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Back for another Polar Vortex! A new team of TOs (Al, Ernie, and Tony) kept the escalation-style format in place as we all move into Third Edition. The format for the tournament was: Three Games Game 1 – 750pts, 10 Order Dice max Game 2 – 1000pts, 13 Order Dice max Game 3 – 1250pts, 16 Order Dice max Maximum of one Platoon of each type per army list The threat of blizzard didn’t’ stop 14…

Italian armor is often overlooked - let's shed some light on this little SPG.

The Chicago Four Star Open is back for its second year! Hosted at the world-famous Chicagoland Games, Four Star is a three-game, escalation-style Bolt Action event. We started the day with Game 1 at 450pts, upped it to 800pts for Game 2, and closed out with 1,100pts for Game 3. With 18 players crammed into the basement and Old Style on hand, the Four Star Open had the makings for a perfect day of…

February 18th saw us return to the Sheraton in Lisle for the 2023 edition of Polar Vortex, with the Bolt Action Escalation Tournament once again being hosted by Chicago Dice’s own, Andrew. We had a great showing this year with 24 players coming in from across the region and beyond to play the 3-game event, starting at 450pts for Game 1 up to 1,000pts by Game 3. The armies and tables looked…

12 Months, 25 Dollars – Part 4, July

Following the example set by Dino over at Chaosbunker, starting last month, I will abide by a simple rule: Every month I have a budget of $25 for my hobby. The July purchase was only slightly related to one of my current projects. I’ve picked up the Tomb Kings again and my hobby is focused on this Warhammer 6th Edition Tomb Kings project. Known more widely as MiddleHammer (OldHammer being…