Mine tokens for space ship games

I painted up some mine tokens to go along with the ships I have been painting for the Toys for Tots Auction.  I thought I would write a post about them so you can make some of your own if you are interested.

I found a box of beads that have been sitting around the house for years.  These are left over from some craft project the kids had at some point.  After looking at them for a bit and thinking how I could use them, I decided they would work as Mines.

I went to my local craft store and got some plastic rods that would fit into the holes on the beads.  I cut the rod to different lengths and glued some beads to the rod.  For the bases, I decided to just use foam core board cut into squares.  Nothing fancy, but it is effective.

I sprayed the tokens black.  For this batch, I decided to paint the mines green to match the fleet I am painting.

I painted the mines the same green as the ships and then applied a wash of nuln oil.  To finish up, I highlighted them with a brighter shade of green and I'm done.

I'm happy with the look and think they will work good on the tabletop.


I made 10 tokens to go with the fleet.  I'll be making more for my own gaming needs.

Armor Grid: Mech Attack

Bill brought out some of his Mechwarrior models and a copy of Armor Grid: Mech Attack for our gaming pleasure.

I've got some pictures of the game to share, but again this was a few months ago, so I don't have a lot of details to share.

Our battlefield

This was a quick and brutal game.  Lots of crunchy mech destruction.

Since this was our first game, our only objectives were to kill the other team.  This game would definitely benefit from some mission objectives.  But of course, I feel that way about every game.

We might have to break this one out again at some point.

Recruits Gaming Convention - September 2016 - Part 2 - Axles and Alloys

After a rousing battle with some rival gangs in the old west, I was rushed into the not-to-distant future for some post-apocalyptic racing.  Think NASCAR with guns on the cars and racing on a dirt track and wrecked vehicles scattered around the track and no caution flags.  You know a fun version of NASCAR (that is a joke, please don't send me any angry emails).

Ted runs a variety of games at Recruits and has for many years.  I've had the chance to play in a few of them and they are always great fun.

This was no different.  The rules used for this game were Axles and Alloys (which are available free here).  These are a quick playing set of rules that aren't meant as a simulation, but instead try to allow you to play a cinematic version of a demo derby with guns thrown in.  If you've seen Death Race or Mad Max, you know what I'm talking about.

We started with 10 cars in the race and 3 were still moving at the end.  The winning car completed about 1 and a quarter laps.  It isn't the fastest moving game, but it is full of mayhem and explosions.  What more could you ask for?

This was the car I was driving.

Another angle of my car.

Overall, this was a great game.  As I said, it doesn't play very quick.  That is kind of a draw-back for a con game, but there were enough explosions and mayhem, that it still works.  I have downloaded the rules and will be testing out my skills at converting a few Hot Wheels and Matchbox cars in the near future.