Minimalist Gaming

For those familiar with the minimalism concept it would seem like I would be trying to mix oil and water with minimalist gaming.  The bare bones idea of minimalism is to keep only things that bring value to your life, whether that be because you want them (books, KoW army, ect) or need them ( kitchen utensils, refrigerator, ect.). So while on paper there shouldn’t be an issue with doing both the gaming hobby has a sneaky way of getting you to accumulate stuff that doesn’t necessarily bring value, ie random bits/models for games you don’t play.

To that end, I’ve begun a purge of gaming stuff that has been sitting around collecting dust.  The idea being I’ll use the funds to get units painted for games and armies I do use.  So out goes that drawer of 40k Space Marine and Imperial Guard bits and in comes painted Hunters of the Wild units. This process will be rinsed and repeated until I hopefully have more painted armies than not and a much cleaner living space/garage.

Here's to progress!

Spoiled for Choice

2017 is shaping up to be a good gaming year.  I’ve got game systems lined up to check all the boxes so there really shouldn’t be an excuse to not be able to find a game.

Skirmish - Frostgrave
Small Scale – Konflict 47’
Large scale fantasy – Kings of War
Large scale sci-fi – Warpath

 The real sticking point will be working to get armies done for all the systems.  As it stands I’ll only have forces immediately ready for Frostgrave and Kings of War. I’m in the process of building Konflict squads now and learning the rules for Warpath.  I’m excited to see how the Asterians do on the battlefield as my field tests have been using my old 40k Orks as Marauder fill ins. 

One thing I’ll be doing this year is track the number of games I play and the models I acquire/lose throughout the year.  Hopefully it will give me a good idea of what I’m actually doing game wise.

Here’s to a great 2017!

End of Year Hobby Ramp Up

Thankfully a perk of my current employer is the extended shutdown we have every year.  This time around I was luckily enough to get an early start and take a few extra days off.  I hope that I'll be able to clear out some of my backlog of projects in this timeframe, so we'll see.

To that end I've been working hard to finish up my 10mm Salamanders forces.  These units and characters only required a bit of work to get them ready for battle.

Standard group shot

 

Shaman and Fighty heroes.

Skirmisher units

The heavy hitters

 

 These additions will bring the Salamanders up to the 2.5k range of the 5k goal.  Most of the points will be in units as I'll only assign the magic items to the heroes to make tracking everything easier. Thanks to the recent KoW Historical book, I hope that these guys will see action soon.

On the smaller scale I added two new members to the Mousling Warband.
They will be a treasure hunter and pack mule, the treasure hunter will definitely see use shortly.

The Disney Faced Killers warband grows....

Last but not least, I was able to get more done on my 4Ground buildings. This one was a bit of a doozy being 3 stories, but it adds a good bit to the table appearance.  I did mess up one section, but with a healthy wash I think it was covered up enough to not be too noticeable unless you know what you are looking for. While pricey, they are definitely worth it.  Only 6 more buildings to go....

A very good end of year surge I think.