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Print and Play Wargame

renuncln — Fri, 11 May 2012 21:30:21 +0000

I recently found this – Three Plains a wargame with free rules and free to print off models to play the game with, which is a cool very thing! Looking at its rules, it seem to be a lot like Warhammer Fantasy in some ways. Here’s the link for you guys to check it out for yourselves.

Get Three Plains a Wargame like Warhammer Fantasy

Game Review: Blood Bowl: Team Manager

renuncln — Wed, 07 Mar 2012 21:32:41 +0000

Today I’m going to try something a little different. One of my many passions is board games, so starting today I am occasionally going to start writing reviews for board games that I play.

Today I will be reviewing Blood Bowl: Team Manager. It is made by Fantasy Flight Games, one of my favorite board game companies. The original license is from Games Workshop who developed the original Blood Bowl games.

Blood Bowl: Team Manager is a deck building game at heart. This means that you will be starting with a predefined team, depending which race you choose, and by winning and losing matches you are able to modify your team deck to get better players. You also can get other cards that give you more actions to help you win matches.

The original Blood Bowl game is mostly played at the single game level, with tournaments and seasons connecting games. This game changes that, within about an hour or so you can play through a whole season. You compete in multiple tournaments and the player with the most fans at the end wins.

Blood Bowl: Team Manager takes about 10 minutes to learn, as long as you keep the rulebook nearby for quick reference. The mechanics of the game are simple, but you still get the feel of playing the different races like you do in the original game. The first couple of turns that my son and I played we spent most of the time looking at the rules, to make sure we were playing correctly. The last game we did, we only looked at the rulebook once to resolve a minor point in playing the game.

Each turn covers a week in the Blood Bowl season. You pick the games you want to play in order to get team improvements, fans, or star players. The action around good matches can get pretty intense if the players are fighting to get a particular enhancement. Some weeks there is also a tournament which can give a ton of fan factor for the winner.

For anyone interested there are two places to look for assistance with this game when there is trouble. The official FAQ and on BoardGameGeek which is a great site for all kinds of board games.

I recommend this game to any who like the original Blood Bowl, and for anyone looking to kill an hour or two with something fun to do. This game gets 2 thumbs up from me, it will definitely be in my collection for a long time.

Long Time between posts

renuncln — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:53:17 +0000

I just added the last update to this version of my python mtgox_api. I will be testing it for a week or so and then posting it as soon as testing is complete.

Also in the pipeline is some more artwork posts. I will also be posting more Flower Children.

Updates Coming Soon

renuncln — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:28:05 +0000

I have been working on many side projects lately. I know this site has been neglected, so I am coming back to it. New content will be posted over the weekend.

I will be releasing an update for my mtgox_api, more Flower Children, and some original story ideas that I may develop for Labyrinth Lord, or Time Lord.

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renuncln — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 16:08:01 +0000

A while back my friends Tom Davenport and Evan Knowles and myself wrote a script for a comic set in a world full of super powered humans. We managed to create one issue so far. This is the final page that I have… This is all I’ve got for now. Hopefully this project will be picked up again some day. I will be posting a link to a CBZ version of this comic soon.

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The script for this comic was written by Bradley Swartout, Thomas Davenport, and Evan Knowles. All artwork for the comic is by Evan Knowles. The comic is released under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 License.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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renuncln — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:06:49 +0000

A while back my friends Tom Davenport and Evan Knowles and myself wrote a script for a comic set in a world full of super powered humans. We managed to create one issue so far. I am going to post 1 page every Monday and Friday until I have completed the whole comic. These will eventually be added to fishinboot.com .

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The script for this comic was written by Bradley Swartout, Thomas Davenport, and Evan Knowles. All artwork for the comic is by Evan Knowles. The comic is released under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 License.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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renuncln — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 16:05:29 +0000

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The script for this comic was written by Bradley Swartout, Thomas Davenport, and Evan Knowles. All artwork for the comic is by Evan Knowles. The comic is released under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 License.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

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renuncln — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 16:00:48 +0000

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The script for this comic was written by Bradley Swartout, Thomas Davenport, and Evan Knowles. All artwork for the comic is by Evan Knowles. The comic is released under the CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 License.

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.

Flower Children – Tulip

renuncln — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:00:33 +0000

Today’s page from Flower Children is the Tulip. These are pretty flowers that come in a range of colors. And surprisingly according to Wikipedia, even though these flowers are generally associated with the Dutch they originated in the Ottoman Empire.

See today’s page after the jump.

Lady Tulip, stately dame, / From across the ocean came; / Liked this country very much, / Although she only spoke Dutch.

The Tulip, even though it is originally from the Ottoman Empire, it is most commonly associated with the Netherlands. Holland is the world’s biggest commercial producer of Tulips.

On today’s page I love the image of the happy Tulip just striding along. There’s almost a cocky look the little girl. She also looks vaguely Dutch, which is a nice touch. You’ll notice the wooden clogs on her feet.

Flower Children – Hyacinth

renuncln — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:00:18 +0000

Today’s page from Flower Children is the Hyacinth. Wikipedia informs us that this is once again a plant with poisonous bulbs. It also has a Greek myth about it having once been a beautiful youth named Hyacinth that was killed by a discus.

See today’s page after the jump.

Hyacinth, the pretty thing, / Comes to us in early spring; / Says she always loves to hear / Easter bells a-ringing clear.

Hyacinth is a spring flower. I believe that the reference to the Easter bells in the poem probably refers to the time of year for flowering and the bell shape of the flowers of the plant.