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BattleLore on Vassal
New Reader WelcomeWelcome to new reader David. I hope you enjoy the blog. I welcome and appreciate comments.BattleLore on VassalDespite the number of games that I document here, I tend not to post...
View ArticleThe Real Sagas
For those playing Saga, you might be interested in reading real sagas, in order to get inspiration, ideas for scenarios or campaigns, or just because you are curious about how they read. I did a search...
View ArticleNews from the rear
New Reader WelcomeWelcome to new readers Cesar Alfredo Paz and Natholeon. I hope you enjoy the blog. I welcome and appreciate comments.Gaming NewsI haven't written much on any of my blogs of late...
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Tlaxcalan Battle Board for Saga
Reader Scott Mac has posted a few comments about my doing a Meso-American version of Saga. On a The Miniatures Page thread on using Saga in other periods another reader has been emailing me about my...
View ArticleAdded a Forum to the Blog
At the suggestion of Bowman, who has been emailing me about my Meso-American Saga variant (and coming up with great ideas and discussion), I have created a forum to discuss topics on the blog. Although...
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Updated Tlaxcaltec Battle Board for Saga
I have updated the Tlaxcaltec battle board (no longer Tlaxcalan – I have been convinced of the error of my ways) for Saga with a lot of input from Ralph "Bowman Stringer". We are working on an Aztec...
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Draft Aztec Battle Board for Saga
New ReaderFirst off, let me welcome new reader James Brewerton to the blog. Glad to have you on board. I welcome and appreciate comments. Now that I have a forum for Saga, feel free to post and join in...
View ArticleA Reader Responds
I got a great email from reader Simon Wright about my article on smoothing out activations in the Song of engine (from March 2011 … wow, was it that long ago?). Rather than keep the conversation in...
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New Aztec and Tlaxcaltec Battle Boards
New Battle BoardsFirst up is the revised Tlaxcaltec battle board. The names of the Hearthguard, Warrior, and Levy have been changed to Nahuatl equivalents. The name for the Hearthguard is still...
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Onslaught Miniatures 6mm Sci-Fi Figures
There was a post on The Miniatures Page about a "new" company making 6mm sci-fi figures: Onslaught Miniatures. I took one look at their "Legion" line (not-Tyranids) and thought: "okay, I need to pick...
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More Onslaught Miniatures
I painted up a stand of Onslaught Miniatures' Prowlers with an Overseer. I thought it would look good to have an Overseer with the whip "leading" the Prowlers into battle.I used the same technique as I...
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I've gone 6mm Sci-Fi crazy
Welcome to new reader Eric. Hope you enjoy the posts.So, I've gone a bit 6mm science fiction crazy at the moment. The figures from Onslaught Miniatures came in and I really liked them and they spurred...
View ArticleMunchkin - The Cure for Stress?
It looks like I am getting close to two milestones: my 100th reader and my 250th blog post. Hopefully I will hit both of those soon. For now let me welcome new readers Michael (a.k.a Angel Barracks)...
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Draft Conquistador Battle Board
First off, welcome to new reader InChigh74. Your 20mm WW II figures look really nice. Other might want to check it out on his blog, 1914-45. As always, I hope you enjoy the writing – even if the...
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Draft Inca Battle Board
Two Milestones HitWell, I finally made it to 250 posts! Not only that, but I hit the 100th blog reader milestone too!So welcome to new reader Howard, who put me over the top. I hope you enjoy the...
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C4ISR
C4ISR is the modern US military acronym for Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (and is actually C4ISR, but I am too lazy to superscript the '4'...
View ArticleSpecial Abilities versus Standard Rules
News from the RearAs my gaming buddy has been traveling, and Easter forced us to take a break, I have been mostly learning new rules, thinking about my own game designs, and playing some solo games....
View ArticleBarks' Gameboard - Wow!
Every so often I go through the list of people following this blog and see what blogs they have and follow. There are some really good blogs out there. In fact, most of the blogs I follow come from...
View ArticleSpecial Abilities (Part 2)
The original post on Special Abilities versus Standard Rules got some good responses, and I thank everyone for that. The sad part is that I clicked the Publish button before I was done with my rant....
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Taking Better Pictures with the iPhone
To be honest, many times the pictures in my blog are with my iPhone. Not only does my iPhone have a better camera than my (admittedly) 10 year-old digital camera, but it has a better camera than my...
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