tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post3851084636453003176..comments2024-03-28T12:39:04.081+00:00Comments on Vampifan's World of the Undead: Rum and Bones - What I GotVampifanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-83698862656616561452015-09-07T22:35:24.538+01:002015-09-07T22:35:24.538+01:00Axe High, or as Slaine the Barbarian would say, &q...Axe High, or as Slaine the Barbarian would say, "kiss my axe!"Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-58248580241460496412015-09-07T17:08:45.076+01:002015-09-07T17:08:45.076+01:00Axe High, Friend Go I......Axe High, Friend Go I......Hilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786352646244095934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-81909814782178680592015-09-07T15:06:45.234+01:002015-09-07T15:06:45.234+01:00Now that sounds like my kind of quest, good sir! I...Now that sounds like my kind of quest, good sir! I wish I could join you on your mighty venture. Perhaps an assault on Strahd's lair from two directions at once might weaken his defences enough for both of us to succeed. To arms, my friend, and may your God bless you!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-4223803867842638802015-09-07T14:46:57.312+01:002015-09-07T14:46:57.312+01:00WOooohooooooo!!!!!!!! yeah yeah yeah Go Sir Br...WOooohooooooo!!!!!!!! yeah yeah yeah Go Sir Bryan Go Go GO!!!!!!<br /><br />Interestinbgly, me too.... I`m off to Castle Ravenloft (with all games combined) on an uber hunt to go stake me some vampires as well. If I can live long enough to delve that deep of course, and if I can find the lair. I`m taking a pretty motely crew into the deeps with me, so fingers crossed, we should swiftly get some kind of a result. I`ve promised the gang a %25 equal cut of all treasure found, so if we can all get out alive, and I can only bring fresh news and perhaps some solid evidence that Strahd has indeed returned to trouble the unhappy world.... I will bring this information to the Most Holy Reverand Mother at Red Larch: and I will thus consider my current arduous task to have been a success (my cut of any treasure taken out of that unholy hell hole will, of course, be placed on The Amber Altar as an offering to the coffers of my Holy Order).Hilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786352646244095934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-15079209397083874212015-09-07T11:54:13.624+01:002015-09-07T11:54:13.624+01:00I'll be more than happy to oblige on both coun...I'll be more than happy to oblige on both counts, Steve. You'd think that Rum & Bones would jump to the front of my queue of games to be played but it won't. The reason why not is that I need to order a storage box to keep the counters and dice in. Until that arrives I won't be playing it. So what will I playing in the meantime? Well, there's a pesky vampire terrorising the good folk of Barovia who needs dealing with. I'm off to Castle Ravenloft.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-41005500416491127742015-09-07T11:38:07.874+01:002015-09-07T11:38:07.874+01:00Quote: {{it NEEDS to come out and be enjoyed. Let&...Quote: {{it NEEDS to come out and be enjoyed. Let's do it!}}<br /><br />ROCK ON Bro!!!!!!<br /><br />Though R&B is a game I wont be buying for myself, I`m still r-e-a-l-l-y looking forward to reading your thoughts on game, batreps, and enjoying the photos of your minis.<br /><br />Hilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786352646244095934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-7329996885363039372015-09-07T10:32:16.957+01:002015-09-07T10:32:16.957+01:00Aye, aye, cap'n!Aye, aye, cap'n!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-23644142885716790772015-09-07T08:09:04.495+01:002015-09-07T08:09:04.495+01:00Best you get painting old son !!!!Best you get painting old son !!!!Phil Curranhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06828625218031670912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-22059922492237477942015-09-06T23:32:02.021+01:002015-09-06T23:32:02.021+01:00Ha, ha, many thanks, Bob. Captain Vampi surely app...Ha, ha, many thanks, Bob. Captain Vampi surely appreciates your comment.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-78101514463724047952015-09-06T23:24:05.167+01:002015-09-06T23:24:05.167+01:00That be a fine haul of booty Capt' Vampi, enou...That be a fine haul of booty Capt' Vampi, enough to sink a galleon methinks! Many years of pillaging to be sure. Now you just need a parrot and a wooden leg. Aaarrrgggghhhhh!<br /><br />Have fun Dude!