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Warlock Frenzy: Thagrosh, Prophet of Everblight

June 3, 2013

Thagrosh1 is a warlock that has really benefitted from some of the changes that came with SR2013. He can be pretty hard to take down and in an attrition game he has some tools that help him get on top. … Continue reading →

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Malifaux Campaign: The Other White Meat (Games 4 & 5)

May 27, 2013

Coming into the final two games of our campaign Peter’s Gremlins has a decent lead of 4 VPs over my Guild crew. Just to recap the Guild minions have been recklessly hunting Gremlins for meat and Orphelia has decided it’s … Continue reading →

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Malifaux Campaign: Restless Dead at Shallow Creek (Game 4)

May 20, 2013

This is the final game in the campaign Phil and I have been playing based on the excellent campaign rules in Wyrd Chronicles 5. After three games so far there is nothing to choose between us – we are on … Continue reading →

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Operation Overload – WWPD Global Campaign

May 15, 2013

I had great fun playing in Operation Sealion last year. Starting on June 16th and running for 6 weeks the guys at WWPD (in cooperation with Battlefront) will be running a global Flames of War campaign based on Operation Overlord. … Continue reading →

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Malifaux Campaign: Restless Dead at Shallow Creek (Game 3)

May 1, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yP1gi_ug6z8

Game 3 of our campaign was again a 30ss affair and as you can see from the Turn 7 screenshot, it turned out to be quite a bloodbath. We used the same crews as the last game, but for this … Continue reading →

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Malifaux 2nd Edition Announced

April 30, 2013

… will be released in October with early release at Gencon. Public beta starting the end of May. Gremlins become a full faction, new stat cards and Henchmen turned into Masters … Excited! Owen

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Always have a Game Plan: Deployment and Turn 1

April 27, 2013

A game plan, eh? It’s hard to predict how any game of Warmachine/Hordes will go, but it’s always worthwhile having a game plan. This plan should be pretty concrete in terms of how your force deploys and how you’d like … Continue reading →

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Naughty and Nice: A tale of two 25pt lists

April 23, 2013

A while ago I posted about some Neglected Toys (Warcasters and Warlocks) that were gathering dust. With the beginners tournament coming up I decided it was time to bring some of those toys out to play, so I rolled on … Continue reading →

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SR2013 Scenarios: Process of Elimination

April 22, 2013

In this post I talk about the last of the four scenarios that may be used in the upcoming Steamroller 2013 tournament. Process of Elimination Disclaimer: You probably get it at this stage, but this is not a substitute for … Continue reading →

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SR2013 Scenarios: Destruction

April 16, 2013

Over the last couple of posts I’ve talked about Incursion and Close Quarters. This time out I talk about Destruction, which is a scenario I have mixed feelings about… Destruction Disclaimer: As before, this is not a substitute for reading … Continue reading →

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Malifaux Campaign: Restless Dead at Shallow Creek (Game 2)

April 13, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPgdiHmKi7A

This is a brief report for Game 2 in our campaign. When we kicked it off we were using the playtest version of the Malifaux campaign rules which have since been officially released in Wyrd Chronicles 5 (PDF). I recommend … Continue reading →

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SR2013 Scenarios: Close Quarters

April 10, 2013

Following hot on the heals of Incursion here is the low down on Close Quarters. Close Quarters Disclaimer: As before, this is not a substitute for reading the scenario and SR2013 document! Brief: Two flags, one friendly, one enemy, you … Continue reading →

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SR2013 Scenarios: Incursion

April 10, 2013

There are twelve different scenarios in Steamroller 2013 and getting to grips with them can be pretty daunting for a new tournament player. We have a tournament for newer players coming up in Dublin in the next few weeks and … Continue reading →

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War of Flames: The Flames of War Third-Person First-Person-Shooter Miniatures Wargame

April 8, 2013

The title looks like a typo, but it’s not. The subtitle for War of Flames (PDF rules) is “The Flames of War Third-Person First-Person-Shooter Miniatures Wargame”! Quite a mouthful, but basically it’s a set of variant rules for Flames of … Continue reading →

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Steamroller Tournaments for Beginners

April 7, 2013

One of the guys on the Warmachine/Hordes Ireland Facebook group asked for a post introducing newer players to the Steamroller format and playing competitively. I’m not the most qualified to write this, but I have played in one or two … Continue reading →

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