tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post6740726509603101923..comments2024-03-24T07:20:37.190+00:00Comments on da Gobbo's Grotto - Wargaming blog: Everybody was Kung Fu fighting....Da Gobbohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-79015537904439348652016-09-16T10:59:51.263+01:002016-09-16T10:59:51.263+01:00apologies mate, lot on my mind at the mo....apologies mate, lot on my mind at the mo....Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-78270108850174702572016-09-16T10:57:42.437+01:002016-09-16T10:57:42.437+01:00huh, mate I read it and enjoyed it dude I promise ...huh, mate I read it and enjoyed it dude I promise I did! but I have the memory of a goldfish....lol<br /><br />i guess I saved myself even more time.....no way I could top this!Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-68000868747470365022016-09-15T21:14:22.417+01:002016-09-15T21:14:22.417+01:00For shame, the lot of you! Did I not write a specf...For shame, the lot of you! Did I not write a specfic article/post regarding how to play Bushdio on a budget? Was it not entitled "Budgeto!"? Was it rather jolly good? Can it be found by following this link?<br /><br />https://carrioncrowsbuffet.wordpress.com/2016/06/27/budgeto/<br /><br />Sometimes, I don't know why I bother...Carrion Crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12243490491778253955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-26164447072278602872016-09-14T16:32:17.033+01:002016-09-14T16:32:17.033+01:00Water Margin was a series that ran for... ever on ...Water Margin was a series that ran for... ever on TV when we were kids. Bryan and I have very fold moemories of it. So much so that I bought it all on dvd a while back. Here`s the first episode for you to watch.. you can find the rest easily :))<br /><br /><br />English subtitles<br /><br />https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=miEkYWueOyI<br /><br />The English dubbed is best (that's the series I have) but I couldn't find it on line for you, though I`m sure it exists somewhere.Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-27747514755295678042016-09-14T14:50:44.243+01:002016-09-14T14:50:44.243+01:00Not sure about the water margin as I know next to ...Not sure about the water margin as I know next to nothing about it. But there are certainly lots of pieces of Oriental Mythology fused/mashed together.Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-19672513596706641562016-09-14T14:42:49.179+01:002016-09-14T14:42:49.179+01:00I do know what you mean Hil, on average the minis ...I do know what you mean Hil, on average the minis cost £8 which is quite an investment in the game, but warbands run from between 4 and 8 minis so it's not too bad.Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-814829193921999372016-09-14T11:38:34.513+01:002016-09-14T11:38:34.513+01:00I wanted this, and I know Tarot wanted this, and n...I wanted this, and I know Tarot wanted this, and now I see Stevie was thinking of getting this. But the same thing stopped me just like it did with the others.. price. Yes it would be so easy to do it cheaply by using facsimile figures and so on, but for e, it is the Bushido models that makes this game. Each of them is a work of art. As a main subject I can truly see the merit, the value in collecting for it in its entirely, but it would need to be a focussed main collection. I tell you what though. If I were a new player looking to get into gaming and wanting to focus on just one subject (to get the most out of the hobby); Bushido would be a top contender I would very seriously consider. I do so love this type of game. Another would be (Chinese) The Water Margin, which would be my preferred eastern mythology.Hilshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09786352646244095934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-25067051644650709332016-09-13T14:47:24.487+01:002016-09-13T14:47:24.487+01:00Absolutely mate, I think I knew where you`re going...Absolutely mate, I think I knew where you`re going with this one anyway.... so will wait for more *grins*<br /><br />I totally agree. Thats one of the things I always noticed on blogs in the past. I was like “no, I cant believe this” gamers are spending (some of them) literally half their hobby time on line and yet... could never seem to get it together to be bothered to write more than one line... if at all (usually not at all is the norm lol), “wow” I thought to myself, “do gamers r-e-a-l-l-y have nothing to say to one another... nothing to share... no thoughts?” and I was determined to be different than that. Okay was a bit like a dead gig (I so play and sing btw) sort of, end of tune: “Dum-dum-diddy-diddy- daaaaaaa” and........ silence!!! This is what I met when I`d launch into long spiel on other people`s blogs (even from the site owners who would be writing the articles that interested me hahha) and I`d receive nothing, possibly.... just m-a-y-b-e a one line reply. Then I met you guys. You all TALK, and it’s great fun, we share, we laugh, we discuss.... THIS surely, is how the hobby is meant to be, how it thrives?