Scent of a Gamer

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

Middle-Earth Strategy from Games Workshop

Adeptus Titanicus and Kill Team are not the only games to receive a refresh from Games Workshop. On the heels of those two releases we have a refreshed version of … Continue reading

August 26, 2018 · 1 Comment

SAGA faction review: Pagan Rus

The SAGA Age of Vikings book presents 12 very different factions to players. This series will review each one in turn. Who were they? The Pagan Rus were the vikings … Continue reading

August 26, 2018

Twisted trees complete

I’ve completed another three of the Games Workshop’s wonderful plastic trees: Here they are on an ash wastes base so you can see what I’ve chosen the colour scheme I … Continue reading

August 25, 2018 · 8 Comments

Neglected models: Spyrer Matriarch

The matriarch is another example of a model I bought for a project I no longer remember. Maybe a chaos cultist leader? Who knows. At one point I even undercoated … Continue reading

August 25, 2018 · 5 Comments

Commander 2018 art review

The Commander sets are an annual release and so far have not been tied to one setting in particular. Sometimes we see overarching themes, but usually these are from the … Continue reading

August 19, 2018

SAGA faction review: Irish

The SAGA Age of Vikings book presents 12 very different factions to players. This series will review each one in turn. Who were they? The Irish are a gaelic people … Continue reading

August 19, 2018

Warhammer Fest 2018 miniature painting winners posted

The Golden Demon page has posted the winners from the painted miniatures competition at Warhammer fest. These days Games Workshop seem keen to wun multiple painting competitions through the year … Continue reading

August 18, 2018

Warhammer Quest: the slayer

I’ve made some very slight progress with Warhammer Quest, by painting the 2016 slayer: I also painted up my first Shattered Dominion base, and I was happy how that turned … Continue reading

August 18, 2018 · 2 Comments

Crystal Brush 2018 winners

This year’s Crystal Brush miniatures painting competition was held in April (as always). However I was distracted and missed seeing the winners, or posting anything here. Time to remedy that … Continue reading

August 12, 2018 · 6 Comments

The Bard’s Tale trilogy remastered

Remastering of old computer games seems to be the flavour of the month, and it’s a flavour I enjoy as an *ahem* older gamer. Latest on the list is the … Continue reading

August 12, 2018 · 3 Comments

Tablescapes Dungeons

My final outstanding miniatures Kickstarter has arrived today – the Tablescapes Dungeons. As with the original Tablescapes Kickstarter this one suffered from delays, most of which were avoidable. Second time … Continue reading

August 11, 2018 · 3 Comments

Neglected models: Vindicaire

I think I picked this model up in one of my “maybe I’ll play 40k someday” phases. I have never regretted the purchase, as the model looks great. Here he … Continue reading

August 11, 2018 · 6 Comments

$1.5 billion for hobby games in North America

ICv2 has once again updated their sales charts for hobby games, and the new is both good and surprising. Firstly, the market size has increased compared with previous years, to … Continue reading

August 5, 2018 · 5 Comments

SAGA faction review: Norse-gaels

The SAGA Age of Vikings book presents 12 very different factions to players. This series will review each one in turn. Who were they? The Norse-gaels are the descendants of … Continue reading

August 5, 2018

MtG artists: Nils Hamm (second look)

Nils Hamm was among the first Magic artists I profiled in this series, all the way back in 2013, the first year of this blog. Definitely time for an update! … Continue reading

August 4, 2018

The billion dollar workshop

After over a year of sustained growth, Games Workshop’s market cap now values the company at $1 billion. The company, which makes plastic toys for grown men to play with … Continue reading

August 4, 2018 · 10 Comments