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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n2020 has been an interesting hobby year. Just before Adepticon, in-person gaming ground to a halt as the pandemic reared its ugly head. I engaged in some retail therapy, including support for some of the vendors I though I might buy from, though it took a while to appear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My games have gone down three paths. First, my regular opponent and I pretty quickly switched to games via computer proxy. We use a mix of Vassal and Tabletop Simulator. Tabletop Simulator is more “fun”, but it’s frustrating to try to place things precisely on the simulated board. Vassal is more abstract, but that makes it easier to be precise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Second, I’ve ramped up mini games with the kids. This has mostly meant a resurgence in Games Workshop in my life. Blitz Bowl and Underworlds are closer to board games than most mini games, but they still scratch the itch. And the models are nice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Third, solo gaming. This is more theory than reality. I’ve done a lot of prep, but really only played one game. More on that below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
But while physical games have been scarce, my hobby has been plentiful. I’ve been working from home for the last nine months. The lack of commute means I get dinner and evening chores done before the kids go to bed, instead of after. That gives a pretty consistent hour or two of hobby a night, and still have time to lounge on the couch after. The results are pretty clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I started playing with Games Workshop Contrast paints this year. They’ve quickly become a standard tool, though it usually gets at least a highlight layer on top.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Total: 400 models painted (more than double last year, a 129% increase).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- 68 Malifaux<\/li>
- 11 Relicblade<\/li>
- 8 Arena Rex<\/li>
- 75 Warhammer Underworlds (14 warbands plus a terrain pack)<\/li>
- 51 Blitz Bowl (7 teams)<\/li>
- 75 Fallout Wasteland Warfare<\/li>
- 77 assorted terrain elements<\/li>
- 25 other<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
Like last year, not all the models listed below have been posted yet. Even with two posts per week, I can barely keep up with my hobby output.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nMalifaux<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Malifaux remains my main game. For virtual games, I tried Tabletop Simulator, but find Vassal to be a better fit, with its easy support for auras and measurement. At first, I stuck to stuff I had painted, but that’s gotten lax over time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Resurrectionists<\/a>
- Mindless Zombies<\/a><\/li>
- High Society<\/a>
- Dead Dandies<\/li>
- Dead Doxies<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Miss Pack<\/a> (alt Nurse)<\/li>
- Salty Seadevil<\/a> (nightmare Rogue Necromancy)<\/li>
- Alt Draugr<\/a><\/li>
- The Returned<\/a>
- Lampads<\/li>
- Restless Spirit<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Carrion Fate<\/a>
- Carrion Effigy<\/li>
- Carrion Emissary<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Neverborn<\/a>
- Titania crew box<\/a>
- Titania<\/li>
- Aeslin<\/li>
- Gorar<\/li>
- Autumn Knights<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- The Howling<\/a>
- Rougarou<\/li>
- Bultungin<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- Silent Knight (alt Killjoy)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Arcanists<\/a>
- Ironsides crew
- Ironside crew box<\/a>
- Ironsides<\/li>
- Mouse<\/li>
- Amina Naidu<\/li>
- Union Miners<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Troubleshooters<\/a>
- The Captain<\/li>
- Fitzsimmons<\/li>
- Gunsmiths<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Union Steamfitters<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Versatile
- Soulstone Miners<\/a><\/li>
- Mecharachnids<\/a><\/li>
- Arcane Emissary<\/a><\/li>
- Mechanical Rider<\/a><\/li>
- Steam Arachnid Swarm<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- Chimera crew
- Marcus<\/a><\/li>
- Jackalope<\/a><\/li>
- Order Initiates<\/a><\/li>
- Paul Crockett<\/a><\/li>
- Cojo<\/a><\/li>
- Razorspine Rattler<\/a><\/li>
- Scorpius<\/a><\/li>
- Hoarcats<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- December Acolytes<\/a><\/li>
- Angelica<\/a><\/li>
- Medical Automatons<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Bah Humbug Waldoscape<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nRelicblade<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Relicblade sadly hasn’t seen much game time lately. I’ve been talking it up with the kids though and hope to get a game in before too long. I’m looking forward to the latest Kickstarter releasing so I’ll have more new stuff to paint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Advocate
- Warden of Justice<\/a><\/li>
- Sabertooth (gray)<\/a><\/li>
- Long Guard Infiltrator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Adversary
- Giblin Fishers<\/a> (and second round<\/a>)<\/li>
- Iguan Marauder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Lotus
- Lotus Bladesong<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nArena Rex<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Arena Rex is mostly a con game for me. Every year, I buy a few models at Adepticon. I replaced that with a mail order, and will do the same around March next year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Morituri starter<\/a>
