Perils at Portals, Game 2

Second in an ongoing series “PORTALS,” a gaming store, has opened on Kent Island, MD, a few minutes’ drive from my home, featuring “Tabletop Thursday” open play from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. This has given my neighbor Nate, my brother-in-law Continue reading Perils at Portals, Game 2

Peril at Portals, Game 1

First in an ongoing series “PORTALS,” a gaming store, has opened on Kent Island, MD, a few minutes’ drive from my home, featuring “Tabletop Thursday” open play from 5:00 to 9:00 pm. This has given my neighbor Nate, my brother-in-law Continue reading Peril at Portals, Game 1

Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): Elite Units

THIS SERIES is for idiots like me who suck at deployment, and would like some general advice (learned the hard way) on how to do better. I originally intended for these articles to be for 40K, but they’re relevant, methinks, to Continue reading Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): Elite Units

The State of the Jungle 2025

ON FEBRUARY 2, 2000 the Jungle went online; today, we commemorate this site’s 25th anniversary, and the beginning of its 26th year of posts. When I hit the upload link 25 years ago and launched the Jungle onto the Web, Continue reading The State of the Jungle 2025

Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): Troop Units

THIS VINTAGE JUNGLE POST first appeared in 2015. Because it was popular with visitors, I am sharing it again. I have made some revisions to the original post to account for changes to the game, but there will most likely be some Continue reading Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): Troop Units

Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): “Heavy Support” (Non-Shooty) Units

THIS VINTAGE JUNGLE POST first appeared in 2015. Because it was popular with visitors, I am sharing it again. I have made some revisions to the original post to account for changes to the game, but there will most likely be Continue reading Deployment For Dumbasses (Like Me): “Heavy Support” (Non-Shooty) Units

10 Things Gaming Taught Me About Real Life

SOME FOLKS like to sneer that gamers need to “get a life,” but gaming’s taught me some valuable life lessons. Such as…. 1. Potions in you are better than potions in the bottle. In D&D, magic potions are one-use items that a player-character (PC) Continue reading 10 Things Gaming Taught Me About Real Life

The Fighting Tigers of Veda: “Female Fighting Tigers”

FOURTH IN A SERIES of preliminary reports (Translated to Imperial Gothic from High Mahaduyanan) ++MEMORANDUM TO: [REDACTED], Ordo Astartes++ ++FROM: Inquisitor Varman Kumar++ ++DATE: 0688024.M42++ PER YOUR DIRECTIVE, I am conducting a multi-year investigation of the Adeptus Astartes Chapter known Continue reading The Fighting Tigers of Veda: “Female Fighting Tigers”

“KD&D” Part 8: Simpler & Better Illusionists

THIS POST is part of a series describing the rule changes I’ve made for my current fantasy role-playing campaign. “Kilgore’s Dungeons & Dragons,” or “KD&D,” is a full-fledged variant of the 1st Edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons game initially released in 1977. Feel free Continue reading “KD&D” Part 8: Simpler & Better Illusionists