Adepticon 2022 Follow Up

 

Hello all.  Adepticon 2022 has come and gone and a lot has happened. First and foremost, my bipolar ass has felt reinvigorated. Being immersed in gaming for a week has helped things immensly. I helped judge the Infinity GT at the convention and my love of Infinity has been rekindled, especially since I actually got to play. N4 is more streamlined and it plays great. I picked up a couple new games as the group also picked them up.  Godtear and Team Yankee are on the menu.  I may not play them often, but they are now in the mix with 40K and A Billion Suns.  The group may have some gamer A.D.D., but I am pretty focused on Infinity now.

That said I am proud to announce that Mitten Mayhem is going to be coming back for its second year.  The pandemic put it on hold before it could get established, but the pandemic is not killing it.  We are back and now we are affiliated with Michigans Premier wargaming convention. The MIchigan GT

Adepticon 2022

 Hello all.  Its been a while.  I have been absent and for that I apoligize.  Hell I don't know if anybody still reads the blog.  Well after some thought I decided I am going to post at least once a month.  My gaming life has not been what it use to be.  I am hoping this changes next week and I feel a little of the passion come back.  I speak of Adepticon.  After two years on hiatus, the convention has returned.  I am participating in two events this year and I am helping to judge the Infinity GT.  I am brushing up on Infinity as I have not played the new edition.  I have only read the rules.  I plan on helping out none the less.  The gaming group here in Lansing has been experimenting with a bunch of different games and it has made us lose our focus on any one game. It's kind of frustrating honestly.  Its gotten to the point I am thinking about dipping back into 40K.  I know, thats kinda a point I thought I would never reach. We will see what happens.  I am going to try and do at least one post at Adepticon and might do a YouTube video on the channel I have not used in years.  If you are reading this I appreciate it.  I am going to get the passion back.  Life and past circumstances have left me burned out and honestly longing for days past.  Well thats all for now.  If you are reading this and are going to Adepticon, say hi if you see me. until next time.....

Remember Dramos! 

and

Blood runs, anger rises, death wakes, war calls !!!

And We Are back!

 

Well it has been almost a year since I have done anything with the blog.  I don't even know if its on Anybody's radar anymore.  I am back though after this long hiatus.  I am not going to make any promises but I am going to try and post every couple weeks to keep people in the loop about stuff and talk about gaming.  I am into a few different games now so I should have a decent amount of stuff to talk about.

The big news is that Ruckdog and I are going to be starting up our old podcast Exploding Dice Radio.  With the aquisition of all the Spartan properties by Warcradle Studios and Wayland Games, we have our favorite ship and space ship games coming back with new editions and new models.  Dystopian Wars has been in beta for a while due to the Pandemic and Firestorm Armada has been on the back burner for beta testing also due to the pandemic.  Ruckdog and I will be chatting about all things Dystopian and FSA as they develop and as the games reach their final stages.  I know I am eagerly waiting for the new Firestorm Armada.  So what else is new?

Midwest Massacre at Dragon Fall

Hi all. Once again I am lax in posting.  I was all excited for the Iowa Incident Mark 6 when last I posted.  Well there is not going to be an Iowa Incident this year.  Will Thompson, the main man for Iowa, had to go and have a baby. Well his wife did.  Congrats to Will and his wife on the new baby though.  In lew of Iowa, we have decided to attend the Midwest Massacre at Dragon Fall this year.  Scott Tipsword is at the helm, a swell guy,  and the tournament is shaping up to be a good one.  For those of you unfamiliar with the Midwest Massacre it is a team tournament.  This year it is a 3 man team.  Team Strongman Commando Friends will be storming the gates as it were. Our showing at Adepticon was a bit lack luster, but we are heading in with a different plan and a new member.  So lets go over the format a little bit.

The Road to the Iowa Incident

So I have been playing and painting as of late.  I have not really started on project Francis as of yet.  I am waiting on the painting competition rules and such from Adepticon before I start.  With the Golden Demon replacing the Crystal Brush I may have to paint up a GW model.  So I have been working on some stuff I may take to the Iowa Incident.  Its tentative me going as of right now as I am not working. Its hard holding a job down being Bi polar. I plan on talking about that next time I write.  I think it may shed some light on things about me as a person or somebody in your gaming group.  It may be helpful.  I digress though.  The Iowa Incident MK6 it taking place later in October.  I am deciding if I want to take Onyx Contact Force, NCA or Vanilla Combined. Its hard to decide...

Road to Adepticon: Project Francis

Greetings all! The rumor mill has the crystal brush parting ways with Adepticon for 2020. Hopefully this means a new in house run painting competition that we mere mortals have a chance against the pro painters. In that spirit I am throwing my hat in next year. I have never entered a painting competition and I want to challenge myself this year.  So I introduce Project Francis.

Daedalus Fall Store Campaign!

Greetings players!  The blog is being re purposed to give players in the Evolution Games Infinity League and Capital Area Infinity a place to get new information about the campaign and Infinity in the Lansing and surrounding areas. 

