tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-78216452416284383032024-03-13T21:21:12.491-07:00Itinerant HobbyistJourneys through various hobbies.
Currently Living Life.Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.comBlogger602125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-54237554519112257572019-02-24T01:17:00.002-08:002019-02-24T01:17:43.396-08:00The Blog has moved...Blogger is becoming more difficult for me to update via mobile, so I moved over to Wordpress to find a more mobile friendly home. Please come check it out and follow me there, post to your favorite feeder. I use Feedly to compile Rss the blogs I follow.<br />
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<br />Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-91456411602808255392018-12-20T05:55:00.000-08:002018-12-20T05:55:13.609-08:00Paratrooper Drama Series<div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">They are working on the pilot and will be running a second indiegogo in January. In the meantime you can support the team by liking and following the Facebook group. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">They consistently are giving updates via posts amd videos and are writing the scripts for the other episodes while filming the pilot. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">If you want to support someone making historical television and a good story, go check ‘em out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">Also, all (as many as possible anyway) of my games from now until the end of 2019 will be paratrooper based, partially to support this production.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 12pt;">[editors note - now I remember why I’ve resorted to posting most of my things via YouTube and Facebook - posting via blogger is...challenging.]</span></div>
Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-31771670670104731722017-05-09T11:23:00.003-07:002017-05-09T11:23:28.474-07:00Blitzkrieg Commander III pulled and RewriteWhat a crazy couple of weeks. Release to pulling all product for a rewrite.<br />
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Leon and the Pendraken team have been stellar.<br />
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<br />Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-53073446077522138212017-04-22T21:49:00.001-07:002017-04-22T21:49:49.561-07:00Tactical Board GamesSomeone asked a question about the LNL system. I responded with the following. There are a couple references to others...just ignore those for now.:<br />
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LNL - Lock and Load Tactical<br />
HotP - LNLs Heroes of the Pacific<br />
CoH - Conflict of Heroes<br />
CC - Combat Comander<br />
ASL - Advanced Squad Leader and SK Starter Kit<br />
ATS - Advanced. Tobruck System<br />
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I have played LNL, CoH, CC, ASLsK, ASL, ATS, and very recently Retro. Out of all these and LNL I would play ATS as my #1. However, there are a few obstacles I have with the way the game is managed by its owners.<br />
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Mitch really enjoys it and I would say is able to look beyond these issues. It has a nice level of detail, tons and tons of scenarios with more coming out. It's a step below AsLSK in complexity and just is easier for me to Grock. And before last week I would've said it's players are all underground. However in the last week a FB group has started and already has 85+ players. And at least two youtubers are starting to post things up.<br />
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There are times I'm tempted to get back in. I think Mitch should take it over.<br />
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CoH was an enjoyable enough system, but always felt bored at the end of the games. I never cared if I went back to it.<br />
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Retro: it was fast playing but I'm not interested in houseruling firbeverybgake ti figure best ways to make scenarios work. You could also argue, if you watch my videos, that I never did play completely by the rules and am also a terrible strategist, so my opinion is skewed. I would not disagree.<br />
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CC my first tactical and still my favorite ruleset. Clear. Concise. Proofed. Complete. I played all but one of my games solo and it's a terrible solo game and yet I still enjoyed them. Great narrative. No tanks and I really wanted that. And I play so much solo, that I need another option. So I gave it all away for a Guild White Duck Gift.<br />
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ASLSK and ASL - local guru and tournament organizer has played and taught me a few times. Enjoyable group of guys who play it here. And I finally decided to jump in to this one...with doubts. I like it for the depth and the community. Tons of people all over the world and online and FB and videos and a podcast and and and Dave and Pete and others here play it.<br />