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11616664689882136444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-4937537282966892102015-09-06T23:04:05.222+01:002015-09-06T23:04:05.222+01:00Oh, I totally agree, Hugh. I have always had an av...Oh, I totally agree, Hugh. I have always had an aversion to playing ANY game with unpainted figures. But, with so many unpainted figures in my collection, it feels like such a waste to wait until I paint enough figures to play the game. Yes, it is just a board game so that doesn't matter quite as much as if it were a proper skirmish game. I think in this instance, it is better to play the game and see how it works with unpainted minis as soon as possible. Otherwise the game will sit on my shelf for far too long and that just doesn't make sense.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-25173524054167943902015-09-06T22:57:39.361+01:002015-09-06T22:57:39.361+01:00Clint, I can tell you in all honesty that it has m...Clint, I can tell you in all honesty that it has met my expectations... and more.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-81127649563735319462015-09-06T22:56:25.081+01:002015-09-06T22:56:25.081+01:00I think we can both agree, Steve, that "Last ...I think we can both agree, Steve, that "Last Night on Earth" needs more love and attention. I'm going to make it happen. For sure, I have new stuff like Castle Ravenloft and Rum & Bones, plus older games that I have played but LNOE needs to be played. You are so right - it NEEDS to come out and be enjoyed. Let's do it!Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-73939175685446469812015-09-06T19:58:19.437+01:002015-09-06T19:58:19.437+01:00Wow, that is a *lot* of stuff! I really hope that...Wow, that is a *lot* of stuff! I really hope that the game lives up to your expectations - though I suppose that the miniatures could always be used for a different purpose if the rules don't work well.<br /><br />Hmm, the figures would doubtless look better when painted, but I know all too well what a long painting queue is like! It's odd that some of us (me, for one) wouldn't dream of playing a *tabletop* game with unpainted models but somehow it's OK if it's a *board* game. I've never even considered painting the models in my Axis & Allies or Risk sets...Colgar6https://www.blogger.com/profile/07636662295301222390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-5517685217741963072015-09-06T19:03:12.207+01:002015-09-06T19:03:12.207+01:00I hope it lives up to your expectations and you ge...I hope it lives up to your expectations and you get many many games from it..Clinthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02351729764098750618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-26153106268676436622015-09-06T17:13:54.278+01:002015-09-06T17:13:54.278+01:00I`m so sorry Bryan, *sighs* I know I know, I did i...I`m so sorry Bryan, *sighs* I know I know, I did it to myself too. LNoE is a simply fantastic game which, sadly, got swept away by the irresistible tide of the Zombicide Zompocalypse. Pushed to one side and forgotten; which truly is a terrible shame, as it is without doubt one of the most thematic and exciting zombie games out there on the market at present.<br /><br />Talking about it just now, to you, reminded me that I have it, that I love it... that it still sits uncared for on the shelf and NEEDS to come out and be enjoyed. But most of all... I reminded myself that there is still a ton of stuff for this game that I need to purchase.<br /><br />Oh Woe is meeeeeeee!!!!<br /><br /><br /><br />Hilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786352646244095934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-25295850814673616782015-09-06T16:20:58.812+01:002015-09-06T16:20:58.812+01:00Many, many thanks, Steve. Yes, I am in a state of ...Many, many thanks, Steve. Yes, I am in a state of euphoria. I love my treasure chest of goodies.<br /><br />I hear what you're saying about Rum & Bones not being your thing and that's fine. Believe me, I have looked long and hard for a decent set of pirate skirmish rules and figures. When Rum & Bones was launched last December I knew my search was over. It had everything I wanted from a pirate game. Not only did it have traditional human pirates but also an undead faction. As a fan of all things undead and the first "Pirates of the Caribbean" film (I do not rate the sequels), this was a very important factor for me. Now it would be nice to have 3D models of the galleons but they would take up a lot of storage space, so I was more than happy to make do with a board-game instead. Everything I need to play fits in one handy-sized box. You mention "Treasure Island", "Kidnapped" and "Poldark", all books that I love. It would be nice to recreate the stories from those classics but it is not such a high priority for me. With the four factions from the game (five, if you count the Mercenaries as a separate faction) then I have enough to satisfy my gaming needs for many a year.