So Christmas was the usual round of beer food and presents. Not much on the wargaming front this year, although I did get Tide of Iron and the Rommel expansion. I think this might be a way of getting my 8 year old into Flames of War. This is looking a better option since he has discovered the old WW2 film "the longest day" and now is obsessed with the paratroops, and this was solidified by showing him "A bridge too far" on NYE.
since then I've been relatively busy on the work front, managing to secure a job I'd been waiting for for over a year. This gives me a degree of stability so I can concentrate on other things - like gaming.
I've had a couple of games with Tom (the 8 year old), mainly using 19th century British and Prussians, usually contesting a river crossing and a town. The rules are modified WH40K so that if and when he gets his orks ready, he doesn't have to learn new rules. The main thing is that they are simplified. If anyone wants them leave a comment and I'll post them here.
Finally let me update you on the lead mountain progress:
Bought: 20 28mm US Paras
40 Plastic WOR billmen
15mm Stuart x2
15mm Universal Carriers x3
Protectorate of Menoth starter box/swordsmen/bastions
Warmachine Mark 2 rules
War of the ring rules
10 plastic Catachans
60 28mm WW2 Germans
5 15mm Stugs
15mm 88 PLatoon for FOW
Arnhem book for FOW
4 Howling Banshees
Painted: 40 28mm Zulu warBritish
20 28mm US Paras
20 28mm WW2 British
15mm FOW US para platoon
All the menoth stuff
12 28mm German WW1 Cavalry
4 15mm Italian tankettes
15mm Bergsegali platton for FOW
15mm Italian AT guns x 6
15mm Italian Infantry guns x 6
5 Plague Marines
4 Howling Banshees
10 Catachans
10 Slaanesh daemonettes
5 15mm Stugs
48 20mm Italian ww2 infantry (for my son)
2 15mm stuart tanks
3 15mm bren carriers.
Whew, that is more than I thought. The sad thing is that I don't think I've made much of an impression into the mountain!
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