(RAMBLINGS) And then there were Board games again

 During this whole Covid mess I have been slowly getting my Legion units painted and building up my army. 

It was in May that  I wanted to get some gaming back then via Analog play instead of Video games. With the inability to get some face to face gaming I started to get some games that were more for solo play. 

Playing Board games by myself used to feel like this.

At first playing Solo felt weird. After all the reason that I moved away primarily from Miniature Gaming was because I wanted to get more people to game with me and the social interactions. If I wanted to play by myself I would just play some Video Games.

However I do like the tactile feel of Board Games. Lot of the games that I had really did not entice my family to play anyway and with group gaming still out of the question then I needed to find some Games that I can play solo.

So back in June I grabbed me Aftermath - really liked it. After that the flood gates opened since I decided I can start getting games that I can play solo. And so the "Solo" Collection grew. 

Great where am I going to store these

I am eyeing a couple more games that I want to purchase. ( Looking at the Monsters and Minions Expansion ) and Jaws of the Lion  ( For Gloom Haven) Speaking of Gloom Haven I was never really interested in that until I played the game in STEAM so kudos for them starting on that. 

At the same time.. I am starting to look for SOLO variants for a couple of games that I have and time for me to play some IMPERIAL ASSAULT games as well using the APP. 

So looks like I need to enjoy playing more games by myself for a while

Revivals and all that Jazz

Live !!!

So looking at the timestamp from the last post  ( 2 years ago ) we can see that I stopped using this and just decided to post on a Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/badbeefspawning) that I created so as to consolidate all my social media into one platform.

Wow where have I been and what have I been doing and going forward

And we are at the 4th quarter of the year for 2015. Whatever  happened to my Hobby Posts?

Well as always works get in the way of some gaming time. It had me going to the states in July of last  year for a couple of weeks and then  after a series of events had me being sent back to the states for the long haul in December missing out on a lot of family events.

I have not been idle game wise though. I had brought my Tau and goblin stuff to try to paint (as well as other figures) but never was able to get most of them worked on. I did get some board gaming time in most recently being part of massive games of Twilight Imperium as well as one small game from FFG called:  Star Wars : Armada.

I want to keep this blog alive though as a way for me to monitor my progress in my  painting. But I will start to keep track of my gaming stats in Armada here as well as the other gaming stuff that I am involved in.

GAMING - What have I been doing in the Gaming scene for the 1st Quarter of 2014

It has been a so so quarter gaming wise

Games Workshop

No Gaming action for 40k but I actually managed to get a game of Fantasy with the Orcs and Goblins against the Vampire Horde. As always I got stomped over by the big units while my warmachines failed miserably to dent anything.

Boardgames

Lots of Board game action was done for the last couple of weeks. Less play area than Miniature gaming required and getting non-gamer friends lets me get more play time then. Mostly it has been OMEGA PROTOCOL followed by Smash up and Dreadball that we have been gaming.

Managed to also play at Ludo Bar. Hope to get some more gaming time again for me to scratch that itch but I really also need to get back to finishing my armies.. Just need to find inspiration (translation: I need to get more games in to inspire me to paint :) )

GENERAL : What the it's Feb already

Well yes it is the 2nd month of the year.

And yes I have not posted anything for the year regarding my hobbies. Real life will get in the way of gaming as always. Let us see if I can make up by the second half of the month of Feb.

2014 - HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL and Quick look at the last few months of the year that was 2013

Well that was a fast December. With health problems knocking me out for 2 weeks and family schedules and matters forced me out of the GT and some other gaming events, my hobby time petered during the end of the year.

Interestingly I have gotten my friend hooked on board gaming but that is going to be another subject altogether and perhaps a future post.

Hobby wise  there are a lot of new stuff coming out that I am excited about. With Kill Team resurfacing this once again gives me the chance to do some quick and fast painting for a couple of models at a time for me to clear out the backlog... just in time for when the IG and Ork Codex comes in March :P

Will be doing a state of the Spawning Address in the couple of weeks to once again compare how my gaming hobby fared for 2013.

Here is to this new year 2014. May I continue to chuck some dice and duke it out on the gaming tables :)

GENERAL : Finished Reading HORUS HERESY : OUTCAST DEAD

Wow.. that was a  rather  interesting read. No actual Legion Story just a few renegade Marines and what was left of the past. I do not understand why the Crusader Army was there on Terra in the first place..

And I was surprised on how they changed (well from what I knew) of when Magnus arrived on Terra.

This book left me more questions than answers though.. maybe it is meant to be.

Hmm..

GENERAL : HORUS HERESY : Age of Darkness read.

Ah well looking on the bright side of things of being sick for 5 days is that I managed to finish another Horus Heresy book in under a day.. The short stories were okay.. not as mind blowing as FIRST HERETIC but still good..

It does prequel and sequel to more of the stories along the way.

Now on to reading The Outcast Dead.

PAINTING: Corporation Team Done, OGM Gaming and 40k GT Announcment

PAINTING : Crizpa Knights done.

