Month: December 2017

War of the Ring House Rules

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War of the Ring: The Lord of the Rings- Strategy Battle Game is a relatively expensive rules set from Games Workshop. But if you already have a set, you may be interested in these houserules.

Gangs of Rome Rules

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Gangs of Rome is a new miniatures game of street fighting in Ancient Rome (yes, it was a thing). It’s actually a game I have thought about for years, going back to several books I read describing Roman politics as a blood sport. The rules are free for now, and there are dedicated miniatures and other things you can buy. Check out their Facebook page.

Historic Software Collection

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The Internet Archive has an interesting collection of historic software games that you can actually run on your modern computers. Of particular interst to me was Karateka, which I played the heck out of back in the day.

Teddy’s Wild Ride Fast play Rules For San Juan Hill

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The Junior General offers Teddy’s Wild Ride, a set of fast play rules for the Battle of San Juan Hill in the Spanish American War. It’s the battle that — rightly or wrongly — made TR a legend.

The Fantastic In Art and Fiction

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Cornell University has an online exhibit with some fantastic images of devils, demons, witches and the like. I really enjoyed browsing the collection and couldn’t help but think how neat it would be see a line of miniatures using these as inspiration.