MtG artists: Brom
Gerard Brom’s fame extends far beyond Magic, and in fact Magic cards make up such a tiny proportion of his work that many of his fans may be unaware he … Continue reading
Japan the Liberator, part 4 of 7
[previous part] [first part] Polynesia will have to go. That was the conclusion from their behaviour so far. They aren’t going to stop their pesky settling ways, so we’ll have … Continue reading
Draft of a Gamer: Uncommonly Innistrad
A series of schedule clashes delayed my first Shadows Over Innistrad draft, but I was eager to get into the format. Overall I found the new set to be interesting, … Continue reading
Blood Bowl returns to Facebook
The re-release of Games Workshop’s classic Blood Bowl board/miniatures game hybrid gets closer with a new Facebook page to promote the game. Unlike other GW Facebook pages this one encourages … Continue reading
Japan the Liberator, part 3 of 7
View part 1 if you haven’t read earlier episodes. Part 3: Overland expansion Kamehameha lost the city of Samoa once again, and once again Japan captures it from the barbarians … Continue reading
Do the Clues point to Contraptions?
Do the Clues point to Contraptions? In 2007 the card Steamflogger Boss was printed in the Future Sight set. It has remained controversial ever since. Here’s the card: And here’s … Continue reading
MtG artists: Alex Horley
Alex Horley, also credited as Alex Horley-Orlandelli, has illustrated over 100 cards for Magic: the Gathering. His bold colours and style remind me of Frank Frazetta, and judging from comments … Continue reading
Oldhammer comes to Kickstarter
The Pantheon of Chaos project on Kickstarter will be a welcome sight to fans of Oldhammer – that is, the playing of wargames with miniatures reminiscent of the 80s and … Continue reading
Japan the liberator, part 2 of 7
Read Part 1 here. Part 2: Expansion We left off in part 1 with the Polynesians surrounding Japan, but then having their cities in turn captured by the barbarian hordes. … Continue reading
Do games stores have a role for miniatures?
This article was written in response to a discussion during episode 168 of the Meeples and Miniature podcast. Progress marches on, in the miniatures space as much as anywhere else. … Continue reading
Japan the liberator, part 1 of 7
This tale arose from a Civ 5 game I completed recently, and I’ll retell it over the next few weeks. Preamble I selected Japan, and my intention is to keep … Continue reading
2016 Crystal Brush winners
The Crystal Brush painting finals are upon us again. This year has some stunning entries and a fantastic winner: This piece is titled ‘atonement’. Here are a couple of thosers … Continue reading
MtG artists: Thomas M. Baxa
Thomas Baxa is another artist in the 100 club – he has illustrated over 100 cards for Magic: the Gathering. These days his art appears less often, and mostly as … Continue reading
Games Workshop’s painting videos
You may not be in the habit of checking GWs YouTube channel, however the painting videos from there have built up over the last few years into an impressive library … Continue reading
Wish me luck!
I like to get something different for my birthday – something I’d like but wouldn’t ordinarily buy for myself. This year I got The Stoic Arms, an imressive terrain piece … Continue reading
ArtStation stop: Raphael Lacoste
Raphael Lacoste has worked on properties including Jupiter Ascending and the Assassin’s Creed computer game series. He specialises in what I like to think of as ‘landscapes that tell a … Continue reading
The Book Wyrm
From Dark Sword miniatures comes a charming new model called the Book Wyrm. The miniature was modelled after this art by Tony DiTerlizzi: Dark Sword specialize in bringing the work … Continue reading
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