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Kings of War 2nd edition – end of the first run through

Posted on July 21, 2015 by hurcheon

To recap the first post of this battle, a group of Northmen under Jarl Sven of Bjarnulfholm are fighting the ancient evil known as the Cursed Legion, raised from centuries in death by the Nameless Necromancer (basically because I couldn’t … Continue reading →

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Kings of War 2nd edition – thoughts and a run through the game – Turns 1 & 2

Posted on July 20, 2015 by hurcheon

Mantic Games first came to my attention in 2009 as a producer of plastic wargames figures for massed ranked battles. They produced spindly Elves and solid, chunky late armoured dwarves and lots of undead. The next year, the veteran rules-write … Continue reading →

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Age of Sigmar – thoughts after a run through the game

Posted on July 12, 2015 by hurcheon

Games Workshop, recently killed off their long running “Old World” and mass battle game of Warhammer (*), just as they changed the name of the shops to that, and unveiled the new skirmish game, “Age of Sigmar”. This game has … Continue reading →

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RPG Session – Solomon Kane – The Maltravers Legacy

Posted on June 6, 2015 by hurcheon

This is a write up after three RPG session conducted by Google+Hangouts and Roll20. It is loosely based on a commercial scenario for the Pathfinder Game, The Skinsaw Murders, which is the second chapter in the Rise of the Runelords. … Continue reading →

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RPG session – Solomon Kane – The Uffington Dragon

Posted on June 6, 2015 by hurcheon

This is a write up after two RPG session conducted by Google+Hangouts and Roll20. It uses a commercial scenario. If playing in a Solomon Kane Campaign with this adventure (Traveller’s Tales, the Uffington Dragon), do not read the write up … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on World Holocaust Day – 27th January 2015

Posted on January 27, 2015 by hurcheon

Today, 27th January, is World Holocaust Day, the anniversary of the liberation of the camp at Auschwitz This is not just “something to remember so it never happens again” because it has happened again, it continues to happen again. Not … Continue reading →

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The Road goes ever on and on

Posted on January 3, 2015 by hurcheon

So, I have now seen The Battle of the Five Armies, or at least the theatrical version, the “definitive” version will be the extended version when it comes out. I enjoyed them, immensely, they were fun. They were not the … Continue reading →

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Cthulhu Lives – an Eldritch tribute to H. P. Lovecraft

Posted on September 27, 2014 by hurcheon

Disclaimer: I was given an uncorrected proof to review by the editor. There were no conditions placed on the review. Book available from all good stores and a few tax dodgers too. Publisher’s site with links here It is a … Continue reading →

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A description and some thoughts on the Decipher Lord of the Rings RPG

Posted on August 11, 2014 by hurcheon

This is not a review from the past, because I never reviewed it at the time of release, 2002. However a pal asked for my thoughts on this so here goes. The Decipher LoTR Core book is glossy and looks … Continue reading →

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Reviews from the Past 4 – Hammer of the Scots (1st edition)

Posted on May 8, 2014 by hurcheon

Jerry Taylor and Tom Dalgliesh Columbia Games SKU 3215 $49.98 This goal of this strategic level simulation of the Scots Wars of Independence, best known through the historically illiterate film Braveheart, is to control the majority of Scots nobles by … Continue reading →

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