December Updates

 That's a thrilling title right there!

Some good things have happened this December, though. I got some new ogres and the new rulebook for Kings of War, which meant it was time for a game of Ambush! New ogres vs elves, in a nice little pillage skirmish:

A nice, fast paced game that ended in victory for the Elves, thanks in no small part to the regiment of gladestalkers. This is definitely my preferred scale.

I'm still trying to complete the Middle Earth bingo, but I've also accepted that it probably won't happen. It was worth the attempt, anyhow.

Farmer Maggot Probably Loves Bingo

 Keeping on with the bingo trend, here's farmer Maggot!

He showed up in the mail the other day, and I got him painted fairly quickly, quick enough, in fact, to it fit the bingo square for painting a model within 48 hours of receiving it!

Here's the card, since I forgot it last time.

I always liked the Shortcut to Mushrooms chapter in Lord of the Rings. I read the books as a kid, and for some reason I actually liked the slower, more domestic chapters at the beginning. I read and reread Bilbo's party, and the parts where the hobbits are traveling together, before the Barrow Downs. That's still kind of my thing when it comes to reading, I like stories that are small and quiet. Odd for someone basically doing a wargaming blog, I suppose.

A House of Bingo

 Did I forget about the LoTR bingo thing? Maybe! But here's a house!

So, I think that counts as building and painting a scenery piece. Huzzah!

Halloween Hunter!

Alas, I am too busy for anything but tiny boats these days.

But heck, tiny boats are cool! Enjoy.

Back Again with Boats!

 There and back again? Well, now I'm here and back again. Been very busy, etc. But here's my dwarf fleet as it now stands:

Eight ships is pretty darn good for me! I've got more stuff to share soon, gotta update.

One More Tiny Game

 This time we tried out the ancient one hour rules, using some tiny little Sumerians I had lying around.

It became a brief but intense scuffle over a bridge, with the slightly more painted army winning out! We didn't really name the sides. Various city states fighting over a river crossing, one can assume, as they no doubt sometimes did. A good time.

Tiny Games on Tiny Tables

 I've been doing lots of random things, just not writing them up here. So here's one of them random things.

I've had the tiny epic black powder guys for a bit but here's the problem: I don't like the black powder rules! But, as I think I've mentioned before, I do have and enjoy the one hour wargaming rules and so I set out to play the tiniest battle. I made some adjustments, halving all the distances and and adding a special rule where an officer nearby can allow one unit to reroll their casualty die once.

It worked pretty well! A fun and fast couple of games, played out on a table about two foot long. I recommend it.