#Dune #SkirmishGame #SandSkirmish First game of Sand by Crow Industries. Using proxies until my skullforge minis arrive. I really enjoy how it captures ‘melee combat as a dance’ without complex rules. I’m also a huge fan of how small the play space is. skirmish games keep getting better…

#HeroScape #GIJoe #MiniTerrain Picked up some extra weird sci-fi terrain for HeroScape GI Joe. The traditional HeroScape terrain is lacking the right vibes for this set… I hope they come out with more official GI Joe themed terrain in the future.

#HeroScape #GIJoe #MiniTerrain Adding extra detail to my HeroScape GI Joe terrain walls. Excited to finally find a use for these poster decals and computer screens.

#Goita #Shogi #boardgames I picked this up years ago thinking it was a travel Shogi set. Yesterday I rediscovered it while cleaning and looked into it more. It’s Goita… a 4 player game that mixes elements of Shogi and Mahjong. Excited to try it.

#HeroScape #GIJoe Figures out an easily expandable storage solution for my HeroScape figures. These bins with magnetic sheets added to the bottom work great.

#HeroScape #GIJoe #SoloGames Another Solo game of the month arrived as well as the Latest Heroscape releases. I played my first game of GI Joe Heroscape and the gameplay didn’t disappoint. Only thing I’m not loving is the drab terrain and limited number of scenarios… I hope more is planned.

#sologames #DiceCommandos New ‘Solo Game of the Month’ release just arrived. Looking forward to Dice Commandos… I’ve been enjoying the other games in this series.

#Heroscape I’ve never had any interest in Heroscape but after watching a play thru of the new GI Joe set coming out… I was interested enough to pick up the Wellspring starter set for $25. I was really impressed with how much skirmish game I got for that price! More excited for the GI Joe set now…

#MidgardHeroicBattles Trying to learn Midgard. I picked up the game when it was originally released but never got over the learning curve. The game has been getting rave reviews so I’m giving it another shot…

#PackingHeat #PaintedMinis #TabletopSkirmish Started playing Packing Heat again in preparation for the expansion… Pacific Heat. I really do like the core system here I just have some questions about all the shock that builds up in melee sometimes.

#TabletopGames #Hunted I enjoyed the Die Hard themed Hunted solo game so much I decided to pick up the Aliens themed version. This one replaces the original games dice mechanic with a dexterity mechanic.

#PubBattles #KriegsSpiel #Waterloo Organizing the Kriegsspiel blocks for Command Post Games Waterloo. I found a set of bead organizers that are a perfect fit for the box.

#TTRPG #Tarot #RoyalBloodRPG Excited to check out Royal Blood… a tarot driven heist RPG. One of the things that really interested me about the system is that it’s designed to be played in a single session.

#PubBattles #KriegsSpiel Testing out some Kriegsspiel blocks with my Pub Battles maps/scenarios. The smaller blocks work a lot better.

#Arcworlde I picked up a painted ArcWorlde wizards warband. I have a bunch of ArcWorlde minis on my painting desk… these wizards will give me a jump start to being able to play a game with two fully painted factions.

#TabletopGames A bunch of small games just arrived. I’m excited to try Flames of Orion with my Steel Rift minis. I will definitely play Hunted this weekend. The Tiny RPG’s probably won’t make it to the table for a while because I already have both D&D and Middle Earth 5E campaigns in progress.

#minis #WarpMinis #Arcworlde Based and primed my Halfling forces for Arcworlde. Very excited about the ram riders and the trollhounds.

#TravelBattle #PerryMiniatures #minis Testing out the new Perry Miniatures Travel Battle metal minis. The scale matches the original plastics but they are a bit harder to put together because the metal base tabs don’t fit in the plastic bases as well. Excited to see how these look painted…

#birdlife #Freeflight Spent the last week in Death Valley free-flying our birds.

#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