#Bretwalda #Boardgames I designed a new solo mode for Bretwalda that is themed around uniting the kingdoms to withstand and drive back the Danes. The rules are posted in the alt text of the images… The solo mode that came with the game is just about racing around collecting victory points.

#Bird #galah I’ve always loved the way our Galah looks at sunrise. The pinks of a desert sunrise complement his pinks and grays. Momo the Galah is on of my favorite beings… i’ve never met anyone with as much endless energy and love of dancing as that crazy pink cockatoo.

#Bretwalda #TabletopGames Bretwalda arrived. Checking out the solo rules for my first learning game. Love the look of the board and pieces… I wish the solo mode had cards for the Danes that made them more interesting. I may need to make my own cards for different Danish leaders…

#Arcworlde #skirmishgame Primed my new Arcworlde minis today. The raw metal minis were so shiny it was hard to see the detail… primed they already look better. Will play my first game tonight…

#CyclesOfTheEye #soloRPG My favorite solo RPG of 2025 was Cycles of the Eye. I felt bad talking about it because it was out of print… but the second edition is up for preorder on Lost in Cult. It’s a must play if you want a solo RPG experience with real emotion.

#SkirmishGame #Arcworlde #WarpMiniatures Arc world starter set, Battle for Troll Bridge… just arrived. One of the things that really won me over is the movement rule ‘Legging It’ which reminded me of ‘go for it’ in bloodbowl and ‘thrusters’ in Gorka Morka. I love push your luck movement mechanics.

brass solidarity band performing “stand by me” in the streets of whittier next to alex pretti’s memorial. the crowd started chanting “the people united will never be defeated” so they incorporated it into the song. i love minneapolis

#SteelRift I built a few more mechs tonight. I’m really enjoying the death ray designs 6mm basing props… like concrete barriers and traffic cones. Without proper scale reference… giant robots are just space marines.

#FateoftheFellowship Played another session of Fate of the Fellowship. Gollum made this game way too easy but I enjoyed the battle for Eriador. I also picked up the Two Towers Trick Taking Game. This came out just in time because we are currently on the final chapter of the previous set.

#SteelRift #SkirmishGame Building some mechs for Steel Rift. Enjoying the new designs (like the Cerberus and Reavers) that feel less generic. It feels like Death Ray Designs is doing some deeper world-building with the universe and factions.

#Warsenal #SkirmishTerrain Slowly building more of the pre-painted Warsenal terrain. I’m really loving both the interiors and the exteriors. Some of the buildings don’t have instructions yet so it can feel a bit like a large jigsaw puzzle to figure out…

#SteelRift I’m really enjoying BattleTech but the transition from beginners box to either classic or alpha strike has left me frustrated. I really like the idea in Steel Rift that there is no roll to hit - only a roll to avoid based on mech size. I’m looking forward to trying it…

#HobbyTime #FateoftheFellowship #Battletech I didn’t get to build or paint any miniatures this week but I did find time to play these tabletop games… Fate of the Fellowship Battletech LOTR 5E RPG In LOTR I’m playing a character inspired by Carrot from Discworld… A human raised by dwarves.

#Battletech #SkirmishGame Made a bit more progress on my Battletech arena walls. I’m thinking of making the two center walls only level one height so they block ground movement and add cover without blocking LOS…

#LOTR #tabletop Got to play Fate of the Fellowship for the second time. The Gandalf vs Balrog showdown was a bit anticlimactic but otherwise the game was really fun. Sad that the game sold out before the holidays and may be unavailable for a long time…

#Battletech #SkirmishGame Since I’m mainly just playing in the gladiator arena map I decided to make terrain for the wall sections that raise and lower. The wall counters that come with the map don’t do a great job of giving an instant read on their state…

#Mecha #GiantRobot Playing Battletech recently and painting the miniatures reminded me of the time I got to help build and detail a real life giant robot. My job was to add the details. Attach bolts, tie downs, and control panels… then paint on emblems, warning markings, rust & battle damage.

