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Mortal Empires, Part XXI - Total War
Previous: Mortal Empires, Part XX - Druchii Incursions2507 IC marked the sixth year of fighting of the Age of Reckoning. While the Empire remained more or less intact, it was beset on all sides by...
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For The Emperor, Part II - Red Scorpions
Previous :Â For The Emperor, Part I - Black LegionBoth my regular Kings of War opponents fell through last Sunday, and as a consequence I found myself playing Warhammer 40K for the second time ever at...
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A Tale Of Three Warbands, Part II - Lizardmen Blues
Previous: A Tale of Three Warbands, Part I - Once More Unto The BreachWarhammer 5th EditionOn 14 October I went to Kashiwa to play a game of Warhammer 5th edition with the lads from the Oldhammer...
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Kings of War/Warhammer - Orcs and Goblins, Part VI
Previous: Kings of War/Warhammer - Orcs and Goblins, Part VOn 4 November I played another game of The Ninth Age (T9A) with Rodion. It was a rematch between my Orcs and Goblins versus his High Elves,...
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Kings of War/The Ninth Age/Warhammer - Dark Elves, Part I
On 25 November I played a 4000 point game of Warhammer 5th edition with Steve. I brought my Dark Elves while he fielded a Chaos army composed of Marauders and Chaos Warriors. We played in Sugamo, after...
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Kings of War/Warhammer - Orcs and Goblins, Part VII
Previous: Kings of War/Warhammer - Orcs and Goblins, Part VIOn 2 December I played a game of Kings of War (KoW) and Deadzone (DZ) at Nerima against my perennial opponent and all-round good guy...
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Kings 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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The 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...
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The 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...
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Kings 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...
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Kings 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...
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A 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...
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The 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...
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Roleplaying 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...
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Kings 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...
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Kiss 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 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...
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Kiss 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 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...
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Kiss 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 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...
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Mantic'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...
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Kill 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...
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Kiss 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...
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CMON'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...
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