Blackstone Fortress – Dreaded Ambull
The Ambull was painted with a shell like armour and skin, a more muted colour scheme still seems to work well on this monster. I felt it had to be given a place within the Hammerhal game too, so i…
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Blackstone Fortress – Painting Journey (2019)
Blackstone Fortress is the third in the new series of Warhammer Quest games, released in November 2018, and set in the 40k futuristic universe. A group of explorers delve into the labyrinth of a vast and ancient space station, to uncover…
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Descent 2nd Edition – Painting Journey (2015-19)
Descent 2nd edition has been a game i collected and loved since 2015 and saw my return to painting models after a break of around ten years. Not all of this journey is fully documented historically, but it became a…
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Massive Darkness
Massive Darkness is a kickstarter from Cmon which arrived in August 2017, and goes up against dungeon crawlers such as Castle Ravenloft, Descent 2nd Edition, Warhammer Quest, Silver Tower and Sword & Sorcery in what has become a highly competitive genre. This game…
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A Look Back At 2018
This is a summary of the board games that saw my most interest, investment, hobby time, playing and enjoyment in 2018. It is not necessarily a direct reflection of my all time favourite games. This year new arrivals continued, offset…
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Shadows Over Hammerhal – Painting Journey (2017-18)
Shadows Over Hammerhal was released in February 2017, both complimentary and separate to Silver Tower as a box set where you can use hero and enemy components together. Hammerhal is an underground multi level dungeon beneath a city, and features 4 new heroes…
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A Look Back At 2017
This is a summary of the board games that saw my most interest, investment, hobby time, playing and enjoyment in 2017. It is not necessarily a direct reflection of my all time favourite games. This was a year of group…
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Warhammer Quest – Slambo
Games Workshop have just released an old favourite Chaos Warrior model in a new upgraded format, known as Slambo and the painted model on their main website and box cover is unbelievable. The great news is they have really got…
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Too Many Bones – Picket
In Too Many Bones each hero gearloc has a playmat which enables you to upskill your character as you gain experience. Basic upgrades consist of improving health, defense, attack or the number of dice you roll for each round of…
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Silver Tower – Painting Journey (2016-17)
Warhammer Quest Silver Tower was the first in a new series of branded dungeon crawlers from Games Workshop released in 2016. It is a modelling hobby product, and the 51 included miniatures are exceptionally good. I was not writing up painting journeys…
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