Count Dracula's vacation has not been going well. His travel agent, Mr. Harker, took ill. His wives are nagging him. And you know how difficult it can be to find good hired hands in Transylvania. Labor unions are most likely to blame. He finally got away. After centuries, he really needed this change of scenery.... Continue Reading →
I've been very lax about posting, obviously. But I have been working on the terrain and miniatures to play all of the Dracula Episodes. There is a lot of terrain. I may have bitten off more than I should. Which is fine, but I'm a little sick of all of the terrain. It's not the... Continue Reading →
Do you know how difficult it is to find children? For wargames. Don't make it creepy. It makes sense when you think about it. For most games there is no reason to include kids. Maybe they could be there for some WWII fighting in cities. Maybe a few for pulp games; everyone needs that plucky... Continue Reading →
I've been working on the board for 7TV Dracula Episode 2. It's an... odd board. Why is it odd? It's small, only 2x4. It's multiple levels, with three tiers. This is the point in the story where the Demeter, the ill-fated ship carrying Dracula to England all unknown to the crew, reaches shore. That portion... Continue Reading →
I've been jumping around a lot on this Dracula project. Minis are mostly done, but the buildings for the Episodes and the terrain are taking time. And some of them are a really good opportunity to develop and practice a few new skills. So, naturally I have been bouncing around from the various Episodes and... Continue Reading →
For Lent I gave up... well, many many things. And not just for Lent but for 90 days before Easter. Social media was on the list. That means no blog posts. Other things that went along with my Lenten sacrifice (increased reading and prayer) severely limited my hobby time. The program was good and rewarding.... Continue Reading →
These are the last of the official Dracula miniatures from Crooked Dice I received as part of the Kickstarter. They are not the last ones I will need to play the episodes, but we can look at the gathering of casts later. Here we see Dracula's brides. Not exactly brides; that word is not used... Continue Reading →
We all know what's coming. Clearly, I'm going to do 7TV Dracula as my focused project in 2025. As 2024 ends it's time to look for another project and Dracula is there. Already invited in, it's next in line and just taunting me. Earlier posts showed the progress on some of the asylum inmates, the... Continue Reading →
This marks the eighth year of painting Not a Santa miniatures. It started as a random thing. I had time on my hands, an odd broken miniature, and it was the right season. Can't imagine what this tradition would be if that free time has come in the middle of spring. It would be much... Continue Reading →
It's not all about 7TV here. It's mostly about 7TV, but I do play other games. Or, more accurately, I buy, paint, and store other games. The play part proves to be elusive. It took a while for me to even get the starter set for 02 Hundred Hours. I have the first two expansion... Continue Reading →
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