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Cleaning out the Closet 2012 – Various Models for Sale Thumbnail
24Aug2012
Author
Mike
Category
News

Cleaning out the Closet 2012 – Various Models for Sale

It's time to clean out the closet! Last year's sale was really successful, but just 12 months later I seem to have acquired even more stuff I don't really need. My loss, your gain! Just a few of the items I want to get rid of: Various Tyranid metal bugs (Hive Tyrant, Zoanthropes, Lictors, Tyr...

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6th Edition Collectors Edition Unboxing Thumbnail
02Jul2012
Author
Mike
Category
Misc

6th Edition Collectors Edition Unboxing

I picked up my Collectors Edition of the new 40k rulebook yesterday and when I opened it up I knew it deserved it's own post. The quality of this book was far and above anything I imagined it would be. I tried my best to capture the quality of the leather and paper inside, but photos do not do this ...

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I played this amazing custom board game called Xeno-Terror! Thumbnail
13Feb2012
Author
Mike
Category
Battle Reports

I played this amazing custom board game called Xeno-Terror!

This weekend I had the pleasure of playing an awesome game that Steve, the owner of my FLGS Meeplemart, has developed. He calls it Xeno-Terror and has put a lot of work into developing the rules, board, pieces and components used to play. The game looks and plays like a amazing combination of Space ...

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MERCS Minis – Gameplay Overview Thumbnail
25Aug2011
Author
Mike
Category
Mercs

MERCS Minis – Gameplay Overview

For the final post in this series on MERCS, I'll briefly go over the game system itself. I won't be going into too much detail, but by then end of this post you should have a good idea of how exactly a game of MERCS actually plays. Each turn is carried out on a per-model initiative order. Each mo...

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MERCS Minis – Megacon Overview Thumbnail
24Aug2011
Author
Mike
Category
Mercs

MERCS Minis – Megacon Overview

For those of you looking to get into the game of MERCS, one of the coolest things about the game is the wide range of factions you can play. Each one has a very distinct and unique look and playstyle. If you don't fall in love with at least one of these factions then I don't know if I can help you.....

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MERCS Minis – An Introduction Thumbnail
23Aug2011
Author
Mike
Category
Mercs

MERCS Minis – An Introduction

MERCS is a "near future" Sci-Fi tabletop skirmish game. Jon and I picked up the rulebook for this game on a whim from during one of our many trips to Meeplemart and now most of our gaming group is playing every Sunday. This will be the first of three posts that will serve as a general overview of ...

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Cleaning out the Closet – Various Models for Sale Thumbnail
29Jun2011
Author
Mike
Category
News

Cleaning out the Closet – Various Models for Sale

Since I started playing Warhammer all those years ago I don't think I've ever thrown out anything. Because of this, I've collected quite the pile of random stuff. The girlfriend and I are going to be renovating the office soon so I used this as a chance to finally go through my closet of models a...

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New Dark Eldar! Thumbnail
26Sep2010
Author
Mike
Category
Events, News

New Dark Eldar!

Well, I think I know what I'm buying this November! All images are credited to the Warseer Forums, the Games Workshop Newsletter and isotope99 from the BOLS Forums....

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The Truth Behind GW Playtesting Thumbnail
02Sep2010
Author
Mike
Category
Misc

The Truth Behind GW Playtesting

I don't usually do this, but I have to bring some attention to this great guest article written by Mike Major (co-creator and organizer of the amazing Astronomi-con Tournaments I go to every year.) from over at Blood of Kittens. Instead of explaining what it is myself, I'll just copy the intro parag...

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