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Kickstarter Launch

Aaaaand we’re off! Took quite a while to get here. Looking back through old documents and notes, the first version of what would one day become Ages of Conflict is dated March 26, 2016. Much different game at that point as the game was still nothing more than a hobby that we’d dabble with occasionally. It wasn’t until two years later, April 5, 2018, that we met to form Bad Goblin Games and take a serious look at game development.

It’s been a crazy few years. Writing. Testing. More writing. More testing. Conventions. (Or lack thereof.) Covid. Hasn’t been easy and sometimes it has been downright trying, though we’re finally here.

We want to reiterate that while the rules are “complete,” we want everyone to be involved. Please be sure to check out the demo copy of the rules and let us know of any questions, suggestions, or comments you have. This is your game!

Thank you, All!

Ages of Conflict on Kickstarter

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The Baccus Basing System

I wanted to change the way I base my 6 mm miniatures and after a bit of research I decided to give the Baccus Basing System a try.  Baccus is one of the more well-known producers of 6 mm miniatures.  Their product line includes a wide range of genres – ancients, medieval, American Civil War, etc.  They also sell support material, including an all-in-one basing package that comes with everything you need to base your miniatures.

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A Brief History of Conflict

This article is the first in an irregular series in which we’ll be taking a closer look at the period covered in the Ages of Conflict – Historical Companion.  This supplement covers three periods of history – the ancient world, the classical world, and the Middle Ages.  For our purposes, the ancient world includes the dawn of human civilization to the 8th century BC at which point many historians date the beginning of the classical age.  Note that for many, the classical world includes only the civilizations of the Mediterranean, though we’re expanding the scope to include everything from the 8th century BC to the Middle Ages.  The Middle Ages is typically dated from the fall of the Roman Empire in the west in the 5th century AD to the fall of Constantinople in 1453 AD.

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Ages of Conflict Update

We’ve been a bit quiet lately, (We’ll do a better job of not letting that happen again.) though we’re still moving full steam ahead with Ages of Conflict. Below are some pictures from a couple of recent play tests.

First up are a couple of pictures from a recent play test of a sci-fi battle. Ages of Conflict is multi-genre – one set of rules to cover ancients to the far future, so our sci-fi play tests are validating that the rules work not just for swords and maille, but also for magic, monsters, and tanks with laser cannons.

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Battle Ravens!

I’m a sucker for “Dark Ages” history. The Roman evacuation of Britain, the Anglo-Saxons, the Vikings, the Norman invasion – the people, the stories, and the myths of this period are more fascinating than anything Hollywood came dream up.

And so when Battle Ravens hit Kickstarter, it didn’t take much convincing for me to back the project. I received the game a couple of weeks ago and was able to get in a couple of games with my daughter recently. The game is advertised as ages 14+, though my daughter (Soon to be twelve.) had no issues picking up the rules and was soon developing her own strategy.

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I Summon Forth Zemilio! (Also Known as a Review of Rune)

I have a few Kickstarter backed games sitting around that I haven’t gotten around to playing yet, so the other night I opened up a card game that I had just received called Rune by Zemilio Entertainment. With an 11-year old daughter, I try to look for games that I think she’d enjoy playing that do not take an entire evening to finish. Rune seemed to be what I was looking for.

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New Playmat and Prototype Tokens Have Arrived

The new 6’x4′ playmat and the prototype tokens for Ages of Conflict have arrived. Just in time for this weekend’s play testing.

The playmat is going to help make our photos look outstanding and the tokens are very important pieces to Ages of Conflict game play.

The tokens will be used to designate what order you will be assigning to your units, what formation they are in, and other various things you need to track in Ages of Conflict.

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Some Unusual Sci-Fi and Fantasy Terrain

Living close to the beach, we spend quite a bit of time in the water looking for fossils – sharks teeth, ray plates, crocodile teeth, etc. I also grab nice looking rocks that may work as good miniature terrain. At the same time I started picking up washed up barnacles. (Don’t worry – nothing alive in these. We didn’t evict any creatures from their homes.) Below are some pictures alongside some 6 mm sci-fi miniatures. I think they work pretty well; maybe I’ll add some color to some of them and put on a coat of varnish to keep those with natural color from losing it.

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