Well I finally managed to finish the Crizpa Knights - Corporation Dreadball team as well as the Referee and the 2 balls from Dreadball.. Of course in all of this time to finally get it finished painting I apparently forgot how to take pictures of painted models... go figure.

The stuff I painted after the jump:

GENERAL : Finished Reading: Thousand Sons

Well I'll be darned. I finally finished reading Thousand Sons and I can say that I totally enjoyed reading the book. From the start to finish.. one can see how Magnus made his Faustus deal and how Ahriman wanted to fight for his legion.

Onward to reading Fallen Angels. I hope this is a good read as well.

(and yes I really need to post the 2012 GT bat reps already :P )

GENERAL : Done TALES OF HERESY

Finally after much ado and with the year 2012 coming to a close I finally finished the Tales of Heresy book from the Horus Heresy Series.

There were a couple of good ones in there.. and a couple of ones that really felt stupid. (The Dark Angels and the Space Wolves one) still it was an okay book.

Now starting to read THOUSAND SONS

Yes I have not been able to post anything regarding the Grand Tournament that I competed in last November. Should be posting something about it sometime next week (finally I am on vacation)

6TH ED and how they affect my Orks

Unless you have been under a rock the past couple of weeks you will know that 6th edition rules have just been released by Games Workshop. Of course their marketing team sucked at bringing the stuff out to light. I mean with the release from 4th ed to 5th ed you had a build up of what changes were made.

From the reviews that are coming from White Dwarf ( I haven't bought one since the 5th ed release was shown in White dwarf with the free Nob and Terminator) there were just pictures, pictures and more pictures without even a summary. So blegh.

So.. no review or at least summary of what the changes are made and what army builds are still viable. Not even a build up of hype for more than 4 months.. just that you have a 2 week announcement and that is it.

Hmm.. well then again maybe just maybe it will be explained more for the July white dwarf.. We shall see.

After trying hard to get me a copy of the of the rule book here is the reading (skim and others).. I am sure I am going to add some more insights after I re-read them all again.

6th ED RULES MUSINGS
 - Well the use of allies might be a boon for me since I have a lot of stuff that is painted but not enough to form an army.
- This looks more and more to be a Shooty Edition with the ability to still fire on the move heavy weapons.
- Assaulting from Transports are Nerfed.. Probably because of the potential for a long charge..BUT the overwatch will probably also cause the long charges to fail anyway.
- No +1 Attack when attacking multiple units. This is a killer. The loss of this and the one below are going to hurt the horde armies. (that and how assault moves are checked to be able to attack multiple chargers) 
- Change to Furious charge - +1 ST and no Initiative bonus. But will not work when assaulting multiple units.
- The loss of not being able to run and then assault may be huge (well until I learn to do the math)
- The loss of not being able to assault after you come from Reserve unless stated by the rules.
   --- Good bye Snikrot.. Hello Vulcha (maybe)
- Death Koptas move fast.. maybe Big Bombs are going to be so worth it now.
- Kans only having 2 Hull points.. there goes the wall of doom because
- Majority of  cover saves are at 5+ . The need for KFF is going to be more important, because of cover saves being rolled on a per model basis now.. This is going to have a lot of arguments.
- Orks cannot have psyker powers? BOOH.. I can understand that Necrons can't have them.. but we have Psyker weirdboyz.. So where is the reason as to why we do not get them?
- Looks like I want to be charged just for me to get Overwatch fire.. Shoota boyz still a good investment. Need to figure out if I can afford to put a Nob in there or not.

FAQ musings
- where the hell is the mention of what the AP value is for a Huge Choppa.. I wonder what it is going to be.
- The changes to the Glory Hog rules makes Tank Bustas viable if people keep wanting 2 FOC at 2k games then you can max out the elites with Tankbusta, lootas and burnas.. going to be less model count though.
- Lootas are still dangerous. and with the ability to make Snap Fire inside transports.. this should be interesting

What the F moments
- Nobs are considered Characters. but MEGANOBs are not.. whhaaat?
- regardless if you are assault transports you need to move only 6 inches to be able to disembark. Then the passengers can disembark up to 6in. BUT it's a normal move.. so difficult terrain needs to be rolled.


I am more tempted to game the system now by just having Allies to supplement the lose of oomph that I have. Obviously it is going to be IG.. Perhaps an outflanking Alraheim.. and Basilisks.. yeh that's the ticket.


That or perhaps it's time to dust off my Marines and give them a shot at this game.

GENERAL: Things are coming back to normal.. I hope

Well things have just been crazy the past few weeks.

The 2nd half of May saw me handling a new project that got me so stressed that I actually stopped eating and started to lose weight.. Too bad the extra work hours prevented me from painting anything.

Then for the 2nd half of June my family and I had to attend to a major family crisis. I pray to god that it is now all under control and I am thankful that me and my wife were there to support each other through it.


I am thankful for other people's prayers and the concern and support that they have given.

Thank you all.... now then let's get back to some war gamming.

On a side note: I have actually managed to come around and start finishing the Horus Heresy Books that I have.