Starting Sunday May 19th the Daedalus Fall Campaign will be starting.  I plan on everybody meeting up so new players can get an introduction to Infinity and all players can get the low down on how the campaign system will work.

We will be starting at 150 points.  Full rules will be used.  Each player will start with a 2 point Spec Ops Unit.  This unit will be included in every list.  The rules for Spec ops can be found in the Daedalus Falls book.  I have a copy and can go over them with you.  The spec ops building is also included in Army 6.  The points escalation will go as follows

Week 1 150 pts
Week 2  200 pts
Week 3  200 pts
Week 4  250 pts
Week 5  250 pts
Week 6  300 pts
Week 7  300 pts
Week 8  400 pts

This will give players an opportunity to play at many different levels so they can get familiar with their army and the different challenges you face at different point levels.

Sign up will be up at the store in the next couple days.  Look for it on the bulletin board by the War game table at Evolution Games.


Until next time......

Remember Daedalus!!!!

Mitten Mayhem!

Hello all. After a long hiatus we have returned. This year we will focus on Infinity, Mantic games and some other small war games.  I will also have information about the Lasing groups upcoming Infinity Event.  Mitten Mayhem!  A 32 person 5 round Infinity ITS event. Lets look at the details of the midwest's latest Infinity Tournament.

Kurage Crisis Battle 2: Enter Haqq

Greetings all! the adventures of Agent 13 continue with my 2nd Kurage Crisis Campaign Battle.  I had to fix my last post as it would seemed I posted the wrong report in it.  SO my apologies.  IN fact if you read my first battle post, this one may seem familiar.  I would go back and read the first post again it has been fixed.  My second battle was against Haqqislam.  It was a close game and resulted in my first campaign victory.  Sadly we did not play in the Pan-Oc theater to help reinforce it.  Good old PanO is struggling to defend its territory.  We have our hands full. Lets join Agent 13 on site!

Kuragi Crisis Battle 1

Hello all.  I wanted to post my first battle report for the Kuragi Crisis Campaign.  It was a very rough game to say the least.  I decided to go the narrative route rather than do a blow by blow account of the battle.  I played George, AKA Spellduckwrong, and his U.S. Ariadna.  I was using my NeoTerrans.  We played in the Pan-OC Multibase, specifically the HAS area.  This was a modified version of the Decapitation mission.

It's Been a While... Time the Change Gears

Hey all.  It has been a while.  I have neglected the blog mostly because I did not know what to write about.  I have been wholly into Infinity and really have only been playing one other game, Aristeia. I have finally figured out what I am going to write about.  I am going to write about event and tournament organization mostly.  I teach two classes at Adepticon on the subject along with Neil and George. So I figure since I am limited on time in the class I can expand on the misc subjects we talk about in depth.

I will also be posting battle reports from the Kurage Crisis Infinity global campaign while it is going on.  look for posts on Sundays from here on out.  It won't be every Sunday, but I am shooting for twice a month.  Once I figure out the video making program the YouTube channel will finally be up and running as well.

So forgive the hiatus again.

Look for a post Sunday

Until then...

Remember Dramos! and as always

FOR THE HYPERPOWER!!!

Adepticon is Nigh! We Ride!

Greetings all!  Well we are only 5 days away from Adepticon 2018.  The guys and I are just about ready to go.  George and myself are finishing up all the painting we need to do for our events.  The Fireteam Duo models are done and in the Battle Foam bag, as are the TAG Rumble models.  I am down to the Aristeia team.  I finished the Spartan sScenic table today.  At least to an OK standard to use at Adepticon in the Infinity room.  I have to say I am pretty excited.  As I mentioned in my last entry this is the first time in 3 years I have been able to play.  It will be nice being able to just teach a couple classes, run a small Infinity event and hang out with my Infinity family.  There have been some recent developments as well....

Overdron's, Xenodrons and Avatars oh my!

Greetings all.  Now that January is over and I have caught up on everything, except my painting, going into February, It is time to get in the groove of posting on a regular schedule.  I am shooting for every other Wednesday until I get up to speed.
Today I am going to be talking T.A.G's.  Tactical Armored Gears, for those unfamiliar with Infinity or new to the game.  T.A.G's are a dominating presence on the table and bring to bear some serious firepower on a very robust platform.  I am playing in the T.A.G. Rumble event at Adepticon this year. The premiere event for those with a love of Mecha and fighting robots. As I contemplated a list, I had to analyze and breakdown what I might be facing on the table.  This lead to some intensive research into the choices and abilities of each of my 3 factions T.A.G's. Lets take a look at the T.A.G. Rumble format and take a look at some T.A.G.'s

Back In The Saddle Again

Hello all.  SeerK here after a long hiatus and a rather busy holiday season.  Planning for 2018 has been in full swing.  The gang will be heading out to Adepticon in March.  I was hoping to be able to swing going to the Rumble on Route 66 in addition to going to Adepticon, but sadly its not in the budget.  I have a wedding to save up for.  That's right I am now engaged as of October.  This has put a bit of a kibosh on my convention travels.  I am attending Adepticon, Origins, Gencon, The Iowa Incident MK5, the Michigan GT and U-Conn Games Convention in 2018.  Still a decent amount, but not as many as I want to go to. I would love to do some more Dire States Infinity events as well as some more conventions on the east coast, near the west coast and down south.  These would namely be the NOVA Open, The Las Vegas Open and The aforementioned Rumble on Route 66.  There are several big Infinity Tournaments on the list as well. SO I left you kind of hanging in regards to Spartan Games stuff and Adepticon......

