gemstone dice game</a> using polyhedral dice sets for their Gemstone dice game that included one d20, one d12, one d10, one d8, and one d4, but no d6. The rules for the game came right on the back of the blister pack.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-56355013927299150862016-08-31T07:00:00.000-05:002016-08-31T07:00:33.049-05:00Wargaming Wednesday - 40K @ LGGThe excellent Mike Anderberg has asked <a href="http://www.lakegenevagames.com/events_calendar" target="_blank">Lake Geneva Games</a> to set up some dates for 40K in the next four months including the second Sunday in September and October and the Third Sundays in November and December, from 1 PM to 5 PM. For this, the "secret" game room has been set aside allowing for three tables of 40K for two or four players per table.<br />
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These are FREE events and Mike will host them, setting up the matches on the given day from among those who show up with armies and are ready to play. In some cases, matches might be set up in advance by Mike in the LGG40K Facebook group <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/198527450174159/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>▪<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Armies will consist of 750 points or less, and must be constructed using ONE of the following options:<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0-1 Modified Combined Arms Detachment:<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0-1 HQ<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>1-6 Troops<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0-1 Elite<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0-1 Fast Attack<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0-1 Heavy Support<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>All trips in this Detachment gain the “Objective Secure’ special rule.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>An additional supplemental unit 0-1 Elite, Fast Attack, or Heavy Support.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>0-1 Unique Codex Detachment<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>▪<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Players MUST use the same army list throughout the tournament.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>▪<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Codices, Codex Supplements and Warhammer 40K Campaign Supplements that are released prior to the day of the event will be allowed in this event. Apocalypse War Zone supplements, Apocalypse Formations, Forge World army lists and material from the Horus Heresy books WILL NOT be allowed in this event.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>▪<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Unique units, Imperial Knights, Allied Detachments, Data Slates, Fortifications, Lords of War, Imperial Armor Units (Forge World) will NOT be in used in this event.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>▪<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Rules Modification (Vehicles):<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Vehicles with armor value facings over 12 are considered to be 12 for the duration of all games, but may be reduced further due to game effects.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Vehicles with more than 3 hulls points are reduced to 3 at the start of the game. Hull points may not be restored beyond their starting value.<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>▪<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Rules Modifications (Psykers):<br />
<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>All Psykers may only attempt to manifest ONE Warp Charge psychic powers.. Psykers may exchange powers as normal.<br />
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<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>⁃<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Suitable conversions and/or stand ins are allowed.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-44622828558122490202016-08-30T07:00:00.000-05:002016-08-30T08:41:07.996-05:00Terrain Tuesday - Terrain Detail LevelsFor wargaming, there can be varying levels of detail put into setting up the table with terrain. Fairly typical of many gamers, over on gamewire.belloflostsouls.net, check out the "Wargaming terrain set by Gamemat.eu" <a href="http://www.gamewire.belloflostsouls.net/wargaming-terrain-set-by-gamemat-eu/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Also, on etsy.com, you can find some examples of simple scatter terrain in the AtelesGamerCrafts shop <a href="https://www.etsy.com/ca/shop/AtelesGamerCrafts?ref=unav_listing-h" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Finally, on instagram.com, you might take inspiration from how an architect might portray terrain <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/BJi_jmVB7Jd/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-78608604081540552542016-08-29T07:00:00.000-05:002016-08-29T07:00:16.575-05:00Minis & Modeling Monday - Glowing Ember Sword, Slate Black, & Orboros TanithOver on the miniwargaming YouTube channel, we're shown "How To: Paint a Glowing Ember Sword." Hot!<br />
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Also, on the miniwargaming YouTube channel, it's revealed "How To: Paint Slate Black." I'm floored!<br />
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Finally, on Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic YouTube channel, check out the video on "Painting Hordes Circle Orboros Tanith the Feral Song." Enjoy!<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-84676217381081645292016-08-28T07:00:00.000-05:002016-08-28T10:28:36.875-05:00The Sunday Miscellanea - Alien Frontiers (2010)We've had another go at <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/48726/alien-frontiers" target="_blank">Alien Frontiers (2010)</a> recently with just the basic set. Of those of us who had played before, we agreed that having at least the Expansion of the Agenda cards would be a good thing to keep the final push of the game less of a foregone conclusion. But we played two in a row and it highlighted some of what this game does well because the expansions were not available.<br />
