Author Archives: Kelly
Wargames, baby. Wargames
For the last year and a half, I’ve really thrown myself into the wargamming hobby. It started with my buying a box of Warhammer Skeleton models to use in a D&D. In a short 18 months, I’ve built and painted … Continue reading
On The Bench
It’s been a slow month on the bench. Not all that much getting pushed past the old paintbrush. I did manage to finish up this Blood Bowl team. I started out thinking the project would take me a couple of … Continue reading
Stop Getting My Shit Together
I like to be seen as a dude that can keep his poop in a group. My crap is almost always collated. The shit that I have control over? Together. Organized scatology aside, I’m a pretty organized person. I rarely … Continue reading
Dystopian Wars
Because, you know, I need another freaking hobby.
A few thoughts on Gen Con
After too much waffling, I finally plunked my money down for a 4 day pass and hotel reservations at Gen Con. I did this once before, when I was in high school. It was a bad experience. Since then, I’ve … Continue reading
Civilization
This blog post very nearly didn’t happen because I was about to start a game of Civilization V. I own a copy of the original Avalon Hill board game and have played every iteration of the computer game to death. … Continue reading
First 40k Scenario
After several false starts, it looks like our new 40K campaign is finally going to take off. The structure of the campaign is simple. Two players fight a battle, and the third writes the scenario. That’s it. Following is my … Continue reading
Firestorm Armada: First Playtest
My first real game of Firestorm Armada went off fabulously last night. Bruce and I played Dindrenzi and Terran starter fleets plus carriers respectively. Following are a few notes about the experience. – I was pleasantly surprised that with these … Continue reading
Showing them a card trick
One of the guidelines I’ve used for being a game master goes as follows: The more players are at the table, the more you need to guide them. I can’t count the number of times that I presented a complex … Continue reading
New awesome to dork over
This year’s hotness? As I find myself drifting from Warhammer Fantasy and find my enthusiasm for army collecting stalling, I likewise find myself paying more attention to smaller, less well known wargames. It looks like for this year, Spartan Games … Continue reading