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Tons of scenarios. 1,000s! And more coming out. Amazing. But the games can take awhile and the rules overhead may be too much for me. While the thought of playing something so deep is appealling. The reality of playing something so deep may be a little less compelling.<br />
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LNL I've had a few of them, sold them and then just bought HotP at full retail. I enjoyed, though played terribly, again solo. Again, I got it for all the reasons Ty mentioned. They're scenarios are typically well designed.<br />
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(Sidenote 2: and why couldn't they have made it so all are high or all are low? I have never understood that.)<br />
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And they're company has issues, though they do appear to be trying hard.<br />
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I don't know if you can tell but I'm a tad schizo/bi-polar about this. I struggle to decide. Some would say to buy a little of each. But I'm trying to barrow my collection.<br />
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And also, the thought of committing to one system is compelling. But the reality is often like, "oh one system to rule them all! Oh wait, what there's now OST and BoB? Shiny, gimme one of each!"<br />
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<br />Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-63293174599317294072016-12-29T22:25:00.001-08:002016-12-29T22:25:38.036-08:00Blitkrieg Commander II Bulge AAR FTFChris D is a friend, fellow Geekway board member, published game designer (Dungeon Roll), RPGer, dad, husband, graphic novel enthusiast, and all around groovy dude. He very much enjoys learning as many games as he can. I believe he's able to mine all of this for his own ideas. He's been asking me to share with him some of my miniatures and war games with him (especially ASL).<br />
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I finally made it happen (We can get into why it took me so long, but that will be for another post. And one to write after my therapist visit.) and we played a scenario UIKeyInputDownArrowfor the Battle of the Bulge (fictional) for my favorite set of rules, Blitzkrieg Commander II or BKCII.<br />
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I gave Chris the Germans as to give him more to do, as well as an FAO. I took the AMIs defending a town. The goal was, in 9 turns, to be the last one and only one with units in the town...or break the other side.<br />
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Chris, of course, picked up the rules quickly and started by moving a group through the center woods. In the picture above, the Germans are coming from off table at the bottom of the picture. He sent one of his squads around the woods, in the open, to draw my fire, which he did. Which makes me visible from the concealed state. His CO and their group coming from off board failed their first CV roll and missed turn 1. Welcome to BKCII.<br />
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Chris struggled mightily to get my guys out of the city, first of all they're all concealed unless they fire, move or he gets within 10CM. But he was able to whittle down the guys in the town by putting more and more hits on them. I thought his arty would help, and I always use the auto-suppression roll, but after reading that again, it only suppresses after successful hits. I always said it suppressed if it hit at all, regardless of saves and hits. His arty only had 2 dice each.<br />
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His right flank with CO got going but was struggling as well. He was able to lay smoke and make some movement happen.<br />
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He made some attempts at close assault on the town before my guys were suppressed and whittled down. He suffered a lot for that, but it still did the job of knocking points off these units.<br />
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Turn 5 we both got reinforcements. My last game, one of the sides didn't receive their reinforcements which really affected the outcome. Chris had to roll to see where these units would come on and they came on his right which would turn out to be great.<br />
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My units also came on and made a good push the first turn, but then they stalled out a couple turns which would ultimately be my demise.<br />
