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Flames of War: Novice Mistakes!

Peter and I played out a fun game of Flames of War this evening, but boy did we make a lot of mistakes. We played the Free for All mission, which is thankfully pretty straightforward. The game was set in Italy in October 1943, just north of the Volturno. Peter fielded a 3rd Infantry Division [...]

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Wargames Audit: Malifaux

This is the second post in my Audit series (the first on, on Warmachine and Hordes, is here). This time around I’m taking a critical look at my Malifaux gaming. Malifaux I picked up Malifaux not long after it was released, but interest in the game locally plummeted after the initial release. I still kept [...]

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Wargames Audit: Warmachine and Hordes

Audit. A word that strikes fear into managers everywhere. If you’re in a business area that doesn’t get audited I envy you! That said taking stock of any activity can be a healthy exercise, so in this series of posts I’m going to reflect on what games I play and how I’ve fared with them [...]

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Kallus vs pSkarre (35pt Battle Report)

Peter and I got a game in this evening with the new Legion warlock facing off against pSkarre. Peter’s force was all Satyxis (Raiders and Blood Witches), their respective UAs/solos, Mechanithralls, Skarlock and a Leviathan. In Kallus’ force I had a Ravagore, Carnivean, Shredder, Shepherd, Deathstalker, max Warmongers and max Legionnaires. This was my first [...]

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Kallus, Wrath of Everblight: Complete

I’m more content than happy with how this guy turned out. He has a bit too much metal on him for me, but what can I expect from a model that’s covered head to toe in armour! Owen

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Annihilation in the Rustwood – Game 2 (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLEqMhP76mE

The is the second game in a four game campaign. I brought Saeryn out to play this time against Phil’s Baldur list. The winner of this 25pt game would get a free Feralgeist in each of the subsequent games (this doesn’t impact theme forces) as well as campaign points, so there is something to fight [...]

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Kallus – Step-by-step Painting Guide (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20cjzI2I9WM

My Ninja shopper Stu sent this model back from GenCon. I couldn’t wait to get it on the painting table. Here’s the result – Here are the photos I took while painting him. The base still needs to be done – I’ll get to it over the weekend. Enjoy! Owen

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Power-sliding Alpha Strikes!

I always enjoy bringing Karchev out to play. He’s a fun warcaster with an aggressive play style. Last night Gerry and I played a 35pt game that pitted Absylonia and the man in the machine against each other. We played the Command and Control scenario, but once I clogged the control zone with ‘jacks it [...]

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Kommander Harkevich (Video)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=teeA5lxfWM0

After playing a few games with Harkevich I almost lost the motivation to finish painting him. He looks so promising on paper, but he’s a ‘caster that tries to do too much. I’m not done with him, but I need think about how I’m going to use him… I might write a narrative campaign with [...]

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Absylonia vs Mortenebra (35pts; Both Tier 4!)

This game was Mangled Metal/Tooth and Claw on steroids. I brought my newly converted Absylonia out to play and Peter fielded Mortenebra. We played The Gauntlet scenario with armies that were full of heavies. Peter’s list had a Ripjaw, Deathjack, 2 Slayers and a Leviathan with a handful of support solos. My list comprised four [...]

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