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Stargrave.

We played a new wargame tonight called Stargrave. A sci fi game that pits 2 starship crews against each other in a skirmish. Think Firefly or similar. There are plenty of reviews, unboxing video or game run throughs online if you are interested. I can recommend the game. We picked up the rules quickly andContinue reading “Stargrave.”

Gaming in the garage.

I’ve been fortunate to have a few friends over on separate days in the last couple of weeks. Dan on Monday, Nigel on Thursday and Steve whenever he can. We’ve been playing What a Tanker and Stargrave. Tanker is a funny game. Thursday against Nigel saw neither of us able to roll a decent setContinue reading “Gaming in the garage.”

Star Wars Imperial Assault Game.

I bought this game some time ago in a sale. I’ve never played it. My son found it in the loft and asked to play it. This filled me with trepidation! You see, my son has no truck with following the rules. He selected Darth Vader as his character and UPGRADED HIM! It’s great toContinue reading “Star Wars Imperial Assault Game.”

What a Tanker! Garage Wars.

Had a game of What a Tanker! against gaming pal Dan last night. We played a scenario where the defenders don’t know what road the attacker is on until they try to acquire a target. Is it an enemy tank or a stray cow! BOOM! Burgers. Once the attack is realised the defenders must regroupContinue reading “What a Tanker! Garage Wars.”

3D printing.

A friend had lent me a 3D printer. It’s the sort that melts plastic and lays it down in a pattern. I’ve found a nice few pieces of 15mm scale buildings that I will print if possible. My first attempt was a section of damaged wall. This only took 3 hours to print. The smallestContinue reading “3D printing.”

Working on some scenarios for What a Tanker!

Inspired by the book Tank Commander by Bill Close, I’ve been messing around with a couple of scenarios. Bill Close talks of arriving in Calais in 1940. As soon as the British A10 and A13 Cruisers are unloaded the initial reconnaissances missions run into German Panzer and anti-tank guns. It soon became obvious Calais wasContinue reading “Working on some scenarios for What a Tanker!”

Fantastic day.

The day started well as both my wife and I were working from home and the children were at school. Let’s just say we had a leisurely start to our day. I earned brownie points by deep cleaning the upstairs bathroom. Everything in there was washed and polished to within an inch of its life!Continue reading “Fantastic day.”

Down a rabbit hole …

You know how you can lose hours looking at the internet? I’ve had one of those days. Saturday is usually a domestic day, with laundry, vacuuming the carpets and doing a big shop. In between those things I went down a wargames rabbit hole. I stumbled upon a blog by a chap who I playContinue reading “Down a rabbit hole …”

What a Tanker.

I found the What a Tanker stuff in a bag whilst looking for something else. It is a table top game from Too Fat Lardies, writers of some very good rules. I thought the game would lend itself to solo play and I was rusty on the rules. I decided on a training mission betweenContinue reading “What a Tanker.”

Feeling positive about Necrons.

Once I have assembled the miniature I glued some sand to the base with PVA glue. When dry I have sprayed the whole model with silver paint. I’ve lots of old paint pots from Citadel Paints, P3, and others. Most are gunky and over 10 years old. I found a green that had some lifeContinue reading “Feeling positive about Necrons.”