And here we are, the first month gone by in the Ultimate Challenge. I’m posting this half a day before on schedule as tomorrow starts another hectic Magic The Gathering weekend in view of the London GP preparations, so let’s have a look of how bo…
Two and a half weeks to go for the London GP, which will be my official debut on the whole GP circuit. I plan to play at least two this year (London and Antwerp) and for the London one, whose format is Sealed Gatecrash, I’m going with limited amb…
Walking out the door to run my first 2013 tournament, fully loaded with 3 bags and a laptop; I wind up flat on my back and in agony from slipping on the 2mm ice sheet covering the path. Sadly this … Continue reading →
Not only were we playing DreadBall on Friday night in Nottingham, but we were also at The Outpost in Sheffield on the weekend playing games:
Check out all of the photos on the Mantic Facebook page!
Friday 18th January saw the DreadBall 2013 Season Opener kick-off. Despite the snow there was a fantastic turn out as we got to grips with a serious number of games of DreadBall (I won two, beating James “I worked on the game” Hewitt in the process, just so everyone knows!) Check out all the photos [...]
Featured across the table are John Christensen’s Menoth
I’m really stoked to actually play in a tournament style event this weekend. 35 points theme forces!
While 50 points of themes is where it’s at, I can’t complain. After all, I get to play.
I…
Andy Welton and Moe came down from the Great White North on a playoff game day to run Who’s the Boss? for the Dice Dojo. I participated with Searforge and ended up drawing eMakeda in round 1.
The awards were varied and various. I can’t even tell wh…
Been a while since…..ok a very long while since I posted on the blog. Life has a way of giving you moments of happiness, then kicking your backside real hard. Essentially after July/August, things went down hill personally and it … Continue reading →
So it is that time of the year again where I look at what I have accomplished, failed to accomplish and now hope to accomplish.2012 was the year where I really Fell head over heels into Warmachine. This was a big move after years (and years a…
On December 8, the Dice Dojo hosted a Speedmachine tournament. Mangled Metal, Tooth and Claw, 3 minute turns.
It was hilarious.
In addition to the usual top honors, players who brought fully painted armies qualified for a raffle for a whole new battlegroup!
Derek Stiles brought "the edoomy list."
Aaron Marra brought Strakhov and something else.
James Preusser fielded a
Santa (and his many helpers) were very kind to me this year. Actually it was the being together with all the family and still feeling full 2 days later that was most awesome, but lets face it – our inner kid (and not so inner – we play with toy s…
One of the changes moving between muppets and SPIF last year, was the the introduction (to me at least) of the Steamroller rules (linky here). When I left the UK Warmachine was still very much a new thing at my local club and we were still getting our heads around the basic rules. The guys are [...]
With just three days until the world ends, I’ve gone and done something rather rash. It’s right sports fans, this muppet has finally booked himself into a Warmachine tournament! Only took two years. The event itself is a small store tournament at the start of February in Malmö (that’s in Sweden folk, the bit of [...]
Wargaming on the Cheap. Not everyone can afford to buy the latest rulebook, the next expansion, or the newest miniatures. Not everyone wants to do that either. It is not only possible but exciting to wargame on the cheap. In this episode Jonathan share…
The Lad spent a few days in hospital this week with a suspected nasty- all clear now thank goodness. During the toughest days his mental fortitude was strengthened by this very special gift (which I got out of the cupboard a few weeks earlier tha…
Past sunday the finals of a series of Legacy tournaments in Belgium took place here in Berchem, Antwerp.The Belgian Legacy Cup is a tournament series of 5 tournaments and a finale, with a nice price support, the winner taking home this coveted troph…
Looking for some Warmachine this weekend? There are still spots in Andy Welton’s Who’s the Boss event up in Misty Mountain Games!
http://privateerpressforums.com/showthread.php?121599-Whos-the-Boss-VI-Dec-1st-Madison-WI-Charity-Event
What’s that b…
Saturday 17th saw the Non Metallic Metal Masterclass take place at Golem Towers.This was the first time we’d run an event focussed entirely on one aspect of painting, and was also the first tutorial event to be held at our new studio – so epically exci…
6 Must Read Magazines for Historical Gamers. These are magazines that any historical gamer, or wargamer, will find useful. They contain articles, photographs, reviews, and imagery that, together, provide the full picture on any historical era of intere…
Long time readers of this blog will have noticed that my faithful hound Banjo appears from time to time (like here), but truth be told he is my constant companion and never more than 3 steps from me when I am home. I am very distressed to announc…
*Drumroll* and here is the result of the first season of the Brush Slave LeagueI’ve ended on a cleanly shared 4th spot out of 21 contestants, me velly happy…So onwards to Season 2, which is starting immediately after this season, being the 1st of dec…
The 24st of November is approaching fast now, and as such the forces are gathering up for the TSA Duo Tournament.I`m partnering with my long time Nemesis to take the field together for the first time, and under the monikker of Team Old Skool (we both f…