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  • So, this time of year we sit down to see how much the local, state, and federal government thinks we owe them.  I’m largely a proponent of paying taxes–the whole “social contract” thing with roads and police officers, etc.  Unfortunately I am also this year a walking right-wing talking point...

    The Army Collector: Frugal gaming in 2011? Not exactly. 2012? Yep.

    So, this time of year we sit down to see how much the local, state, and federal government thinks we owe them.  I’m largely a proponent of paying taxes–the whole “social contract” thing with roads and police officers, etc.  Unfortunately I am also this year a walking right-wing talking point...

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  • It’s a good thing February was so good to my painting goals, because March is practically a goose egg.  The good news?  Even if I don’t get anything else painted for March I’m still pretty much on track for the 150 I want to get painted for 2012. So what...

    The Army Collector: What I am doing other than painting–March Edition

    It’s a good thing February was so good to my painting goals, because March is practically a goose egg.  The good news?  Even if I don’t get anything else painted for March I’m still pretty much on track for the 150 I want to get painted for 2012. So what...

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  • Right now, I’m in the midst of a huge creative surge on the roleplaying side of the hobby.  You can check out the idea behind my superhero RPG over at Graph Paper Games. Link to The Army Collector Original Link http://thearmycollector.blogspot.com/2012/01/flagrant-cross-blog-pimping.html

    The Army Collector: Flagrant Cross-blog pimping

    Right now, I’m in the midst of a huge creative surge on the roleplaying side of the hobby.  You can check out the idea behind my superhero RPG over at Graph Paper Games. Link to The Army Collector Original Link http://thearmycollector.blogspot.com/2012/01/flagrant-cross-blog-pimping.html

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  • Link The article does a good job of pointing out a couple of the major shortfalls in the “let’s get suggestions for changes,” particularly the one about how this means that at least someone isn’t going to get what they want. Link to The Army Collector Original Link http://thearmycollector.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-york-times-article-on-new-edition.html

    The Army Collector: New York Times Article on the new edition of D&D

    Link The article does a good job of pointing out a couple of the major shortfalls in the “let’s get suggestions for changes,” particularly the one about how this means that at least someone isn’t going to get what they want. Link to The Army Collector Original Link http://thearmycollector.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-york-times-article-on-new-edition.html

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  • From WotC’s website: That is why we are excited to share with you that starting in Spring 2012, we will be taking this process one step further and conducting ongoing open playtests with the gaming community to gather feedback on the new iteration of the game as we develop it....

    The Army Collector: WotC "charts a new course" for a new edition of D&D

    From WotC’s website: That is why we are excited to share with you that starting in Spring 2012, we will be taking this process one step further and conducting ongoing open playtests with the gaming community to gather feedback on the new iteration of the game as we develop it....

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  • I am wary of stating anything about my roleplaying game hobby with certitude, but in theory I am going to be taking back over responsibility of running at D&D game at my house in about two or three months.  In theory. Anyways, yesterday I had one of those cloudburst moments of...

    The Army Collector: Sometimes it writes itself

    I am wary of stating anything about my roleplaying game hobby with certitude, but in theory I am going to be taking back over responsibility of running at D&D game at my house in about two or three months.  In theory. Anyways, yesterday I had one of those cloudburst moments of...

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  • The Mythic Game Master Emulator (GME) is getting a lot of love on the solo-wargaming online community, and given my current side-interest in solo wargaming I thought I would give the product a look-see.Basically, Mythic is a pretty free-flowing RPG that has it its rules the option to game without...

    The Army Collector: Review: Mythic GME

    The Mythic Game Master Emulator (GME) is getting a lot of love on the solo-wargaming online community, and given my current side-interest in solo wargaming I thought I would give the product a look-see.Basically, Mythic is a pretty free-flowing RPG that has it its rules the option to game without...

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  • So I have written some version of this post about six times and deleted it every time, not wanting to write whiny, introspective posts about everything that has been going wrong, but yesterday I finally called one of my best friends from my old home town and told him everything...

    The Army Collector: System Problems

    So I have written some version of this post about six times and deleted it every time, not wanting to write whiny, introspective posts about everything that has been going wrong, but yesterday I finally called one of my best friends from my old home town and told him everything...

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  • Over the long weekend I decided to finish up this terrain project that had been sitting around for a couple of months.  It is made with Hirst Arts molds.  I think when I started it I was thinking I could use it in a Chaos in Carpathia, Very B...

    The Army Collector: A small cottage

    Over the long weekend I decided to finish up this terrain project that had been sitting around for a couple of months.  It is made with Hirst Arts molds.  I think when I started it I was thinking I could use it in a Chaos in Carpathia, Very B...

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  • Enough, I say!  Enough! I wrote a post.  It was about increasing prices and decreasing points values and the two-way gouge perpetrated by miniature wargame companies.  It wasn’t bad.  I’m just sick to the back teeth of doing nothing but advise people on how to negotiate with these big bad...

    A Year of Frugal Gaming: Some Frugal Alternatives To Popular Spendy Games

    Enough, I say!  Enough! I wrote a post.  It was about increasing prices and decreasing points values and the two-way gouge perpetrated by miniature wargame companies.  It wasn’t bad.  I’m just sick to the back teeth of doing nothing but advise people on how to negotiate with these big bad...

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