Blogging Update and 2013 Gaming Plan

A couple of little changes to this blog at the moment.

First off, there has been a HUGE amount of Spam comments (10-15 a day) so I'm afraid I have had to turn on picture validation for comments.
I know this may put some people off commenting but I hope you can understand why I have had to do it.

Secondly, due to personal circumstances, the posting will be slowing down a gear or two.
There will still be regular posts but just not 1 or 2 EVERY day. Apologies but sometimes that thing they call 'life' just jumps out and gets you.
If you have any ideas for posts you would like to see, feel free to comment below (if you can prove you're not just software :) )

On to the second part of today's post.

In one of my favourite Facebook gaming groups, Miniature Addicts Anonymous, there have recently been several discussions about what people want to do with their hobby.
New Years resolutions, sticking with what you enjoy, spending limitations and plans for the next year.
This has inspired me to do a plan for 2013 and try to stick to it.

Below is my 'personal' gaming plan, not the blogs. These choices will be featured heavily on here but several things on the blog could change over the next few months.
I want to stick to this as closely as I can. Its time to focus on what I REALLY enjoy and what I can afford.
I may not get as many games in as I want as it doesn't include any of the 'big' games but I enjoy the collecting, building and chatting just as much.

Pulp City


Why? - I LOVE Pulp City. More than any other game I have ever played. With the Open Beta of the next edition coming out in a few weeks and loads of minis lined up the game is just going to get better and better in 2013

What do I want to do? - I have at least 1 of each PC mini so far so my purchases will mainly be the new releases which are due to be 2 blisters a month.
There are some models in my collection being painted by The Hairy Painter at the moment and some I want to paint in Marvel inspired schemes. My long term plan for them is to paint one of each mini in the range in an original scheme myself so I will more than likely be grabbing some doubles when I can as well.

Deep Wars

Why? - Thanks to the recent Kickstarter I have 1 of every funded mini coming in the near future. I couldn't resist this game as I fell for the minis, rules and the totally unique setting. Underwater skirmish campaigns with illumination and different depth rules.

What do I want to do? - As with my first choice, I want to have one of each model in the range. So after my Kickstarter delivery I will be grabbing any new releases.
The rules let you activate groups of the same model and they are campaign based so model will change weapons and equipment over time. Once I know what I like to use more I will get a couple of doubles and some conversion packs as well as the new toys.

Dystopian Legions

Why? - This game hasn't been around long but when I first spotted it I realised it was the perfect combination of Steampunk, Sci-Fi and Historical for me. I wasn't to keen on each genre on its own but DL has the bits I like without the bits I don't!

What do I want to do? - I began picking up each release for each nation as I couldn't decide which force I liked the most. This led to collecting all of them. I want to continue that with one of each new release including the new nations and mercs. This is the most expensive choice so I may not get them ALL as soon as they come up but I will over time.

Dystopian Wars

Why? - I started with a single box set and found I really enjoyed the combined forces style of the game and a different scale was very nice. The models impressed me for the same reason as Legions above and I went for the French with their flying Battleships. This led onto collecting an entire force for Air and Sea.

What do I want to do? - Continue with the French and ONLY the French. I want a couple of the large ships as doubles for force building choices but apart from that it will be picking up new French Air and Sea models. Not keen on the land side of the French which is fine as the Sea Skimmers can be used as a Land force as well.

There is the temptation of ONE (ish) more game. I like the look of several but just cant decide. The choices and reasons in no particular order are-

