Why miniature wargames?

by WyldKard on June 4, 2009

Late last year, without an MMOG to satiate our gaming needs, we turned back to miniature wargaming as an outlet, not just to fulfill our gaming wonts, but to stretch our creative muscles as well. What most people don’t realize is that miniature wargaming is a multi-tiered endeavor that goes well beyond simple tabletop gaming. [...]

Our first Warmachine figure.

by WyldKard on May 27, 2009

Albeit late, we’re finally coming around to posting pictures of our first Warmachine figure, a Khador Destroyer that we completed in late April to early May. It’s the first wargaming figure that we completed from scratch, and though we can see room for improvement, we’re quite happy overall with how the figure turned out. For [...]

Building walls.

by WyldKard on May 30, 2003

As promised in our review of Mage Knight, here’s the first in a possible series on constructing wargaming terrain. To start things off, we explain how to throw together a curtain wall with a typical ruined flair.

Plastic addiction.

by WyldKard on March 23, 2003

I always told myself, “When I have millions of dollars, I’m going to build myself a War Room.” And by “war room,” what I meant was a den filled with miniatures for some wargame, complete with realistic-looking terrain, nicely painted pewter figures, and maybe some running water for effect. Alas, I’m not a millionaire, so [...]