*rolls a d6* *consults chart* Ok, Introduction.

Obligatory Wargaming blog pic

When I was a little kid, I had two brothers and a sister. Well, I still do but the point is, I had people to play with that had a similar mindset. Our dad was the type of guy to gather us all in the living room, set a couple pillows on the ground, throw a blanket over it and then have us pick our favorite action figures and form our bases for an epic, hours long campaign. Likewise, because we didn't have a TV for some reason until I was about ten, we would have to do something to not be bored. So, we played a lot of board games, Charades and even round robin story telling. Because of him, I've never viewed toys and games as a realm for children only.

I've gamed on and off for most of my life. My siblings have branched out into video games and I'd be lying if I said I didn't, too. Still, there's always been a special place in my heart for miniatures. My dad used to manage a comic book shop and made a lot of connections, so he always had some kind of Battletech robot or a pile of 15mm warriors. I had a bunch of miniature Star Wars characters and playsets, countless legos and plenty of little rubber guys that had been picked up in a flea market or a thrift shop. Still, I never officially got into anything until I bought a Mage Knight starter set. I bought packs and packs, looking for the exact characters I wanted and played a few matches against my dad and my younger brother. It was another year before I ended up with room mates that were gamers like me and we played Magic, Mage Knight and Heroclix all the time.

Even after we parted ways as house mates, we kept a small group of players together and played D&D(3rd edition) or pick up games of the D&D skirmish game or the Star Wars Miniatures game. We all grew apart, though and I ended up leaving the state. After wandering back and forth a bit, I ended up at Hat's Games in Tucson, AZ and reconnected with D&D, now in it's 4th edition. What surprised me was the amazing details and paint jobs some of the players did on their miniatures. Also, I found out Mage Knight was pretty much dead. I hadn't paid very much attention to Wizkids but I remember seeing Horrorclix and Heroclix and I assumed that the brand was doing well. We'll flash forward a bit and now I'm in Arkansas and on my way here from Arizona, I stopped at my dad's house and got all my old miniatures.

So, here I am with piles and piles of Mage Knight figures as well as a copy of the Halo board game, Ravenloft and a bunch of Horrorclix that I got on the cheap from my favorite supplier. I bought some cheap acrylic paint and started painting some stuff up. So far, I've done some cheap mage knight figures as practice before tackling the board game stuff. I've got a decent amount of stuff now, so I've started doing some solo gaming, too. Here in this blog, I will post some pictures, battle reports and general thoughts on the hobby of solo wargaming and, to a lesser extent, solo rping. I'd love to get opinions, tips and constructive criticism so feel free to chime in!