The close-to-home location of Born to Game opened a few weeks ago, and I’ve already visited a few times to browse and have picked up a few minis and dice there. They’ve got a gaming room where they’re setting up recurring weekly sessions of a number of games, and one of the owners told me […]
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My paper mini basing project is done for now, and after some minor modifications to the trial ones and the creation of a bunch more, I’m pronouncing it a success! The initial set of four I made last time were a little too dark and a little too shiny for my tastes, so I ended
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For lack of a large collection of real miniatures for D&D, I’ve been using paper minis and mounting them on binder clips. This works fairly well for a gameplay, but the binder clips have one annoying disadvantage: it’s kind of a pain to remove those little arms after inserting a mini, then to re-install them
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I don’t think I ever explicitly spelled it out, but when I started this blog about getting back into gaming, my intention was to keep things simple and straightforward – using basic tools like gridded mats and printed character images to represent the physical aspects of the game rather than spending a bunch of money
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The team is gathering at their HQ for a weekly meeting to set patrol schedules, review police calls in the area, etc. Before the meeting, Vinny is leaning back watching TV on one of the monitors the given to them by the East Coast Protectors. A commercial comes on: “Do you have an awesome superpower
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Last week while rummaging through boxes in my basement I discovered something I have no memory of buying or owning, but which has apparently been following me in secret through several moves going back to the early 90s. The box is a little beaten up, but the contents are still in pristine condition: It appears
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