This Geek's Week...

Loving the new ALIEN Deckbuilder!

- Worked a bit on my Khorne Bikers for 40k.

- Played a bunch of Hearthstone, saving up the 700 pts to unlock the next naxx level by doing the daily quests...

- Tinkered around in F2P WoW.  I was debating on upgrading fully, but I'm on the fence.  I'm sure the desire will pass once I get out of my WoW phase...

- Played 6 games of the Pathfinder ACG, solo...

Can you tell which color is my daughter's favorite?

- Went to the LGS to look for a few things.  My daughter picked out a TIE Defender to be "her ship" in X-Wing.  I also repainted it to HER specifications...

- Much to the dismay of my wife, I went to another LGS and picked up the Legendary Encounters Alien Deckbuilder, the Star Trek attack wing starter, extra dice, a 22nd cent Romulan Bird of Prey, and once more, my daughter picked out her own ship, the Reliant. (Which I also repainted to her specs)

- Played of solo game of the ALIEN Deckbuilder.  I was a Synthetic, playing through the first movie.  Made a few rules mistakes, but nothing major.  The game ended when I flipped the 3rd hazard, causing the "Perfect Organism" to be sent directly to the combat zone, where he finished me off!  All in all, I really enjoyed it!

- Played a family game of x-wing, with my daughter and I playing the Empire, and my non-gamer wife playing the rebels.  We followed it up with a game of Star Trek, but my daughter lost interest after a few rounds.  Finally, we played a few 1/2 games of the DC Deckbuilder...

Finished Red Corsair Termie Squad

I recently finished up the first squad from my Red Corsairs, and all in all, I'm pretty pleased with how they turned out.  I've placed an overall high emphasis on the fluff of the army, and as such, I tried to make each model unique, to have their own little character, or to tell their own little story.  I'll start with a little info on the unit themselves, the "Crimson Blades", then move into the models themselves...

This Geek's Week...

They may not be my best decks, but my 2 druid decks are easily my favorite...

- Worked a bunch on my 40k stuff, this time around I worked a bit on my Eldar Spiritseer as well.  I managed to finish up the rest of my termie squad.  Next comes working on my Khornate biker squad. I've also got to start forcing myself to go back to working in an assembly line method for the rest of army.

- Played a ton of Hearthstone.  I managed to save up enough gold to unlock and beat the second level of solo play as well as class challenges.  I've noticed a lot of my decks are getting trounced by people with access to better cards, so as I still refuse to spend any money on the game, I'm going to have focus on 1 or 2 decks and do a lot of card crafting.  I go by "WuhSawBe#1604" on there is anyone wants to play me. (And prolly beat up on me)

- Played a few rounds of WoT Blitz on my iPhone, though it kinda sucks on such a small screen, I really think I should be playing it on iPad...

This Geek's Week...

- Been working more on my 40k stuff.  I scrounged up another 15 cultists to fill out the unit using a mix of empire fanatics and Guard parts.  I've also been working on painting the Termies, finishing up one more...

- Played more of the 40k mobile games.

- Finished reading the Jedi Path book, now I can get back to reading the Gildar Rift...

- Played a few rounds of Hearthstone solo mode, beating the first 3 Naxx bosses and class challenges...

This Geek's Week...

- I downloaded the 40k: Carnage, Storm of Vengeance, and Warhammer Quest app.  Pretty fun little games, especially Warhammer Quest.

- Worked a ton on assembling my 40k stuff, finally finishing the Dark Vengeance box contents.  I scrounged up 15 more cultists to assemble as well for a full 35...

- Using my birthday money, I went a bit crazy in the gaming department!  I preordered the Skulls & Shackles stuff for the Pathfinder ACG.  Preordered 2x core sets of the 40k LCG.  Got caught up on all the Star Wars LCG force packs I had missed out on. (6 or 7 of em)  Picked up some random sleeves and deck boxes, and a TIE Phantom.  I also picked up Vol 1 of the Pathfinder comic, and the Munchkin Pathfinder game.

- Played a few games of the Pathfinder ACG.  I'd like to be able get a character back up to deck #6 for when it arrives.

- Played a game of Castle Panic.  It was alright.  I'm starting to think that no matter which game I play, the guys I've been playing with will end up slowing down each game regardless, due to booze, arguing, and lack of focus... still, it is better than option B, which is not play anything at all!

Red Corsairs - Finished Test Terminator scheme

Recently I finished up the first model of my new 40k project, a Red Corsairs army built upon a foundation of Dark Vengeance minis.  It has been a long time since I have painted anything from GW, and say what you will about their games, prices, and/or corporate policies, but I really enjoyed putting these together and painting them!  Dare I say it, I almost had FUN doing it... and considering the fact that I do not truly like the painting/modeling aspects of the hobby (I just hate unpainted stuff even more so) then it is a bit of a compliment for sure!

This Geek's Week...

"The derp are derpest alone..."

- I've been working on my 40k army, both assembly and painting.  Thus far, I have a terminator "test model" completed.

- Played another game of the Star Trek Deck Builder.  I still say that game takes at least an hour too long...

- Played some Star Wars LCG, 2 close games.  First using my Navy deck, which squeaked out a win.  Next game, I played my "weapon smugglers", and although I lost, I felt like the deck had potential.  I kept sweeping the board, but what cost me was that I was never able to turn the force struggle to the lightside.

Getting the most out the new 40k Dark Vengeance box

Recently I made the jump back into 40k with 7th edition, and if you are like me, one of the major barriers was general cost of entry (or re-entry in my case) into the game.  However,  the latest Dark Vengeance box could alleviate a lot of the issue, with a little creative thinking in either the fluff or crafting department. (Or both). With that in mind, I'll be going over all the contents of box, along with my thinking, and my approach to using and building a list out of the Dark Vengeance box set.