16 September, 2015

Not Enough or Too Much? (Table Terrain Setup)

Most games that require terrain such as Flames of War require enough to fill a 6'x4' table. Setting up the table so that it is 'fair' to both the attacker and the defender is key.

Today I offer some tips in setting up tables for Flames of War, but this can be used for any other tabletop wargame. Make do with what you have and use some of the pictures as guidelines.


14 September, 2015

Flames of War Canadian Nationals 2015

Once again Ottawa played host to the Canadian Nationals during the long weekend in September. it's the end of summer and kids are headed back to school, but it didn't stop 38 players from entering the biggest tournament that this country has to offer.

12 September, 2015

New Podcast Posted

 Irrelevant Elefant


Schedules have been crazy, but there has been a TON of stuff going on with Dice Devils and all the games we're playing! Sit back and listen to myself and Dennis talk about Flames of War, Kings of War, Canadian Nationals, painting and more! As usual, leave any comments below or anything you'd like to hear about on the show.
Use the Podcast link in the index tab or click here. You can also download and take it on the go. Enjoy.

10 September, 2015

Tanks-Giving Tournament


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With the dust settling from Canadian Nationals here in Ottawa, there will be another event right around the corner as the summer season comes to an end. Dust off your armor and shelf your infantry.

On Saturday 10 October 2015, there will be a tournament held at Perkins Hobbies in Petawawa. The event will be 1750 points and a LW event, more info to follow and check out the poster on our events page! Please register through Gary at the store if you are in the Petawawa area or email me directly.

phantomrescue@gmail.com

In November, Petawawa Miniature Soldiers will be hosting their annual LW event as well, you can find all the info for that November event right here. Thanks to Bob McBride and Gary Perkins for all their help.
That event will use the Battlefront Limit of 1900 points and is always a good time whenever we get up there to play from Ottawa.

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Won't be needing these guys for this event....

A "small" diversion...

 BATTLTECH! This was my first miniature game. As I mentioned in my last post, Battletech holds a dear place in my hobby heart. I remember do...