The Blood&Plunder series of rules is doing fine.. Clash of Spears also has not too many tokens on the map. At the very least the ‘no clutter’ thing is something that should not be a bullet point in marketing […]

@limburger Sadly, they most modern systems don’t do very well with regard to clutter. All too many games nowadays look like a ghastly boardgame/wargame hybrid – fantastically painted mins on some ‘mouse-mat’ with […]

Abaddon the Despoiler should be painted orange from now on, he’s won so many wars that have had zero reality. 🤡

We Canadians would have handed the Turcopoles the same beat-down we did the Fenians. 🇨🇦👹

I’d argue that all those ‘virtues’ are aspects that modern systems already have or at least strive for. Not exactly earth shattering aspects, but they are presented as if they are …

Next week I expect an all superhero episode just to keep people guessing.

I doubt there is anything that can drag 40kers away from their favourite game. There’s nothing wrong with people liking the games they play. Never mind that everyone will play something historical eventually […]

Great GBs this week. Congratulations to the winners. Interesting topic. As an historical player I am used to moving up and down a time line and backwards and forwards through technological developments. This […]

Its a long weekend here, surely I will get some painting done… Martyrdom looks interesting, can definitely see the Gdub style in the poses.

X-wing is another fascinating example for different reasons. Demand is there but expansion of range is impossible.

Yes I didn’t mean to say that high demand necessarily drives timeline change, but it does drive a business decision on how to sell more product. Can businesses without that ‘problem’ create a ‘better’ game? Eas […]

Happy Sunday 18:00 Not only the Commandos had proper uniforms but the Stormboys as well. With lightning rune on their caps and all. Polished boots and belts. 20:00 ZOIDS 24:00 Question people rarely ask: […]