Miniatures

I thought I would stave off the existential dread of the election by playing Malifaux… little did I know…

This tournament was the culmination of many games and a lot of paint.

Our party takes on the white dragon, Cryovein, in a tense fortress battle, but the victory feels surprisingly unremarkable.

Mei Feng’s Foundry crew faces off against Molly’s undead in a battle for ballot boxes, with unexpected twists and tactical plays. Can I turn my crew’s mobility into victory?

I printed the White Dragon in white filament. Then I told the D&D group that I still needed to paint it. “Why? It’s already white?” Ha!

The problem is, we’re about to battle the final boss battle of the Icespire campaign, but Cryovain refuses to come out of his dressing room.

Our Jaws of the Lion campaign continues. We’re nearing the end, and all of our characters have gotten their late game power ups. We’re clearing out our quest log before heading to the end game. The header image is a spoiler, by the way. I’d be concerned if I thought anyone who would ever care would read this :-) I’d put off painting the contents of the secret character boxes until everyone had unlocked theirs, but with Ally finally unlocking her mech, I couldn’t put it off any longer. ...

In yesterday’s Game Night, we eased my sister deeper into the world of board gaming with “My Little Scythe”, and tested out Game Toppers’ “Watson” gaming surface and mat. One of the first things my sister Vallerie showed me when I first visited her in her new home nearby was a battered copy of “Settlers of Catan” she’d picked up second hand. “I’ve been seeing your posts about your game nights on Instagram,” she said, “and I want in.” ...

I more or less love my 3D printer. More or less. I can make physical stuff out of bits – that’s pretty cool. But for every print I make, I have to go through the same long, tedious process of leveling the print bed. I don’t know why it goes out of adjustment every single print. Sometimes on longer prints, it can go out of adjustment while I am printing, ruining the print. ...

Since school has started up, we’ve been hesitant to continue with the family game night. But you just can’t keep us down. We’ve decided to alternate Jaws of the Lion, a campaign game, with other games. Last time we met it was for mahjong. Tonight, we’re back in Gloomhaven. My goal with Jaws of the Lion was to completely 3D print the terrain, the miniatures, the furniture – everything. Unfortunately, I’ve been having a lot of trouble with the 3D printer, but that’s really a story for another post. Because of the problems, I haven’t been able to finish printing the wooden floors for this scenario, or the stone floors for the next one. I have a barrel full of failed prints. Something about the floor tiles for wood and stone really seems to kill my printer. ...