Huh, how did we get to September already?
So in the last couple of months, I went on vacation twice, went away for a conference in Seattle, and worked on a room of our house found to have termite damage (yay). To do that I had to move all of my hobby material to the garage, and my hobby desk now graces the kitchen dining area, which is not ideal by any means.
Oh, and I turned 40 (certainly beats the alternative)
For my auspicious birthday I got some Barnes and Noble gift cards and some cash, which I converted immediately into gaming material.
For X-wing. my buddy gave me a TIE Advanced, and I bought a TIE Phantom and an ARC-170. I will also get a TIE Bomber later... all of which will make me well placed to have to re-buy all the rules again when X-wing Ver2 comes out later this month.
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| Three X-wing miniatures |
My sister gave me Timeline:Events, and my wife's Aunt and Uncle gave me the Viking Game, and then I bought the other games. All have proved to be great fun so far, and Sushi Go! is easy enough to play with the kids, which is nice.
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| Card and board games |
With a bit of cash, I finally got Romulan Armada to feed my Trek addiction. While I have been waiting to buy it, a new Unity edition of the underlying Starmada game came out, and ADB very generously allows for "Upgrade" copies to be purchased at cost, so I got a copy of Klingon Armada Unity edition as well. (and some drone/shuttle counters). I have only had the chance to flip through the books so far, but they seem to be pretty good, albeit different from the prior edition. More research needed.
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| Unity Edition Starmada books |
Hobby-wise, I have not done all that much (please see excuses above), but I have made over 50 ships for my
Shapeways store now. I just need to have another birthday or 10 to fund the printing of those ships!
8 comments:
Very nice loot! Every time I’m in barnes and noble I always eyeball the Xwing stuff.
I don’t know what Starmada is but that sounds interesting. I’m always into your Star Trek posts. Happy birthday. 40 ain’t so bad. 😀
Yes, August is gone. The clock seems to move so quickly.
Nice pickup on the Star Wars fighters.
@ Maj. Guiscard thanks. I keep expecting a clear out sale in advance of the forthcoming X-wing Ver2 game, but no such luck yet...
@Stew Thanks! I enjoy the Trek stuff too lately.
I will post more about Starmada etc when I get through the books.
Happiest 40th birthday mate. Nice haul too - I used to own that Viking game... 20-25 years ago? Surprised they still make it!
@Dai, it was a used copy, so it may be the same one!
Happy 40th ... I take it that's a sign to reward yourself with forty hobby-related presents. I just passed my mid-forties this year and all I can see is the big five-oh fast approaching.
I know the feeling, time goes by fast. Happy birthday. I had not seen the Viking game before. We've played Sushi Go a few times, as well as exploding kittens, if you like kittens and explosions.
Great reading yourr blog
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