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More rats light the beacons: Kings of War tournament report

I take my Ratkin up to the Midlands for a 2,300 Kings of War tournament.

Posted byEddie Bar1st Jun 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:battle report, empire of dust, fantasy, Fantasy wargaming, Halflings, Kings of War, Mantic, miniatures, Northern Alliance, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, tabletop wargaming, wargaming, warhammerLeave a comment on More rats light the beacons: Kings of War tournament report

Tear it up (proverbially) and start again.

Binning the second book in the Amzharr chronicles and feeling bloody amazing about it.

Posted byEddie Bar28th Apr 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:books, creative-writing, fantasy fiction, fiction, novel, The Rose of Amzharr, writing, writing advice, writing fantasy fiction2 Comments on Tear it up (proverbially) and start again.

Land Grab: a 5,000 point narrative battle report for Kings of War

Ratkin face Orcs in a 5,000 point game of Kings of War with Steve from Lazy Pirate Painting (on the Youtubes).

Posted byEddie Bar21st Apr 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:battle report, dnd, fantasy, Fantasy wargaming, fiction, Kings of War, Mantic, narrative battle report, Orcs, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, tabletop wargaming, wargaming, writingLeave a comment on Land Grab: a 5,000 point narrative battle report for Kings of War

Book Review: The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

How To Train Your Dragon gets a grim dark make over.

Posted byEddie Bar20th Apr 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:Book review, dragons, fantasy, fantasy books, fantasy fiction, fourth-wing, Rebecca Yarros, romance, The Fourth WingLeave a comment on Book Review: The Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Book review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Having just finished reading this marvellous book I couldn’t wait to start talking about it.

Posted byEddie Bar18th Mar 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:Book review, books, fantasy, fantasy adventure, historical fantasy, pirates, sea monsters, Shannon Chakraborty, The adventures of Amina al-Sirafi, treasureLeave a comment on Book review: The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi

Kings of War tournament report: Burton’s Books and War

It’s been a long time since I last played four games in a day, so here’s how it went.

Posted byEddie Bar5th Mar 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:battle report, elves, fantasy, Fantasy wargaming, Kings of War, Mantic, miniatures, Ratkin, Sylvan Kin, tabletop gaming, tabletop wargaming, The Order of the Green Lady, Twilight Kin, wargaming, warhammerLeave a comment on Kings of War tournament report: Burton’s Books and War

Thinking about assassins in Kings of War

After the, in my opinion least ways, successful relaunch of standard bearers in Clash of Kings I opine on how assassins could get a similar makeover.

Posted byEddie Bar15th Feb 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:action, assassins, fantasy, Fantasy wargaming, Kings of War, Mantic, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, tabletop wargaming, wargamingLeave a comment on Thinking about assassins in Kings of War

Book Review: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

I’m making some time for reading, which means there will be the odd book review making its way to the Wizard’s Bookshelf. Today I’m reviewing The Cloisters by Katy Hays.

Posted byEddie Bar4th Feb 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:Book review, books, Katy Hays, mystery, New York, Tarot cards, The Cloisters, thrillerLeave a comment on Book Review: The Cloisters by Katy Hays

January: it’s been magic!

A hobby update at the end of the first month of 2024. It certainly seems to have flown by.

Posted byEddie Bar28th Jan 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:2024, blog, fantasy, Fantasy wargaming, gaming, Kings of War, Mantic, news, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, wargaming, writingLeave a comment on January: it’s been magic!

Kings of War Tournament Report: Stanes of Blood

The new year has arrived and brought with it a new season in which I fully intend once again to defend my UK 6th place, within the Ratkin faction.

Posted byEddie Bar15th Jan 2024Posted inUncategorizedTags:Basileans, battle report, fantasy, Fantasy wargaming, Halflings, history, Kings of War, Mantic, Nightstalkers, Ratkin, tabletop gaming, tabletop wargaming, wargamingLeave a comment on Kings of War Tournament Report: Stanes of Blood

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