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His tanks took some quick hits from my two tanks, but then fortunes turned and he took mine out quickly. To sum it up, that defending position, a dug-in squad and mortar kept him tied up for a while, but he eventually had the breakthrough and then stood on the hill and took my guys out as they ran out into the open ground as they charged for the city. He took out 4 units in turn 8 which put me 3 over my breakpoint, I failed my roll.<br />
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Chris was gettting somewhat down on his prospects as he simply couldn't make much progress against those dug-ins. I was feeling the same way for him as well. I wanted him to enjoy the game, and I was getting a tad nervous for his chances. But he stuck with it and it's a good thing, cause he cleaned up.<br />
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In retrospect, I should've run my guys into the woods behind the town and perhaps cover the open ground if he tried to go in. At least then he would've hit me on 5s and not 4s. I also should've kept my tanks as he ran into open ground, instead of going at him head on as soon as I got them.<br />
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One of the rules I struggled with was LOS and the 10cm max distance you can move toward an enemy unit. It gets a little<br />
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I'm going to say something completely obvious here: I've played at least 15 games of BKCII solo. I've enjoyed most of the experiences. I've only played with others 3 times. Once to test my con scenario. The con scenario. And now with Chris. I found myself really enjoying the game with Chris. His company is a huge reason. But it was fun to see how someone else chose to attack and to have reactions that I wouldn't think of. I want to do more of that.<br />
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And, here's the video AAR:<br />
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<br />Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-67672884802243691902016-12-29T21:14:00.000-08:002016-12-29T21:14:21.305-08:00The Puma Prowls TonightOr, where Toddy (aka Itinerant Hobbyist) learns armor and the power of a crew armed with a PFaust.<br />
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This is the second game I played while at <a href="http://itineranthobbyist.blogspot.com/2016/12/this-aint-no-grumble-jones-aar-excpect.html" target="_blank">Jim's on a mid week/holiday ASL day</a>.<br />
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I wanted to learn armor so I can continue my deep dive into ASL. The Puma Prowls scenario is a famous one in ASL circles as one to teach one armor. I was Germans and Jim the Russians. I didn't get too many pics of this one.<br />
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To get to the point - I won as the Germans. But as usual, it was close. And, I don't know how easy Jim was being with me.<br />
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And now I've waited too long to finish writing this one, so some of the memories and lessons learned have faded a bit.<br />
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However, the biggest thing I remember, one of my crews survived their Crew Survival roll and ran into the town where the Soviet T-70s were hiding and taking out my tanks. The crew found they had a PanzerFaust on them and decided to risk firing in the building (back blast). They survived that but missed the target. The next and last turn, they ran out into the open street to get a back side adjacent shot. As they ran, an immobilized T-70 fired it's mg and though getting close, they crew moved on. The T-70 then fired it's main gun and missed! They then fired the faust and destroyed the tank and crew! I didn't get a picture of this situation. I will say that it essentially won the game because I needed to knock one of his guys out and they did it. Very cool scene.<br />
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Here's what Doug and Ken were playing. Sorry, not a whole lot to say about it, because I was too taken by my games to understand what was going on. I will just say that they played a lot faster than I was.<br />
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<br />Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-1164520569952785012016-12-24T12:05:00.002-08:002016-12-29T21:14:51.653-08:00This Ain't No Grumble Jones AAR Expect BrevityThat <a href="http://boxcarsagainaslblog.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Grumble Jones</a> knows how to put an AAR together and I am not following suit. Seriously subscribe to his blog if you are interested at all in ASL.<br />
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Jim Burris hosted 3 of us at his house this week to play some mid-week-mid-day ASL. Ken came in from Illinois and Doug drove in from Columbia to enjoy a couple games of this crazy game. Since I'm still a massive noob, Jim took a couple for the team to keep teaching me. The first game we played was Gavin Take. (ASL T1 and now a new number because of the Yanks! Reissue.) American paratroopers trying to get off board. The Germans are trying to stop them and can also make it challenging for the Amis by moving off the board. For every unit they take off, the US has to match that number above and beyond their normal VC requirements.<br />
