It’s one thing to set resolutions, and quite another to hold oneself to them. I intend to review my progress monthly toward each of the resolutions. Welcome, then, to our roundup for February 2025. Let’s start with a reminder of where we got to last month:
Resolutions Recap
Painting Resolutions
- Complete 3 active army projects (no progress)
- Finish two Malifaux crews (no progress)
- Starting forces for 2 skirmish games (no progress)
- Take part in at least 4 club painting contests (1/4)
- Paint 200 miniatures (no progress)
- Paint more than I purchase (no progress)
Gaming Resolutions
- Play at least 30 different games this year (7/30 games played)
- Play miniature games at least 12 times (1/12 games played)
- Play at least 5 games that I already own but have not yet played. (no progress)
- Play at least 3 non-D&D RPGs (no progress)
Writing Resolutions
- Write 52 reviews (including Game of the Month reviews) (7/52 published)
- Publish a blog post per day (on track!)
Now, let’s take a look at what sort of progress was made in February.
February Roundup: Painting
The pain continues, but with periods where I’m not too bad. With that now the care, I’ve managed to paint up a 3D-printed Wizard’s Tower terrain piece. You can see it, below:
Last month, I opened two tallies. One was for miniatures I would be painting and one for miniatures I bought for others to paint. Namely, these were a whole bunch of Ironjawz. I’ve now decided just to keep it simple and not count those miniatures at all. They’ll be painted, and I won’t be taking the credit. It seems like they don’t fit.
What I have bought since then was the Gitmob box:
So that’s 9 purchased miniatures, putting this year’s totals to:
- Purchased: 9
- Painted: 1
February Roundup: Gaming
With Commander and Lorcana featuring more heavily in my rotation at the moment, and a goal to get more miniature games played, I’ve reduced this year’s target to 30 games. up to the beginning of February, I had played the following games this year:
- Magic: the Gathering
- Disney Lorcana
- Warhammer: Age of Sigmar
- Apiary
- Architects of the West Kingdom
- 7 Wonders
- Terraforming Mars: Ares Expedition
This month, I’ve added a pair of games to the list:
- Raiders of the North Sea
- Paranoia: The Uncooperative Board Game
It’s always great to play Raiders of the North Sea. It’s such a satisfying worker placement game that’s always met well at the table. It’s not a super-complex game, but it does take a fair bit of forward planning and, when those plans inevitably fall through, some quick-thinking adaptation.
In addition to this game, I’ve also played a bunch of Magic, Lorcana, River Valley Glassworks, and Apiary this month. I also got in another game of Age of Sigmar; this time with my Ogors.
The list was… bad, but it did really pop off. It was less of a list and more of whatever I had sitting in a box. The monsters hit hard, though. The dice were with me, as my opponent didn’t score many ward saves, and I rolled high for almost every roll to determine how many attacks my Stonehorns got. Everything that could go well for the Ogors did go well for the Ogors. A decisive, early double turn pretty much secured the game.
February Roundup: Writing
with 7 reviews in January, we’re following up with a further 5 in February. I’m cheating a little by counting yesterday’s Game of the Month review, but it was intended as a February post. Here were the reviews:
- A review of Absolute Power
- Creator Spotlight on Highlands Miniatures
- A review of the Mutant Menace Commander deck
- A review of Fern Brady’s Netflix special, Autistic Bikini Queen
- February’s Game of the Month
Of course, there are many other posts that go up throughout the month. Some highlights from this month include:
- Thoughts on our club Commander event
- Musings on dice and superstition
- Our club’s upcoming budget Magic event
- Reflecting on our club Lorcana event
Yeah, not a bad month!
February Summary
Painting Resolutions
- Complete 3 active army projects (no progress)
- Finish two Malifaux crews (no progress)
- Starting forces for 2 skirmish games (no progress)
- Take part in at least 4 club painting contests (1/4)
- Paint 200 miniatures (1/200)
- Paint more than I purchase (Not on track)
Gaming Resolutions
- Play at least 30 different games this year (9/30 games played)
- Play miniature games at least 12 times (2/12 games played)
- Play at least 5 games that I already own but have not yet played. (no progress)
- Play at least 3 non-D&D RPGs (no progress)
Writing Resolutions
- Write 52 reviews (including Game of the Month reviews) (12/52 published)
- Publish a blog post per day (on track!)
Catch you in March!
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