wargames

Getting started with Trollbloods.

July 15, 2010

In retrospect, we shouldn’t have titled our last piece “A quickie primer on Circle of Orboros,” because it was more a response to a “getting started” article than a faction “primer.” We’ve corrected this titling scheme here, in which we’ll highlight a similar community article. This one’s by a Press Ganger and a vocal authority [...]

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A quickie primer on Circle of Orboros.

July 13, 2010

With Privateer Press’ Hordes MKII book hitting shelves later this month, many gamers are scrambling to pick up a Hordes faction to either supplement their existing Warmachine faction, or simply to get started with WarmaHordes. While we previously settled on Khador and Legion of Everblight, we’ve gone back to our original Hordes faction, Trollbloods. That [...]

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Warmachine & Hordes faction popularity.

June 25, 2010

Awhile back, using data from the Privateer Press Forums, we compiled data on which Warmachine/Hordes (WarmaHordes) factions were the most popular. This was when the release of the Retribution of Scyrah first began, so the data has obviously changed since then. Still, the afore-linked spreadsheet remained a good indication of WarmaHordes faction popularity. iBodger, meanwhile, [...]

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A rough introduction to Warmachine/Hordes.

August 20, 2009

Late last year, we jumped back into tabletop wargaming, and though we mentioned this pursuit earlier, we didn’t clarify what game in particular we opted to invest in. We’re still not at the point where we can field a solid (and finished) army, but we nonetheless find ourselves casually plowing through Warmachine/Hordes material, from the [...]

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Arcane Legions: great idea, questionable execution.

July 2, 2009

Arcane Legions appears to be an interesting project by some of the former minds behind FASA and WizKids!, and was shown off at Origins this year. Robot Viking posted some early thoughts on the game, and admittedly, the premise of the game intrigued us. That’s because Arcane Legions has the potential to do for large-scale [...]

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Why miniature wargames?

June 4, 2009
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Late last year, without an MMOG to satiate our gaming needs, we turned back to miniature wargaming as an outlet, not just to fulfill our gaming wonts, but to stretch our creative muscles as well. What most people don’t realize is that miniature wargaming is a multi-tiered endeavor that goes well beyond simple tabletop gaming. [...]

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