[Musings of a Game Store Owner] Remembering FUN

Being a game store owner is a lot of work. There's always something that needs to be done, but sometimes the stuff that needs doing is really fun. The other day a guy came in because he had inherited his dad's place, and found some things he thought we might appreciate. The guy didn't game, but had heard of us and brought over his little treasure trove to see if we might want the items in question. 

What he had was a game called Citadel Combat Cards. It's a throwback to 1992- back when Citadel was part and parcel of Games Workshop instead of a brand.

This little card game had different "factions" including Warriors, Goblinoids, Spacewar, Chaos, and Dwarfs. The game was cheesy and simple, but it was fun. You want some proof? Just LOOK at some of the cards:

A SNOTLING Champion! That's some serious fun. 

Here's one from the way back machines, a "beaky marine" (one of my all time favorite model types).

Through the Breach - Choosing Your Allegiance - The Resurrectionists (Part 1)

If you see yourself as a budding Jack the Ripper or Dr Frankenstein then Resurrectionists are the Faction for you...

Though they call themselves Resurrectionists the name is itself somewhat of a cruel joke. The results of their experiments are not a body restored but merely a soulless puppet. In a world where the average person is already at the mercy of unjust rulers and haunted by the sinister Neverborn the thought that your not even safe in death is not a comforting one. One of the few opinions that is shared by all the populace of Malifaux is that the Resurrectionist threat must be eliminated at all costs.....

Unless of course...you are a Resurrectionist...but in that case your probably going to keep it to yourself...

Half-ass Your Way to the Top with dethtron

I'm excited to announce that I'll be embarking on a completely irregular (in terms of schedule, content, and the whole kit and kaboodle) series called "Half-ass Your Way to the Top with dethtron."

'What the shit is that all about?' you may be asking yourself.  Well, for starters, patience is a virtue so let me god damned explain myself before you start throwing questions my way.

From my last regular series, we all know that I'm cheap.  Is there more to dethtron, though?  Well there you go with the questions again, but yes- there is much more.  My skills at half-assery are nigh legendary.  And I'm kind of sexy to boot- in an increasingly greying and chubby sort of way.

You see, I've long been known among my circle of gaming buddies as not the best painter in the group, but certainly the most prolific.  When I really get down and focus, I can assemble and paint an army to better than "tabletop" standard- whatever the hell that means- in an astonishingly short period of time.

New Member Monday - Works in Progress #1

Looks like our effort to increase the number of times a week we post here at the House of Paincakes is paying off.  There's been a much more steady stream of new members.  Which is awesome!

Ministry of Miniatures

Keywords: 40K, Warmachine, Rants, Tutorials

Rule 37
Keywords: 40k, painting and gaming

Lauby's Works in Progress

It turns out that being profound on Monday's is much harder to sustain than I thought it was going to be.  I got nothing today.  Rather than crap out a very lame discussion post or blatantly rip off Frontline Gamer, I have decided to share some of my WIPs with you all.  My hope is that two things will happen:

Searching for the Perfect Game...

Hey, folks. SinSynn here.

There are a bunch of different ways you can view the current state of miniature tabletop gaming. When you take into consideration the insane amount of Kickstarter campaigns, all the new games coming down the pipeline from companies we already know, like Mantic teaming up with...(wait for it)...Topps (yes, the baseball card guys) to bring us Mars Attacks!, all the up-and-comers out there (I really like the looks of Freebooter's Fate, fer instance), and even older games making a comeback (Robotech, anyone?), one person might think we're heading for a new, golden age of minigaming.
Another person might see it as oversaturation, and soon the whole thing will implode, like the comic book industry did back in the day, or the video game industry did, way back when Atari was burying ET cartridges somewhere in the desert...

Me? I'm not sure what'll happen, or when, but jeez- is there room for all of these games? Honestly, I don't know, but I have spent a fair amount of time perusing the web, looking for...something, I dunno.

*Sometimes I bug out while rocking Google image search. I chose this one just cuz it was weird*