Managed to finish both Fulgrim and Descent of Angels in two weeks. Fulgrim seemed like the first 3 books condensed in one while Descent felt more of a Fantasy book that sort of left me hanging.. I guess there is going to be a sequel to the book afterwards (which since I'm ignorant of the whole series I assume it is so)

GENERAL: Trying to get back on track

Well this April has been zero activity for me hobby wise. Not that I am complaining (well a little bit), I had a very action packed month with personal and good family time in there. And hopefully I can save up again and do the same thing next year :)

But now that April (and the funds) are ending it's time to get back on track hobby wise. I think the best thing way for me to get back into painting is to force myself to paint and what good way to do it than having to finish stuff for an upcoming event / tournament.There are two that are scheduled: A kill team League and a Fantasy Tournament in memory of Jojo Dalamias (jojobrets in the forums)

Kill Team
- Well after I failed to join the Kill team LAST year the models have more or less stayed unimproved. With the League starting by mid May maybe this time I can get to finish the models that have been spray bombed. I will still use the same list.. except for maybe I should instead of using Burna Boyz get to use Lootas instead. That would make me use this list then:

Ork List One 

• 5 Loota Orks ( 2 are Meks with big shootas, 1 regular Mek)
• 9 Shoota Boyz 
• 1 Nob with big shoota, heavy armour, Big choppa
• 10 gretchin
• 1 slaver

Alternatively I can go for something else but then my whole attempt is to be able to finish at least something new that I haven't done painting yet. Will see.

Fantasy Tourney


A dear friend and gaming community member Jojo Dalomias (aka jojobrets) died because of a work related accident. He was always a good person to talk to.. full of life and truly passionate about the hobby. Always wanting to get a game in with you before he had to ship out again..

You will be missed bro

That gives me a total of 4 people that I know that were passionate about the hobby and have moved on... Well as what I would like to happen when its time to kick the bucket there would be a 2000 point Fantasy tournament to be done in his name.

O course I haven't even had a game of fasntasy 8th ed .. still now could be a good time to learn then..

So that should be my focus for the month of May. Get ready some Kill team models and get ready a fantasy army. This should be easy. (cough cough cough)

GENERAL: Black Saturday visit to Doug with Larry

It was that time of the year when our friend from Oversees drops over in Pampanga and unloads a ton of plastic crack for us to get our greedy hands into. This time I was with Larry as he was going to sell most of his other stuff before he and his family migrates to Australia.. (Take care dude)

Managed to get some good deals (and impulsed buyed a few more things) during our Alpha Strike of the place and played a nice game of Space Hulk as well while waiting for the rest of the others to arrive.

You should see the boxes behind me that are also for sale

Space HULK !!!

The Boyz

Had  a great spaghetti and barbecue dinner to boot. Here's to next year :)

GENERAL: Gaming at Jeff's place:

After Obi saw my last video Batrep here.. he wanted to get some games in at Jeff's office as well (which was practical since it was so near his place) So I met up with him last Saturday and off we went to have a game or two in.

First game in was Obi versus Jeff with an Annihilation Mission and with me taking pictures of the match.

Obi Contemplates

GENERAL: Badbeef is a Sad Panda

There goes Gladiator: 

I had wanted to join the Gladiator cup and was super excited that I had spent work not facebooking and instead trying to come up with multiple armylists, specially since they allowed Imperial Armour lists to be used.

I had been trying to see what kind of IA 8 Dread mob list I can make or even just combine the units from IA 8 with the regular Ork codex.


I had planned Mekboy junkas with grot bombs and Warkoptas with Tankbustas.. Sadly that ain't gonna happen after all.

GENERAL: Here's to 2012 and a Look back at the last year aka State of the Spawning.

Well a new year is upon us and like everybody else a time for new year resolutions and for this blog, to present New Hobby Resolutions. Resolutions that we would probably be breaking anyway.. but it's going to be interesting to see how long it will last. Let's link to the resolutions from last year and see how I fared shall we:

GENERAL: There goes the Momentum..

Nothing lasts forever.. After a good streak of paining, posting and gaming everything came to a halt after that last boardgame night with Star Craft.. I got with a very bad flu and was knocked out for a week. Oh well at least I managed to paint the orks while I had that momentum going....

GENERAL: Win - Lose Ratio Gaming - Over the years

Back in the day of me being more active in the gaming scene, I used to keep a very detailed Win-Lose Ratio in my games, just to see how good I was getting as a player. I also used this to stack up how my army would do against different players, under different scenarios and against particular codexes. This sort of stopped when 4th ed came along and I lost some interest in playing my miniature soldiers (paint drying has a way to do that to me).

I did manage to salvage as much of my win lose ratios over the years and because I am a pack rat I might as well star posting them up over at the Win-Lose Score board tab on top. These records are of course not complete with me missing games from here and there but at least it helps me see where I stand as a gamer.

I will not anymore break it down into individual armies or who I fought because its not anymore applicable with the current edition but will just post the win draw lose values I have had.. per army over the years.. regardless of what edition it was.

Perhaps when I get more time in will I start doing detailed game analysis.. After all 6th edition is right around the corner...

Anyway the link to my win lose ration can be found by following this Game Standings over the years or by just clicking on the link above.