4 Corners of 30k - Week 6

Week 6 - Friends That Go The Distance

When you have a friend traveling the world and they send you a picture like the one below; you can't help but be psyched!

That picture was taken from the headquarters of Games Workshop and Forge World! And that friend was DtDGs very own Ironleaf!

Off Duty Gamer: Dawngate In-Depth First Look

Waystone Games

In the three and a half years since the release of League of Legends (LoL) we've seen the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena, a term LoL's developers coined) market explode. Early on the only competition consisted of Heroes of Newerth, a game made by fellow former DoTA team members and had many similar features. The early year of the games' coexistence created a pretty heated rivalry between the two fanbases, nearly equal to that between Xbox and Playstation owners. Since then we've had entries from Valve, Petroglyph, Hi-Rez, Uber, Ironclad, and even a 2D version from Ronimo, but none have managed to capture the audience that LoL enjoys. This month, a new challenger stepped into the ring with Dawngate by Waystone Games, which hopes to inject some fresh gameplay into the genre with a radical new map and some interesting twists to item building. The game is currently in closed beta, but lucky me I got a key.

Twyg's Thursday Thought - Micro-tourneys

A lilliputian king, a lilliputian tournament!

What's a Micro-tourney? Simple, sometimes you don't have a lot of time, the right venue or a mix of both. You still want to have a good time with your friends, and in this case co-workers, and you want to game. Enter the Micro-tourney.

A Micro-tourney is a fast, organized game tournament that can be played out in an hour or less with a clear winner, and done right a lot of concentrated fun.

Episode 1 The Phantom Menance

Snoopy meets Darth Vader, best logo I could come up with on short notice. A better one is in the works.

Swonkob: We're going to be doing a blog.

Dark Lord of Puppies: Yeah.

Swonkob: It will cover lots of games and aspects. You want to contribute.

DLoP: Sure.

The immortal words of someone with lots of good intentions and very little time. This will hopefully be a weekly series of articles covering my hobby progress. There is an overabundance of unpainted, unassembled, and nigh neglected models scattered in various locations around my house. I have plenty of Retribution of Scyrah and Legion of Everblight models from Privateer Press's Warmachine and Hordes games to keep my busy for a while. 

What will we be working on . . . find out after the jump.

4 Corners - Week 5 - Rules Overview

Week 5 - Betrayal Rules Overview

The army composition is very close to the current 40k rule book but with many cool and wonderful twists! I'll, actually, cover all of that here in this week's article!

Off Duty Gamer: Introduction and the First Review

Pyr Books

Welcome to the first installment of Off Duty Gamer, my weekly segment on the culture surrounding the hobbies the rest of the DtD crew talks about. In this segment I'll take a look at all sorts of things that I feel fall within the "nerd/geek" realm, like book and game reviews, science, and cultural topics. For this first week I'm going to talk about the first novel to come out of Privateer Press' partnership with Pyr books, The Fall of Llael Book 1: In Thunder Forged.

4 Corners of 30k - Week 4

Week 4: Acquisition

No, I do not have to put a work order through the Adeptus Administratum but in certain ways it feels like I will be. There are a lot of Forge World models that will make my 31st Millennium Alpha Legion list that much cooler. For those that don't know, Forge World is based in the UK and focuses on AMAZING add-ons to the Games Workshop lines of models.

4 Corners of 30k - Week 3

The Horus Heresy: Betrayal

The book was a whole lot of awesome! It's focus was around the Istvaan III massacre time frame.

Skaven WIP

Still assembling the skittering horde!!!

Check it out:

Hell Pit Abimination is all set, Sreaming Bell ready for magnets!!

Reentry: Games Workshop

Our journey away was long and arduous but we are now reentering the Games Workshop Universes of 40k and Fantasy.

What is the answer to this question: "What was the tabletop game that hooked you in to wargaming?" My guess is that 70% of the time you'll hear these words: "Warhammer 40k." I know that is my answer and the answer from pretty much all the DuskTillDawn crew! Well, except GentleSamuri but it's not too late for him!

DtDG are all avid gamers and still have much love for games like Warmachine, Hordes, Dark Age and many more! So then, why the sudden spark you ask? Because what was old is now new again and the cycle continues! Not only that but 40k and Fantasy are both constants in the world of gaming. Gamers can all relate to 40k and Fantasy, even if they don't currently play or have never played them. Which makes knowing these games important to being....well, relevant.

In the last 4 weeks I have been reporting about my 40k escapades in my DtDG posts titled "The 4 Corners of 30k". It's been a great time getting back in to the mix of things! I'm having a blast with it!

Meanwhile, Mean Jean has taken up the reigns on reporting our introduction in to Warhammer Fantasy Battles. Mean Jean got his start in gaming through 40k (surprise, surprise) and is a strong Hordes player. He will report in on Mondays about our ventures in WHFBs from each week prior. Army builds, list prep and battle reports will just be a few things on the menu!

Stay tuned!

Swonkob Bo - OUT!

Kaosball on Kickstarter!!

Well Kickstarter has another cool game going up and it is Kaos Ball!!!

I have been waiting and watching the Facebook page for some time - and it's finally here. The Kickstarter is a bit shorter than normal (20 days) and with only 2 pledge rewards seems bit bold and straight forward. I have a feeling they will have some interesting additional add-ons for the stretch goals.

Kaosball is a sports based game similar to Blood Bowl and Dread Ball but with a different mechanic utilizing Cards to initiate plays. It Looks very Rugby-ish and the teams definitely have flavor and their art work is very Anime-like which could draw people towards or away from it.

The Basic pledge gets you the game which consists of 4 teams, 4 ringers (MVP players), board, dice, cards and extras!! These include the Goblin Team and an exclusive Ringer!

I can see that they lack some variety between the figs. Hopefully the Kickstarter will help add more spice to the miniatures and bring out some really cool add-ons for the game!

Head on over and check out the Kaos Ball Kickstarter!!

Games & Gears Hobby Night Part1

Kicking off the Games & Gears painting event which is a GLOBAL event to help all tabletop gamers to get some paint on those primed minis!!

4 Corners of 30k - Week 2

The more I look at this project, the more awesome it gets!

Since this isn't a 10 to 30 model project, I'm definitely taking my time to do my homework! Not to mention we're talking about a lot of Forge World models and bitz; so not only do I have to plan my list strategically for the game, I have to plan the monetary expense of it.

This week will be made up of reading this awesome book: The Horus Heresy: Betrayal