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Red TideI woke up one day to find the country I lived in was no longer the place I knew. The plague ripped through the nation in a matter of weeks. We all know where it began for America – it all...
View ArticleCMON's Rising Sun
I've now played Rising Sun the board game enough times to give an informed review of the game. I've played it in a variety of different settings - I've played with my family at home, my co-workers...
View ArticleKiss of War, Part VII - Confessions of a Pay To Win Whale
Previous: Kiss of War, Part VI - Kill Event After almost two years of Kiss of War I finally walked away from the game. I'd threatened to leave several times, but this time I can say it was for real, as...
View ArticleKill Team Infiltrator, Part I - Casus Belli
As a Kill Team Infiltrator my mission is to play games of Kill Team with the Japanese players down at the Craft Laboratory without spending any money on Games Workshop products. I do, however, want to...
View ArticleMantic's Armada
In the end of August 2021 I ordered Armada from Mantic's web store, and played my first game against my perennial opponent Gareth on 2 January 2021. The information age is well and truly with us. In...
View ArticleKiss of War, Part VI - Kill Event
Previous: Kiss of War, Part V - DiasporaKill Event is the colloquial name for the tail end of a larger event known as Mightiest Commanders, and it involves all players trying to amass as many kills as...
View ArticleKiss of War, Part V - Diaspora
Previous: Kiss of War, Part IV - The Sack of TulaLike the Jews of antiquity, our guild was forced into exile, but instead of the Egyptians of Exodus we were pursued by the Russians of Ruu. Our flight...
View ArticleKiss of War, Part IV - The Sack of Tula
Previous: Kiss of War, Part III - The World According to HobbesSo as stated in my previous post, I had been quietly fighting bases near mine in order to learn the game mechanics. The server was...
View ArticleKiss of War, Part III - The World According to Hobbes
Previous: Kiss of War, Part II - Welcome to the EGGsI've been trying to learn the game by quietly taking on cities smaller than me. I scout them out, check to see if they are affiliated to a powerful...
View ArticleKiss of War, Part II - Welcome to the EGGs
Previous: Kiss of War, Part I - Virtual Vixens of World War 2It is ironic that despite playing a game that is targeted at a specific male demographic I find myself in a guild led by a woman. My new...
View ArticleKiss of War, Part I - Virtual Vixens of World War 2
Thanks to the global pandemic sweeping the world I have had the opportunity to waste several hours on a new free to play game called Kiss of War. Social distancing had only recently swung into effect...
View ArticleKings of War/The Ninth Age/Warhammer - Empire, Part I
The Empire is my most beloved Warhammer Fantasy Battle army, as evidenced by my collection at home, the amount of times I've played with them in friendly games and tournaments, and the fan fiction I...
View ArticleRoleplaying Adventures
I'm now officially a roleplayer. My journey to the geek side is complete. I can now claim to be a video gamer, a board gamer, a miniature war gamer and a roleplayer. The only thing missing from this...
View ArticleThe Deadzone Proxy Project, Part IV
Previous: The Deadzone Proxy Project, Part IIIOn 12 May I played a pair of games of Deadzone with Takatori-San. Takatori-San brought his trusty Marauders for both games, but fell short against my Forge...
View ArticleA Golden Week of Gaming
Golden Week is a week in the Japanese calendar sandwiched between the end of April and the beginning of May. A confluence of national holidays - Children's Day, Greenery Day, Showa Day (Emperor...
View ArticleKings of War/The Ninth Age/Warhammer - Tomb Kings, Part I
The weekend of April 20-21 was a Kings of War weekend for me, having played an introductory game for Pumimin on Saturday, and having another tussle with my regular sparring partner Takatori-San on...
View ArticleKings of War/The Ninth Age/Warhammer - High Elves, Part I
On 10 March I played my first game of the second edition of The Ninth Age (T9A). I played a doubles game with Steve, Jonjo and Gareth, and each of us fielded a force of approximately 4000 points. Steve...
View ArticleThe Deadzone Proxy Project, Part III
Previous: The Deadzone Proxy Project, Part IIOn 24 February I rolled down to my FLGS and played two games of Deadzone. The first was with the store manager, a friendly chap named Tsuneda-San, and we...
View ArticleThe Deadzone Proxy Project, Part II
Previous: The Deadzone Proxy Project, Part IIn terms of gaming and miniature painting my goal for 2019 is to make substantial inroads into the so-called Deadzone Proxy Project, a two year undertaking I...
View ArticleKings of War/The Ninth Age/Warhammer - Dark Elves, Part II
Previous: Kings of War/The Ninth Age/Warhammer - Dark Elves, Part IOn 13 January I played my first game of rank and file fantasy battle for 2019. My opponent was Rodion, my army were my Dark Elves, and...
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