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When I came in, Jim had set up the defense and had my guys all piled up ready to go. Yes, to all you pros i moved the piles off board into their appropriate starting imaginary hexes.<br />
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This would be my first scenario with hills. Wall. Hedges. Shell holes. And a rubbled hex...though I'm not quite sure of it's purpose. The LOS issues are interesting and I definitely was slow in looking them over and evaluating quickly LOS and fire opportunities. Definitely a skill that can help players. </div>
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The goal for the left group, rush past and behind the hills and then to the exit point. This proved to be a viable one, however, I perhaps should have set up one unit on the high hill to cover the "Y" you can see at the top of the town hexes. Or rushed my 10-3 over to the trees, near the exit hex to cover that while bringing up the rest of the troops. </div>
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In the first turn I had a complete squad destroyed by a bore-sighted Mmg. Blech. </div>
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My opponent with the common "ASL look of head in hands and thinking stance."<br />
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<li>Saw units go into labor...well sort of...and dig their trenches for 2 turns and then they were under TI chits.</li>
<li>Again, need to look at LOS and think about those tricky long shots.</li>
<li>Learn hills and multiple elevation LOS more betterer </li>
<li>Remember to use the 8-0 to hang back to rally and the 10-3 to improve firepower. </li>
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Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-91408351031017251372016-12-22T22:43:00.001-08:002016-12-22T22:43:38.516-08:00ASL Again Guards CounterattackFirst full ASL since 2009. Last time was Jim Burris. Well, he was super nice and came back by the house, almost 7 years to the day to startup my lessons in ASL again.<br />
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I'm thinking that I'm going to go full on to ASL with the primary goal of playing on the historical maps and campaign games primarily. This will prove to be challenging because these usually take longer than your average game and will require games to be set up over time or that I play on Vassal.<br />
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We started with Guards Counterattack, the classis Squad Leader scenario that I remember trying to teach Nevin and myself back in the mid to late 90s. I would like to play this again with Nevin, now that I have a 2% grasp of the rules.<br />
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A big thing in any board game is personal player morale. As a player you have to keep your head in the game and not get flustered if the rolls are seemingly against you. Of course, your plan could be crap, but that's another story. Or something else, not at all related to the game at hand could come into play. Like a headache. I had a dull one come on about 1/3 of the way in. I think it was caffeine induced.<br />
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Another distraction, Rising Sun. As Jim and I spoke, the fact came up that Rising Sun was now OOP. I was shocked. I'd been watching the boards because usually rumblings and chatter occur when MMP begins to get low on stock. But not this time. It ran out and I immediately started searching all of my sites. Well, I let this just bug at me and break my spirits a bit and it affected how I played.<br />
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Follow up to that RS issue: Jim thought there may be one at my FLGS, <a href="http://gameniteshop.com/" target="_blank">Game Nite</a>. I called the next day and sure enough, they had one. I asked them to hold it and then asked my santa wife if this could be my gift. She agreed. I ran down there and picked it up. As I was buying it, someone watched somewhat mournfully as I bought it. Sad, but all is fair in love and ASL.<br />
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Anyway, back to the game. I lost but barely. He ran a Russian squad down this line and I should've fired, but I waited...I think I was waiting for something to come closer...Problem is, now that I think about it, I believe he would've been able to get other squads past that point anyway. Anyway, that squad ended up taking a building that was key to me holding. And I had simply abandoned it.<br />
