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The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 4 – Mummies, mistakes and motivation.

With lockdown easing there is a reason to paint rank and file again.

Posted byEddie Bar29th May 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fantasy wargaming, Kings of War, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop wargaming, wargaming1 Comment on The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 4 – Mummies, mistakes and motivation.

Book Review: Moon over Soho

A quick review of Ben Aaronovitch’s Moon over Soho.

Posted byEddie Bar19th Apr 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Book review, detective story, fantasy fiction

Hobby Scrapbook: 2021 – the story so far…

I talk about some of the things that have been going on in the busy world of fantasy wargaming that have grabbed my notoriously unreliable attention so far this year.

Posted byEddie Bar3rd Apr 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Burrows and badgers, Fantasy wargaming, Halflings, Kings of War, Mantic, Oathmark, Ratkin, tabletop wargaming

The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 3 – Spot the difference

With the launch of Mantic’s Ratkin range I wax lyrical about the differences between Ratkin and Skaven (to avoid disappointment think Aqua, not Bob Dylan).

Posted byEddie Bar27th Mar 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fantasy wargaming, Kings of War, Mantic, Ratkin, skaven, tabletop gaming3 Comments on The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 3 – Spot the difference

Book Review: The Rivers of London

A brief review of the Rivers of London by Ben Aaronovitch.

Posted byEddie Bar20th Mar 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Ben Aaronovitch, Book review, fantasy fiction, Rivers of London, urban fantasyLeave a comment on Book Review: The Rivers of London

Quick game review: The Quacks of Quedlinburg

We take a quick look at The Quack of Quedlinburg.

Posted byEddie Bar15th Feb 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:boardgames, tabletop games, The Quacks of Quedlinburg

Book Review: Carmilla

A quick review of Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu.

Posted byEddie Bar6th Feb 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Book review, Carmilla, dracula, horror stories, vampire books

The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 2 – Synergy and Stone Soup

Waiting for my new rats to arrive I ponder synergies within Ratkin and stick new bases on stuff.

Posted byEddie Bar30th Jan 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fantasy wargaming, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, wargaming3 Comments on The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: part 2 – Synergy and Stone Soup

Book Review: Wonderland

I take a look at an anthology inspired by Alice’s adventures in wonderland.

Posted byEddie Bar23rd Jan 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Alice in wonderland, Book review, fantasy fiction, sci-fi

The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: Part 1

Ramblings about converting my Ratkin to the new Mantic range and a new list for 2021 in the hope there might even be some games.

Posted byEddie Bar16th Jan 2021Posted inUncategorizedTags:Fantasy wargaming, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, wargaming3 Comments on The Fyrefur Clan goes Mantic: Part 1

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