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Jeff Hiatt Been a gamer and a hobbyist since I was a wee lad. Can't remember a time in my life when it hasn't been present one way or another.

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Daimyo Rebirth of the Empire Review

Posted by Jeff Hiatt on Sunday, November 14, 2021, In : Boardgames 

Daimyo Rebirth of the Empire

Back in July of 2020 I was looking at this project when it was on Kickstarter thinking I was going to back it. I ended up not doing so and I kind of regretted it. I happened to luck into somebody that was selling a new unopened copy of this locally and picked it up.

First Impressions

When I opened this up, I thought to myself this is a colorful and busy looking game. Started reading the rules and there are some bits of it that remind me a lot of Scythe. looking...


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Another Glorious Day is the Corps.

Posted by Jeff Hiatt on Saturday, February 6, 2021, In : Miniatures 

Another game that I am just about finished painting is Aliens: Another Glorious Day in the Corps by GF9. Initially I was going to give this one a pass, but I changed my mind and ended up pre-ordering it.

I found the minis effortless to put together. The Aliens had a little fit issue with the tails but in the end, it worked out. The Marines went together much easier.

The Aliens were super simple to paint. I primed them with a grey primmer. Then I gave it a coat of Citadel Contrast Wyldwood....


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The Shelf of Shame (or Shelf of Opportunity)

Posted by Jeff Hiatt on Saturday, January 23, 2021, In : Boardgames 
So sitting here looking at my shelves and all the games that are sitting there unplayed. All of them are there for one reason or another and they are wanted. I find that I get a little too ambitious with my time and that I feel that there will be someday that I will get to them. So let talk about my top 10 of what there. Why it is there, why it is not leaving and other thought about it:
  1. Dune: Imperium (2020) got this one for Christmas this year. While I have the original that GF9 released in 2...

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Been a while........

Posted by Jeff Hiatt on Sunday, January 17, 2021, In : Boardgames 
Haven't really done much on this page in a bit. I think that it has been nearly 2 years since my last post. Lots of things have happened for us since then. Been playing  lots of board games. Not as much as I would like but we have been doing a bit.

I have been able to acquire some of my Grail games. Some of those include:

There are still a few that elude me. 

On the miniatures side of things did quite a few things:
  • Robotech
  • Du...

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