<br /><br />Agreed totally, about any hobby subject being expensive if you let it. But that’s why I almost always go for complete `collection in a box` deals, like my Warlord Games “Horns of the Buffalo, and “Liberty or Death” and Bolt Action Complete Starter Sets like “Pegasus Bridge”. You get about %80 to %85 of all you need (or will ever need in that subject) in one go. Initially a bit pricy, but long term, you save a heck of a lot of money. Same with kick starters I`ve discovered. I don’t inherently like or approve of them, but they DO, and have, saved me heaps of money in the past. Take my Super Dungeon Explore for example. If I`d have just pledged for it in the beginning, it would have cost me a cool $150 for EVERYTHING. But I ended up spending a good 600 quid in the end to pick up all the bits I could simply have got as free stretch goals if I`d have been prudent enough at the start. With kick starters, it all just comes down to knowing yourself, knowing yourself well enough to know whether or not buying into something is good value or not... ARE you committed to the thing you are proposing to buy, WILL you stick with it and like it as much in a year from hence, as you do now? WILL you want to collect it all? If yes to all these answers, then go for it, it will save you a veritable mint in pennies.<br /><br />I have not made the same mistake twice, and have pledged for Super Dungeon Explore`s new “Legends” kickstarter, oh boy yes. I know that game is not everyone`s cup of tea, but I mentioned it just to illustrate.<br /> <br /> I want to talk about what you said about Bushido can be played on the cheap, but I know where you are going with that, so will refrain from pouring forth, as it were hehe ^^<br /><br />Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-25122849869321785602016-09-13T14:15:50.727+01:002016-09-13T14:15:50.727+01:00If you allow it to be most games are - gorgeous mi...If you allow it to be most games are - gorgeous minis draw you in, shiny rule book with loads of colour photos, bespoke tokens, new terrain and objectives, bespoke dice gleaming in the morning sun. All so tempting all so glorious... <br /><br />But tbh all you have to buy really is a starter set for £30 each, if you want official minis that is. In all honesty if you wanted to you could play the whole game for free, well pence anyway. Let me break it down for you....... Actually no, this would make a great blog post.... I'll put a pin in this conversation if I may Steve and we can revisit it on here at a later date, let me get my head together and get back to you....<br /><br />I really love the discussion these posts and yours over on the Gamer's Cupboard generate.Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-67009833546290670142016-09-13T13:22:31.535+01:002016-09-13T13:22:31.535+01:00Thanks for that link Andy, I just checked it out. ...Thanks for that link Andy, I just checked it out. Yeah about a third cheaper all round... BUT, a single set of dice (just as a sample order with them to try out) they want £10:90 postage I mean WHAT!!!!!!!! lolol. Soooo a set of five ice would end up costing me £7:60 plus £11 + VAT = £££££££ hahaaha. Funny thing is, to Europe the price doesn't remain the same, it goes up each time I add an item... in this case a second set of dice. I didn't even look at the objective tokens at this stage.... I just allowed my sanity to return by thinking nice calming thoughts of "there, there... you`ll be in cork soon and then you can buy some nice lovely new dice individually for 50 cent each (about 40p), of full sets of ten for a fiver" hehe.<br /><br />I begin to see something now. This game looks lovely and it is amazing, but my God, its a money trap. Not a game or new project idly to pick up... Bushido a major frickin` investment to buy into, isn't it.<br /><br /><br />Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-38302514466982342302016-09-13T13:01:48.763+01:002016-09-13T13:01:48.763+01:00i know, its not a cheap thing at all...... :-(
i ...i know, its not a cheap thing at all...... :-(<br /><br />i normally go through Wayland Games or one of the others who routinely discount them, it might offset your horrendous shipping charges tooDa Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-28246243580623092902016-09-13T12:32:12.216+01:002016-09-13T12:32:12.216+01:00Oh help!!! I want them ALLLLLL.... and some of tho...Oh help!!! I want them ALLLLLL.... and some of those little lantern scenario objectives `cos they look cute and I could use those in my chibi/anime games. *gulp* not cheap though, two sets of dice and a set of objective tokens (omg only three in a set) would set me back £30:00 wow *gulp gulp*<br /><br />hmmmm in the sung words of Fagin: "I think I`d better think it out again"Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-6794677067252307502016-09-13T11:44:16.292+01:002016-09-13T11:44:16.292+01:00yeeesss! you get it mate.... not fussed on dice to...yeeesss! you get it mate.... not fussed on dice towers, i like having them in hand as it were. The purple are very nice too...Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-77608701278884298692016-09-13T11:34:49.775+01:002016-09-13T11:34:49.775+01:00hahahahahaa, you and me both bud. Dice are a highl...hahahahahaa, you and me both bud. Dice are a highly personal thing aren't they, the feel of them the look of them, the sound they make when they clatter onto the table (or down the dice tower), the symmetry of the things, the way they look in a batrep next to the miniatures when you go to take the photos (always leaving just a few of the dice in the frame - to show them off of course): yep it sometimes just has to be done.<br /><br />*starts looking at the link again... `hmmm yes, the blue and the green set I think*<br /><br />*chuckles to self*Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-68306935516388360912016-09-13T08:49:22.153+01:002016-09-13T08:49:22.153+01:00That's what I said Steve but I can't help ...That's what I said Steve but I can't help it, I love buying dice I have hundreds. I'll probably buy the Jung Pirate facto dice when I get that set and the Cult of Yurei dice when I get that......it's an addiction.....sighDa Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-56512023127408842692016-09-13T08:47:40.028+01:002016-09-13T08:47:40.028+01:00Lol, easy tiger! Firestorm games are taking their ...Lol, easy tiger! Firestorm games are taking their own sweet fluffing time. Soon you'll be inducted into the Bushido cult/gang/group......Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-89339185220847146732016-09-12T23:37:09.106+01:002016-09-12T23:37:09.106+01:00Oooooh ta for that. I dunno, I just really love th...Oooooh ta for that. I dunno, I just really love those dice.... not like I don't have enough though right hahaha.Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-38210108677650257082016-09-12T20:48:06.472+01:002016-09-12T20:48:06.472+01:00Looking forward to my birthday present Nash. It...Looking forward to my birthday present Nash. It's mine my own my precious !! nerd4lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350476379969633678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-6605504141420779452016-09-12T20:45:51.991+01:002016-09-12T20:45:51.991+01:00Yes mate, at the GCT website.
http://www.bushido-...Yes mate, at the GCT website.<br /><br />http://www.bushido-thegame.com/catalog/accessories<br />Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-19267235153970365832016-09-12T20:27:58.443+01:002016-09-12T20:27:58.443+01:00you can buy the dice (for the factions) on their o...you can buy the dice (for the factions) on their own as sets??Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-47947849004879472552016-09-12T18:46:29.785+01:002016-09-12T18:46:29.785+01:00So very nearly reeled you in Steve, the hook was b...So very nearly reeled you in Steve, the hook was baited, there was a tentative nibble but alas another one gets away......<br /><br />No worries dude, I understand fully what you're saying. It's a game that really requires two players to truly experience the best it has to offer, not to say you can't play solo as I stated above in my reply to Bryan but it takes away an element of the game that gives it some of its unique flavour. The models are gorgeous but I said in the main article a lot of games have gorgeous models. For me it is the whole together that draws me back in time and time again.<br /><br />The dice are for the game, the black and green are the Temple of RoKan set and the blue and black are Prefecture of Ryu, all the factions have their own set with the faction symbol on the six facing. Although not essential to have I think they look nice, so I bought a set for each faction, you could just as easily use a number of red and blue or white etcDa Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-12371396680383674772016-09-12T17:39:12.958+01:002016-09-12T17:39:12.958+01:00Very interesting Andy, and thank you for taking th...Very interesting Andy, and thank you for taking the time to explain to us so many details about the rules. I should start by saying that this article (seriously, for the first time) got me wondering about it... wondering whether I might just possibly pick it up as another project to play and collect. The small table (2 feet square) is a big bonus for me, and similarly, the small number of miniatures needed to play a decent game is another big factor plus to consider... “all very attractive so far I thought to myself” and after reading your article, I found myself going onto you tube and watching (and listening) to a number of tutorials, reviews and battle reports: actually, I spent a good three hours earlier today, just doing this (blast you... I should have been painting). Again the results looked favourable and I found myself becoming rather taken by the notion of it all.