Saturday, November 25, 2017

[Log] Aristeia! - Overview

The eight characters from the Aristeia! core box
Aristeia! is a board game released in November 2017 that I hope to completely paint the miniatures as new content is released. There are 8 miniatures in the core game and there will be an additional 16 characters through four expansions in 2018. The first expansion is called Soldiers of Fortune and the second expansion is called Smokes & Mirrors. There will also be alternative metal versions of the characters to be sold in blister packs. These are described as skins for the characters like online games calling different outfits of a character. Maximus gets a gladiator outfit with an expected release in January 2018.

Friday, November 24, 2017

[Log] Warhammer Underworlds - Shadespire Overview

The two core Shadespire warbands were undercoated and the first two expansions were desprued.
This log is intended to keep track of my hobby work with the Warhammer Underworlds game system. The Underworlds game system was released in October 2017 with the Shadespire subheading. So far four warbands have been released:

Thursday, November 23, 2017

[Games] Warhammer Underworlds - Ironskull's Boyz

This entry will be updated periodically. Ironskull's Boyz is an Ardboyz Warband with 4 members. They are Gurzag Ironskull (leader), Bonekutta, Basha, and Hakka.

Wednesday, November 22, 2017

[Games] Warhammer Underworlds - Sepulchral Guard

This entry will be updated periodically. Sepulchral Guard is a Skeleton Warriors Warband with 7 members. They are the Sepulchral Warden (leader), the Prince of Dust, the Harvester, the Champion, and three Petitioners.

Wednesday, November 15, 2017

[Log] Ninja All-Stars - Part 1, Overview

This log is for everything related to Ninja All-Stars, a cute competitive team combat game. Up to 4 players can play against each other pitting a small team of ninjas, onis, and/or ronins against one another. The rule book puts emphasis on the game for league

In my quest to collect everything for Ninja All-Stars, I ended up getting a lot of extra copies. I plan to use those extra copies as a future painted gift and also to experiment with different color schemes.

Painting the miniatures for this game will likely not start anytime soon. This first entry, though, is a compiled list of the components I currently have, what I am still looking to get, and what I have been working on.

Wednesday, November 1, 2017

My Hobby and Blog in October 2017

October 2017 Reaper 25th Anniversary
October has been an exciting month for me.  Two of the most anticipated games I want, Warhammer Underworlds and Aristeia!, are either available now or available for pre-order, respectively. In a section below, I briefly compared and contrast these two games, not only against each other but also to other games that I have perused. Finally, I just discovered that the site I stored my images, Photobucket, will be eliminating 3rd party hosting to majority of their plans. This includes the plan that I currently have with Photobucket. The only plan that allows third party hosting will cost ~$400 annually. Sadly after 10+ years of using Photobucket, it is time to find a new image storage solution.

Thursday, October 26, 2017

[Games] Aristeia! - Character Index

Last updated on November 18, 2017 (This entry will be updated periodically). In Aristeia!, two teams of 4 characters compete against each other. This entry will be an overview of the characters playable in Aristeia! In the core game, players have a pool of 8 characters to choose from. It is expected that the character pool will be up to 24 characters by the end of 2018. The first expansion after the core game has been revealed to be "Soldiers of Fortune". The expansion comes out on February 2018. The second expansion is called "Smoke & Mirrors."