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Scatter Terrain - Rocks 1

06/04/2024 22:58
Rocks As I had previously mentioned here I like wargames and love scatter terrain you can use to break up open areas of the game board.   Rocks are quite useful as scatter terrain and I thought should be quite easy to make. I had an idea to make rocks out of standard expanded polystyrene many...

Terrain - Cottage

03/03/2024 15:04
Refreshing old models - Cottage The cottage you see here was scratch-built by me back in around the years 1992-1993 when I was in secondary school undertaking my Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme. For my Silver badge I chose as my skill - Crafting; specifically table-top model scenery crafting (like...

Roleplaying and other stuff – RPG Saturday and Misfit Hobbies

16/02/2024 14:30
RPG Saturday You may remember I mentioned in a previous post here that I was hoping that RPG Saturday would get off the ground – especially as this meant I could get some more regular role-playing in.   So what is RPG Saturday? RPG Saturday is currently just an unofficial gathering of people...

Terrain - Wooden Sheds and Shacks

05/11/2023 23:47
Buildings - Wooden Sheds and Wooden Shacks I decided to make some simple buildings from scratch for my table, these would be wooden sheds, and wooden shacks. I also wanted these to look aged and weather beaten. Also none of these buildings were designed to have playable interiors, which meant...

Free RPG Day 2023

23/07/2023 21:00
Free RPG Day 2023 You might remember last years post on Free RPG Day. This year, without the disruptions from Covid, Free RPG Day was on 24th June 2023, and you can find out more about Free RPG Day here. I had such a great time last year, I was the one asking if my local gaming store, OnTableTop,...

Boardgame Bonanza -II

02/07/2023 20:37
Boardgame Bonanza - Part 2 Last time I wrote about board games I mentioned those I have played. This time it will be those games I have recently acquired. Between Christmas presents, birthday gifts, charity shop finds, car-boot sales and personal purchases I have managed to pick up quite a...

Scatter Terrain - Walls 1

28/06/2023 22:20
A Broken Heavy Wall option for Modern or Futuristic tabletop games I like skirmish wargames and scatter terrain is always good for the table to help break up line of sight and give your minis something to hide behind. Those eagle eyed readers may have spotted some grey wall sections being used...

Podcasts and More

25/06/2023 22:03
Inspiration 4 Due to the length of my daily commute I do like to listen to podcasts in the car as I drive to and from work. Whilst a lot of my podcast listens are gaming related, there are a few non-gaming honourable mentions: No Such Thing as a Fish, a weekly podcast on various topics of interest...

Like a Swan

25/06/2023 21:53
Sometimes people look at you and they think you are not up to much – they think you just sit and bob about on the water gracefully like a sawn, when in reality you are paddling like F**K under the water just to keep yourself upright and hopefully going in the right direction – Well that just about...

It's all about Tropes

26/02/2023 14:38
Tropes - It's all about Tropes You may remember I previously mentioned I follow Total Pebble Knockdown and they recently released an episode discussing Tropes in gaming, Episode 44.   The basis of their discussion were three lists they came across...
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