I’m a big fan of Jagged Alliance 2. It’s one of a few video games that I bought on release day as I liked the demo so much. For many years I started a new game every two years or so. I didn’t finish all of them, as the final […]
I’m mostly a miniatures wargamer. My main games have been Battletech, X-Wing, Infinity, and Star Wars Legion. I’ve also played most other Star Wars miniatures games: the West End Games Star Wars Miniatures Battles, Imperial Assault, and Armada. I also have my share of experience with traditional hex-and-counter boardwargames. Battle […]
The 4th Succession War remains one of the most popular eras for Battletech gamers. It was the “original” era of Battletech and is fleshed out in much more detail than earlier conflicts. The grand story is described in Michael Stackpole’s legendary Warrior trilogy. More detail is given in FASA’s various […]
For the Clan invasion, FASA originally provided the Clans with 16 Battlemechs from 20 to 100 tons. All of these are Omni ‘Mechs, meaning that their loadout can be reconfigured easily. Other ‘Mechs, such as the IIC variants of Inner Sphere designs and other Clan-designed ‘Mechs, were only added later. Similarly to […]
After trying various paint schemes throughout the last 3 decades, I’ve now settled on a straightforward green scheme for most of my Inner Sphere ‘Mechs. Green is suitable for at least the following units: SLDF and hence Eridani Light Horse Lyran Regularss Davion Crucis Lancers ComStar in battle, as the […]
While Battletech can be played on 3D terrain with range rulers for measuring distance, it is most commonly (and most conveniently) played using maps with hexagonal divisions. This makes it easy to move your units and measure distances, and is what the game was designed for. In that sense Battletech […]
This is a listing of useful websites for the Battletech board game. General Official site – includes universe information and free downloads. Official forum. Master unit list – lists availability, factions, in which book to find them, and Alpha Strike cards for all Battletech units. Lords of the Battlefield – […]
Epic has recently released a new game mode for Fortnite, called Blitz Royale. There has been no shortage of new game modes, like OG and Reload, but Blitz Royale compresses a Zero Build game into a much quicker experience. You start with 50 shields and a few weapons so you’re […]
If you’re struggling at Fortnite, it can help to have a better understanding of the structure of a game. A game of Battle Royale (in my case always Zero Build) can be divided into three distinct phases. The initial drop As you start with only a pickaxe and no shields, […]
Updated for 2024 I’m once again in the planning stages of a Vietnam wargaming project. After previous attempts in 10mm and 20mm, I’ve now decided to go for 28mm. There’s just so much more detail on the miniatures that for Skirmish games, I now consider 28mm the way to go. […]
I’ve finally found a paint recipe for 28mm US Vietnam troops that I like. Most period photographs show the uniforms to be pretty green, whereas many paint recipes that I’ve found are too dark or too much on the brownish side. I also struggled with highlighting. I’ve used Vallejo Olive […]
I have long ignored the phenomenon that is Fortnite. I tried it briefly on the Nintendo Switch a couple of years ago but didn’t like it. It wasn’t until my son reached gaming age that I was forced to take a second look. Now behind the PC (as he occupies […]
