Welcome to EGG 23! On writing this I am real, happy. My wife just got a new job! Of course any extra money from this is already spent (typical) but the look of EGG should be changing since we are going to get a laser printer.
Starting in this issue, I'm introducing the newest idea I've been working on -- the calculated risk game -- Since writing the article on it, I've written a few more sets of calc risk rules (19th C land combat, Medieval land/sea combat, 18th C sailing combat, WWI ship combat, and WWII air combat to add to the WWI ship game to do WWII ship combat). This has taken up most of my time. The ship combat games are very quick (I did 3 WWI ship actions in 1 hour!) so I anticipate doing some matrix naval campaigns at future conventions. The land combat games are a little slower but they create very interesting skirmish games.
Since rules are rather flat without the appropriate props I've also been making little buildings, sculpting ships and painting men. I'm rather proud of my little buildings. I used to do picture framing for a living so dovetailing has always been interesting to me. The buildings give me full range to try out new ways to notch things together. They look good with the early 19th C civilian revolutionary figures I've been working on. I want to run 1830 to 1860 revolution games. Later I'll get to making balsa wood ships to fight medieval sailing battles on.
I owe this mania to build props wholly to the Miniatures Gamers of Michigan. I see the high quality games they run at Peninsula campaigns and I want my games to look better. Maybe there is something to be said to high quality miniatures events as a way of improving the whole hobby. (But it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing/good rules)
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