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

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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

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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

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Dystopian Wars

Because, you know, I need another freaking hobby.

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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