A New DIrection

So I'm getting tired of Orcs. I'm getting to the point where they just seem unplayable. I'm not getting rid of them. In fact, I'm painting up a horde of Ax for Clash of Storms in August. After that, I think I'll quit painting Orcs for a while. They'll still be my go-to army while I work on the new one. I'm hoping to have the new army ready for Lone Wolf in the spring. (Assuming I can even go.)

Cascade Clash

My return to the table was not exactly triumphant, however, I cot to throw dice, move models around, and meet new people. I didn't play particularly well, but I managed to finish 11th out of 19. Numerically, it's the highest I've ever finished in a two day tournament.

I officially went 2-3 on the weekend, but one of those wins was against a bye. I wasn't happy about drawing the bye, but the TO decided that he didn't want anyone who traveled to sit out a game, so the locals took the hit. I can see his point and agree.

I didn't expect to do well as I hadn't played in almost a year and never with the CoK18 rules. Still it was fun and I was thrilled just to play again.

As is normal, I got the painting bug from looking at some of the amazing armies. I've decided to build a new one using as many Mantic models as possible. I've got about 1200 points of the new army so far and have a plan for the rest. I'm not touching it until after I get my Orcs ready for Clash of Storms. My goal is to have it ready for Lone Wolf 2019. I hope to make either LW or Alamo in 2019.

Better Luck the Second Time

So Deadzone was a flop with my ever-patient wife. I'd hoped she would like it as she had been a fab if Mordheim. Some of the most abysmal dice rolling I've seen in a very long time mad the game short and not fun.

Remembering how she liked Mordheim, I thought I'd get her to try Frostgrave, She was enthusiastic, and her dice were far less antagonistic toward her minis this time, We played to a 3-3 draw, but she cleaned up on the treasure rolls and got more XP from casting more spells successfully.

This looks promising.

Demo Game Failure

Moving to Oregon from San Antonio meant leaving our D&D group and everyone I knew who played tabletop war games. I've been itching to get back into Kings of War and Deadzone. I recently found that there are KoW players up here, though not many. I have yet to find any Deadzone players.

However, my wife and I both used to play Mordheim, that out-of-print GW gateway drug into miniature gaming. So I convinced her ti give DZ a try. I made up a couple of 100 point lists, Enforcers for her and Forge Fathers for me. It went poorly. To start with, the tactical dice were generous to me and rude to her. Then the d8s said, "Hold My Beer!" and tried to top them. Every shot I took killed a model. Not a single shot of hers resulted in a wound to mine. I left models wide in the open, with her models elevated, doubling her chances to hit. No luck.

Needless to say, after I killed the third o her five models in two turns, she declared the game over. I don't think I have a convert for this game.

Long Time No Write

The last time I posted, I was still living in San Antonio. Later that week she was offered the job she'd been going for in Beaverton, Oregon. So here I am, 10 months later, living in a suburb of Portland. I managed to get some painting done, at first, but when I finally found a job, it ate my life for the first several months. Add to that the general lack of Kings of War or anything Mantic in the state of Oregon, and I really had no reason to paint. Our role-playing group was gone, I had no one to play KoW or Deadzone with, and there was little reason for me to paint, as I had no purpose for painted minis.

A series of events unfolded recently to rekindle my interest in minis. I then found the PNW KoW Facebook group, found out about Clash of Storms outside of Seattle in August. Then, to my surprise, I found out about Cascade Clash here in Portland next month. So I'm signed up. I'll be bringing the Orcs out again, and I hope to have the Elves re-based and ready for Clash of Storms in August. As of now, I need to paint up my second War Drum and finish he base for my second orcling regiment. I Might need to make a display board as well, as I don't know if my current army will fit on the old one.