Focusing on the roots of current tabletop gaming
with an eye toward the last century and before.
with an eye toward the last century and before.
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Thursday, August 29, 2019
Nostalgia Thursday - Games Workshop Retrospective
There'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 here.
Sunday, August 25, 2019
The Sunday Miscellanea - Sushi Roll and Felithian Factories
Just 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.
Then we headed back to Lake Geneva Games to playtest Tom Wham's Felithian Factories with Tom, Larry, and myself.
Then we headed back to Lake Geneva Games to playtest Tom Wham's Felithian Factories with Tom, Larry, and myself.
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not covered elsewhere or wanting a particular focus.
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Monday, August 12, 2019
Minis & Modeling Monday - Doctor Faust Budget Painting
Over on Doctor Faust's Painting Clinic, he's "Painting D&D Miniatures on a Budget." Enjoy!
A look at prepping and painting Miniatures,
crafting buildings and paper Models,
and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.
crafting buildings and paper Models,
and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.
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Monday, July 22, 2019
Minis & Modeling Monday - Goobertown Paint Stripping
Over on the Goobertown Hobbies YouTube channel, a video from September 9, 2018, Brent tests out 6 different paint stripping methods here.
A look at prepping and painting Miniatures,
crafting buildings and paper Models,
and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.
crafting buildings and paper Models,
and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.
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Tuesday, July 16, 2019
Terrain Tuesday - Tabletop Workshop YouTube Modular Boards Series
Over on the Tabletop Workshop YouTube channel earlier this year, they posted a four-part series (pt1, pt2, pt3, & pt4) on customizing modular game boards. Enjoy!
For purposes here, the term Terrain is used broadlyto cover
3D tabletop pieces made from foam, felt, and other materials.
3D tabletop pieces made from foam, felt, and other materials.
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Wednesday, June 12, 2019
Wargaming Wednesday - Biggest Tabletop Wargame Ever
The 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 here!
A closer examination of board and miniatures Wargaming.
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Monday, June 10, 2019
Minis & Modeling Monday - Snits Revenge Scaled Up!
Over on David Wood's Dear Tony Blair blog from six years ago, he recounts his experience at the 2013 Salute gaming convention where a scaled up version of Tom Wham's Snits Revenge 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!
A look at prepping and painting Miniatures,
crafting buildings and paper Models,
and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.
crafting buildings and paper Models,
and other non-terrain stuff for the tabletop.
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