Origins Game Fair!

Greetings all.  Life and game testing has had me very busy and kind of neglecting the blog.  I am making myself do I post a week from here on out.  I wanted to let everybody know I will be at Origins Game Fair next month.  I will be running Learn to Play classes  for Firestorm Armada, Halo Ground Command and Halo Fleet Battles.  We will also be doing an FSA tournament on Sunday of the Convention.  I will be pulling double duty with the help of Larry also doing Infinity Boot camps and an ITS tournament on Saturday of the convention.  So come on out and play and say HI!

Lets look at the Schedule!

Road to Adepticon: Military Orders Tournament Prep

Greetings all.  SeerK here once again.  In this installment I am going to change gears a bit.  I have no new news for Adepticon, I will this coming week as the boys at Studio 343 just sent a big old box of Halo swag for the Halo Fleet Battles and Halo Ground Command tournaments.  In this post I am going to be talking Infinity.  Specifically about the PanOceania sectorial, Military Orders.  Despite the slew of Spartan events taking place at Adepticon, I have decided to actually play in something this year.  I don't play in events I am overseeing, so I turn to my other wallet draining game, Infinity.   I have three awesome Vanguards joining the team this year so I am playing in the only Infinity tournament I can do.  The Thursday 200 point spec- Ops Tournament.  I have been debating on which army to bring.  Bringing a Haqqislam force gives me an excuse to get an army painted.  You know in addition to all the terrain we have to paint and build.  I have decided to take a Military Orders force.  I don't play them often and with the new Order Sergeants box coming out.  I think its time to get them out on the table for a tournament. Lets take a look at Military Orders!

The Year in Review

Greetings all.  Its December 31st.  That means 2016 is coming to an end.  The crew and I are getting together tonight for a big party to usher out 2016.  It has been a year of extremes.  There have been epic highs and some pretty epic lows. Other than a decent paying job and meeting my future wife, it has been kind of an Empire strikes back kinda year.   The Spartan community is at a low point while the Infinity community is growing and has had some pretty awesome stuff happen this year. This has me in  a weird spot.  I am part of a community that has momentum and is growing at a rapid pace.  It is full of positivity and generally speaking a really good bunch of players.  It has a company that actively supports its community by going to shows and having a very tight and active tournament scene.  On the other hand the energy and momentum has kind of gone out of the Spartan community sails.  There is a lot of uncertainty and a lot of ill will from the player base right now.  There are signs of life and I hope this means the energy of 2 years ago makes a resurgence. Lets take a look back and I will have some resolutions as well as some stuff I would like to see in 2017.

UCON Games Convention Demo Sessions!

Greetings all! SeerK here.  With all the Adepticon hype starting I almost forgot that I was going to be doing some demo sessions at a local convention here in Michigan.  As some of you remember I have attended UCON Games Convention in the Ann Arbor Ypsilanti area for a few years now.  This Year I will be running Learn To Play sessions of Firestorm Armada, Halo Fleet Battle and Halo Ground Command.  I will also be running an Infinity Boot Camp  The events start on Saturday night and continue through Sunday. Lets take a look at the schedule!

Infinity: Tagline

Greetings all! SeerK here to talk Infinity in this installment. Specifically I am talking about the special I.T.S. Narrative event that recently went live. The Tagline Narrative follows the story of Toni Macayana and her death at the hands of an Umbra Samaritan Hacker named Nourkias. The local group plays Infinity in addition to Firestorm Armada so we decided to follow up our escalation league with the Tagline event. Now the Tagline Narrative is set up to be a tournament. It is not set up like the I.T.S. Leagues are so there is only a single code. You are required to do 3 rounds, but you may add 2 more. In this case we are doing all 5 rounds, but doing one round a week. I have the Event set up in the system at the finish date so I will have to manually enter the results, but doing it this way allows you to really enjoy the narrative and run this event as a campaign. Lets dive into the Paradiso conflict and The story around one of the most beloved characters in the game of Infinity.

See You At Gencon!!!

So here we are. Its the last day of July and I leave for Gencon Wednesday morning. I will be helping to set up the Infinity tables and terrain as well as the Spartan booth Wednesday afternoon after a drive of a little less than 4 hours. Telarion will be attending this year. So if you are looking for pick up games of Firestorm Armada and want to test your skills against the North American Champ come find me at the Spartan Booth or in the exhibition hall with my fellow Warcors. So what am I looking forward to? Several things.