With the Blood for the Blood God! contest wrapped up, I had the enviable task of writing a wrap-up blog for the event. I also chose to prove I was better than Mat Ward by not making puns with the word blood. Or using the word blood as a prefix to other words. Or a suffix.
The Price of Addiction
Speaking as someone with 5 half painted/assembled armies sitting in his baseme… er… Studio, I can say with confidence that it’s widely understood and accepted that this addiction we share costs a lot of money. In terms of time out of your life it lands somewhere between porn addiction and being a professional blogger. In terms of money out of your pocket it lands somewhere between mild drug addiction and alcoholism. So as a porn addicted alcoholic who plays miniature games I am constantly struggling on where to spend my time and money, always wishing for someone to create a business model that makes my life just a little bit easier….
Episode 29: CRUDDACE!!!!
One week after the release of the new Tomb Kings army book for WarHammer Fantasy Lange and Nathan are joined by Danny! Read his Blog at http://immaterium.wordpress.com/ and gasp in wonder at his 8000 word review on the Tomb Kings! Higher Learning for this week is… yes you knew it was coming… Tyranids!! It’s a Robin Cruddace spectacular!!
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Episode 28: …Weeks Later
28 weeks has passed since the original outbreak of the Jaded Gamer Rage that started this whole podcast… and now that same infection has returned with the posting of the ‘Final’ draft of the ETC Restrictions for fantasy. Listen as Lange and Nathan let their emotions out regarding the heavy handed way in which these rules attempt to police the game. Find out what’s been changed and what has only stayed completely the same. In Higher Learning we talk about the Skaven and just why everyone hates them so much.
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Episode 27: Filling Holes with Big Mean Sticks… Tau
This week we are joined again by Teri! Why? Because she’s screwing one of the hosts… I won’t say which one. I’m no gossip. Also! Because she is our foremost source of information on the Tau! Which just happen to be the topic for this weeks Higher Learning. After than Nathan and Lange take a break to play a few games… listen in and see if Nathans luck holds out once more!! Also, Games Workshop continues to prove just how little they give a shit about the hobby in this weeks Stupidity Check.
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Episode 26: Pain in the Gut!
Ogre Kingdoms get Lange and Nathan jaded as can be in Higher Learning this week before the topic moves to the ever changing landscape of deployment. What are the best things to remember for deployment? How should you deploy against a Horde? Is WarHammer 40K becoming a game where deployment is moot? Listen and find out!!
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Episode 25: Loremasterbation
This week Lange and Nathan take a fair bit of time to discuss the 8 Lores of Magic and their effect on various armies. We discuss tactics and tricks that we’ve learned since their arrival in 8th edition and don’t always see eye to eye. Higher Learning tackles the awesome awesomness of Space Marines. Nathan gets through an entire episode without cursing Robin Cruddace!! Tune in and enjoy!
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Bonus Episode: We’re BETTER than them
We are joined by Sweety-man Mike to talkie-rant about ‘Ard Boyz tournaments and how they affect players and local communities. It’s a night that was preceded by heavy drinking and… I think there was more drinking too. Listen and enjoy!
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FSA: Second Impressions
It’s easy for a tabletop war game to make a good first impression these days.
Advancements in sculpting and molding technology give even the smallest of companies the ability to create high detail miniatures for their tabletop games. The modern age of technology allows for hardcore numbers crunching to create a balanced gaming system with as little as an Excel spreadsheet. The internet allows for marketing and word of mouth traction on a global scale. It allows even the smallest of tabletop communities to thrive and grow and organize. So from the viewpoint of someone who was not in on the ground floor of the game launch, it can all look very spectacular on first glance.
It’s after a game or two that you really begin to see the flaws. Much like waking up next to a wookie the morning after a night of heavy drinking and debauchery, that ‘New-Game’ thrill just isn’t there anymore. The point is that as easy as it is to make a good first impression, it’s ten times harder to make a good second impression for many of the same reasons I stated above.
So what am I trying to qualify here by saying all this?
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Episode 24: They’re Psychic… we get it… move on.
It’s time for Lange and Nathan to delve into the horrors of a new Matt Ward codex… the Daemon Hunters 2.0 (AKA: Grey Knights) ((AKA: A failure of a codex)) That’s right! We take some time to talk about the Lizardmen in this weeks Higher Learning segment and talk about one of the worst and most irritating things to come out of this new codex in our Stupidity check. Grab a drink and listen in as we rip into most psychotically psychic books every to join the 40K landscape.
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