They’re back! The crew of the Blackraven rides again, and this time they are riding with a classic.  We’re stepping back into the ranks of the Oldhammer bros with a few games using the venerable 40k Mk 2 engine.  The early 1990s Necromunda was one of the best products G-Dubs...

We are going to have so much fun with these little Splintered Light vermin.  The whole pack of them took just under a month to paint up – the glories of 15mm! The yellow primer worked well in the end. The skin tone of these figures has a dim...

  Taking the advice of Vince, from over on the YouTubes, I primed these rat dudes in a rich yellow.  Normally, I go with the black/gray/white spectrum, particularly these days when contrast paints do half the work for you.  But I knew these little rat dudes would be draped...

The 3D printing craze has been a mixed blessing for the miniature wargame hobby.  Sure, it opened up strange new vistas of possibilities, but it also cheapens the offerings in a lot of ways.  The 3d sculptors, even after a few years of getting some experience under their belts,...

There is a really weird concept percolating through the miniature wargame substrate right now, and it’s probably a reflection of a trend in the wider culture.  It goes a little something like this: Man, there is so much to unpack here. Let’s begin with the fact that every man...

By far the best part of this game, the even dozen scenarios elevate what would otherwise be a fairly routine warband style game. As with just about every wargame on the market, the first scenario is a simple line-them-up and run-at-each-other fight. These are great for getting your feet...

It’s fine. I’ve only got a couple of fights under my belt, so it may be too early to tell, but it hasn’t really grabbed me. This is another sibling in the Rampant Family of Rules, and unlike its older brethren, a tabletop general get one attempt to activate...

The subtitle for “Rebels and Patriots” reads, “Wargaming Rules for North America: Colonies to Civil War, and we here in the House of Wargaming are big fans of titles that include multiple colons and subtitles.  We aren’t big fans of limiting our game play, however, and to that end,...

Yeah, we’re doing this. It’s a once-proud and wealthy nation that suffers from the high expenses of babysitting its colonies, beset by a crumbling economy, and in which radical left-wing nutjobs run riot in the streets, and in which quiet and reasonable men long for a strong man to...

They keep sucking me back in! I still have no interest in playing Warhammer 40k.  Every time I dip my toes back in to the scene the corporate drones remind me of why I prefer the small-house hobby side of what passes for the wargame industry.  From a distance...