About games and wars

Well, I know I'm trying to stick to just the three gaming projects (Flames of War, Bolt Action, and Saga), but I was unable to resist getting involved in two more projects this week, one historical and one non-historical.   The store's copies of Musket and Tomahawk from Tomahawk Studios (makers of Saga) came in this week, and the game looks better than I imagined.  Now we're looking for good miniatures; the best chance of getting these will be the Conquest Miniatures line just purchased by Warlord (the Bolt Action guys).  This game is both French and Indian War and the American Revolution (called American War of Independence across the pond), and allows for armies to play in both periods.  The army lists are substantial: for example, I'll be able to run American colonists with up to 50% French forces, and some Indian forces mixed in as well (most of the armies are able to take Indians, plus they make up their own army).  There are also options for German Mercs. ...

Right now, I'm trying (very hard) to stick to three games: Flames of War (15mm WW2), Saga (Dark Ages skirmish, very cool little game), and the upcoming Bolt Action (28mm WW2).    Flames of War has been a lot of fun for me, especially since the release of Third Edition (and the subsequent army books Blood, Guts, and Glory along with Devil's Charge).  The Tank Aces league at the FLGS just concluded and was a blast, and I learned a lot about running a Flames of War league as well.  I'm currently working mainly on Late War U.S. (DC U.S. Rifle Company, BGG U.S. Tank Company).  My Rifle Company is based off of the unit I deployed with when it was a Division level unit back in WW2, the 45th Infantry.  I was basing it off of the Dog's and Devil's list (since the 45th was at Anzio), but that list is fairly specialized and does not include some of the cool stuff like normal Tank Destroyers.  The Devil's Charge Rifle Company (using the 2nd ID rules) is set up for...

Well, I picked an interesting day to start this new blog. One of the things we discuss at the FLGS (Top Deck Games, Tulsa, OK) is how the miniatures companies operate, how they treat retailers and customers; just business chat.  And myself, having a Business Management degree, love to analyze the decision making process. For example:  One of the reasons I quit playing a lot of Games Workshop games was because I was able to play many great historical games for a much better value.  Many times we discuss how they may be pricing themselves out of business when there are much better options out there.  But we discuss other company's decisions as well. Today, Battlefront Miniatures posted a new policy at their sponsored events.  Previous to now, any company's models were allowed at any event.  Now, at BF sponsored events (Masters, Nationals, etc.) only Battlefront-produced miniatures will be allowed. I find myself seeing both sides to this. Players who have inve...