Mark came over yesterday. Spent some time yakking, and looking over his copy of Conquest of Paradise. Most of the time, however, was spent playing The Biafran Civil War. A little game included as an extra in the 2007 Annual[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Archive for Gaming
Been meaning to post on happenings in the wargaming world for a little bit, but it’s hard to find the time to gather everything together. First off, ADB, after several delays, is putting out it’s next round of products. There[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Well, the gang got together for an afternoon of wargaming this Sunday. Patch, Mark and Jason came over for Commands & Colors: Ancients. It’s a short game, and we all managed 4 playings of it each. The general format for[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
MMP has just put a few new things on preorder: The star of the show is definitely ASL Action Pack 4: Normandy 1944. The fighting in Normandy is probably the most well-covered part of WWII in ASL, and this is[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
(It’s a pity that I wasn’t playing Britain.) Me, Patch, Mark, and Jason (a friend of Mark’s, that I’ve seen in a while). Got together today for a game of Soldier Kings. It was planned as a five-player day, but[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
DnD kitteh morns loss of Gary Gygax (1938 – 2008) without whom the world would never aspire to live in fantasy. From Dork Tower: From Penny Arcade: From GU Comics: Edit: Added one.
Gary Gygax has passed away. http://blog.wired.com/underwire/2008/03/report-gary-gyg.html He is, and will continue to be, known best as the co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, three little books that became a whole new world of gaming. Like many fans, however, “I would like[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
GMT recently put out a tentative schedule of what will be released over the next several months, going into next year. Of especial interest to me are Blackbeard, due out in April/May and Successors III (which I preordered) due in[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
The long-anticipated Valor of the Guards just arrived today. Contents: Two very nice poster-maps covering central Stalingrad. Five countersheets. Damn, but punch registration has gotten good. One new vehicle type: the German SdKfz 10/5. Which seems to be a late[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
Had the usual gang (Patch, Mark, and Paul) over for another SFB game yesterday. We did another “let’s see how this class operates” battle, in this case early dreadnoughts. DNs have been part of the game since the beginning, with[…]↓ Read the rest of this entry…
