One More Necromunda For the Year

 It's beem quite the year. And mostly in... not so good ways, at least for me. But there have been positive things, among them getting to play some fun games with my family and friends, which is a little thing, but still worthwhile.

And I get to have one more game, tomorrow, for the end of the year, because it turns out a friend of mine also plays some Necromunda, and they're interested in a casual game or two. So here's my new team, a little squad of space dwarf miners (or ironhead squats, as GW likes to call them.

 

There will probably be a post about that game once 2024 rolls around. Until then!

Hero Quest And Shield Maidens

Some other random things that I've managed to put some paint on during this winter break, featuring Hero Quest, Shield Maidens, and an overuse of shade paints.

 

First up is four of the slingers I got back in October. I had one painted for over a month, but yesterday I was at last able to finish up the other three.

 

I also painted some elves from the Hero Quest Elf expansion. We've still got to finish getting through the Frozen Horror, and I'm hoping to get this whole expansion painted before we do. Including the furniture! Maybe. Unfortunately, my dad is sick with covid right now, and while it seems very mild, we're waiting on a negative test before we play again.

A Short Skirmish (Kings of War Battle Report)

 It's been a while since my last game, and honestly this game... probably doesn't count, as it was a quick, unbalanced thing that my wife and I threw together just to get reacquainted with the rules. Nevertheless, here it is! Elves vs Abyssal Dwarves in a short battle with tiny units. My wife played the elves in this case.

It started off simply enough, with the two forces maneuvering for advantage! No gladestalkers for the elves, but including the tree herder was probably a mistake, balance wise.

Combat begins! The blacksouls did some damage, but never managed anything spectacular.

Flanking action! The elven archers also put on a pretty poor showing overall, being outshot by both the Abyssal dwarf mortar and the decimators. For shame, elves.

The mortar actually did quite well, blasting some holes in the elven lines, but good morale rolls kept them in place. And two terrible rolls did the decimators in.

Finally, numbers and huge trees took their toll, and the surviving Abyssal Dwarves were forced to retreat back to their dark, fiery holds. The elves win!

So, maybe not a very official or rules accurate game, but it felt good to play again. Hopefully the next one will be soon.

Busy Busy Times

 Like the title says, the holidays! Busy times. Also for my family, times of illness. It seems like everyone's getting a one of the various respiratory sicknesses that are going around, myself included.

But my wife and I still found some time for a fun project to do together. One of our favorite board games is Grimm Forest, a competitive game where the... four little pigs try to race to build three houses before the others can. My wife is the master at it, and wins almost every time.

 But more on topic, the game came with some surprisingly solid miniatures, and this winter we finally found the time to paint them together.

 

Not a great picture, but I think it gets the point across. My wife's favorite figure to paint was the dragon, and I think it turned out great.

What will the new year bring? Hopefully better health, for everyone.