The lessons of a deceased Mage Knight.

October 12, 2008

We don’t do many post-mortem posts at mendax.org, but perhaps we should start. We say that because things are usually clearer in hindsight, and understanding historical events is a boon to future decision making. That’s why when we commented on the World of Warcraft (WoW) miniatures game the other day, we thought about the interesting [...]

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WoW miniatures game a footnote compared to Warhammer.

October 6, 2008

We were too lazy to report on the World of Warcraft (WoW) miniatures game slated for release on November 11th when we heard about it many months ago, but Massively’s recent post on the release reminded us of the irony. Warcraft has taken the opposite approach of its initial inspiration, Warhammer, by starting with video [...]

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Reality check: [tabletop] roleplaying isn’t dead.

October 2, 2008

Not to come across as a Tobold-hater what with our recent post about him, but what’s with him being out-of-touch with traditional roleplaying games (RPGs)? The guy claims to be in a regular group that gets together twice each month, and yet he doesn’t understand the market? Okay, maybe it’s because he’s only been playing [...]

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What did they call D&D in Rome?

July 19, 2008

Modern history tells us that Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson designed Dungeons and Dragons (D&D), and first published the game in 1974. Ignoring its geeky stereotypes for a moment, D&D is chiefly remembered for its use of polyhedral dice, which were used to resolve in-game event through chance-mechanics. In the basic game, a 20-sided die [...]

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Building walls.

May 30, 2003

As promised in our review of Mage Knight, here’s the first in a possible series on constructing wargaming terrain. To start things off, we explain how to throw together a curtain wall with a typical ruined flair.

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Plastic addiction.

March 23, 2003

I always told myself, “When I have millions of dollars, I’m going to build myself a War Room.” And by “war room,” what I meant was a den filled with miniatures for some wargame, complete with realistic-looking terrain, nicely painted pewter figures, and maybe some running water for effect. Alas, I’m not a millionaire, so [...]

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