Thinking Outside the Box

On April 7th, 2018 I hosted my second tournament of the year at  Eastridge Sports Cards & Games  in Calgary, Alberta . We had 8 players registered to play, but weather conditions brought our numbers down to 6. We still had a great day of games, food and fun with the  Batman Miniatures Game  2nd Edition rules . Tournament Results & Crew Lists 6th Place:  Birds of Prey (346/$100), Mike D Black Canary - Boss, Batgirl, Catwoman (Modern Age), Huntress, Poison Ivy (Classic) 5th Place:  Joker (346/$1350), Brian Joker (Leto), Harley Quinn (SS), Pandaman w/ magazine), Deadshot (SS) 4th Place:  The Brave & the Bold (James) Batman (Rebirth), Robin (Damian), Swamp Thing 3rd Place:  Organized Crime (348/$1950), Mike H. Lex Luthor, Heavy Trooper w/ jet pack, Lexcorp Trooper 1 w/ Bribe, Lexcorp Trooper 2 w/ jet pack, Lexcorp Trooper 3 w/ grapple, Anatoly, Hugo, Troy 2nd Place:  Bane (350/$1500),...

WARNING: If you intend to play adventures from "These Are the Voyages Vol. 1" stop reading now! Back in the summer of 2017 preorders were announced for a new roleplaying game series called  Star Trek Adventures , to be published by Modiphius . At the time I'd been playing with a regular group in a Dresden Files  campaign and had just begun running my first Mutants and Masterminds 3E  campaign as well. So when the Star Trek game was announced I was all over it and placed my order. The materials showed up in early September but I didn't have a chance to actually play until a few weeks ago, shortly after the release of the free quickstart rules.  After some posting around on Meetup, I found a group willing to give things a go. I ran the quickstart scenario for a group of 5 players and we had a great time. The rules definitely need a few reads through by whoever will be running the game as the task resolution, combat and the various actions available to the cha...

On January 6th, 2018 several players from around Alberta gathered at Eastridge Sports Cards & Games to play in our very first DC Universe Miniatures Game  tournament. We had 8 players registered to play and had a great day of games, pizza and fun! Tournament Results & Crew Lists 8th Place: "Clipped Wings" (Charles) Classic Superman, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, Black Canary, Hawkman, Hawkgirl 7th Place:  "Earth 2" (Brad) Classic Superman, Wonder Woman, Martian Manhunter, Hawkgirl, Batman (Ben Affleck) 6th Place:  "Cuddly Bunny" (Micheal Hooper) Doomsday, Superwoman, Power Ring, Johnny Quick, Ravager 5th Place:  "Magic FTW" (Mike Davis) Doctor Fate, Wonder Woman, Hawkman, Hawkgirl, BvS Superman 4th Place:  "Ane Justice For All..." (James) BvS Superman, Shazam, Doctor Fate, Wonder Woman 3rd Place: "Beastly and the Owl" (Marcel) Darkseid, Atrocitus, Sinestro, Owlman 2nd Place:  ...

On Saturday Sept 2nd, 2017 we held the largest Batman Miniatures Game tournament to-date in Western Canada at Eastridge Sports Cards and Games in Calgary, Alberta. The turn-out was great with eight players registered, and each of them playing a different crew or team. Games got underway at 11am, with a brief break for a pizza lunch. The tournament was played over three rounds. At the end of the third round players submitted their crew sheets so that I could tally up the Batmatch points to determine a winner. While I was doing that, the players submitted their votes for a fellowship prize. Additionally the players and shop staff submitted their selections for the best painted crew at the event. Tournament Results and Crew Lists 8th Place: Black Mask - 342/$1500 (Rick) Black Mask Lt. Brandon Anatoly w/ Backpack Mule Goon x2 Mesh w/ Silencer Goon 2 x2 GCPD Detective Gotham Policeman Gotham Policewoman 7th Place: Birds of Prey - 337/$100 (Mike D) Black Canary Pois...

Well over a year ago I spent a little time trying to figure out the point formula for the Batman Miniatures Game . I had come up with a pretty close approximation and tried my hand at a few custom character profiles. I've only ever play-tested one of those, but in the three games we used it, the profile seemed pretty balanced. So I took what I learned and a few months later I came up with my Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles  crew list! I built this crew to be as versatile as possible, but unless I went the route of the Watchmen, I still had to stick within the established rank format. The profiles are just text; I never bothered to create proper card graphics to use. With the just-released 2nd Edition rules for the game, I might try my hand at creating some new format character cards for them. If anyone does give them a try I'd love to hear your experience, thoughts and feedback. April O’Neil (TMNT) Henchman WP 4, STR 5+, MV 3, ATK 2, DEF 3, END 4, SPL 3 Informer, Run...

It's been a long time since I painted any figures for Uncle Mike's skirmish game Strange Aeons . I've had most of the models from their second edition Kickstarter sitting in a drawer, based and primed, awaiting paint jobs. Flipping through Netflix the other day I realized I was several years behind on the tv series  Supernatural , which I believe is going into its thirteenth season! That same week I found a 1:43 scale Impala to use, so I simply had to dig out the 'Remington' brothers and slap some paint on them while I was watching the show. Sadly one of the mirrors fell off the car right after this photo was taken. The last few games I played were using the solo deck with my ever-evolving Threshold list, but I quickly stat-ed up a new list for the boys and we got in a game for them against my very unlucky Lurkers (a cult leader, some cultists and a witch who fooled everyone into thinking she was hot and innocent). Although a little odd, I decided to make C...

I had an excellent turnout for the game & demo day for the Batman Miniature Game at Eastridge Sports Cards & Games today. The demo table was busy showcasing the game at 200 reputation, with AC Batman and Robin up against Killing Joke Joker, Classic Harley Quinn and Turk. The Bat-crew took narrow victories in each game. 200 Rep demo table On the large table an awesome 4-player battle royale took place. Several of my local players pit some fantastic looking crews against one another, fighting for supremacy over my new Gotham Carnival board layout. Two Joker crews (one led by AK Harley, another by SS Joker) faced off against LexCorp and the Bat-Family. At the end of the day the heroes took the win with a meagre 8VP. Check out the photos below to get in on some of the action. Don't forget that I'll be running our upcoming fall tournament on September 2nd, 2017. Click here for event details and to register.