Quick and Dirty Board Game Inserts

It has been a while since I finished the Last Night on Earth minis (great game btw). I was a bit miffed with how the minis would shift around in the box, rubbing against each other. Dullcote can only protect them so far after all... So I have been thinking of making an insert for the... Continue Reading →

Fog of Love: Initial Impressions

I jumped the gun and ordered the Fog of Love after seeing the AMA with the designer on reddit. The game offers a two player board game in the tone of romantic comedies. This premise was very attractive to me, as we lost our gaming groups in Arizona and with the kids, it was hard... Continue Reading →

Finished Last Night on Earth Minis

Tonight I finally finished Last Night on Earth miniatures. I painted the heroes a while back. For a while I was pretty satisfied with the effort. Then I saw Sorastro's Zombicide painting guide for zombies... Having painted the zombies I thought I was done, but then I saw Consadine's basic basing guide. Well finally tonight... Continue Reading →

Foamcore Dice Tower

Azade is old enough to play simple games (Animal upon Animal, Brandon the Brave) but dice throwing has been a problem. A while back I decided to build a dice tower with the dual purpose of both playing games with kids and to make sure the dice is properly random (no cheating). I finished painting... Continue Reading →

Board Games and Miniature Painting

Alright, so far I have been posting about my research and teaching... Now that I have a job that I feel fairly confident about, I think I can actually blog with a bit more liberty. I have been a huge fan of boardgames since I laid my eyes on the "Milyoner" (Turkish knockoff of monopoly).... Continue Reading →

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