Chapter 10 The Escape

            … How fearful

And dizzy 'tis to cast one's eyes so low!

   … I'll look no more

Lest my brain turn—Shakespeare

Pegasus Nautilus model - completed buildup!

I have been attempted, but I still do not see myself purchasing a copy of this model.

Zombie in my Pocket a Solitary Tile Laying Game

Zombie in my Pocket is a free, print and play, solitaire game.

Typical playing time is anywhere from 5 to 20 minutes. The download includes a four page PDF, which includes a Pocket Mod rule book, development cards, tiles, and folding instructions for the pocket mod. All that is needed is some sort of marker or token for the protagonist. The one page instruction sheet is straight forward and easy to decipher. There are eight full color indoor and outdoor tiles and nine development cards.

There are several other “In my Pocket” games, such as a Western in my Pocket, Predator in my Pocket,   and 10,000 in my Pocket that look rather interesting.

In my Queue

I have added two new games to those that need their components cut-out:

Cod Wars:

Cod Wars is a game for two players, one taking the side of Great Britain and the other Iceland. The Cod Wars were fought on and off for about twenty years between these two combatants for control of Cod fisheries.

An interesting back-story and game scenario can be downloaded from the Navel War Game Society.

Zombie in my Pocket:

Zombie in my Pocket is a solo variant of a game by the same name. The “In the Pocket” theme has gotten some additional attention through the creation of the Western and a Predator in my Pocket games.

Chapter 9 A Judgment

“Let them fight it out, friend. Things have gone too far,
God must judge the couple: leave them as they are.”—Browning

Games Listed in Hobby Games-100 Best

I will start by listing the 100 games listed in this book, to be followed by a brief summary of the game, whether the game can still is being published, where it can be found, and its current price. So far I have found the list to be a mix of RPG.s and board games,

1. Acquire 
2. Amber Diceless 
3. Amun-Re 
4. Ars Magica 
5. Axis & Allies 
6. Battle Cry 
7. BattleTech 
8. Blood Bowl 
9. Bohnanza 
10. Britannia 
11. Button Men 
12. Call of Cthulhu
13. Carcassonne 
14. Car Wars
15. Champions 
16. Circus Maximus 
17. Citadels 
18. Civilization 
19. Cosmic Encounter 
20. Cosmic Wimpout 
21. Dawn Patrol 
22. Descent 
23. Diplomacy 
24. Dungeons & Dragons 
25. Dynasty League Baseball 
26. El Grande 
27. Empires in Arms 
28. Empires of the Middle Ages 
29. The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen 
30. Fire and Fury
31. Flames of War 
32. Fluxx 
33. Formula Dé 
34. The Fury of Dracula 
35. A Game of Thrones 
36. Gettysburg 
37. Ghostbusters 
38. The Great Khan Game 
39. Hammer of the Scots 
40. Here I Stand 
41. A House Divided 
42. Illuminati 
43. Johnny Reb 
44. Junta 
45. Kingmaker 
46. Kremlin 
47. Legend of the Five Rings 
48. Lensman 
49. London’s Burning 
50. Lord of the Rings 
51. Machiavelli 
52. Magic: The Gathering 
53. Marvel Super Heroes 
54. Metamorphosis Alpha 
55. My Life with Master 
56. Mythos 
57. Napoleon’s Last Battles 
58. Naval War 
59. Ogre 
60. Once Upon a Time 
61. PanzerBlitz 
62. Paranoia 
63. Pendragon 
64. Pirate’s Cove 
65. Plague! 
66. Power Grid 
67. Puerto Rico
68. Renaissance of Infantry 
69. RoboRally 
70. RuneQuest 
71. The Settlers of Catan 
72. Shadowfist 
73. Shadowrun 
74. Shadows over Camelot 
75. Silent Death: The Next Millennium 
76. Space Hulk 
77. Squad Leader 
78. Stalingrad 
79. Star Fleet Battles 
80. The Sword and the Flame 
81. Tales of the Arabian Nights 
82. Talisman 
83. Terrible Swift Sword 
84. Thurn and Taxis 
85. Ticket to Ride 
86. Tigris & Euphrates 
87. Tikal 
88. Cook on Toon 
89. Traveller 
90. Twilight Struggle 
91. Unknown Armies 
92. Up Front 
93. Vampire: The Eternal Struggle 
94. Vampire: The Masquerade 
95. Vinci 
96. War and Peace 
97. Warhammer 40,000 
98. The Warlock of Firetop Mountain 
99. The Warlord 
100. Wiz-War 

Hobby Games: The 100 Best

I downloaded a digital copy of Hobby Games: The 100 Best the other day and am looking forward to reading this E-book. The games mentioned in the book were picked by game authors and publishers through a polling system. It seems that, game publishers and authors are often game enthusiasts themselves. These games, are not your ordinary family game night titles, but are those that have a loyal and devoted following. It seems that playing games can be a hobby in itself. Although I only recognized about a dozen titles with this list of 100 I am excited to learn about these games.

Warhammer Orc Arachnarok Spider Trees

Like I had mentioned back in March these castings are rich in detail and I am having a dandy time of picking out the details with dabs of paint. Unless I take note of some overlooked detail within the castings this miniature is complete.

Chapter 8-The Landing

Let my lamp at midnight hour
Be seen in some high lonely tower—Milton

One Page Game Rules

I finely found game rules for my Splintered Light and other miniatures. The One Page Saga provides game rules that include the following attributes for the following conditions: activation, moving, shooting, melee, fatigue, terrain, army creation, weapons, and special rules.

A Meal Set before some Dignitaries while at the Why Not

A meal set before the honorable Mr. Baliliff and Clerk by Elzevir of the Why Not:

Hot rabbit pie

Cold round of brawn

Blue Vinny

Bottle of Ararat Milk

Falgon of ale

Moonfleet, Chapter 4

Chapter 7-An Auction

What if my house be troubled with a rat,

And I be pleased to give ten thousand ducats

To have it baned—Shakespeare

Chapter 6-An Assault

                   Surely after all,

The noblest answer unto such

Is perfect stillness when they brawl—Tennyson

More Images of Ristuls Market Halloween Basing Kit Castings

There are two closed casket castings included with this kit. I finished one as new and the other as an old casket.

New

Old