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Here are pics of the game. Sorry not a lot of cool narrative, just some ASL Eye Candy<br />
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<li>Combine LMG and MMG to get the firepower up to 8. By themselves they may not be as effective. </li>
<li>You may typically deploy up to 10% of your units at the beginning of the game. </li>
<li>It's not always a good idea to be in the top floors when holding the building is your objective. Perhaps start on the first and then go up when the heat is on. </li>
<li>We had a guy go berserk, run into a hex and then get blown away with Triple Point Blank Fire!</li>
<li>Skulk back to gain concealment and then advance and you keep "?" Concealment. This helps when you're fired upon because it's area fire (1/2 firepower) and it might be something else. </li>
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Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-67277009696587242432016-11-14T14:28:00.000-08:002016-11-17T10:20:54.756-08:002016 Command ConThank you to Big Muddy, the GMs, and the players on a great con.<br />
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I had 4 fun games.<br />
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I played airborne and blew up 4 guns that were harassing our troops on the Dday beaches.<br />
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I then was one of two German Commanders in the South of France trying to prevent the allies from cutting off our vital supply lines and lines of retreat.<br />
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On Sunday I was one of two German Commander trying to breakthrough in Kursk.<br />
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Ended the con as airborne again trying to take over an important farmhouse overlooking a road junction that was key to the Dday invasion.<br />
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Great hearing people moan when the dice turned against them and the cheers when plans succeeded and the dice gods smiled upon them.<br />
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I had a hard time falling asleep because I kept thinking about games and what I want to play next.<br />
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<a href="https://m.facebook.com/itinerant.hobbyist/albums/1104659459642974/?notif_t=group_activity&notif_id=1479108805851997&ref=m_notif" target="_blank">97 pics of the Friday and Sunday games</a>.<br />
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<a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxYRF5HHg71vLTZQeEhBbGxmbTQ" target="_blank">And now a google pics link for you non FBers</a>.<br />
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<br />Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-71639325150010930882016-09-15T06:27:00.001-07:002016-09-15T06:27:52.548-07:00Bottom of the 9th First play<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Soloed to try out the rules - home team won with two outs, bases loaded. Singled using the batter's mvp move of "No Brainer". I didn't have to roll run dice and could automatically get on base after making contact.</span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br>Should've put in the reliever because the pitcher was fatigued and was stuck on the same pitches. Lesson learned.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">The game includes a small amount of bluffing, making choices of pitch type to avoid fatigue, and competing simultaneous dice rolling and being the first to roll a 5+ and say "safe" or "out". So solo play is not really possible though I was able to do it enough to understand the rules and the interactions.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dZ5Y2ic-J5I/V9qh17vEhxI/AAAAAAAADX8/EqfVqZoyVdk/s640/blogger-image--634442247.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-dZ5Y2ic-J5I/V9qh17vEhxI/AAAAAAAADX8/EqfVqZoyVdk/s640/blogger-image--634442247.jpg"></a></div><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Next I will try the solo version which is more a team manager concept of which I've not read the rules yet.</span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Components are really nice. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Verge wrens Staab singled to bring Ethan into home.</span></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-13920942664308305992016-09-04T19:31:00.001-07:002016-09-04T19:32:11.942-07:00Horsa Bridge - Heroes of Normandie AAR<div><br></div>The Brits land at Horsa Bridge and it does not go well. <div><br></div><div>Germans win 22-0. </div><div><br></div><div>More importantly, they keep the Brits off the bridge which means they will get reinforcements at Pegasus.