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Change of Hosts

Posted on December 5, 2014 by unhingedtangent

Morning everyone, As of last night I am in the middle of changing hosting for this blog. If you experience any difficulties in accessing content, or can’t connect, then everything should be back and functional soon. Apologies for any inconvenience. … Continue reading →

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Monday Night Gaming

Posted on November 25, 2014 by unhingedtangent

A little bit of introspection today.
As a gaming group we still primarily play Warhammer 40k (house ruled). Slowly over the months we have spread out and started playing other games, to the point that 40k is not a given on any game night, but it is still the primary fallback option. We have a decent collection of miniatures and experience in other systems,including the following great games, Dropzone Commander, Dystopian Wars, Chain of Command, In Her Majesty’s Name and a more recent addition of Sword & Spear. Recently we have just finished a great Chain of Command campaign, and are looking for the right start point for the Dystopian Wars campaign, Hurricane Season. All up some excellent gaming options. Continue reading →

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Contact Details

Posted on November 22, 2014 by unhingedtangent

Hi Everyone,

I’m spreading out a bit and you can now find PlayingtheOdds on Facebook and Twitter, to make it a bit easier and convenient for people. I also want to experiment/ play around with sending in game pics to the Twitter or Facebook feeds.

playingtheodds.wordpress.com (this site)
facebook.com/playingtheodds
twitter.com/_PlayingtheOdds Continue reading →

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Quick Update

Posted on September 23, 2014 by unhingedtangent

Hi Everyone, Unfortunately Alex is taking off for what sounds like an awesome holiday, so our Chain of Command: Villers-Bocage Campaign will be having a slight break. I think this will be about 4 or 5 weeks. The upside is … Continue reading →

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CoC: Villers-Bocage Mission 2: Probe

Posted on July 24, 2014 by unhingedtangent

Holding the Line: Chain of Command: Villers-Bocage Campaign. Mission 2: Probe Bruised and battered but encouraged after defeating the Panzer Lehr troops on the way to Livry, the British force expected the German’s to be more prepared now. Holding a defensible … Continue reading →

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“Black Brigade”, Polish 10th Cavalry

Posted on July 19, 2014 by unhingedtangent

Hi Everyone, For an army list competition over on the TFL forums, I decided to follow the history of the Polish “Black Brigade”, the 10th Cavalry Brigade. The competition is in the aim to help flesh out the some force … Continue reading →

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CoC: Villers-Bocage Campaign Mission 1

Posted on July 13, 2014 by unhingedtangent

Blood Soaked Fields: Chain of Command: Villers-Bocage Campaign Mission 1: Patrol The British Force is on the move from Trungy to Livry in a quick move to secure Villers-Bocage. En route to Livry, a British patrol encountered a German Recon force. … Continue reading →

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WHFB: Triumph and Treachery

Posted on July 7, 2014 by unhingedtangent

One game I didn’t expect to be playing again anytime soon was Warhammer Fantasy Battles (WHFB), for a variety of reasons. So when G$ asked if I would be interested in a game of Triumph and Treachery, a multiplayer supplement … Continue reading →

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Battle Chronicler

Posted on May 22, 2014 by unhingedtangent

I am going to be testing out a new piece of software for some AARs called Battle Chronicler. I seems like it could do a good job, we’ll see. http://battlechronicler.com/ Check it out if you like producing AARs.

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Back in Action

Posted on May 22, 2014 by unhingedtangent

Hi Everyone,   Sorry it has been a very long while. I ended up becoming busy (plus all the usual excuses here) and posting entries was a low priority. Gaming is going strong and we are venturing into more games. … Continue reading →

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