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Wednesday, 13 November 2013

Darkest Africa

Monday game night... the drums! A game of Darkest Africa.

My forces.

Phil's forces and my objective, the supplies.

A beautiful night in paradise.

Fast moving warriors.

The sound of drums.

Mighty warriors.

Ngoni archers.

The tents look pink tonight.

Cautious advancement.

The Witchdoctor.

Fire!

Great gaming table and terrain. Well done Lewis.

Ngoni archers, playing it cool.

The warriors advance.

A fearsome warrior.

Voodoo.

A mad rush.

Jungle boogie.

Brutal engagement.

A loud crack of smoke and fire. The Witchdoctor dies.

Phil beats a hasty retreat.

Fire!

Fire!

Casualties are high.

The baggage train is captured! Alas, Phil's reserves (in the background) arrive too late.

Behind you!

Victory is mine!

Victory! I capture Phil's supplies by the end of turn 4. A close call, as his reserves which had just arrived, would have turned the tide in the following turn. Thanks again Lewis for hosting and running a great game.

Friday, 1 November 2013

Song of Blades and Chaos

This afternoon's game with Lewis and Rom... and me. Firstly, Rom is a great painter. Check out the Chronopia and Descent (2.0) miniatures from his collection. Oh, and enjoy the game commentary.

In the red corner, Enwebbed, the sorcerous and spider-molesting venom junkie. Backed by his fearsome entourage; Spiderlungen, Big Lem the Ettin and a handful of rabble that deserve no mention. Oh, I mentioned them, didn't I?

Much thought and care taken in setting up the table. It's a jungle out there.

At the back, in the blue corner, a bunch of misfits, miscreants, and mother-lovers.  There was no leader but the mount was magnificent. Hive mind? 

It begins...

Mooo! Something stirred within the temple.

Rom's mighty force stole free moves while no one was watching.
Lewis fondles the ferns.

The Black Bloods advance. Note again, the excellent form of the Kutara Lancer. 

Enwebbed slithers forward, while Big Lem sweats profusely.

Huzzah!

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Ratmen attack!

Descent of the minotaur. Moooo!

The Blackbloods await orders while maintaining a menacing appearance.

Chaos creeps up from behind.

Take that, you dirty rat!

A messy end for our sorcerous fiend.

Chaos abounds!

Peek a boo!

Rom's unnamed archer, The Archer (with No Name), comes out of the palms with arrows flying from his bow.

I see you!

An Elemental of Confusion, er, a confused Elemental bursts forth from the artifact. Lewis rolls to see what he faces... and it's... the weakest of the four elements! A song of fail, as Chaos gets a bath but no ill effects.

Incey Wincey spider sneak attack.

A nasty little Chaos Dwarf is knocked off his webbed feet.

I think I stepped in something?

Rom takes his camera off the tripod for a close up of the victorious hero.

More milk for the milk god! Moooo!

Mooooo! A victory for Lewis and his merry band of Chaos Champions. Song of Blades and Heroes is also the winner on the day. Thanks to Rom for the loan of his fantastic warband and expert knowledge of the rules. Lewis let the die roll where it may, including taking it on the chin when the Elemental appeared at his feet, instead of emerging from the Temple of Dim. A well deserved win!

Alas, I faired poorly, forgetting the objective while being distracted by Rom's Kutara Lancer. In my defence, it's easy to get drawn to his beautiful miniatures.

Cool Minis + Old School 80s Citadel Barbarians

After recognising some old school 80s Citadel barbarian miniatures online as ones I have in my own collection, I've decided to share some photos of miniatures I painted back when I was a teenager. To begin... Barbarians!

I was really into making weapons standout back then... note the Sword of Lightning, Hand Axe of Chaos and Sword of Branding.

I didn't use flock back then either, preferring Tamiya putty to make grass/moss instead. The dust and cobwebs are authentic, as these were painted over twenty years ago.

Painted shield inspired by a vampire from an 2000AD comic. I very rarely bother with this level of detail nowadays!

Well, there are plenty more where they came from. I hope to post some more in the near future.