My Little Germans - Chibi Style Historical Games?
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Historical – This batch of miniatures is something different. Chibi style German Tank Commanders or as I like to call them “My Little Germans”
Is it like Yatzee?
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Board Games – Rome and Roll is a dice rolling game that has you build Rome. I’m still not sure why it has miniatures other than the fact they’re cool and represent characters in the game.
Here’s a summary:
“Rome & Roll is a heavy roll-and-write board game by Dávid Turczi and Nick Shaw in which 1-4 players compete to craft an empire. Draft from a pool of custom dice to collect resources, construct the town, and organize armies. Political alliances, the colonies, and even the Gods all have a part to play. Imperii Gloria!
• Draft the dice to match your needs: roll, draw, and win!
• Play one of seven unique character classes, ranging from merchants to military leaders, with a wealth of different strategies to deploy.
• Take advantage of four possible scoring avenues: construct buildings, trade resources, conquer unruly colonies, and renovate the Roman road network.
• Make political alliances and call on the Gods.
• Raise armies and invade settlements as far afield as Egypt and Spain.
• Build roads and manage unruly provinces.”
Dungeonology - Expand Your Game
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Board Games - Every now and then I have a chance to paint up truly amazing board games. Dungeonology is one of those games, every component is beautiful and well-crafted, and the miniatures are full of character.
Read MoreCyclades - Fear the Wrath of the Gods
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Board Games – With control/auction games you often get a mix of components. Many have meoples or wood blocks but more recently many have opted for molded plastic minis. Most of these games have tiny figures that look cool covering beautiful boards, but the solid color plastic takes you out of the immersive experience promised by the game.
Read MoreCardassian Union - Star Trek Acendancy
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Board Games – Some game feature miniatures that don’t really need to be painted, but it’s pretty amazing how a simple basecoat and wash can take simple plastic ships to something really cool.
Read MoreMasmora and Arcadia Quest - Another Batch Done
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Board Games – Arcadia Quest is a PvP game, Masmora is a dungeon crawl. So if you love Chibi style miniatures and find yourself needing to play alone Masmorra has a single player mode. This batch features the Kickstarter exclusive hero pack and a selection of random heroes.
Crisis Protocol - Make Mine Marvel
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Marvel Crisis Protocol – 2020 has been a sad year for the MCU, with Black Widow pushed back until next year and COVID messing up all the shooting schedules; fans have gone far to long without new content for the property they love. That is unless you’re a fan of Crisis Protocol, this game is consistently pumping out new characters to expand gameplay and bring the characters you love to life.
As I understand it’s a really fun game and even if you don’t plan on putting it on the tabletop the miniatures are really well done and easy to paint. Because they’re a bit larger scale than most tabletop games the models are more forgiving to paint and having established costumes make color choice a snap.
I’ve been combining traditional paint with Citadel’s contrast line to get those really bright colors that are such of staple of the printed material. I like the two packs that are being put out with a “hero” and villain that make sense together.
Saddle Up - Arcadia Quest Riders
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Board Games – Chibi games have been flooding my table lately. Arcadia Quest has so many expansions and variations that I think I’ll be painting these for a good chunk of time.
Read MoreWhat Is Best In Life?
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Board Games – The sword and sorcery genre began with Conan the Barbarian and his exploits in the pulp magazine Weird Tales, Marvel Comics began publishing his exploits in 1970 and everyone’s favorite action hero took on the roll in 1982. In 2016 Monolith released a board game base on Robert Howard’s original works.
Read MoreGhost Stories in a Golden Age - Tang Garden Expansions
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Board Games – Tang Garden has several expansions, in this batch I’ve painted up Ghost Stories and Golden Age. Both expansions introduce new characters and gameplay mechanics to make the garden building game even more interesting.
Devil Island: Clan Ika - Feeling a Bit Salty
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Super Dungeon Explore – Chibi Ninjas are just amazing. Several years ago Sodapop/Ninja Division released Ninja All-Stars the game was beautifully designed with amazing miniatures and had a ton of potential. There was even a pretty decent campaign system that would allow you to run a league of ninjas competing for the top prize.
Read MoreDevestation Protocol - Space Marines
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Warhammer 40,000 – I’ve been painting Ultramarines for this force for quite some time. My client decided to clear out his collection and get everything he already owns painted up while in-store gaming isn’t available. It’s a good plan that I think everyone should try to practice.
This batch is a bit unique because he wants to paint the bolter marines himself and base them so I was asked to leave these bases blank. Just in case he wanted to swap in the heavy weapons into a tactical squad.
I imagine these guys are going to see significantly more play with their improved wounds and weapon stats,
Space Marines - Iron Hands Successor Chapter
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Warhammer 40,000 – Slowly but surely I’ve been painting up models for a growing force of Iron Hands Successors.
Read MoreDeath Korp - Gasmasks are Back in Fashion
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Warhammer 40,000 – Earlier in the year I painted up some Death Korp models. Imperial Guard can get to be a bit boring to paint with the more common kits, however these fringe kits are way more fun and interesting to paint.
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Dark Angels - Primaris
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Warhammer 40,000 – The Space Marine codex dropped earlier this month and for the first time in a long time all 9 of the original chapters are included as well as Deathwatch.
Read MoreMr. Roboto - Starcadia Quest Expansion
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Board Games – The Build-A-Robot expansion for Starcadia Quest brings a unique version of pets to the space based board game. By swapping around the heads you can create a little droid specific to your needs. The expansion also includes a few new heroes and a bunch of new villains.
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T-U-R-T-L-E POWER! - Devil Island Invaded by Rocktop Gang
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Board Games – The 8-Bit video game lineage of Super Dungeon Explore is really obvious when you look at the Caverns of Roxor box set, almost all that characters had striking similarities to Mario Brothers and Legend of Zelda.
Read MoreNinth Edition Warhammer 40,000 - Terrain Matters
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Warhammer 40,000 – Terrain is back! One of the biggest complaints about 8th Edition Warhammer was the lack of varied terrain rules. Now there’s a whole supplement about terrain, I didn’t pick it up yet but it’s nice to know it exists.
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