Tag: THW
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Adding Terrain to the Map
With the outline done, the next step is to fill in the terrain features of Valkae. To add terrain features to the map, I used drawing techniques from WASD20’s series on how to draw fantasy maps to draw the terrain features, and Tony Bath’s Setting Up a Wargames Campaign found in the book Tony Bath’s…
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The Outline Map
In a previous post, I mentioned I wanted to play a solo map campaign. The campaign AI is provided by “The Solo Wargaming Guide” by William Silvester. Though not strictly required, the guide draws a lot from “Tony Bath’s Ancient Wargaming” which a good part of the book is a reprint of “Setting up a…
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Making a Darn Good Game More Complicated
There’s a trend, and a good one at that, to make games quicker and easier to play while still being fun. It’s even the premise of several game companies: One Hour Games, One Page Rules, 2’x2′ Napoleonics, Snappy Nappy, Five Torches Deep, Index Card RPG, and, my personal favorite, Two Hour Wargames among many others.…
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Alien Catacombs Terrain Set
I’ve finished a second 2’x2′ board for the Escape from Hadley’s Hope game I’ll be running at the Lone Star Game Expo, Sept. 30 – Oct. 2. This is the Alien Catacombs Terrain Set from Battle Systems. I need to complete two more terrain boards to have a 4’x4′ table and I need to paint…
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Cyberpunk Terrain Set
I’m preparing for the Lone Star Game Expo, a local game convention scheduled for September 30th through October 2nd. I’ll be running six sessions of a game, two for each day. The name of my game is “Escape from Hadley’s Hope” using the 5150 Star Army Total War rules from Two Hour Wargames. I’ve already…
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Screaming in the Dark
Previously… Nine months ago, I introduced the Pink Pixies, a rag tag Salvage Support Company assigned to support salvage operations. You can find the post here: Pink Pixies I will be using 5150 Star Army – Citizen Soldier rules from Two Hour Wargames plus a few items from a couple of other sources. Now, you…
Atomic Floozy Adventures 