Super System 3 - I have LOADS of non-Pulp City Supers minis and the SS3 rules already. Make Your Own Supers could be a lot of fun.
Batman - Stunning models and calls to the 'Supers' fan in me. The price seems a little high though as I know if I start collecting I will want ALL of it.
Carnivale - BIG Assassins Creed fan and this game looks very similar to the Xbox game. Stunning models and the rules look fun.
Relic Knights - The models are amazing! I just couldnt afford to get in on the Kickstarter
Relics - Not looked into the game rules too much but the models are nice. Especially the Britanans.
Freebooters Fate - Love Pirates (see the Hendybadger pic) and this game has stunning models and a nice card system. One faction even calls to the Assassins Creed fan in me.
Cutlass - Again, Pirates! I have the rules and an Undead crew which are both great. Just never got around to playing it.
Dreadball - Heard great things about the game and the minis are nice. Will have to try it out soon as I like Tabletop sports games.
Bloodbowl - Always enjoyed BB but stopped playing years ago due to lack of opponents. Would be nice to start again.
Necromunda - Until I found Pulp City, Necromunda was my favourite game of all time. Unfortunately the campaign system calls for lots of games and there are currently no players around that I know of which is a shame as I love the models and still have a ton of bits to convert them with.
Anima Tactics - Dont know much about the game but the models are amazing and a good friend is a big fan.
Hell Dorado -  As with Anima, I dont know much about the rules but I know I like several of the models

So that's the plan! (ish) Wish me luck!

Do you have a gaming plan for next year? What is your reasoning behind it? Would love to hear it.

Which would you go for as an extra game from the ones I listed? And why?

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Relics Britanan Fantasy Football Team on Kickstarter!

Do you like the 'Stitchpunk' look of the Relics Britanans?
Do you like Fantsay Football?

Well, they have been mixed!
The Kickstarter Project for these can be found HERE
Below I have reposted some of the info from the KS page \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/ \/

UPDATE:
The first draft of the Relics Armistance Leaguerules have been posted HERE 
and the first 2 Stretch Goals have been shown. You can see them at the bottom of this post.

The Britanan All-Stars are the first team being developed for our fantasy football tabletop game set in the world of Relicia that we are currently writing.

But, the Britanan All-Stars are not just for our upcoming Armistice League game but can also be used as a ‘counts as’ team for any other fantasy football games out there.

Note – This project is not for the rules of the game or any other team. If this project is successful, we will run more projects for the other teams and the rules when the time is right. However, the rules we be available very soon as a early development copy.

So, keep an eye out for them (we will post an update when they are available) as we hope you would like to try them out and get involved with the development of the game by providing feedback and help shape them into a game that you want to play! We would love to hear your thoughts on our forum.

There are a number of options you can choose from for a reward, ranging from single blisters right up to team packs and even multiple team packs that are perfect for club pledges. There are also a few rewards that allow you to have to design a profile for the game or have a coach model sculpted in your likeness! Immortality!!!!

Then, we have a couple of special options that will allow some people to design a Legendary Player in the game or have a Britanan Manager model sculpted in their likeness!

The Blisters

Pledge £6 for a blister of the Scooper models – This will include three unique sculpts and will normally retail at a MSRP of £7. (Please add £5 to ship outside the UK).
Pledge £6 for a blister of the Guard models – This will include three unique sculpts and will normally retail at a MSRP of £7. (Please Add £5 to ship outside the UK).
Pledge £6 for a blister of the Linemen models – This will include three unique sculpts and will normally retail at a MSRP of £7 (Please Add £5 to ship outside the UK).

The Team Packs.

Second Division Team.
Pledge £22 for a Second Division Team - This will include 12 models:

• 6 Linemen models (3 sculpts).
• 3 Scooper models (3 sculpts).
• 3 Guard models (3 sculpts)
• Your name listed on the Relics Armistice League website as a team supporter.

This will normally retail at a MSRP £26.00 (Please add £10 to ship outside the UK )

Premier League Team.
Pledge £26 for a Premier league Team - This will include 15 models:

• 9 Linemen models (3 sculpts).
• 3 Scooper models (3 sculpts).
• 3 Guard models (3 sculpts).
• Your name listed on the Relics Armistice League website as a team supporter.

This will normally retail at a MSRP £30.00. (Please add £10 to ship outside the UK).

 

Bulk Team Purchase.

Second Division Cup.
Pledge £100 for a Second Division Cup pack - This will include 5 x the Second Division team reward. Plus up to 5 names listed on the Relics Armistice League website as a Cup supporter. This would not be available for retail in this format but would have a MSRP equivalent of £110. Perfect for a small games clubs group purchase! (Please add £14 to ship outside the UK).
Limited reward (30 only).

