MerMuse

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Bird Lover. Board game obsessed. Creative Director.

Starting players for final match. Not sure why Martinez is expected to start in defensive position…
Book set with dice/map roller and a bag of acorn dice. The acorn dice really trigger the 'Willow' vibes where natural items like an acorn can be given magical properties. Touches like that really help to sell the rustic fantasy vibe...
Game state near the end of the match. Argentina’s starting lineup was weaker than it should have been resulting in a 1-0 win for England from a first half header by Kane.
Mexico board with hand in the shot for scale reference…
Box contents -Characters sheets and books -Multiple paper rune sets -Massive city map -And two giant books about the cities neighborhoods and unhabitants.
Space apes in deserted desert town… Changed normal movement from short to close… but charges still move short. This worked well.
Both original series mini sets painted… plus a tribble marker. I bought these already painted because I was less interested in painting these than the next generation minis.
Stat cards can be drawn from bubblegum backs or cut out of the Schlocklog magazine… (or downloaded online). Image shows collectible cards from wax pack as well as cards on the back cover of the magazine.
Eternal empire troopers and leader characters ready to be primed and painted…
Keanu celebrates first Brazil goal!
Iyoshi Cola can with beautiful bird art. The art is what originally attracted me to the can.
3d printed sand measurement tool for wargame. It’s smaller than most wargame measuring tools because the game is played in a small 15x20 board.
Regicide character cards on the combat mat with built in damage and health tracker for the royals.
3d printed desert ruins with sci-fi crates and machinery to represent the world of dune.
Set of freemen and Harkonnen 32mm Dune minis on red surface with black background.
Freemen miniatures at 32mm scale in dessert Bazaar terrain board. Miniatures primed and ready to be painted…
Fight to Survive RPG book cover.
Painted Harkonnen miniatures. Slight shift between dark blues and purples to add interest plus’s some small accents of red for brutality.
Harkonnen miniatures at 28mm scale. Dune themed miniatures with a desert backdrop.
Sand rulebook cover and a mix of D6 and D3 dice. The D6 dice are rolled at the start of the turn and placed in certain actions… the D3 are rolled during opposed checks to add drama to the outcomes.
Still from official demo game on nice diorama board.
Battle board for Sand skirmish game with 3 tarp covered merchant stalls.
Box covers for second edition game and the Australian expansion. Timor map also shown…
Sand rulebook cover showing dune inspired 3D printed miniatures by skull forge.
Portal terrain, electric walls, and a computer terminal… new terrain for HeroScape.
Added more mud, pipes and grass to the terrain.
HeroScape terrain walls with poster decals from Steel Rifts and some old computer terminal miniatures that are probably 15 years old.
Goita pieces in special doses that holds them in place. A cover slides over them to hold them in place. Each piece is marked with how many points it’s worth if it the final piece played and how many of each piece is in the set. All players pull from this one pool of pieces at the start of the match.
Magnetic storage solution for HeroScape figures. Cheap craft bins are lightweight and because they are clear it’s easier to find specific miniatures.
GI Joe heroscape minis with some extra detail added to the bases.
Dice commandos box cover and a few sample cards.
Gunslinger faction with black powder weapons fighting a nature spirit faction in a heroscape board with jungles and river.
Two armies facing off on a paper map with rulebook also visible.
Another match between Yakuza and Movie Cops. Image shows yakuza ninjas with purple jump suits and blue hair fighting beat cops.
Hunted game box is an old VHS case!
French army kriegsspiel blocks in a bead organizer. Waterloo map and pub battles dice also shown.
Royal Blood RPG rulebook, metal tokens, and tarot deck shown.
Pub Battles Monmouth canvas map with blocks from a Kriegsspiel Bunker hill game…
ArcWorlde wizard miniatures in some ruins with green rolling hills in the background.
Game in progress. I got really lucky with finding weapons. I think I used a smoke grenade in the final fight to get the extra D6. I love the mechanic that getting hurt actually makes you more effective…
Hunter solo card game, two tiny RPGs, and a mech campaign game.
Large collection of halfling miniatures from arcworlde. The miniatures are sculpted in a very dynamic style with lots of personality. These will be a joy to paint.
Tiny travel battle minis. The new minis offer different cav options like lances and different headwear like bicorn hats.
Black cockatoo (Maya) coming in for a landing…
Solo game in progress. Halfdans army raids Dumnonia while Guthrums army faces off against Mercia in the final battle. … Rules part 1- How to win- at the final round/season all of the Kingdom capitols must still be in British control. Instant failure - at the end of any season if a Dane leader has more dalcs than the solo player you loose instantly. Setup - You will play as Mercia (blue). The setup is the same as multiplayer setup but don’t place neutral ealdormen or kings for the other kingdoms. After setup but before the first season draw one Dane lord and draw a Dane card for their placement. Place 1 ruler (from danelaw expansion), I Viking, and 1 Drakkar. Dane AI - each Danish leader has two new elements… brides and raid target. Remove the ‘no Danes arrive’ card from the Danes cards. Bribes defines what each Danish leader requires from the player in order for them to not raid during that autumn move. Bribes are usually coin, food, or dalcs. Raid target defines their decision making when deciding where to raid. Each summer a new Dane lord arrives (king/viking/drakkar)… placed randomly based on Dane raid cards. They also gain a free Dane Thegn each summer for each dalc they control. Each autumn the current Danes move/raid (if not bribed) using their target priority. Players may not use bribes to move neutral 7 its or units from other kingdoms. During the final year of the game all Danes switch their raid target to… capital > closer to nearest capital.
Pink cockatoo (Galah) at sunrise perch on my hand after a big flight. When he flies he screams and chirps at the top of his lungs enjoying the magic of flight. He always makes me feel like I’m missing out because of my lack of wings…
Learning game in progress. King Wiglaf of Mercia attempting to unite the country to drive out the Danes.
Imperial soldiers collecting crystals as sheep graze nearby.
Warp miniatures Imperials and Ourk minis primed and ready to be painted.
Second edition box set is small and sleek. I love the first edition but the collectors box is huge and heavy. Loving the new direction… should make the game great for trips.
Imperial miniatures. These are some of the most characterful minis I’ve ever seen and I can’t wait to paint them!
More steel rift miniatures with tiny soldiers, vehicles, and concrete barriers as scale reference.
Final turn of the game. Boromir meeple was missing so we had to swap in a different meeple. The Nazgûl did almost nothing this game… the majority of them hung out near the shire having a picnic. We didn’t lose a single stronghold this game.
Cerberus mechs and infantry… base coated dark blue. Two other starter factions glued to the base but not primed yet.
Pre-painted MDF terrain - stairwell building and warehouse.
Steel rift rulebook and close quarters expansion cover. I’m looking forward to trying it and may test new rules for link structure points to systems for more detailed damage. .. I have an idea for structure damage linked to systems where normally the target picks the system hit, from behind the attacker picks, and from the side it’s random who picks. This might break the game but I really want system damage without all the complex calculations and tracking.
2 vs 1 arena fight in battletech. Testing out 3D scratch built walls. The mobilized rifleman was using the wall to protect his flank. When the wall section lowered the enemy flanked him and finished him off.
2 arena walls built and primed. 2 more built…
Gandalf, Legolas, and the Ents take Isenguard to distract from the hobbits and the main army reaching Minas Tirith.