Disgruntled Wargamer Blog

  • Cup Tray Boulder Buildings

    Cup Tray Boulder Buildings

    Terrain Throwbacks A few years ago, when I was forced to revamp this blog, I lost some of the terrain articles and whatnot. Recently, I stumbled on an archive of those pictures, so I’ve decided to upload them in case anyone wants to replicate what I’ve done. Upcycling (or, really, just recycling) Upcycling is pretty…

  • Prospero

    Prospero

    A few things bugged me about Prospero. Firstly, he is a real pain in the thumb to put together. Legs won’t stay put, body is too heavy, and being metal makes drilling for pins difficult. Secondly, where in the world is his gun? It clearly states he has a ranged weapon on his card, but…

  • Thumper and Pummeler Crews

    Thumper and Pummeler Crews

    I’m really happy how the not-Gunnbjorn crew worked out.

  • Kriel Warriors

    Kriel Warriors

    Cheap Unit, but are they Effective? It depends on what “Effective” means. They are cheap. They occupy space. With Grissel 1, they can advance 15 inches with a run and Hoof It. In Storm of the North, they can advance up to 18 inches if they start out under the Krielstone with the Northkin Elder.…

  • Haley 1 Vs. Deneghra 1

    Haley 1 Vs. Deneghra 1

    Bocage Hedgerows, or Bocages for short, are obstacles that block line of sight. If a model is in base contact with a Bocage, it may ignore the Bocage when drawing line of sight, and models may ignore the Bocage when drawing line of sight to the model in base contact. Models with Treewalker ignore the…

  • 2020 Looking Back

    I think that’s why I play tabletop games. It’s a physical break from the sitting, the small mouse movements, the glare of a screen. A fully developed table draws me in, transports me somewhere else, and allows me to think beyond the 2-D realm of my workstation. Suddenly I’m no longer a cog in the…

  • Pyg tanks

    Pyg tanks

    I figured that the pygs who ran off with this tank got lucky and managed to plug a warjack, then gutted the head to use as a cover, seeing as how theirs was damaged during the fight.

  • Ragnor vs Thyra – Brawlmachine

    Ragnor vs Thyra – Brawlmachine

    The Lists Trollbloods Ragnor’s doing well for me. The changes allow me to play a list I’m already familiar with, with the improvements that I wanted a few years ago. The Impaler is suddenly good again, punches a little above his weight class, and the Runeshapers perform admirably. The only change to my Brawlmachine list…

  • Ragnor vs Feora Brawlmachine

    Ragnor vs Feora Brawlmachine

    Ragnor at Fury 7 is phenomenal. He has enough fury to cast and camp, and he completely fuels the stone on turn one in Power of Dhunia, since he doesn’t have to cast his upkeeps.

  • Calandra and Grissel 1 Nerfs Suck

    Despite whatever grievances we may have with the changes, we have games to play. Gut-shot is to play a different warlock. But what if we never played Grissel or Calandra before, and want to give the warlocks a chance with all the other positive changes that happened to the faction?

  • Trollblood CID 2020

    Part 6 – Calandra in Vengeance of Dhunia I have a Band of Heroes Calandra 1 list that has two units of Champions in it, a bunch of Kriel Warriors, and it does okay. It tends to win on clock, with the occasional scenario win. Pushing that concept into into Vengeance of Dhunia gives me…

  • Trollblood CID 2020

    Part 5 – Calandra in Kriel Company I like Calandra so much, that I have played her in every theme available to us so far. My Calandra Kriel Company list was deleted an eon ago, in favor of experiments with Grim 2 and Grissel 1, so I’m taking this opportunity to just feel my way…

  • Trollblood CID 2020

    Part 4 – Calandra in Power of Dhunia Week 2 brought some changes that had me investigating Calandra in Storm of the North. She’s so fun, I hit up an old Power of Dhunia build to see how it would change with the new models and modifications to the Dhunian Knot and Runeshapers. I stated…

  • Trollblood CID 2020

    Part 3 Introduction So far, I’ve covered Impalers, Gunnbjorn 2 in both week 1 and week 3, and some of the problems I have with the Barrage Team nerfs. I’m going to look at Calandra in the Week 2 CID in Storm of the North. I love playing Calandra. She is very versatile in the…

  • Trollblood CID 2020

    Trollblood CID 2020

    Gunnbjorn 2 in Week 3 shows promise. Barrage Team disappoints as just another damage dealer when we really need a denial piece.

  • Trollblood CID 2020

    Trollblood CID 2020

    The week 3 Impalers have potential. With Assault, they threaten 20” if they can move in a straight line toward their charge target. I don’t think that’s the intent, but it is definitely a way to claim board space in the first turn. I could see them running in turn 1, and threatening the 20”…

  • How to fix the New Player Experience

    It isn’t fun facing the same group of people over and over again, knowing you’re going to lose. The “100 game” rule should be something we try to eliminate. Ratings and handicaps can help. Prizes other than “won the tournament” should be considered. And as a community, we have to be willing to try new…

  • Oblivion

    Oblivion

    Flattening the Covid-19 curve by playing Oblivion at home.

  • Madrak Ironhide, World Ender vs Aurum Lucanum Athanor Locke

    Madrak Ironhide, World Ender vs Aurum Lucanum Athanor Locke

    Trollbloods vs Crucible Guard in a short battle

  • Grissel Bloodsong, Fell Caller, vs Lord Commander Stryker

    Grissel Bloodsong, Fell Caller, vs Lord Commander Stryker

    Why is 17 inches so important?