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Painting. It’s the hurdle that seems almost insurmountable for damn near every miniature wargamer. The effort required to buy and assemble our faceless plastic hordes is trivial compared to the soul-destroying energy it takes to actually put pigment to them. Once upon a time, I despaired about ever having
About 15 years ago, a wargaming friend voluntold me to try a new game he was excited about. It had a gorgeous steampunk aesthetic, an innovative activation system, and used a deck of cards instead of the six-sided dice I was so accustomed to. It was Malifaux, and I didn’
If you’re not familiar with Guild Ball, you probably should be. It’s a 28mm-scale skirmish game made by Steamforged, in which the various guilds of the Empire of the Free Cities settle their differences on the pitch through “games” of football (soccer). Those of you with longer memories
It's 2026, and there are currently more wargames and miniatures for them than there are stars in the sky, and because it is one of my ongoing missions to explore strange, new worlds games, let's talk about how to start a community for one! Thomas Edison
Welcome back, fellow nerds. It's still fairly early in 2026 and I was doing a mental inventory to try and have an even better year in regards to my hobby time, and I thought I'd share some of my ideas with you fine folks. As everybody
So browsing reddit the other day, I came across a book recommendation thread and on the top of the list was the first book of the series, City of Stairs. A quick online purchase, and I settled in with both cat and e-reader for what I hoped was to be
Wow, another year done and dusted already. I know it's a cliche, but it's amazing how time just seems to keep accelerating the older I get. This year was just... a lot, in many different ways, but I'm happy that I managed to keep
Welcome back friends! Recently I finished the fourth novel in Corvus Belli's Infinity series, Death Song. The book departs from the previous three offerings by focusing on the Japanese Secessionist Army (JSA), which doesn't come as a surprise since they were released as the newest full
Infinity
Like most of you guys, I really started my wargaming journey in the Games Workshop ecosystem, and for good reason. It is the reigning champion of of international wargames, with people all over the globe participating in their flagship games. That being said, their games weren't really scratching