</div><div><br></div><div>Pics are here</div><div><a href="https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxYRF5HHg71vVHkwOFhBQ3ZfNGc">https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BxYRF5HHg71vVHkwOFhBQ3ZfNGc</a></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-50136739736918313492016-08-14T19:45:00.001-07:002016-08-14T19:45:18.139-07:00Saving Private Rex AAR - Heroes Of NormandieSoloed this one as my son was helping my wife paint a room. <div><br></div><div>US victory. This game has a lot of luck, like where Rex turns up. In this case right next to the US.</div><div><br></div><div>That said, two troops, including a Willys were destroyed after taking possession of Rex. </div><div><br></div><div>Need to read up on the victory points and how those work.</div><div><br></div><div>Oh, Rex is the general's dog that's run away and a bunch of poor US souls have to go find him and bring him back.</div><div><br></div><div><a href="https://youtu.be/eULg49yjJQ0">https://youtu.be/eULg49yjJQ0</a></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vw8fupueyEo/V7EssHQG73I/AAAAAAAADTY/mulS7pC8ZQs/s640/blogger-image--1532273118.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Vw8fupueyEo/V7EssHQG73I/AAAAAAAADTY/mulS7pC8ZQs/s640/blogger-image--1532273118.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-5Jrrx9i2NI0/V7EstNFo7TI/AAAAAAAADTc/We-eUaElQxs/s640/blogger-image-2129626093.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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HoN is Where Eagles Dare, Kelly's Heroes, and Inglorious Bastards (and oh yeah, Sgt Rock and The Haunted Tank.) Does the Haunted Tank show up in this or Shadows Over Normandie?</div><div><br></div><div>German Victory. The Germans successfully get briefcase and take it back to base. However, leadership believes this is a rouse by the allies and don't believe a word of what it says.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JjlCilW7pvs/V6yQuO6EWBI/AAAAAAAADR4/31jbOPaEWfU/s640/blogger-image-1021948445.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-JjlCilW7pvs/V6yQuO6EWBI/AAAAAAAADR4/31jbOPaEWfU/s640/blogger-image-1021948445.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o1JI5IojHoY/V6yQvWJX5QI/AAAAAAAADR8/zcgRUuwwGrU/s640/blogger-image--1462027402.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-o1JI5IojHoY/V6yQvWJX5QI/AAAAAAAADR8/zcgRUuwwGrU/s640/blogger-image--1462027402.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Couple screenshots taken from the demo rules - free on their website. And I used the demo setup found in vassal. Great way to try it out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-41438781915403954882016-08-07T16:25:00.001-07:002016-08-07T16:25:40.808-07:00Another 1:1 Scale Project - Deck Demo<div>And now a new project begins - new deck. We're just demo and someone else is building. Aaron, and GPa Bill helped out. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D3dX2FNbvAQ/V6fDdFYjI4I/AAAAAAAADRk/zyT_WmCcm0A/s640/blogger-image--1297592662.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-D3dX2FNbvAQ/V6fDdFYjI4I/AAAAAAAADRk/zyT_WmCcm0A/s640/blogger-image--1297592662.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kt88CJwNQck/V6fDbG_BGmI/AAAAAAAADRc/JMdOo8B3X6E/s640/blogger-image--996749944.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-kt88CJwNQck/V6fDbG_BGmI/AAAAAAAADRc/JMdOo8B3X6E/s640/blogger-image--996749944.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YzJ7vEVp8Fo/V6fDcE2B9II/AAAAAAAADRg/aIDuVCeA6Hc/s640/blogger-image--1646022114.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-YzJ7vEVp8Fo/V6fDcE2B9II/AAAAAAAADRg/aIDuVCeA6Hc/s640/blogger-image--1646022114.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-36105448821284369712016-07-27T19:09:00.004-07:002016-07-27T19:13:22.419-07:00Germany Wins in Extra Time Against Brazil to Claim ChampionshipGermany won the Soccero world championship today.<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fe0HtghFfQ8/V5lqPg_gFAI/AAAAAAAADRI/yaf71SLJZo0/s640/blogger-image--1742154806.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Fe0HtghFfQ8/V5lqPg_gFAI/AAAAAAAADRI/yaf71SLJZo0/s640/blogger-image--1742154806.jpg"></a></div><br>
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Germany 7 - Brazil 6 (2-2 at the end of FT) I have no idea how you notate that score. My son had won against me all but once. I then went on a 3 game winning streak. This game had so many steals on both sides. And I had 2-3 free kicks. We hadn't seen any of those in a long time. Germany's skill is probably too strong. The Goalie rolls two die to save instead of one.</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H80GsOA-F48/V5lqQX4ttTI/AAAAAAAADRM/JQurBZIjV5s/s640/blogger-image-1144682737.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-H80GsOA-F48/V5lqQX4ttTI/AAAAAAAADRM/JQurBZIjV5s/s640/blogger-image-1144682737.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I live streamed this one. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here's the link.