Ishoo Atey-Nin: Fields.

Now that 8th Edition has been with us some time, and apparently the whole warhammer world is out to kill everything in it, but you CAN cross obstacles easily, it's about time to tackle one of the oft forgotten items of Fantasy terrain.

Actually, it's time because of the infernal machinations of the Infernal Muppets, who have once more commissioned me to build more terrain than the mind can comfortably comprehend in less time than it takes to work out how to spell comprehend. And they wanted fields. And fortunately, they are quick.

Cue high-speed peasant Grot!

 And there you have it, Hippo Fans! The first project of 2014, and a total and utter nightmare for anyone still using 7th ed rules!

Gippsland Gamers announces Easter holiday porgram.

Gippsland Gamers has announced this year's Easter holiday program to take place at Coal Creek Village, Korrumburra. Obviously, you should go, because, equally obviously, you will not have anything even near this awesome to do in the holidays.

A Tale of Duelling Gamers: It's Duelling Paintbrushes, Jim, but not as we know it!

Duelling Paintbrushes is taking on a new format this year. We've painted whole units, and whole armies in a furious speed-painting contest. This year, it's time to relax a bit, and look at collecting a whole, viable army over a six-month period, starting in April.

Allow me to quote the 'player pack' (for want of a better term)

The Objective:

To build up a Warhammer/Warhammer 40,000 army over a period of months, reporting on progress along the way. The challenge is designed to show new gamers how they can build up an effective army without blowing their budgets over a period of months, and how this can be a much more relaxed process than the insane flurry that is Duelling Paintbrushes. We also aim to show how, through cunning application of buying second hand or on special (or from Mantic!) you can acumulate $700 worth fo GW stuff for a fraction of the cost.

You can find the whole document on Google Drive.

The event is not limited to HGC members (actually, no DP event has been limited to HGC members, apart from the original - and that was a one-on-one mano-a-mano duel with gauntlet throwing and everything...) or even people in this country. If you are interested in taking part in a spot of community blogging, mixed with community service (showing young 'uns that it's not too hard or expensive to get into Warhammer IS a community service to the wargames community!), drop me a line.

If you've got any questions about the rules, let me know so Greg and I can think deeply about them, and then either dismiss you out of hand, or (slightly more likely) make changes. Or you could go and join the conversation on the Wargamer AU Forum.