Author Archives: Ruckdog

Fatal Choices Kickstarter

Hey all! I just wanted to point your attention towards a Kickstarter that is running right now, created by a good friend of mine named Seth Owen (who posts on the MBS forms as wargamer55). He has created a self-contained … Continue reading

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Dystopian Wars 2.0 Rules Breakdown Part 3: Section C

And now, the third installment of my detailed look at the new edition of Dystopian Wars! This time, I will be tackling Section C, which is a pretty big chunk of the rules. Essentially, Section C covers the major portions … Continue reading

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Dystopian Wars 2.0 Rules Breakdown Part 2: Section B

Dystopian Wars 2.0 Rules Breakdown Part 2: Section B

Time for the second installment in my detailed review of the second edition of Dystopian Wars! This post will be fairly short, as Section B only has 5 pages in it (the shortest section by far!). Just like Section A, … Continue reading

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Dystopian Wars 2.0 Rules Breakdown Part 1: Section A

Dystopian Wars 2.0 Rules Breakdown Part 1: Section A

Welcome to the second installment of Dystopian Wars 2.o coverage here on the MBS blog! This time, I’m going to be digging in to the rules proper, so this will be a bit more technical than the first impressions post … Continue reading

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Dystopian Wars 2.0 Unboxing & Impressions

Dystopian Wars 2.0 Unboxing & Impressions

At long last, the box containing my Dystopian Wars 2.0 book and starter set has arrived! Here are just a few quick impressions after pawing over the contents for a few minutes.

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2014 Painting Contest Winners

After 2 rounds of voting, the winners for this year’s Man Battlestations painting contest have been determined! First place goes to Danaussie with his beautifully painted 1:1800 scale HMS Renown: In second place was Last Rites’s New Orleans Class airship … Continue reading

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2014 DWVA X-Cam Update

2014 DWVA X-Cam Update

Hey all! It has been a while. So, today I’ve got an update on the last couple of weeks worth of action on the DW X-Cam. The campaign is off to a heck of a start, with a number of … Continue reading

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DWVA X-Cam 2014 Official Rules

DWVA X-Cam 2014 Official Rules

The time as come for this year’s X-Cam! This campaign will run from now until 1 August, or we have a winner (whichever comes first!)

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Ghenghis Con 2014

Landlubber here! Spent Friday and Saturday this past weekend at Genghis Con 2014, a local gaming convention put on by the good folks at the Denver Gamers Association.  The con was here in Denver (actually Aurora, a suburb), at the … Continue reading

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Sails of Glory Gameplay First Impressions

So, now that I have had some time to get a little more familiar with the rules for Sails of Glory, I thought I would take a few moments to post my impressions of the game so far.

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