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Author Archives: Eddie Bar

Battle report: Ratkin vs Herd

Ratkin take on the Herd in a 1995 point battle. The scenario is Raze.

Posted byEddie Bar7th Oct 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:battle report, Fantasy wargaming, Kings of War, Ratkin, tabletop gaming

Book Review: The Trouble With Peace

We review Joe Abercrombie’s latest release, The Trouble with Peace.

Posted byEddie Bar2nd Oct 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:books, fantasy, fantasy fiction, joe abercrombie, the trouble with peace

Burrows and Badgers battle report: Smashing Dumpkins

Free beasts compete with Wild beasts in our first Burrows and Badgers battle report.

Posted byEddie Bar22nd Sep 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Burrows and badgers, Fantasy wargaming, tabletop gaming, wargaming, Warren Percy

Quick game review: Odin’s Ravens

We review Odin’s Ravens in case you’re looking to fill a quiet hour with a quick game.

Posted byEddie Bar16th Sep 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:board games, card games, norse mythology, odin, tabletop gamingLeave a comment on Quick game review: Odin’s Ravens

Stealing Shards

A Ratkin and Forces of Nature battle report for Kings of War.

Posted byEddie Bar9th Sep 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Kings of War, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, wargaming1 Comment on Stealing Shards

Game review: Carcassonne

The box says its quick, easy and popular, lets see if what’s inside meets expectations.

Posted byEddie Bar2nd Sep 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:board games, Carcassonne, tabletop gaming

Gathering Lockstones

Ratkin line up against Kingdoms of Men for a 1,995 (plus special guest) game of Kings of War.

Posted byEddie Bar27th Aug 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:fantasy fiction, Kings of War, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, wargaming

Battle for the Boarder

Getting back to playing Ratkin has been a great experience, but I’m definitely a little rusty after the covid hiatus.

Posted byEddie Bar18th Aug 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:fantasy, Kings of War, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, wargaming

Tales from the Fyreside

With the next battle report still “in progress” here’s a little rat based fiction to tide you over.

Posted byEddie Bar11th Aug 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:fantasy fiction, Kings of War, tabletop gaming, wargaming

Ratkin vs Orcs

I think it’s fair to say the Ratkin Slave list for Kings of War is not considered the most competitive. In some ways that makes it ideal for me. I’m not the world’s most competitive player (after 1 game in the tournament season starting in 2019 I’m the 123rd player in the UK – evenContinue reading “Ratkin vs Orcs”

Posted byEddie Bar4th Aug 2020Posted inUncategorizedTags:Kings of WarLeave a comment on Ratkin vs Orcs

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