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The description from Board Game Geek is as follows:<br />
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<i>Do you have what it takes to be a deep space colonist? An alien frontier awaits the brave and daring! This new planet will be harsh, but if you have the skills to manage your resources, build a fleet, research alien life, and settle colonies, the world can be yours.</i></blockquote>
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<i><b>Alien Frontiers</b> is a game of resource management and planetary development for two to four players. During the game you will utilize orbital facilities and alien technology to build colony domes in strategic locations to control the newly discovered world.</i></blockquote>
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<i>The game board shows the planet, its moon, the stations in orbit around the planet, and the solar system’s star. The dice you are given at the start of the game represent the space ships in your fleet. You will assign these ships to the orbital facilities in order to earn resources, expand your fleet, and colonize the planet.</i></blockquote>
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<i>The planet was once the home of an alien race and they left behind a wondrous artifact in orbit. Using your fleet to explore the artifact, you will discover amazing alien technologies that you can use to advance your cause.</i></blockquote>
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<i>Winning the game will require careful consideration as you assign your fleet, integrate the alien technology and territory influences into your expansion plans, and block your opponents from building colonies of their own. Do you have what it takes to conquer an alien frontier?</i></blockquote>
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<i>Roll and place your dice to gain advantages over your opponent and block them out of useful areas of the board. Use Alien Tech cards to manipulate your dice rolls and territory bonuses to break the rules. Steal resources, overtake territories, and do whatever it takes to get your colonies on the map first! Don't dream it'll be easy, though, because the other players will be trying to do the same thing.</i></blockquote>
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What I feel was noted when experienced players play the basic game on its own is the importance of the midgame and a need to keep all players in check lest one see find an inexorable path into the end game with an advantage. Mind you, it will happen anyway, but that player will need to be more subtle setting it up, something I hadn't been aware was possible because the basic game is seemingly as transparent as any game could be. There is no hidden player knowledge except for whatever strategy they have in mind. If you have the game, even with expansions, try the basic game again with fresh eyes.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-80248412980222488232016-08-27T07:00:00.000-05:002016-08-27T09:26:54.359-05:00Systems Saturday - Roll Through the Ages - Iron Age (2014)Here's one I hadn't played before but often wished I had (so many games, so little time!) called <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/150926/roll-through-ages-iron-age" target="_blank">Roll Through the Ages - Iron Age (2014)</a>. It's from a small but potentially growing line of similarly named <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamefamily/23986/roll-through-ages" target="_blank">Roll Through the Ages games</a> and, from what I've heard, this does a great job of reimplementing the simple mechanics introduced in the Bronze Age version, adding some complexity though it sacrifices some time on the altar. I'm fine with that. I prefer a more complex game and don't mind a game taking more than a half hour. I'm not often rushed for time to play a game and prefer a quick card game for when I am. This is mainly a dice game but with the small resources board and reference sheets, it really becomes a board game as much as other wise.<br />
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<i><b>Roll Through the Ages: The Iron Age</b>, a sequel to the highly-awarded Roll Through the Ages: The Bronze Age, lets you build an Iron Age civilization in under an hour! Do you build provinces, raise armies, and conquer barbarians or build ports and ships to gain trade goods? Explore the strategies of Greece, Phoenicia, and Rome as you erect monuments, fend off disasters, and strive to feed your people.</i></blockquote>
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Build fast and strong is the strategy I adopted in this game, forgoing the comfort of my population to gain might and dominate militarily. It's works pretty well but neglecting the monuments early on is unwise as a handful of points for getting one first can be the difference in the final scores. This is a winner. I'll be watching for more of these too.<br />
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Mark CMG Cloverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00160691331267309851noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8939487817309506201.post-8985577772705921642016-08-26T07:00:00.000-05:002016-08-26T08:39:08.895-05:00Tabletopper Friday - Colt Express, Steam Park, & SeasonsThree games (of many!) we have on the shelf at Lake Geneva Games that I do not know how to play include Colt Express, Steam Park, and Seasons. I've heard good things about each of them so I thought I'd collect the <i>how to play</i> videos on each from The Dragon Table YouTube channel to familiarize myself with them. First up, <a href="https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/158899/colt-express" target="_blank">Colt Express (2014)</a>. Enjoy!<br />
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