<br /><br />Sigh! Why did you have to mention "Last night on Earth"? To my eternal shame I have yet to play it, despite owning it and a lot of its expansion sets for many years now. That said, I am still missing three of the big box expansion sets so I can understand your desire for wanting everything in one go. I hope your dream comes true. In the meantime I'm going to enjoy my early birthday and Christmas present from myself.<br /><br />All the best, mate.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-1090840329106098452015-09-06T16:01:48.794+01:002015-09-06T16:01:48.794+01:00Absolutely, Fran.Absolutely, Fran.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-19934195788766628422015-09-06T14:25:35.739+01:002015-09-06T14:25:35.739+01:00Wow Bryan, today you must be over the moon with ha...Wow Bryan, today you must be over the moon with happiness and delight. I`m glad for you mate. Enjoy and savour every moment.<br /><br />For me, Rum and Bones simply.... isn`t my thing. I do very much like the idea of pirates and stuff, but I think I`d be looking much more for a game that could recreate Robert Louis Stevenson`s Treasure Island or Kidnapped... or even a Poldark (Cornwall`s Nampara Cove) style smugglers and cut-throats type game. But I would parrot a classic quote from one of my all time favourite films of old (A Breed Apart) “I, personally, do not understand your fascination with mountaineering. To me a similar thrill comes in the form of attaining (bird) eggs... precious and rare, to add to my very unique and fine collection. Yet, I would defend, unto death itself, your right to pursue your hobby to the fullest extent of your measure.”<br /><br />Looks amazing Bryan, and I can well understand how euphoric you must feel right now. I know I would be, if it were... say... everything from Last Night on Earth (all the stuff I haven’t got for that game, and all arrived in one go: mmmm lovely). So woooohoooo Christmas has come early for you my friend. Enjoy every moment.<br />Hilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786352646244095934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-63020715050697208802015-09-06T14:24:50.070+01:002015-09-06T14:24:50.070+01:00Christ, what a cracking haul Bryan!Christ, what a cracking haul Bryan!The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-39619032201918411132015-09-06T12:07:11.657+01:002015-09-06T12:07:11.657+01:00It most certainly was, Bob. Days like this stay lo...It most certainly was, Bob. Days like this stay long in the memory.Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-21337460636036614422015-09-06T12:04:18.254+01:002015-09-06T12:04:18.254+01:00What a fabulous haul.What a fabulous haul.lrqanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13317347167166315984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-66742893888743392662015-09-06T11:41:43.859+01:002015-09-06T11:41:43.859+01:00Thankee kindly, good sir! It certainly was a crack...Thankee kindly, good sir! It certainly was a cracking haul. I'll be playing Rum & Bones very soon, albeit (horror of horrors) with unpainted figures. I will, of course, let you know how I get on.<br /><br />There really are some fantastically sculpted figures in this set. I just know I'm going to enjoy painting them so much. Want to take a guess who my favourite figure is? It should be pretty obvious if you know me well. It is, of course, Captain Dracula for the Bone Devils. I can guarantee that he and his crew will be the first to get painted.<br /><br />I look forward to seeing your own take on both the game and the painting of the figures. Once again, apologies for "forcing" you to spend so much, but yes, I do plan on buying quite a few TPBs purely based upon your reviews and recommendations.<br />Avast, me hearty! :-)Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8423998700545338590.post-84846758003433367252015-09-06T11:05:25.291+01:002015-09-06T11:05:25.291+01:00What a cracking haul, me ole shipmate. Aye there b...What a cracking haul, me ole shipmate. Aye there be plenty of shine within that there treasure chest. I'll be a keepin' an eye out for that Kraken of yours, and prayin' to Davy Jones that it'll not be too long 'fore his tentacles grace yer tabletop. Arhhh...<br /><br />Ahem. Wonderful stuff Bryan, and I was equally as in awe of mine. I may well bump a couple of the figures up my painting queue, just to see how they paint, so I'll let you know how I get on - certainly I fancy the sea monster as that has loads of possibilities for many a game. I just need to make sure I don;t muck up the game by basing them inappropriately.<br /><br />Many thanks for recommending this KS to me, my friend, though it would have been nice if you;d contributed to the final bill ;-) Hopefully you'll be buying plenty of tpb's so I can have my revenge. Avast ye landlubber :-)Blaxklerichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06986635840718583767noreply@blogger.com