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Adventures in Wargaming

Year: 2023

  • All Systems Nominal: Friday Night Mech Fight

    So there I was, still recovering from my game of What a Nerf Herder against my Dastardly Regular Opponent on the bank holiday weekend when I received… a message. Turns out his Friday night had opened up and there was a new gaming slot. Of course, I was quick to jump in and say yes,…

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  • The News Stand: Ghost Operators and Good News Down Under

    It’s a new month, and like clockwork on the first day, I get an update from MyMiniFactory telling me that Head Goon from Enemy Spotted Studios has deployed a new release into my collection. These Ghost operators, continuing Operator Spring that the Tribe is running, are a pretty interesting set of figures. They have a…

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  • The News Stand: Collating Spectre Intel – Patreon Finale and Moving Forward

    From the cadence of these posts, you might guess that Spectre is having a little bit of a resurgence at the moment. With the return of the lead sculptor fresh off work on some of Necormunda’s latest releases and the announcement of a new Version 3 of the rules, they have managed to regain some…

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  • What a Nerf Herder – Chapter 1 “The Scouting Party”

    Raiders! So reads the message that reaches a clan of Mandalorians on the Outer Rim during the early days of the New Republic. The promise of Credits and Settlement Rights are a mighty tempotation for a wandering band of mercenaries looking to settle down after the destruction of the Despised Empire. Two of the mysterious…

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  • The News Stand: Spectre Enters The Zone

    Spectre Miniatures has announced its latest release – a redesign of the Aftermath Kill-team, all kitted up for a trip in a hostile environment. The set is six figures armed with a good mix of gear. Two of them are using AK74s. The others are a touch more special – two are geared up for…

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  • The News Stand: “Gunslinger” from Flytrap Factory Announcement

    Flytrap Factory announced yesterday more details on Gunslinger, their upcoming monthly Patreon delivering digitally sculpted figures. So far, all that’s been revealed is the image of these operators above along with the news it’s releasing in July. … that seems a little short for a news article, so let’s see. Good news for all you…

  • Letter From The Hobby Desk: May 2023

    I absolutely detest being ill. Yes, I’m sure this concept is shocking to everyone, how daring to not enjoy being ill. But the main thing I hate is just the lack of ability actually to progress on the stuff I want to do. I have a small pile of things at the moment that need…

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  • SITREP: What A Nerf Herder Begins

    Well, on Saturday while at Salute I took into my hands a suspicious brown paper envelope from one Mr Richard Clarke of Too Fat Lardies. Inside was the rulebook and cards for What a Cowboy, a ruleset that went from “eh cowboys” to “VERY EXCITED” in not a huge amount of time. Of course, this…

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  • Patreon Update – Secret Notes from the Hobby Desk 

    Right, it’s time for a little plugging. I don’t do it much so I realise this may be a little bit of a shock. In case you didn’t know, I run a Patreon for this blog! It mostly is to function as a tip jar, somewhere to drop a bit of cash every month if…

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  • The News Stand: Combat Octopus – April 2023

    Oh no, he’s back to writing news posts Combat Octopus has released this month’s figure set today. It was definitely an eagerly awaited one, especially as for a long time CO had said that doing Regular US Army was not on his list of goals (seeing as they have been pretty widely covered). However, times…

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  • SITREP: Baptism of Fire

    After moving in, I haven’t yet had a chance to hit the gaming table in my own house, instead going off to the Dastardly Regular Opponent’s house for Chain of Command or BattleTech. However, having finished decorating my dining room I am now ready to begin hosting games for my roster of opponents. But where…

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  • SITREP: … And Tiny Mechs

    Last year, the game that made me sort out a load of 6mm terrain was Adeptus Titanticus. This year? Well, it’s the classic game, the one that’s been going for over 40 years in various forms: BattleTech. After our first game back in January, the Regular Opponents have decided to go all in on it.…

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  • SITREP: More Tiny Buildings…

    Last Year, I printed out some tiny 6mm buildings from Lazy Forger in preparation for a game featuring tiny mechs. A year later, the Regular Opponents and I planned out a game featuring tiny mechs. So of course, I had to print more buildings. And not just because Lazy Forger has been tempting me with…

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  • SITREP: Tiny Mechs Done Fast

    So mere moments after writing my Letter from the Hobby Desk, I looked down and realised that I had another project sitting literally by my feet in a box. Back in January, the Dastardly Regular Opponent decided that I didn’t have enough tiny robots in my life and got me this set for my Birthday.…

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  • Letter From The Hobby Desk: April 2023

    The biggest problem when running a wargaming blog is deciding the pace and tempo of blog posts you want to do. Okay, that’s a lie – the biggest problem when running a wargaming blog is knowing when not to add new projects to the pile. But that’s impossible to fix so I’m going to focus…

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