Scent of a Gamer

From the computer to the tabletop, this is all about games. Updated each week-end.

Legion Archangel

While observing a War Machine/Hordes event I spied this well-painted dragon (it’s actually a Legion of Everblight model called an Archangel) and I had to take a couple of pics. … Continue reading

February 24, 2014 · 1 Comment

Who’s the Boss of Warmachine?

This week-end I attended a very different tournament for Privateer Press’ War Machine and Hordes game system. In each of these games, your army leader (called a Warcaster or Warlock … Continue reading

February 24, 2014 · 1 Comment

Rebecca Guay’s Kickstarter Art Book

Creator of many a superb magic card illustration, Rebecca Guay’s work will now be collected into a deluxe art book thanks to her successful Kickstarter. Rebecca’s art has a surreal … Continue reading

February 21, 2014

Kickstarter Hacked

This notice on the Kickstarter blog was just brought to my attention. Looks like it’s time to change your Kickstarter password, as a precaution. Short summary; hackers gained access to … Continue reading

February 16, 2014

Crystal Brush Finals Approach

I’ve always been partial to images of world-class miniatures painting, so I want to share with you the Crystal Brush website. Crystal Brush is a global contest open to miniatures … Continue reading

February 15, 2014

Conspiracy!

Wizards of the Coast have done a great job over the past few years of releasing a new multiplayer game variant. We have had Planechase, that allows players to give … Continue reading

February 15, 2014

MtG Artists: Karl Kopinski

Buyers of UK-made historical miniatures and of some of Games Workshop’s older boxed miniatures will know Karl Kopinski from his awesome box art. His gritty style is well-suited to grim … Continue reading

February 8, 2014 · 3 Comments

Bones Review by Victoria Lamb

As I slowly wade through my own collection of Bones models, it was interesting to read this review of the range by Victoria Lamb. Like a lot of talented miniatures … Continue reading

February 8, 2014 · 1 Comment

Reviews of Warhammer: Visions and White Dwarf

From Quirkworthy comes a couple of useful reviews, one of the new Warhammer: Visions magazine and another of the new White Dwarf. Warhammer: Visions In his review of Warhammer: Visions … Continue reading

February 3, 2014

Lords of Waterdeep review

Lords of Waterdeep is a board game from Wizards of the Coast. The games takes place in the town of Waterdeep, which has been the setting for many adventures in … Continue reading

February 2, 2014