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That is not dead which can eternal lie…

Posted on March 3, 2019 by hurcheon

No one would have believed in the last years of the twentieth century That internet arguments fuelled by alcohol could lead one to do silly things…. Actually, all too believable The year 2000 was, actually, the last year of the … Continue reading →

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Being Merry is not logical!

Posted on January 11, 2019 by hurcheon

West End Games, best known for its Star Wars licence, also produced some Star Trek games, including three solitaire games in a box as a tie-in licence to Star Trek III – Search for Spock. It has to be said … Continue reading →

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Travel Battle – The figures, the first battle and overall impressions

Posted on December 31, 2018 by hurcheon

The figures (updated 02/01/2019) My eyesight is so bad these days, that looking at the 8mm figures is better through the camera than with the naked eye. They have enough detail that, if painted, they should be enough for table … Continue reading →

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Travel Battle – First impressions

Posted on December 23, 2018 by hurcheon

My first impressions on unboxing “Travel Battle” from Perry Miniatures £50 though you might find it cheaper. In the summer I had an idea of playing (and kind of reviewing) three Napoleonic board wargames. Well, I got one done. A few … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on finally playing Kings of War

Posted on February 11, 2018 by hurcheon

Saturday 10th Feb I finally got to play the Kings of War wargame against other human beings in a tournament in Stirling. I took my Lord of the Rings Uruk Hai but used the, as the “Kingdoms of Men” faction, … Continue reading →

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“but what is original is not good…..”

Posted on September 4, 2017 by hurcheon

“and what is good is not original” goes the quote from Samuel Johnson, in response to someone who sent him a manuscript to read. To quote someone else, the TL:DR version of this post would be “Do not do unto … Continue reading →

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The Old School has more than one classroom

Posted on March 23, 2017 by hurcheon

A missed opportunity in the Golden Age of RPGs The fault is @BigJackBrass’s For a few years now, thanks to dedicated writers and easier routes to publishing, there have been nostalgic attempts to recapture the *feel* of older role-playing games, … Continue reading →

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A night or two of play – Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerors of Hyperborea

Posted on December 10, 2016 by hurcheon

Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerors of Hyberborea (ASSH) is a fantasy and horror role-playing game set in a world combining the feel of Robert E. Howard’s Hyborean Age with the pulp horror of HP Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith, which is … Continue reading →

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Review – Airfix Battles from Modiphius

Posted on September 7, 2016 by hurcheon

Better known to modellers and gamers from the British Isles, Airfix have produced military model kits, terrain and figures since the 1950s, being an integral part of the childhood for many British children and their first introduction to playing with … Continue reading →

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Cthulhu write up – episode one

Posted on September 2, 2016 by hurcheon

Warning. This is a write up of “Uncle Timothy’s Will” in Blood Brothers. If playing that then stop reading. I have made changes to details Timothy Hildyson, last of his line, had died. One more death in a harsh and … Continue reading →

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