- Mago<\/li>
- Uk-kek<\/li>
- Zahra<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Thoth<\/a><\/li>
- Sereqet w\/ riding Zahra<\/a><\/li>
- Crassus<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nUnderworlds<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Underworlds has been on my radar for a long time, and I finally decided to pull the trigger this year. I’ve only played with my kids, but it’s still a fun time. It’s like hobby popcorn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Shadespire
- Steelheart’s Champions<\/a><\/li>
- Garrek’s Reavers<\/li>
- Sepulchral Guard<\/a><\/li>
- Farstriders<\/a><\/li>
- Magore’s Fiends<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Nightvault
- Thorns of the Briar Queen<\/a><\/li>
- Stormsire’s Cursebreakers<\/a><\/li>
- Godsworn Hunt<\/a><\/li>
- Mollog’s Mob<\/li>
- Eyes of the Nine<\/li>
- Nightvault Arcane Hazards<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Beastgrave
- Skaeth’s Wild Hunt<\/a><\/li>
- Grashrak’s Despoilers<\/a><\/li>
- Morgok’s Krushas<\/a><\/li>
- Morgwaeth’s Blade-Coven<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nBlitz Bowl<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Even though I haven’t played 40k in years, I still listen to The Independent Characters<\/a>. Between them and now The Crush<\/a> I was drawn into Blitz Bowl. It plays quick, works with the kids, and translates well to Tabletop Simulator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Humans<\/a><\/li>
- Orcs<\/a><\/li>
- Skaven<\/a><\/li>
- Goblins<\/a><\/li>
- Dwarves<\/a><\/li>
- Wood Elves<\/a><\/li>
- Lizardmen<\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\nFallout Wasteland Warfare<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Fallout was increasingly in rotation in the Before Times, but hasn’t seen any virtual time. That hasn’t stopped me from painting up a crapton of it. I recently restarted playing Fallout 4, which only increased the drive. I have plans to play a solo Into the Wasteland<\/a> campaign, but who knows when I’ll actually make that happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- Survivors
- Survivors faction box<\/a>
- Preston Garvey<\/li>
- Mama Murphy<\/li>
- Ronnie Shaw<\/li>
- Sturges<\/li>
- Settlers\/Scavengers<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Boston Companions<\/a>
- X6-88 Courser<\/li>
- Piper<\/li>
- Cait<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Heroes of Sanctuary Hills<\/a>
- Male Sole Survivor<\/li>
- Dogmeat with Goggles<\/li>
- Cogsworth<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- Minutemen<\/a><\/li>
- X-01 Power Armor<\/a><\/li>
- Armored Dogmeat<\/a><\/li>
- Unusual Allies
- Nick Valentine<\/li>
- Hancock<\/li>
- Strong<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Vault Dweller<\/a><\/li>
- Vault Security Officer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Super Mutants
- Super Mutants faction box<\/a>
- Super Mutants<\/li>
- Master<\/li>
- Brute<\/li>
- Hounds<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- Hammer<\/a><\/li>
- Skirmishers<\/li>
- Overlord<\/li>
- Fist<\/li>
- Behemoth<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Institute
- Institute faction box
- Gen 1 synths<\/li>
- Gen 2 synths<\/li>
- Scientist<\/li>
- Courser<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Covert Operations
- A-2018<\/li>
- Kellogg<\/li>
- Z2-47<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Creatures
- Protectrons<\/a><\/li>
- Assaultrons<\/a><\/li>
- Wasteland Vermin<\/a>
- Mole Rats<\/li>
- Radroaches<\/li>
- Glowing Radroaches<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Ghouls<\/a>
- Feral Ghouls<\/li>
- Bloated Glowing One<\/li>
- Putrid Glowing One<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>
- Turrets<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Special
- The Mechanist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nTerrain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Terrain has always been a “someday” project for me, but I increased focus on it this year, in anticipation of garage or solo games. I’ve got a pretty decent collection for a variety of settings now, including a bunch of really great scatter terrain from Crooked Dice<\/a>. I also bought some stuff from Black Site Studio<\/a>. It’s nicely prepainted MDF, so doesn’t count in hobby progress until I customize it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
- The Mechanist<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n
- Assaultrons<\/a><\/li>
- Protectrons<\/a><\/li>
- Hammer<\/a><\/li>
- Vault Security Officer<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- X-01 Power Armor<\/a><\/li>
- Minutemen<\/a><\/li>
- Survivors faction box<\/a>
- Orcs<\/a><\/li>
- Grashrak’s Despoilers<\/a><\/li>
- Stormsire’s Cursebreakers<\/a><\/li>
- Steelheart’s Champions<\/a><\/li>
- Sereqet w\/ riding Zahra<\/a><\/li>
- Morituri starter<\/a>
- Iguan Marauder<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Sabertooth (gray)<\/a><\/li>
- Warden of Justice<\/a><\/li>
- Jackalope<\/a><\/li>
- Marcus<\/a><\/li>
- Mecharachnids<\/a><\/li>
- Versatile
- Ironside crew box<\/a>
- Arcanists<\/a>
- Silent Knight (alt Killjoy)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li>
- Titania crew box<\/a>
- Salty Seadevil<\/a> (nightmare Rogue Necromancy)<\/li>
- High Society<\/a>
- Mindless Zombies<\/a><\/li>
- Resurrectionists<\/a>