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://youtu.be/XIzLvSboph0">https://youtu.be/XIzLvSboph0</a></div><br></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-51760952707515254972016-07-25T19:56:00.001-07:002016-07-25T19:56:05.301-07:00Brazil Wins in Last Second<div>What a game! Brazil (me) 2 - England (Aaron) 1. 1-1 the entire second half until the final seconds. England kicks it back to their goalie. Brazil rolls the exact number to try and steal it from the goalie and succeeds! </div><div>Goalie is not fouled in the process.</div><div>England attempts to steal it back, fails and Braxil shoots it in and immediately the FT whistle is blown.</div><div>GOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAL!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ia7TEg45HSU/V5bRROFEA-I/AAAAAAAADQ4/Fdjzz0tYoI4/s640/blogger-image--241711633.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-ia7TEg45HSU/V5bRROFEA-I/AAAAAAAADQ4/Fdjzz0tYoI4/s640/blogger-image--241711633.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Brazil and Germany for the World Cup Championship.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;"><br></span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iMDQFCA2dDs/V5bRQCL1EqI/AAAAAAAADQ0/mXi9tgYSpWc/s640/blogger-image-2034840226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-iMDQFCA2dDs/V5bRQCL1EqI/AAAAAAAADQ0/mXi9tgYSpWc/s640/blogger-image-2034840226.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-19875295650393382062016-07-16T20:02:00.001-07:002016-07-16T20:02:53.171-07:00Smaller scale terrain ideas<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="_1_uo img" src="https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/s600x600/13718526_1149201545136143_3545071142840311793_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=e83a7eae546be69b7b201727a6aec3be&oe=582A0F2E" alt="" style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; position: relative; width: 414px; height: 232.87499999999707px;"></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">This is from Chris' Micro Armor feed on FB - it appears to be a WWI aerial game being played at Historicon. This is how I wanted to make some tables when a stand equals a company or larger. </span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="_1_uo img" src="https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/s600x600/13775390_1149201468469484_268365301275911192_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=a11e0615e9c8a07724650bd5152ea79e&oe=5820372B" alt="" style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; position: relative; width: 414px; height: 232.87499999999707px;"></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><img class="_1_uo img" src="https://scontent.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.0-0/cp0/e15/q65/s600x600/13680650_1149201625136135_2745801643261261144_n.jpg?efg=eyJpIjoidCJ9&oh=9fe5170c6464202e66f9a32023da768f&oe=57EF175A" alt="" style="border: 0px; display: inline-block; vertical-align: top; position: relative; width: 414px; height: 232.87499999999707px;"></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">They appear to be skewing here - but I couldn't download them for my records so I copy and pasted them here for reference later.</span></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-27531659535508113302016-07-16T08:47:00.001-07:002016-07-16T08:47:16.111-07:00Game Table AAR Days 6-10Almost complete - table itself is done - Game Table Days 6-10 2 coats of stain and 3 polys. Still have the slats to do. <div><br></div><div>My wife is looking for nice looking baskets to put the gaming stuff down below.</div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NbVrwIoCfx4/V4pW780giDI/AAAAAAAADQQ/7levAcvGxd0/s640/blogger-image-383298188.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-NbVrwIoCfx4/V4pW780giDI/AAAAAAAADQQ/7levAcvGxd0/s640/blogger-image-383298188.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UB7XaMfUJ4U/V4pW-3rOLlI/AAAAAAAADQc/NTuRrnnWH6o/s640/blogger-image--1026437835.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-UB7XaMfUJ4U/V4pW-3rOLlI/AAAAAAAADQc/NTuRrnnWH6o/s640/blogger-image--1026437835.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WcwA8LJcupA/V4pXA-FPEFI/AAAAAAAADQg/QPKFFuq8gzQ/s640/blogger-image-1335828805.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-WcwA8LJcupA/V4pXA-FPEFI/AAAAAAAADQg/QPKFFuq8gzQ/s640/blogger-image-1335828805.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AdDVBMGsSNQ/V4pW86vnuYI/AAAAAAAADQU/LQkgsecP6uE/s640/blogger-image--449049206.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AdDVBMGsSNQ/V4pW86vnuYI/AAAAAAAADQU/LQkgsecP6uE/s640/blogger-image--449049206.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-azPkjeBZl8k/V4pW92VdFnI/AAAAAAAADQY/bf9akCQomJE/s640/blogger-image--984673967.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-azPkjeBZl8k/V4pW92VdFnI/AAAAAAAADQY/bf9akCQomJE/s640/blogger-image--984673967.