<br /><br />.. but then I hit a stumbling block, a ruddy great big one. I own all the games I want in my collection, enough to grow old with and enjoy for the rest of my days.... I still have Rail Raiders and SDE Legends kick starters to look forward to, heading my way (when they get their a***s in gear and ship it all out to us poor waiting customers). I have to think carefully about adding any more to my already groaning cupboards full of stuff. This is almost a game or two too far: however, not to worry, no matter... this (along with my soon to own kick-starters) might have been my last big hurrah, with the intention to MAKE room for these last few projects in my already busy hobby schedule. The games I play with others and the games I play at the club(s) are totally different from the games I collect and play for myself... solo (of which don’t mind splitting myself a bit thinner and owning a few more). And Bushido is one of those games I most definitely would be wanting to play alone, by myself... ala solitaire mode (I absolutely adore playing solo, especially long protracted campaigns). But that’s the snag: Bushido simply doesn’t convert well to this style of play: not well enough to invest into it with any realistic conviction. This was a killer of the tentative interest for me. I m-i-g-h-t actually have gone for it. But after quite a bit of serious research into it, I find I just can`t do it :(<br />Your article was really inspiring, and as I say, made me look into it with a serious inkling to go a little further down that road (I had already sorted out in my head, what my first two factions would be, I figured I would buy the rules book as its soooo attractive, and its lots of colour art, and in Ireland, at 1 euro per colour page, it would cost me more to print the thing that simply to buy it outright). I had ideas for making my own terrain and boards and.... well, I got quite carried away for a while. But the game plain and simply wouldn’t work for me. It’s a shame but that’s just the way it falls for me c est la vie *sniffs sadly*.<br /><br />I absolutely love the look and the feel and the tone of this game. The miniatures alone are wow... but I`m a gamer more than a painter. Painting is just something I do with all due expediency to get the pieces to the table. Not saying I can’t paint; I`m just saying that painting isn’t the means and end all of the hobby for me.... playing is. I LOVE the idea of fielding these marvellous models on the table, but if the rules wouldn’t do what I need them to, sadly it would be a bad decision for me to delve deeper into collecting Bushido.<br /><br />Those dice though, wow are they from the game company? I am utterly in LOVE with the green and the blue ones, and would be interested in pursuing getting my hands on a set of each.<br /><br />Brilliant article Andy, and for a while it almost ... oh GOD so nearly tempted me hehe.<br />Stephen Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01704275344468801259noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-135089942240981692016-09-12T16:29:04.866+01:002016-09-12T16:29:04.866+01:00solo play is difficult Bryan tbh, those parts of t...solo play is difficult Bryan tbh, those parts of the game that give it it's guile and subtlety are less playable. That said it's possible to play the game solo as long as you choose your dice and cards in line with what you want the player to achieve, if you were to use the example 1 above what is Kenko's and Jin's objectives? Kenko's is to cause max damage therefore he is more likely to pick more attacking dice than defence and a Special Attack rather than defence and Jin's is to keep Kenko away from her and avoid harm so either she uses her Yari's length to keep him away, in which case she chooses Push Attack and maxes her attack dice or she tries to parry his blows or absorb them with her armour in which case she would choose more defence dice, either way she can keep Kenko from damaging her. If you keep those things in mind and play the game straight and without bias to one side or the other than solo play is possible if not as intricate as two player. I have played Bushido solo in order to get a better understanding of various rules and mechanisms and found it to be very enjoyable, however for Solo games I play ATZ lol......Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-8671615688830544312016-09-12T14:50:53.907+01:002016-09-12T14:50:53.907+01:00This was a really great tutorial showing how melee...This was a really great tutorial showing how melee combat works. I would definitely love to see more of these types of articles by you. Your love for the game shines throughout all of your posts. I can see how the tactics chosen by attacker and defender can have a big influence on the outcome. The ability to bluff well is cool, but how well does this relate to solo play. You can't very well bluff yourself, can you? And with solo play you get to chose what both sides do. How do you balance this to get a fair fight?Vampifanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11318241813130102121noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8659404329585395747.post-37662694330230022432016-09-12T13:57:23.132+01:002016-09-12T13:57:23.132+01:00Sorry Roger, as I said to Zabadak above, I hope to...Sorry Roger, as I said to Zabadak above, I hope to do more of these types of posts in the future - looking into the game in more depth and splattered with pics of the gorgeous miniatures available.......oops.....Da Gobbohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09482323500538272232noreply@blogger.com