There are even more rewards levels so head over to the Kickstarter Page and check it out!

Hendybadger awaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!

Blog Progress Update

Hi all,
I thought I would just give you a quick update on what I have been doing.
I know I said there would be Infinity on here soon but that has sort of been put on the back burner for now. Still undecided on the game and minis. Plus I have some AWESOME projects I'm working on for other games.

What are those projects you ask?
Well.....

Pulp City
On here soon you will see a whole range of Pulp City goodness.
New and special minis. Reviews, WIPS, dramatic battle reports, convention demos, 80s-00s scenery and more.
But the main PC project at the moment is the Pulp City Marvel project. Starting with the PC Avengers!
(More on that later)

Legends of the High Seas
I know I was going to post these things sooner but real life got in the way.
Soon there will be Pirates minis from Black Scorpion and Black Cat Bases.
A HUGE range of 25-28mm scale ships. Everything from 4-20 inches. Mainly from Ainsty Castings and Games of War.
Lots of different scenery inc ship wrecks and a pirate port.
As usual there will be reviews, WIPs, battle reports and more.

Other Games + Ranges
Its almost time for another batch of Relics reviews from Tor Gaming.
More minis covered from a variety of different ranges as and when I find them.
Gaming news that I like the look of.

Competitions
There are 3 comps planned for this blog at the mo.
Paint a Citizen, Best Pulp City action shot and a followers giveaway.
In fact the giveaway is going on right now.
All you need to do is follow this blog for a chance to win a new Green Serpent Ninja mini .
Once we reach 100 followers, one will be chosen to receive this stunning model.

So that's the plan!
What do you think?
Hendybadger out

Tor Gaming / Relics News - Reward Points and Demo Team

 

There has been some great news from Tor Gaming in he last couple of days.

Reward points when buying from them and a new demo team!

(Direct from the TG Blog)

Tor Gaming store loyalty scheme

Posted by Tor Gaming on Mar 13, 2012 in New Releases

 

With a new store come new opportunities! One such new opportunity is a Loyalty Scheme to award you lovely people for buying our models!

It has taken me a little while to get around to setting it up, but rejoice for it is now done! you can find the details of how the cunning little bugger works here but basically, for every full £1 you spend, you earn 1 point. for every 25 points you have, this can be converted to £1 credit. Not too shabby I think you will agree!

I had planned to have this in place when the new store went live a little while back but didn’t manage it. Because of this, some people have purchased through our store and haven’t benefitted from this scheme as it was not in place!! Shock horror etc.

Well, fear not my lovely people. I have just gone through all the orders received on the new store and applied points to the accounts that need them. So, if you have spent on the new store, you should now find you account has the points allocated to it!

So, there you have it. Get spending!!!

What’s the Reliquary?

The Reliquary is the official Tor Gaming demo and promotion program that allows the players to get involved in the games we produce by demoing and promoting them at their local stores, shows and clubs.
This is not a thankless task though, oh no. for each event a Reliquaries runs, they earn ‘Credits’. The number of ‘Credits’ you earn is dependant on the type of event, the period of time it takes and/or the number of participants involved.
For example, you will earn 3 ‘Credits’ per hour that you demo Relics.
At this time, these ‘Credits’ can then be used to buy stuff from our on-line store and Zazzle store.
Click for More Details

Application Location Preference

We are accepting applications from almost anywhere. However, we are particularly interested in UK players wishing to apply. So, if you are in the UK and are thinking of joining, DO SO!!!!

Apply Now!!!

In the first instance, please use the button below to register you interest. We will then get back to you to with a series of questions to be answered and request your pictures if you application has progressed beyond the first review.
Contact Us Now!

Early Bird Application!!!

Apply to join the Reliquary now and if your application is approved before the end of April, you will earn 50% of your demo forces cost back as Reliquary credit at the end of your probation. Yep, get in now and get half the cost of your two demo forces refunded as credit to your store account.
Your application must be in and accepted before the end of April, this includes pics of your painted forces. The refund will be applied to your Reliquary account at the end of your probation.