Author Archives: JimmiWazEre

Hobby Newbies – Basic Tools to Start Preparing and Painting Miniatures

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Hi Guys,

I’ve recently got my mate Alan into painting minis, and whilst tutoring him on those first tentative steps I was amazed at the knowledge I was taking for granted – the questions that he was asking were all perfectly reasonable, but I think as experienced hobbyists we sometimes forget or don’t realise how much basic knowledge we’ve had to acquire.

So this series is for all the Alans out there, who’re tentatively taking their first steps into what we affectionately call “The Hobby”. If you know an ‘Alan’ I would be very grateful if you could share this page with him/her.

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Wot I Think – Mad Cars bits for Gaslands Review

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Howdy folks, it’s a lovely Sunday afternoon here so that means it’s an appropriate time to hit you up with another glorious “Wot I Think” review. For those that care about such details, I should inform you that this is a sponsored review, however I shall keep my opinion as brutally honest as you’ve come to expect.

This time, I’m putting Mad Cars under the microscope with their line of Gaslands compatible pieces designed to work on a 1:64 scale.

So lets take a look shall we?

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How To Play “Vampire” the Party Game

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Hi Guys,

This is an unusual post, I didn’t create this game, it’s a popular party game that I’ve written up primarily for my own reference since I’m going away with friends soon and may get some games in. Consequently I wanted to write it up so I have access to it without needing a physical copy on hand!

For the uninformed: Vampire is a party game, you might already know it as Werewolf, or Mafia whereupon the dynamics of the game remain the same, but the packaging changes.

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Dreadball 2.0 is better than Bloodbowl 2016. There, I said it!

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I really like tabletop sports games, they can be super quick, tactically deep, and for some reason playing a game about little dudesmen who’re playing a game feels cooler to me than playing a game about little dudesmen having a scrap. Plus, we’re spoiled at the moment for options: Dreadball, Bloodbowl, Guildball, Kaosball, Aristeia to name some that come to mind…

I wouldn't like to be that Judwan right now...

I wouldn’t like to be that Judwan right now…

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I Made These 5 newbie DM Mistakes So You Don’t Have To!

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A few weeks/months (who’s counting) ago I wrote a piece on D&D Etiquette. It was a popular piece but I was very conscious of one criticism – that it was written entirely from the perspective of how to be a better player. This is fine, but I feel there are plenty of things for DM’s to learn too, especially me, as I’ve only been running my first campaign for a couple of months.

Here are 5 flaws that I’ve discovered with my own DM style:

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