The more things change...

 I've come to realize that I miss blogging.

As such, I will actually re-start this, but with a new focus.

Over the past years, ever since Spartan Games folded, I have jumped a bit back and forth between various game systems, Gates of Antares being a major one, but not really sticking to anything for any longer sense of time.

Sure, some 15mm projects here and there (more on what I have actually done here later), but so far no rule system has ticket all of my boxes.

The reduction of pandemic restrictions earlier this year (has it only been 6 months? Feels like so much longer) has enabled me to travel for work again, bringing some potential for gaming along with it (family obligations leaves little time for gaming in an ordinary day).

To that end I have had to reconsider my engagements in the hobby a little bit. Don't get me wrong, 15mm is an amazing opportunity for experimenting and putting your own spin on things, but in the end you need to have a community and opponents to play against. Bringing your own DYI project means selling it to at least one more person, and that itself is an investment in time and energy.

To get around this I have had to look at what actually gives more bang for the buck, what is easy to get gaming with, and pay some attention to what is easy to travel with.

To that effect I have re-discovered the game that brought me back into the fold all those years ago: Epic Armageddon. I bought some Vanguard Miniatures Eloi last year, but this year a flurry of recent releases has really promoted it to my primary game. As an added bonus I have managed to get buy in from my usual partner in crimes, so regular opponents is not an issue either. The fact that there is no shortage of gorgeous models these days is not exactly a downside, either...

Apart from that I have a small project ongoing that really re-connects with my gaming roots; building a fantasy force of Wood Elves, using a little bit of mix and match to get the kind of warband that I really want. This fills a nice DYI niche, and fantasy models is something most opponents have lying around, so a good rule set is all that is needed.

To that end, I am a little bit going back to the origins, proving that the more things change, the more they stay the same...