LSCWC's Ludicrous List O' Links!

Behold! A list of tasty links on the subject or wargames!

Go forth and look at them!

The Hoodling's Hole (Toppy's mate's Warhammer blog of thoughtful articles and mass-produced Ogres)

Terrain For Hippos (Toppy's blog of thoughtless articles on making terrain)

Hampton Games Club (The war-games club of which Toppy is a member, and a very bad one!)

Games-Workshop (The men who make the games and make them expensive)

Privateer Press (The men who make the other games which are not so expensive)

GruntZ (The men who make the games and make them REALLY cheap)

Ground Zero Games (The men who make the 15mm figures and make them cheap)

Critical Mass Games (The men who make the 15mm figures and make them awesome)

Eureka Miniatures (The men who make the figures in Australia and make them funny)

Boardgame Geek (Where boardgames are discussed and rated)

WargamerAU (A forum where war gamers have flame wars and troll each other)

The Gentlemens' Wargames Parlour (A forum where war gamers are polite and have sensible conversations)

Change of day.

LSCWC will now be meeting on THURSDAY lunchtimes, NOT Fridays. Don't miss out - turn up on Thursdays!

LSCWC in 2012

Welcome back gang!

During Term One we've got a few exciting new games lined up.

First off, the Mighty Meeple-Riddled Majesty of Carcassonne; a cunning German game of tile placement and meeple-wrangling.

Then there's HeroQuest, the classic early 90s board game of seeing out Orcs and punching them in the face.

And finally there's Muscle Car Apocalypse, Toppy's own game (still undergoing some development) of hooning around in powerful cars with powerful weapons.

TFH compometition reminder

Remember guys, entries for the Terrain For Hippos competition close on the 31st of September! That's less than a fortnight away!

The prizes are beyond the wildest dreams of avarice. Really.

GruntZ 15mm forces announced!

Last week's armies were somewhat improvised on the spot since my computer died the night before. This week I've sat down and actually worked out proper army lists. We are playing a 110 points, simply because that's what they both came out as!

Ghost Legion Mercenaries:

Col. Gil Spectre (commander with auto rifle)

Doc (medic with auto rifle)

Red Squad (six troopers with auto rifle and one with RPG)

Blue Squad (six troopers with auto rifle and one with RPG)

Grav Tank with Rail Gun

Radium Falls Mining Co. Security Team:

Security Chief Guido Antonov

Security Team (six troopers with gauss rifles and one with RPG)

Scout Walker with chin laser

Support walker with missile pods and rotary auto cannon

The Mercs are better trained and equipped professional soldiers. The security team are not as skilled and have lighter armour, however their active camo fields allow them to blend with the landscape making them harder to target. While the mercs have more troops, this is balanced by the RFMC team's pair of mechs. Both sides come to exactly 110 points.

When my latest order from Ground Zero Games arrives, I'll have the troops to produce the infamous Zorn Deathfist and his pirate raiders. This will add a third army with a very different play style to the mix. I'll also play around with some other army variations, including an RFMC force which doesn't need to borrow the Merc mechs!

See you friday lunchtimes!

A winner is you!

Results are in for the LSC Wargames Club painting contest!

Over forty wild eyed gamers (plus a few teachers and the odd perfectly sane gamer) voted, and victory went overwhelmingly to:

Entry 4: Lucas's Teddy Bear! (The miniature is part of a 100 Years Picnic range from Eureka Miniatures)

Second place went to:

Entry 2: James's Gobbo (GW Battle For Skull Pass night goblin archer)

Third place went to:

Entry 9: Dillon's NBC suited soldier in camo gear (the miniature is from Eureka Miniatures)

Well done to all enterants; due to most of the winners being on an excursion last Friday, prizes will be given out Friday 19th August.

Thanks to all voters!

And remember, GruntZ games are running every Friday of Term Three in the I Learn center at lunch time.

LSCWC Painting Competition Entries

There have been ten entries in the inaugural Leongatha Secondary College Wargames Club painting contest, and you get to be the judge! All ten entries appear below, along with an entry number. Pick the one you think is the best painted, and vote using the poll at the top of the right hand side bar.

Entry No. 1

Entry No. 2

Entry No. 3

Entry No. 4

Entry No. 5

Entry No. 6

Entry No. 7

Entry No. 8

Entry No. 9

Entry No. 10