Dead Men Tell No Tales
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
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 the final week of the Summer of Plunder and it's going to be (wait for it) Yes, I know I'm old. Elder Millennial and I will not apologize! The final objective in week 9 is to include a Legendary commander (30pts or above) or to include a Level 3 Historic Admiral if you play … Continue reading SoP ’23 Week 9 – Out With a Bang
It's week 8 of the Summer of Plunder! We're quite well into the home-stretch, and so of course, that's the week that I missed weekly games with my group. Never fear though - Firelock has come through in the past and solo rules are here! (it has come to my attention that players have struggled … Continue reading Summer of Plunder ’23 – Week 8
I've returned from Historicon '23 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania alive and mostly well. I attended the convention from Friday through Saturday, and it was an awesome 2 days of gaming. Unfortunately, much like Adepticon - I was too busy with the events directly in front of me to remember to take very many photos! I'll share … Continue reading Historicon ’23 Recap
It's another busy week for DMC. On the one hand, I'm making all of the last-minute preparations to get ready for Historicon. On the other hand, Spain decided to beat up on my beloved France last week, and now we need to mount a comeback! I had to get at least one game in, despite … Continue reading Summer of Plunder 2023: Week 6
It's week 5 of the Summer of Plunder, and the objectives is 'Doldrums'. Wind speed starts at -2 for the game. And Doldrums is right. I still have a "vacation hangover" from last week's family trip. So, if it seems like I'm phoning this one in? I might be. Case in point: I actually do … Continue reading Summer of Plunder 2023: Week 5
This week was sort of hectic for the crew at DMC - something which I'll get to later. I had a limited amount of time for gaming, and didn't get to participate in my usual Thursday night game. Still, I can't leave my camarades without at least one contribution - so I organized a match … Continue reading Summer of Plunder 2023: Week 3