Idle Hands

Social Distancing has us both in Pennsylvania now, so we've been knocking out some fun projects.  Just before we were all quarantined, Tim ran "Chain of Command" at DAWG.  It was the first day of the first Battle of Kharkov.  The Germans were pushing toward Kharkov against a determined Soviet defense.  Play-testing allowed for a very balance game, but some really bad rolls kept the Germans from getting anywhere.  Tim is planning on this being the first of three Battles of Kharkov in a campaign.

To that end, Tim has been spending his quarantine-time painting Russian countryside and city buildings!  He's enjoying painting the bricks, particularly!

Tim left Wendy's Vikings in DC, so she doesn't have any figures to paint.  She has gone back to the gold old days and begun a cross-stitch project that she's had in her stash for more years than she's willing to admit.

Tim and Wendy decided to skip Cold Wars this year.  We were registered and very much looking forward to it since we missed Fall-In.  Alas - having a person in the house with severe health concerns kept us home. While we love the conventions, we just couldn't risk it for Alex's sake. We understand it went well, although not well-attended (as can be expected).  So far, we have heard that Historicon is still on, but we will be playing it by ear as July draws closer.

As far as board games go -- Tim, Wendy, and  Alex played a fun little game of Mission Command the other night.  It's a simple board game that we all enjoy when we have a small amount of time.  Wendy had terrible rolls and was out of the game fairly quickly - even with having her planes shot up as much as they could without leaving the game.

The big gaming news in the house is that Alex is streaming nightly on Twitch and developing a small following.  He's been streaming Disco Elysium, Hades, Animal Crossing: New Horizons, and (most frequently) Wizard of Legend.  Please check him out at 8pm every night! He's has a great interaction with his audience! http://twitch.tv/Kuthillick.  AND - if you buy online games, consider going through his Humble account.  Half of any commission he earns goes to the JDRF to help us find him a cure for Type 1 diabetes!

We are looking forward to getting out a few board games over the next couple of weekends!  Pandemic, of course, is a must, and we may try to get Scythe out so that Tim and Alex can teach Wendy.

Wishing you Happy Social Distancing and PLEASE stay well!!

NEWS: Update

The last couple of  months have been very, very hectic and ... not so great.  The good news is that most of the contractors are out of the house and we hope to be listing it soon.  We MAY be able to host a game or two here and there. Stay tuned.

Our holidays were very subdued this year, so gaming has been at a minimum as a whole. We ended up skipping Barrage, Fall-In, and a Baltimore area Lard America day to focus on the house and family. We've also missed hosting games and seeing our friends at DAWG.  We haven't been completely idle, though, when it comes to gaming...

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Boardgames

When our daughter visits, Tim and she have been playing a LOT of Terraforming Mars. They picked up the expansion for a Christmas gift. We've also been playing a lot of  Betrayal at Baldur's Gate (the Baldur's Gate edition of Betrayal at House on the Hill) as a family.  We introduced our son's friend to it and had so much fun! We much prefer the Baldur's Gate edition, as they took some of the things we didn't like in the original game and fixed them.  Some of the scenarios are still a little unbalanced, but overall, it's much better.  We've also been playing Settler's of Catan (always good to go back to the basics).

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Miniatures
We have been to a few of the Delaware Area Wargaming Group (DAWG) events and, as always, they measure up to a great time! We also went to "A Bridge Too Lard" in the fall and had a blast.  We even ended the evening with a curry, in true Lardie fashion. 

Tim has been vigilantly painting his 28mm Saxons for dark ages skirmish games. Once Wendy finishes her Vikings, we have a lot of rules sets ready and waiting!  

World Famous!
Did you know that Tim and Wendy are now World Famous??? We were fortunate enough to be interviewed at Historicon this past summer for the Too Fat Lardies Oddcast. You can hear the interview at https://toofatlardies.libsyn.com/toofatlardies-oddcast-22.  We start at approximately 035:40.

