When does the *game* start? Turn one? At the start of most wargames, barring special scenarios or historical battles, your army is at its strongest. Your list has all the models you have selected and you haven’t taken any losses. Momentum in the early game is vital, as each game turn after the first you will get weaker and weaker as you take losses, and models/units get removed. Deployment is KEY with that momentum. Based Read more…
This week’s WARHAMMER 40K podcast explores the idea of stress points in the rules, and how they effect the alpha strike in the game- the ability to hit your opponent and cripple them so they can’t win the game. Further explored through the importance of deployment. Listen to the podcast below. Emperor protects!
The Dungeons & Dragons adventure series of board games are an interesting collection. Set in the D&D universe, it is part dungeon crawl, part RPG game, a literal campaign in a box. In this week’s board gaming PODCAST we explore the flow and mechanics of the game to get to the ultimate question- can it, would it have a place on your gaming shelf? Listen to the podcast below.
In the last adventure our heroes Valeros and Ratspit escaped the ambush abduction by the cultists of the Temple of Elemental Evil. Cast into dark pit, they ran the dungeon full or traps and strange cultists dedicated to each element, wielding weapons and magic of each element. Now back at the village of Hommlet the two plan to assault the Elemental Cult of Air. Tracking their lair down to an abandoned keep not far Read more…
Second run through the Temple of Elemental evil first dungeon… Kidnapped by the cult, cast down into a pit, now the adventurers have to find a way to escape… Last run-through the dungeon and how it brutalized me, it’s time for a different plan. I got a bit ahead of myself, thinking I had to slay everything on the table. Always play the mission, and the mission is to escape. SO, I’m going to run-and-gun Read more…
One of the challanges in playing Warhammer 40K is that there are game specific tactics such as understanding the dice pools in the game, the different phases of moving, shooting, etc. and then there are army specific tactics. Part of the trouble we get in as players is when we try to play one army like another, even if the tactics seem sound and tend to map 1 to 1. An example of this was Read more…
They came in the darkness… Striking from the shadows, taking adventurer and commoner alike from the inn. Burning with fire, smashing with ice, destroying with earth and wind. Valeros fought well and landed some solid blows, but like the others he was taken… Tossing him down a dark pit in the woods, he awoke in an underground dungeon strangely still with his arms and armor… “Name’s Ratspit, and I see the cultists took yo Read more…
In this week’s Warhammer 40K podcast we explore how I like to approach building an army and selecting what models to use in your list- playing the models YOU want to play. So how do we get them to work on the table? A four question checklist. Listen to the podcast below… Emperor protects!
I enjoy the Dungeons & Dragons adventure system games for what they are- a quick setup, random dungeon crawl set in the D&D universe. ToE was on sale for a good price, and I knew it would make a good board game club game- something to play with the group, have fun, and not worry about how deep or euro it is. As such I definitely wanted to paint up the miniatures to give it Read more…
This week’s BATTLETECH podcast has us revising the Urbanmech. Using it tactically. Using it for the lolz. Making *something* happen on the tabletop. Listen to the podcast below.
As we move into the end of the year, and still so many miniatures to paint, I wanted to take a moment and give a big THANK YOU to all of you who have supported my ideas and tactics over the years. While I push content out through YouTube, Twitter, and email here, my home base, the secret lair, is on my Wargamer Fritz blog. Serving as an archive for my images and podcasts it Read more…
While certainly not the oldest model in my collection, this Hive Tyrant was assimilating worlds and slurping on bio-mass long before Swarmlord came on the scene. Ever since the 5th edition Tyranid codex the only viable way to play a Hive Tyrant in a competitive manner was to given them a pair of wings and spam out as many as you could, over the years 2-4 of them on. A walking Tyrant has always been Read more…
This week’s BATTLETECH podcast has us looking at the role of medium mechs, both in a lance, and running solo of needed. What is the role in the game, and how do we stay out of trouble. Listen to the podcast below. See you in the game!
Ok, settle down and take a seat mechwarriors… Mech command want’s to show you what a REAL master of battle is for those of you new to the club… On your pic-screen we have a Battlemaster from the companies alpha assault group advancing on some Davion forces. BLR-1G will be designated “Big Bull” for this exercise. Here he is advancing under heavy artillery and indirect fire as any good assault mech should… Big Bull coming to Read more…
Warhammer 40K has a massive tome of rules to wade through and understand. From there they are every changing due to updates from FAQ’s and Chapter Approved. Pile on all the different armies, units, special models, and limited release stuff… …and you have quite a pile of stuff to understand. Where to start, and how to start winning most games. A pre-assumption here is that you already understand the core rules of the game, not Read more…
Any time that I have faced the Catapult on the table it has done well. Win or lose, it has always gotten some good licks in, and leaves me wondering why I don’t play it as much as I do- counter, there are just so many amazing mechs to play. Is a Catapult in your collection? It should be. We start off with the main focus of the mech 2 LRM 15 packs. This gives Read more…
Ere we go! Ere we go! Ere we go! Ready with a gobbo-themed warband for the next round of Mordheim. Proxying the iron jaw goblin model for an orc warboss, but the rest are 1 to 1. Going to be mostly ranged with short bows and slings, cheap henchmen means I’ll be pumping my crows and shards into hiring a troll as soon as I can.
Orders are in. Push up the road and over the hill, link up with elements of the 2nd panzer division Das Reich. British forces have been reported in the area, and will be looking to hold the hill. Further reports of American armor in the area. Scouts reporting in… I send one of my sniper teams ahead while pushing up panzer III. Lots of opportunities to ambush on the road, can’t stop it, but if Read more…
In this week’s gaming PODCAST we explore some deck deployment strategies for The Lord of the Rings card game. Listen to the podcast below.
This week’s WARHAMMER 40K podcast explores the mechanics of dice pools, as they relate in the shooting phase of the game. Understanding and leveraging shooting strengths vs. toughness in your army. Listen to the podcast below. Emperor protects!