#Battletech #SkirmishGame Over the break I decided to give BattleTech a try. I remember playing it 30+ years ago. I’m enjoying it. There’s something really addictive about tracking damage at that scale. I don’t enjoy the overall war theme but find the mech gladiator arena fights really fun.

New Year’s resolution: Stop using the term ‘generative AI’ and replace with the term… ‘Automated plagiarism machine’

#WhyWeFight #soloRPG Why We Fight RPG just arrived. It’s a GM-less solo/co-op game about groups of people fighting against a fascism takeover. Each player controls 4 characters and will learn about them as you play.

#warsenal #PaintedMinis #HolidayHobbyTime Doing final touch up painting on pre painted Warsenal terrain. Pre painted MDF is a great timesaver but you still need to paint the unpainted edges. Example of the same terrain with and without touch ups…

#Blkout #SkirmishGame #paintedminis Painted up a bunch of Manticore Borz Group minis for BLKOUT. I was dreading these because of the small detail but focused on just dry-brushing and then adding 2 highlight colors. Happy with the vibes… they have an intimidating presence.

While out at our favorite local Izakaya for Christmas Eve we ran into this little guy…

#HolidayHobbyTime #blkout #warsenal #SkirmishGame Built a bunch of MDF terrain today. The space elevator set for BLKOUT and some pre painted MDF street terrain from Warsenal.

#GameDev #mahjong #TabletopGames I’m working on a murder mystery tile matching game. There are 3 sets of tiles at the bottom of the stack that represent the suspects. Before marching a suspect tile to ‘accuse’ you need to match general tiles to reveal clues to narrow down the suspects. 1-2 player.

#HolidayHobbyTime #skirmishgame #blkout BLKOUT custom case is here and fits everything. Most of the minis are stuck to the bases with green stuff for now so I can quickly spray on a primer coat before the big rainstorm hits tomorrow.

#miniwargames #skirmishgame #blkout Played a quick learning game of Blkout today. Still building most of the minis so I had to use some proxies. I like how fast it plays! I’m using the Black Powder Red Earth 2D terrain to make things easier while I’m learning. I need to build some mechs next!

#boardgames #HolidayHobbyTime Two new games arrived just in time for holiday hobby time… Unmatched Adventures TMNT and BLKOUT. I will be learning and playing both of these games over the next two weeks.

#boardgames #Storyfold Storyfold: Wildwoods just arrived. Beautiful solo game about confronting darkness and healing the forest. Hope to play it for the first time this evening…

#TTRPG #TMNT TMNT and Other Strangeness was my favorite RPG growing up because of its crazy mutant character creation system. Unfortunately the core rules were a bit of a mess. This new version (Redux) has really cleaned up the system so it’s actually playable!

#SkirmishWargames My 2025 top 5 New to me… wargames 5- Guards of Traitor’s Toll 4- Mike Lambo’s solo wargame books 3- Cyberpunk Edgerunner Combat Zone 2- BLKout 1- Space Gits Runners up - - Pub Battles - Star Schlock

#Boardgames My 2025 top 5 New to me… card/board games 5- Vantage 4- DC superheroes Unlimited Batman Hush 3- Koriko: a magical year 2- Fellowship of the Ring: trick taking game 1- Arydia: paths we dare tread Runners up - - Stars of Akarios - Battle of Hoth

#TTRPG #soloRPG My 2025 top 5 New to me… RPGs 5- Hidden isle RPG 4- Pendragon RPG 3- City of Mist RPG 2- Tainted Grail solo RPG- journey in Avalon 1- Cycles of the Eye- Citizen Sleeper solo RPG Runners up - - 7 Murders till midnight - TMNT and Other Strangeness Redux edition

#traitorstoll #miniatures Working on a new set of miniatures for Guards of Traitor’s Toll. A handful of new guards as well as townsfolk and troublemakers. I’m looking forward to seeing what new story elements the new townsfolk bring…

#StarTrekAwayMissions #PaintedMinis I finally got around to organizing my Away Missions collection so everything fits in a single box. I’m going thru my boardgame collection… - organizing the best games - tossing out the rest

#AlienRPG #FreeLeague The Second edition of the Alien RPG just arrived. My gaming group really enjoyed the previous edition so I’m excited to try the updated rules.

