Dead Men Tell No Tales
Painting horses is one of those things that we just do, as wargamers. It's a strange thing too, because while we're normally willing to make the effort to find reference images of uniforms, we don't extend the same consideration to horses. White horse, black horse, brown horse, some complimentary colors, and that's enough to get … Continue reading A Horse of Another Color
It's July of 2024, and Historicon has come and gone. Called by some "the premier convention for Historical Wargaming in North America," Historicon is a sleepy convention of roughly 2500 attendees, held every year in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. The heart of "Amish Country" - where history lives. Pepperidge Farms Remembers If I seem bitter, it's only … Continue reading No Prey, No Pay – Plunder at Historicon
In case you missed it, Historicon was last weekend. DMC has an article covering it, that you can read. That will get you caught up with the what & why and is hopefully why you're here - you read that one first and clicked on the nested link. There's not a lot of intro to … Continue reading Red For Reformado – Historicon 1st Place
So, you want to run a Firelock demo. Maybe you're a new Quartermaster, or you're just trying to get more people to playing your favorite game. Either way, learning to run an effective demo is a cornerstone to building community around a game. I ran my first Firelock demos while helping out in the Phalanx … Continue reading Allow Me to Demonstrate
For our last bit of Adepticon coverage, a writeup from game master Fernando about his awesome Texan Revolution narrative game. This game ran in the Historicals venue, right beside the Blood & Crowns 'Away to Calais' narrative event. Fernando graciously provided his thoughts on how things went. Photos & Captions by the Dead Man - … Continue reading Fighting For Texas, in Chicago
The Sea Tournament at Adepticon was the one event that I wanted to make sure I participated in. I built and tested a list that I expected to do quite well (spoiler alert: it did) and brought it to the event. I'd like to share my list, and some thoughts, with the community. The chaos … Continue reading DMC Goes Fourth – Sea Tourney List
Running an event game is hard work. You have to pick the rules, prep the terrain, assemble the minis, and then teach that game to a table of random fellow nerds. But for some people, that's not enough of a challenge. Some people do all of that, but with a set of rules that are … Continue reading Adepticon: Away to Calaise
by Dan Carlson After a lengthy recovery from AdeptiCon 2024, I am back to write about my tournament winning list from the official Blood and Valor Tournament! This was my first step into competitive gameplay with any Miniatures Wargame system, and I was just as surprised that I was able to win! In this article, … Continue reading For the Tsar! 1st Place Valor list from Adepticon
It's been 2 weeks and I think the high's worn off - let's talk about the Deadman's trip to Adepticon! Oh, also - where the hell have I been for the past 3 months anyway?? In Jack Sparrow fashion, the latterly formerly, because damn it man, this is an Adpeticon article! My 2024 started rough. … Continue reading Dead at Adepticon
Fans of Blood & Valor are starting off the year with two welcome releases on the game's Russian front. In what seems like a suspiciously well-timed release, Firelock Games has released two free Army Lists for Blood & Valor, introducing players to the Russo-Japanese War. At the same time, Wargames Atlantic has finally posted their … Continue reading News From the Front: Russian Troops & Fresh Rules!