Frostgrave Into the Breeding Pits Gnickstarter

 

The Frostgrave Into the Breeding Pits Gnickstarter is now live...at least for those of us who subscribe to the North Star newsletter! I'm sure it will be up for everyone else soon enough.

This time...it's already been an expensive year and there are lots of other shiny new toys on the horizon...I shall only be going in at Level 1 and getting just the book and reference card/wizard sheet.

Level 1

There is also an early bird discount of 10% for those who place their order before June 6th. Not to be sniffed at especially if you are going all in!

Now I just have to stay strong and try and ignore all the blogs and forums going Frostgrave crazy for the next month or so!

Custom Dice Bag

Matt Slade of Glenbrook Games has recently expanded his painting service into making embroidered dice bags. I am now the proud owner of this rather brilliant custom-made dice bag...

If you're interested in your very own, then you can contact Matt via this post on his own blog here.

Copplestone Castings Darkest Africa 'Ngoni' Sale

Northstar are having a sale on Copplestone Castings Darkest Africa 'Ngoni' miniatures here. I have some of these for my In Her Majesty's Name Lost World games...superb figs!

And, of course, with the imminent release of Congo and the revised Death in the Dark Continent, there is no better time to stock up!

More Odin's Ravens from Osprey Games

Back in February I mentioned that my pre-order copy of Odin's Ravens from Osprey Games had arrived. And, boy...has it seen a lot of play since then. It helps that a game only takes around twenty minutes...although this really is one of those 'just one more' type games so I don't actually think we've ever just played one.

I can't recommend this game enough if you are a fan of fast-paced, two-player games with a bit of strategy. The boy and I love it. A lot.

Here's an Osprey video explaining the rules...

...and here's another showing a full play-through...

You can find more reviews and play-throughs on BoardGameGeek. It can also be picked up pretty cheaply if you look around. 

Boxer Rebellion Kickstarter from EMP Games

Edwin King of the blog Thoughts of a Depressive Diplomatist brought this Kickstarter to my attention. EMP Games are part of the Wargames Emporium. Nice sculpts and very reasonably priced. Very tempting. 

German Sea Battalion

Japanese Sailors

Russian Sailors

French Sailors

Sam Fury and the crew of the Dragonfly - Counterblast Crew!

Here is the second (see the first here) Bombshell Miniatures crew for Counterblast...trader and sometime smuggler Sam Fury and the crew of the Dragonfly!

Such wonderful minis with loads of character...and expertly painted by Matt (of Glenbrook Games) for me, of course! Really looking forward to getting them on the gaming table!

Jax Silver and the crew of the Shadow Hawk...Counterblast Crew!

I recently got my latest lot of figs back from Matt of Glenbrook Games. This time some of Bombshell Miniatures wonderful Counterblast figures! Matt has done a superb job as always!

Here are some pics of the first crew...the notorious space pirate Jax Silver and the crew of the Shadow Hawk!

I'm hoping to try out the Counterblast rules (you can download them for free here) with my boy sometime in the next week or two!

Next up...Sam Fury and the crew of the Dragonfly!