AND... Wendy was in two pictures for the November issue of Wargames Illustrated.  Check out the article "Red Bull and Laughing Gas" about Howard Whitehouse and Jeff Wasileski's fun and raucous games at Historicon each year! You can see more about it on Jeff's Facebook post here:https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10215195772393804&set=a.1628009306279&type=3&theater

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Slightly Off-Topic

On to other interesting news that is tangential to our tabletop hobby.  Our son has decided to start streaming his online gaming.  While many of you are tabletop die-hards, you may have friends or family who play Path of Exile, Wizard of Legend, Darkest Dungeon, Smash Brothers Project M, and Pokemon Sword and Shield.  Please spread the word to those who enjoy watching game-play streams.  Alex's foci are on viewer interaction and explanations and tutorials as requested. You can catch him at 8pm Eastern Time most nights on http://Twitch.tv/kuthillick.  Be sure to also check out his YouTube videos at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7qjDpO2-mCYf5Fk5twk9BA. Stream updates, highlights, and other videos can be found his Twitter account:  http://twitter.com/kuthillick.

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Future Gaming
We are looking forward to some future events:

• Friday, January 17th - DAWG is running What a Tanker! by Too Fat Lardies.  If you're interested, please let Jim know ASAP by going to their Facebook Group and messaging him.
• March 12th - 15th - Cold Wars will be held at the Wyndham Lancaster Resort and Convention Center.  From the outside, it looks like Wyndham may have actually done the place up right. The PEL is supposed to go out today and online registration is to open January 27th. 
• May 2nd - Pickett's Lard II in Gettysburg (or... Littlestown, PA).  Details are still coming in for that.  If you're interested, keep checking out the calendar on here... I'll update it as I get more information.

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That wraps up our long overdue update.  Keep checking in - we really hope to host an event in February, if not at the house, then at some other location TBD. Don't forget to tell us about your own game days so that we can add them to the calendar.

Happy Gaming!

NEWS: A Summer Ghost

We haven't meant to be ghosting everybody, but it's been a busy summer!  For oh-so-many reasons we haven't hosted any games at The House in the Woods this summer.  ... nor will we do so during August or September.  We're getting the house spruced up to list, so there will be masons, roofers, and painters (oh my!) around for the next couple of months.  This is NOT the best atmosphere for gaming.

BUT - if YOU would like to host a game day at your house (under the Brandywine Tabletop Gaming Club name), please let us know and we'll help you facilitate that! We'll do whatever you need us to do to run the day!

We will be at Barrage on Saturday, September 28th in Havre de Grace, MD.  They put on a GREAT convention and each year it just keeps getting better.  The HAWKs are a great group of people and we always enjoy ourselves.  If you'd like to carpool - we're only going on Saturday - just let us know.

We went to HMGS' Historicon this year and thoroughly enjoyed ourselves.  The new venue at the Lancaster Marriott downtown was great.  While our bar bill was a bit excessive, it was a TON of fun and we played some great games. 

Tim hosted a DAWG (Delaware Area WarGamers) game last weekend, running a Barbarossa scenario using Too Fat Lardies' Chain of Command.  Once the house is back in order, he may run it again here. 

We will be going to DAWG again on 8/23, as Jim will be running Desperado and the return of One Toof Sally.  If you're interested, please go to their Facebook Page and let Jim know:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1748351998811384/.

So - for now - no games at The House in the Woods until further notice, but if we come up with another location, we'll let you know!

Happy Gaming!

NEWS: Busy Wargaming...

This past weekend was a wargaming weekend, to be sure!  Friday night we joined the Delaware Area Wargaming Group (DAWG) as Greg hosted Sharp Practice! (by Too Fat Lardies).  It was the first time Tim and Wendy played Sharp Practice rules. 

