When building an X-wing squadron do you include a bid? Let’s assume you’re making a list which includes some I5 or I6 aces. These are the ships that benefit the most from getting to move last. When I make those kinds of lists, I’ll sometimes leave a few points open Read more…
Ah the roar of jetplanes in the sky. That tells me it’s time to go outside. You might be asking yourself, huh? Well, every year Ellington Field hosts an airshow in mid October. This also happens to almost always coincide with the first real cool weather in Houston. So we Read more…
Back to Episode 57 Squee “On behalf of the Planetary Union of the Galaxy, allow me to extend our sincerest thanks to you, 5th Caleek Squee, and you, 9th Sperarr Quish, and by extension to the entire Rokma people for your assistance in stopping this new AI threat.” The Slu Read more…
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at different squadrons you can fly in Fantasy Flight Games X-Wing miniatures game. We give you the squad, what expansion pack all of the upgrades come from and then give you the lowdown on how best to fly Read more…
I own two Houston Astros shirts. I wore one last week on the day of the first ALDS game. I wore the second one the next day. Then they were in the laundry until the day before game 5. After washing them, I remembered the game and put one on. Read more…
Back to Episode 56 Vlasa Once again Vlasa awoke to the sight of Mesu leaning over him in sickbay. The drone whistled something that was not his people’s death chant. Far more cheerful, this tune had an energetic beat that Mesu tapped along to with one of his arms while Read more…
Welcome to Rogue Squadron, pilot! In this series, we will be looking at the ships you can fly in Fantasy Flight Games X-Wing miniatures game. We’ll take a look at a chassis and what makes it unique along with some upgrades and squadron combos. Strap in and get ready to fly. Read more…
For a long time now I’ve been struggling to put into words some ideas. They’ve been hovering just out of my grasp. Recently, I watched a video that finally articulated this idea in a concise way that was eluding me. This video is part of a series that I found interesting Read more…
Back to Episode 55 Ariana “Contact!” Olivia cheered, relief evident in her exuberant voice. “Good work,” Ariana said, feeling the same relief Olivia voiced. “Bring us into weapons range. Stand by to port our teams back.” Ariana began running sensor scans of the LFD command ship. She was disappointed, but Read more…
Back in July, Barnes and Noble had a special summer sale running at the same time as a strategy game sale. The combination of sales allowed for some things at 50% off. I was ready to grab myself a copy of Star Wars: Outer Rim at that excellent price but Read more…