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><br></div><br></div> </div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-35648143996696887892016-07-13T21:03:00.001-07:002016-07-13T21:03:46.520-07:00What Mini Game Should I PlayThis question was posted to me on BGG<div><br></div><div><div>"Todd,</div><div><br></div><div>I really enjoyed your videos on movement in CoC.</div><div><br></div><div>I'm a total noob to ww2 miniature gaming and I'm looking for a set of rules to learn and play (and eventually start up a group in my area).</div><div><br></div><div>I'm not entirely sure if I want platoon sized games or something company or more.</div><div><br></div><div>I've read Schwere Kompanie and I really like them, but I'm wondering if there are "better" rules out there.</div><div><br></div><div>Is CoC a good set of rules to get into if you're a novice like myself?</div><div><br></div><div>Thank you</div><div><br></div><div>B"</div><div><br></div><div>Better is completely relative/subjective. Funny thing, I've never read the rules you referenced. Those videos are as far as I got into CoC. I'm going to start up learning those again here in the near future. Look on YouTube for Too Fat Lardies and they give a very detailed set of videos on playing CoC.</div><div><br></div><div>I've recently tried Disposable Heroes (same scale as CoC) it was enjoyable and will try again. </div><div><br></div><div>There's also Battlegroup by Iron Fist. Buy the $10-15 rulebook and a supplement of a theatre you like. It can be played from Squad to Battalion. Very little experience with it but it's learnable for a noob. </div><div><br></div><div>There's of course Bolt Action (I didn't enjoy.) and Flames of War - never played, didn't enjoy the rulebook. But with those two game systems you can find players pretty easily.)</div><div><br></div><div>In Skirmish level there's also Rate of Fire (played a little bit and will try again.). And Fireball Forward (no experience).</div><div><br></div><div>There's a free set of platoon scale called Fubar with a WWII expansion. Google it. </div><div><br></div><div>For Company/Battalion there's IABSM or I Ain't Been Shot Mum by Too Fat Lardies. Played a couple times, ok.</div><div><br></div><div>Crossfire is a very popular one at company and larger battles - no experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Finally Combat HQ is a new comapby/battalion set out. There's a free armor version. </div><div><br></div><div>My all time favorite and the one I go back to again and again is Blitzkrieg Commander II. Pendraken recently acquired them and is putting out a 3rd edition soon. But I just really dig the rules.</div><div><br></div><div>You can find pretty good videos on most of these games on YT. I've got a few under the channel - Itinerant Hobbyist. I also have a blog at itineranthobbyist.blogspot.com</div><div><br></div><div>With rules you have to buy, read, and test a few before you find your set. And I've come to terms that I really enjoy simply reading through the rules of various games. You'll find one thing that every mini gamer does is house rule their mini games. It's very easy to do and makes it your own. </div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-51494537832428246432016-07-10T20:53:00.001-07:002016-07-10T20:53:58.024-07:00Game Table Day 6 AARStained - (auto-corrected to "stoned", which is accurate with these fumes.)<div><br></div><div>Darker than I'd planned and tested.</div><div><br></div><div>I'd planned to add another stain on top called Ipswich pine. I'll test it better than i did the first time.</div><div><br></div><div>Then a coat of poly. </div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AFlLAW_ryWM/V4MYVcHOd3I/AAAAAAAADQA/wm-QbtD2pxU/s640/blogger-image--985174669.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-AFlLAW_ryWM/V4MYVcHOd3I/AAAAAAAADQA/wm-QbtD2pxU/s640/blogger-image--985174669.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7821645241628438303.post-57943756812213470882016-07-09T07:39:00.001-07:002016-07-09T07:39:10.955-07:00Game table Day 5 AAR<div><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">Construction complete time to stain.</span></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-8N1QT1cjPo4/V4EMjnnJQlI/AAAAAAAADPw/wH4kWwY1MRc/s640/blogger-image-386291307.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-6wjyLBl4-og/V3nDQBHcGsI/AAAAAAAADPQ/V1euN87AgXs/s640/blogger-image-1967007071.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TkutuohOKBc/V3nDMqdhH6I/AAAAAAAADPA/va38CBUSJcA/s640/blogger-image-1113253874.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-TkutuohOKBc/V3nDMqdhH6I/AAAAAAAADPA/va38CBUSJcA/s640/blogger-image-1113253874.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I think the table really pulls the room together. We had to take 2 of the legs off to get into the house. </div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div><br></div>Itineranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05344688763064409885noreply@blogger.com0