Tag: miniatures
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This is definitely a bit of a departure from the hobby-related posting, but at heart, I love to overthink and over-analyze the influences and representation present in every game I play. No media is perfect, and understanding the flaws in what we’re playing is an important part of making welcoming…
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We’re back again with some pointless philosophical navel-gazing, which I consider a major part of all wargaming and hobby projects. In this case, I’ll be laying out some basic elements of running game demos, what the point of them is, and how to ensure that your demo game can hopefully…
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A good friend of mine once said, “I don’t ever need any pirates, but I always appreciate seeing them.” This post is for him, I suppose. As with all blogs about the miniature wargaming hobby, posting about painting is something that I assume others expect. While that assumption also presumes…
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Since I spent most of the last post talking about why it’s difficult to get people into Freebooter’s Fate in the US, today, I’m going to explain why I think it’s a great game using an example that isn’t the first thing people will notice. Sure, I could talk about…