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As part of my design for the gaming table, I have several cutouts in the surface to accommodate cables and wires for the electronics. This allows me to have a mostly seamless surface, and still have the digital table and microphones – without cables going thru the table below, or on the surface. However, when we play other strategy games – Legion, Armada, etc. – it leaves several gaps in the hard surface. Although they are visually covered up with the game surface, that doesn’t do anything for the actual hole. In several games, pieces ended up on the gaps,…
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In reviewing the video for the last Carrion Crown stream, I was dismayed to discover that the audio was rather poor. In general, the volume was too low. My own voice was passable and could be understood, and some of the players were quiet but still workable. About half the table though was effectively speaking on mute, with very little to no sound. Part of this is naturally the quality of my equipment, but that isn’t really a fair assessment – most of the issue really has to do with how I tune the environment. Mistake one is not having…
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This weekend sees a return to our Carrion Crown campaign, following numerous conflicts over the last several weeks. I was going to pre-schedule a live stream on YouTube, but apparently a recent update has removed that option. Yes, we will be gaming, and there will be a live stream, but I can’t apparently pre-publish any longer. Tune in around 2 PM EST for the stream, if interested, always looking for potential viewers. Halfling13_Hobbies – YouTube This particular session is number 6 for Chapter 1. In theory, this may wrap up Chapter 1, though given our typical progress I expect it…
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After the one-sided battle last week, we have challenged ourselves to repeat the battle, with lessons learned. Per our house standard, the victor (myself with Separatists) have not modified the force, while the loser (Republic) has made some adjustments. With those changes, a bit more time to analyze and consider the battlefield, and (hopefully) a change of luck, we will see what the impact to the game is. The field itself is set up to be as similar to before as possible – though likely still with a bit too much terrain. Mission objectives remain the same as well –…
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After our extended October break, we resumed gaming with a kick off of Chapter 4 of the Extinction Curse campaign – Siege of the Dinosaurs. The group is now level 12, and traveling up the coast of the Starstone Isles to Willowside to investigate the final Aeon Tower and the events of the new region. For the story, I am departing a bit from the published adventure – per the official story, the circus continues to occupy the group and is part of the draw of the northern region. But for our group, the circus has become a forgotten remnant…
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As planned, we played our latest round of Star Wars Legion. Not as planned, it turned out to be an overwhelming CIS victory, with the Galactic Republic surrendering midway thru turn 2. I don’t necessarily agree with the “lost cause” nature of the fight at that point, but it was certainly heavily slanted, and highly unlikely to have a change in direction. Functionally, it was a culmination of lots of bad luck – starting with mission selection. As the Blue player, I had to advantage on the mission options, having a slightly smaller force of 798 to 800. After removing…
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With October over, it brings with it a change in the seasons, and an end to sports activities with the kids – both Football and Marching Band are now completed. It also brings a more open schedule, allowing for more gaming, meaning a return to our regularly scheduled games. In particular, we have our ongoing Extinction Curse campaign, happening again this coming Sunday. This has been on standby for several sessions due to illnesses and numerous conflicts in scheduling. At this stage, we are just starting Chapter 4, which did provide for a very nice stopping point in the campaign…
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With my local group, I have started a series of games on Wednesday, which I am titling as Warfare Wednesdays. These are intended to be exclusively wargames – Legion, Armada, X-Wing, or similar games, able to be played with a small group and not take up multiple sessions. Last week, we played a 400 pt game of Armada, this week will be Star Wars Legion. The first game with Armada saw my Rebel fleet facing off against Thad’s Imperial fleet. Despite his lack of experience, he managed to pull out a victory as the Rebels deployed poorly, and sacrificed a…
Halfling13 Hobbies
Something about nothing – a collection of miscellaneous hobbies
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