Congratulations to all the players that took part in Bolt Action Combat Patrol! This was my first outing as a TO and I cannot thank these guys enough for showing up, leaning in to the theme of the event and putting up with my shenanigans. I have some great takeaways from the event am already… Read More Adepticon 2018 – Bolt Action Combat Patrol results
Line of sight had dropped to less than 25 yards. From his firing position behind the courtyard wall Johnson had a perfect view of the woods; but not much else. Even though he had fought through North Africa and survived the landings at Normandy, he was scared. No training could have prepared him for this.… Read More Bolt Action Zombie Horde
This is the first in a series of posts showcasing completed projects. The photos were taking on my phone using the MacroMat from Tablewar. Models shown: Footsore Miniatures Gripping Beast Empress Miniatures: Spanish Civil War Jazz Age Imperialism Italian Conflicts Warlord Games Perry Miniatures Blitzkrieg Miniatures
Back from Operation Sting 2017, Andrew and Ben highlight some of the key moments from their games. Game one – Meeting engagement Andrew: My first game was against David and his Brits. The highlight was an exchange of indirect fire. I was feeling good when, at the top of second turn I destroyed David’s super-heavy… Read More Operation Sting 2017 coverage
Updates are in reverse-chronological order, hop to the bottom and scroll up. Nov. 5 And that’s a wrap! Operation Sting 2017 is over and I couldn’t be happier with the results. I went 3-2 in my games but I took home the hardware for Best Appearance. I am at a loss for words. The competition was… Read More Bolt Action – North Africa Italian Army
Ben, Tom and I took a load of pictures during the event. We tried to capture both games in-progress and armies on display. Enjoy! Armies Games
For the second year in a row, Ben and I attended Dragon Fall 2017 in St. Charles, IL. Although Dragon Fall had several events for many games systems, Ben and I only took part in the one-day Bolt Action tournament. I rolled up with my freshly painted Italian army, ready to take the field in their first… Read More Dragon Fall 2017 – Bolt Action tournament recap
“Inventory full.” “Life support at 50 percent.” “Thermal protection falling.” “Inventory full.” My suit’s AI voice chimes and chirps every time I reach a barrier to fun and I ask myself, “Why did I buy this?” and more importantly, “Why am I playing this?”. Hype is a hell of thing. And because of the hype… Read More My short time with No Man’s Sky
Starting back in June Ben and I hosted a small, weekly Bolt Action escalation league at Tyton Games in Villa Park (final results are available). The league started strong with nine players signed up and seven of them playing games the first week. Unfortunately, we could not keep that momentum going and the league ended… Read More Bolt Action escalation league wrap-up
A couple weeks ago Ben and I were asked to help build a game table at our friend Tom’s place. I’ve documented the process as we took a CRV full of lumber and turned it into a full 8×4 foot game table. Note, this is not a tutorial, but an overview of the project. Future… Read More Building a game table
