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Review: Mercenary’s Star

21/03/2025 Eric Narrative, Reviews

Retro Book Review of Mercenary’s Star, the 2nd novel set in the BATTLETECH universe following the growth of the legendary Gray Death legion.

Road to Maugthrond

01/11/2024 Eric Gaming, Narrative

Before playing our Maugthrond Pass game, we decided to play the tutorial mission for Warhammer Fantasy battles 4th edition first.

Retro Book Review of Decision at Thunder Rift

Review: Decision at Thunder Rift

20/09/2024 Eric Narrative, Reviews

Decision at Thunder Rift is a 1986 science fiction novel by William H. Keith Jr., set in the BATTLETECH universe. It follows Grayson Death Carlyle’s journey from trainee to MechWarrior amidst war and betrayal. It’s a pulpy, action-packed read reminiscent of 80s movies, combining intense combat with intriguing world-building and political drama.

Review: Sci-Fi Skirmish Scenarios

28/06/2024 Eric Gaming, Narrative, Reviews

A while ago I bought John Lambshead’s excellent book Sci-Fi Skirmish Scenarios, from which we used two scenarios for One[…]

5 activities for busy wargamers

01/03/2024 Eric Narrative

Are you too busy to wargame or to make the time for your favorite hobby? No worries. Check out these 5 micro activities within our hobby!

Five Leagues from the Borderlands : Turn 1

23/02/2024 David Gaming, Narrative

Past weeks have been rather slow and uneventful. Consequently I managed to run a Five Leagues from the Borderlands session[…]

Five Leagues from the Borderlands

09/02/2024 David Gaming, Narrative

When Modiphius released the 3rd edition of Yvan Sorensens “Five Leagues from the Borderlands” in 2022, I bought and printed[…]

Nostalgia and Escapism

22/12/2023 Eric Narrative

This is my own personal tale of days long past, of nostalgia and escapism to fantasy worlds in the deep 1990s and, amongst other, of a magical place called Fantasy Bazaar in Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg.