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B&C via net

Posted on 2016 August 12 by njwMarch 14, 2020

Since my move to Taiwan, my monthly Blade & Crown group has continued pretty much unabated. Our group is now pretty widely scattered. Most of the players are in the Twin Cities, but one is in the Pacific Northwest, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, computers & RPGs, miniatures, remote fandom, scheduling, Traits | Leave a reply

More Battleground: The undead stem the human tide

Posted on 2015 February 5 by njwFebruary 5, 2015

The weekly group has played Battleground twice recently. It’s been pretty fun! Last time, we played the humans against the goblin army. It came really close — I think in the end, it was down to one unit on each … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged actual play, boardgames, gaming on the cheap, miniatures, reviews | Leave a reply

Battleground: Review & battle report

Posted on 2014 October 29 by njwFebruary 5, 2015

If I had as much time as I wanted, I’d probably be a miniatures gamer. I love the intricacy, the skill, the sheer aesthetic delight of painting minis. The maneuvering, the planning, the feints and the luck of battles. And … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged actual play, boardgames, buying and selling, diversity, gaming on the cheap, miniatures, reviews | 3 Replies

Roll 2d6

Posted on 2014 August 8 by njwNovember 5, 2014

One of my favorite podcasts of all time is Roll 2d6. Or, to give its fuller title, “Roll 2d6, a Podcast about Games, Gaming and Gamers, with Adam and Nate.” (Note that that website is currently dead; I’ll explain more … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged conventions, gaming on the cheap, miniatures, nerd self-loathing, podcasts, real life, reviews | 6 Replies

Dollar Store Dungeons: Your turn

Posted on 2014 April 6 by njwApril 6, 2014

All ten of my items are posted now. For the record, they were: Dinosaurs! A couple nice plastic dinosaurs. Stance markers for Blade & Crown. Glass beads as cheap as they come. Die-cast vehicles for use in SF games. Chess … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buying and selling, Dollar Store Dungeons, gaming on the cheap, miniatures, tips and tricks, tools | Leave a reply

Dollar Store Dungeons, part 10: Dry-erase board

Posted on 2014 March 28 by njwJanuary 17, 2015

The last item in my Dollar Store Dungeons project: a whiteboard. Or, as the package says, a Dry Erase Board: And I suppose it really is a dry-erase board rather than a whiteboard, because the surface is actually a silver … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buying and selling, Dollar Store Dungeons, gaming on the cheap, maps and mapping, miniatures, tools | Leave a reply

Dollar Store Dungeons, parts 6, 7 and 8: Paint, brushes and dominoes

Posted on 2014 March 20 by njwMay 22, 2020

My next post for the Dollar Store Dungeons project is a three-for-one. Three items that, once I saw them, I knew I’d need to use together. Item #6: Paint The first part of this mini-project is paint. For $1, I … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buying and selling, Dollar Store Dungeons, gaming on the cheap, miniatures, tips and tricks, tools | 1 Reply

Dollar Store Dungeons, part 5: Chess

Posted on 2014 January 19 by njwDecember 25, 2014

My next Dollar Store Dungeons purchase was a pretty easy choice: one of the world’s oldest wargames, chess. Not that I intend to play chess, that is. (If I’m going to go that old-school, my preference is 圍棋 Wéiqí.) Instead, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, buying and selling, Dollar Store Dungeons, gaming on the cheap, miniatures | 1 Reply

Dollar Store Dungeons, part 2: Stance markers

Posted on 2014 January 1 by njwMay 7, 2014

My second item for Dollar Store Dungeons is something I wish I’d found a few years ago: In Blade & Crown combat, your stance (aggressive, evasive, etc.) is pretty important. But it can be hard for the players to remember … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged Blade & Crown, buying and selling, Dollar Store Dungeons, gaming on the cheap, miniatures, reviews, tips and tricks, tools | 3 Replies

Dollar Store Dungeons, part 1: Dinosaurs!

Posted on 2013 December 30 by njwDecember 30, 2013

John and I went out to do our Dollar Store Dungeon run recently and came back with some great finds. Here’s my first item: It may not be the largest assortment of dinosaurs (there were bags that had more dinosaurs … Continue reading →

Posted in Gaming | Tagged buying and selling, Dollar Store Dungeons, gaming on the cheap, miniatures, Og, tools | 4 Replies

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