#SpaceGits #SkirmishGames #PaintedMiniatures Working on more terrain for my tiny 10mm scale version of Space Gits. I will magnetize the set so I can store it in a metal lunchbox as an easy travel skirmish game.

#TaintedGrail #soloRPG A new Solo RPG just arrived! Excited to check out The Tainted Grail solo RPG - Journey in Avalon. It’s a tarot based solo RPG. I enjoyed the Tainted Grail boardgame but I’m looking forward exploring the mythology without having to deal with all those boardgame components…

#FireballForward #MiniSkirmish I’ve been playing some learning games of Fireball Forward and really enjoying it. I’ve found that the game feels better when using small scale terrain (10mm terrain with 20mm figures) because it reinforces that the miniatures represent larger forces than you see.

#SpaceGits #SkirmishGame Working on a setup to play Space Gits at 10mm scale instead of the usual 28mm scale. So far it’s working out well… I just need to find some tiny RPG dice for the weapon damage. The dexterity skill base dice rolling reminds me of the old Bloodbowl game Kerrunch.

#HopeisfortheDead #SpaceGits #SkirmishGames Two new skirmish war games just arrived. One a new take on zombie survival and the other a new take on Ork on Ork violence (using a dice stacking mechanics)!

#PackingHeat New kickstarter just arrived… Quick playing skirmish rules that feel like a mix of Too Fat Lardies and Pulp Alley. Going to test out the system doing a heist mission with Yakuza vs Movie Cops and a few civilians thrown into the mix. #PaintedMinis #SkirmishGame

Day 27 of #SoloSept #soloRPG #1 Favorite solo TTRPG #CyclesOfTheEye A solo RPG set in the Citizen Sleeper universe that uses custom dice and a custom tarot deck. Playing a sleeper in this universe is extremely impactful. The only downside is that the game was an extremely limited release…

Day 22 of #SoloSept #soloRPG Honorable mention solo RPGs: #HiddenIsleRPG - one of my favorite tarot driven RPG. Amazing Art! #RogueAgent - excellent solo rules for Delta Green. #BeowulfRPG - great NPC system! Great art! #SevenMurdersTillMidnight - unique take in modern mystery genre.

Day 17 of #SoloSept #soloRPG 2nd favorite solo RPG Koriko a Magical Year really surprised me with its use of dice stacking to create tension and its use of cards to represent relationships. I loved how NPC cards go back into the deck so they are guaranteed to return. #KorikoMagicalYear

Day 16 of #SoloSept What features make or break a solo RPG for you? Break- over reliance on random tables… nothing takes me out of a game quicker. Cards don’t have the same issue because they don’t force me to flip thru a book. Make- focus on character relationships and unraveling mysteries.

Day 12 of #SoloSept #soloRPG My 3rd favorite solo TTRPG is Twilight 2000. While not exclusively a solo game I find the way it uses cards/hex maps to dynamically create the story preferable to flipping thru books and rolling on charts. The survivalist vibes also focus the roleplay. #Twilight2000

#DCsuperheroesUnited I finally picked up a playmat for DC Superheroes United. I got tired of trying to keep track of that crazy line of cards. I’m mixing Marvel and DC characters because there is so little DC content available (just Batman Hush) at the moment…

Day 8 of #SoloSept #soloRPG Memorable premade NPC: Hans Anderson Boisterous. Drunk. Prone to telling tall tales. ‘I’m an expert at this weird shit. My great, great, great, great, great grandfather was Hans Christian Anderson. Spooky fairies and shit? It’s in my blood.’ #BrindlewoodBay