While neither of us are huge Napoleonics fans, Wendy really enjoyed the game.  As always, Too Fat Lardies delivers a great beer and pretzels rule set.  Greg set-up random commander characters.  Wendy's was a real "rotter".  Really - the card said that.  The objective was for the French to keep the Russians from getting a keg of beer from one of the farm houses.  The game went long, so we didn't officially "finish", but the Russians succeeded in at least getting the keg, but they had a long ways to go to get it out.  I think they would have prevailed.  Here are some of the pictures:

Then Saturday afternoon, we went to Tom's house so he could do a final play test of the Pegasus Bridge scenario that he's running this Friday and Saturday at Historicon in Lancaster.  He's using the Too Fat Lardies' Chain of Command.  His Pegasus Bridge set-up is STUNNING!  He was running the movie, "The Longest Day" while we were playing and he did a beautiful job of recreating the scenes.  Amazing.  If you're going to Historicon, I suggest you stop by and check it out.  Tom didn't really need our help, as he had the game fairly well balanced and fun to play.  Here are those pictures:

We leave for Historicon Wednesday afternoon and are looking forward to the new venue in Lancaster at the Downtown Marriott.  We got upgraded to a suite (we think...), so should be able to get lots of gaming in.  Usually the evenings are when the board games and other games come out.  Because Lancaster is so close to us, we often commute back and forth each night, but are treating ourselves to staying there!

If you're headed up on Wednesday, let us know!

Stay tuned for the post-con report next week.  Other attendees are more than welcome to send us their report to be published, too!

Happy Gaming!

NEWS: No June Gaming Day, but Wait...

Summer is a crazy time of the year for all of us, so we've decided to take a month off and not have a June Gaming Day.  BUT...

On Friday, June 21st, DAWG (Delaware Area Wargaming Group) is hosting What A Tanker! by Too Fat Lardies. If you're interested in attending, please contact Jim Ferich through DAWG's Facebook page.

In July, we are headed to Historicon 2019 in Lancaster, PA for an extended weekend of tabletop miniature gaming. Hands down, it is one of our favorite cons to attend and look forward to it every year.  If you haven't gone, it's close enough to the Brandywine Valley to make a day trip.  I suggest you check it out.  If you do plan to try it but don't want to show up on your own, just let us know and we'll meet you there!  For more information, check out the Historicon website:  https://www.hmgs.org/page/HconHome

Don't forget that the Kennett Library has Tea and Boardgames every other Wednesday at 5:30 pm. The next one is tonight!  We recommend that you call ahead of time to verify the date and time.

You can find all the local and local-ish gaming events on our events calendar (please contact us if you have an event to be added).

We hope everybody is having a fabulous summer!  We're still not sure if we're having an event in July or August, so stay tuned!

EVENT: May Game Day!

When:  May 18, 2019. 12:30pm - 6pm

Where:  140 Thompson Rd., Kennett Square, PA 19348

RSVP  is necessary and can be done https://www.eventbrite.com/e/may-gaming-day-registration-60792671517 (Please!  It helps us know how many to set-up for!)

What:  
MINIATURES:  Table Host:  Tim Myers running Chain of Command (Too Fat Lardies). This is a platoon level WWII game that is, in Tim's opinion, better than Bolt Action.

BOARD GAMES: Table Host:  Alex Myers running 7 Wonders. Alex is great at teaching new players and 7 Wonders is a great game to be introduced to Eurogames!
Open table gaming tables will be available and we're always looking for other folks to be Table Hosts. Please contact us if you want to be a Table Host and we'll advertise it!

CARD GAMES:  Open table gaming (choose when you get here). Did I mention you can be a Table Host?!

We are looking for Table Hosts! Please let us know if you'd like to host a particular game during this event.

Open table gaming can be chosen from our own game list or you can bring your own.

Please be sure to read Things to Know, since it includes things like bringing your own food, drink, etc. and other courtesy-like things.  See you soon!

NEWSLETTER: April 2019

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Edition 3
April 2019

The latest quarterly is live! Edition 3 is out !

Please give us feedback as to what you want to see. Don't forget... we need you!

We're looking for contributors for

• Game Reviews
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• Gaming Clubs
• Event Announcements
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