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Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

I did some more mini painting - well varnishing actually - this time by hand to avoid frosting up the transparent parts.
Watch out for the undead flying heads and giant flying er... flies?!
Read the blog at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/painting-blo...

#miniatures #miniaturepainting #minipainting

Photo of 28mm minis of a human sorcerer and elf bard.

Photo of 28mm miniatures of 4 giant flies.

Photo of 28mm miniatures of undead flying heads!

November 10, 2025 at 4:11 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Well, completed Tears of the Kingdom after 275 hours.
Spoiler screenshot for the conclusion! 🤪

#Nintendo #NintendoSwitch #TearsOfTheKingdom

Screenshot of the end of The Tears of the Kingdom which is a black screen saying The End!

November 5, 2025 at 11:28 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Doing some cleaning and I found this ol' game along with the 1st expansion.
1993! 😨

#BoardGames #BoardGaming #TabletopGaming #Wiz-War

Photo of the cover of the Wiz-War 1993 6th edition game.

Photo of some cards from Wiz-War 6th edition.

Photo of 2 of the game tiles from Wiz-War 6th edition.

Photo of the 4-sided die used in the Wiz-War game.

November 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Not so good for GBA SP. 😐

#Nintendo #GameBoyAdvance #GameBoySP #RetroGaming

October 30, 2025 at 5:29 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

OMG, it's still holding its charge! 💪
I guess the red flashing means it's low but even so, after more than a decade!

#Nintendo #GameboyAdvance #GameboyMicro #Retrogaming

October 30, 2025 at 5:19 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Session 15 of our Evils of Illmire campaign is now written up as our heroes storm a stronghold of the vicious mantismen.

Read the blog at:
www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/eoi-ep15.html

#TTRPGs #ttrpg #RPG #rpgcat

Photo of our heroes travelling and being attacked (By drogue flies and not Maoam sweets.).

Photo of our heroes after they've taken a tumble.

Photo of Rex the black cat looking directly at the camera.

October 28, 2025 at 4:36 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Back in the attic!
Batman 425, 1st ever Batman story I ever read. 😎

#batman #DCComics #ComicBooks

Photo of the cover for issue 425 of the Batman comic book.

October 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

All done now!

#Miniatures #MiniaturePainting #MiniPainting

Photo of 52 28mm figures that have just been undercoated with spray paint.

October 12, 2025 at 12:09 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Right, time for some undercoating!

#miniatures #MiniaturePainting #MiniPainting

Photo of 52 28mm mostly fantasy (But a couple post- apocalypse.) figures being prepped for undercoating.

October 12, 2025 at 11:47 AM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Searching through the lead mountain at the back of the painting shed & found these. Must be over 25 years old.
Thing is, I never bought them or played the corresponding games? I guess someone must have given them to me after giving up painting.

#miniatures #miniaturepainting #minipainting

Photo of boxsets of minis from Space Marine Terminator Death wing, Flintloque & Bugman' Brewers.

October 6, 2025 at 2:53 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Many board gamers are posting what games they played in September; I'm posting what I played in May 2023. 😢
In May '23 I played 3 games for the first time and 32 in total.
See the breakdown at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/gaming-blog/...

#tabletopgaming #boardgame #boardgames

Photo of the beginning of a race in the game Long Shot: The Dice Game.

Photo of the dice tower that comes with the game Tumble Town.

Photo of a player town with buildings constructed of dice from the game Tumble Town.

Photos from the maze of tunnels created while playing the game Bandido.

October 2, 2025 at 4:49 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Bandido is a rules-light, very accessible cooperative card-laying game that comes in a small package but don't let that fool you. It's also proves a challenging game to beat!
Read my blog on it at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/gaming-blog/...

#tabletopgaming #boardgame #boardgames #bandido

Photo of a a dead end in the game Bandido.

Photo of a tunnel network that can get created in the game Bandido.

Photo of a series of dead ends around Bandido's cell - which he deftly avoids in the game of the same name.

Photo of the game Bandido's starting tile which shows Bandido with wry smile as he is about to escape his cell.

September 30, 2025 at 2:31 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Well pilgrim, hitch yer wagon and build a frontier settlement in western themed, dice driven game Tumble Town and speak in cliched cowboy lingo!
Read the blog at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/gaming-blog/...

#tabletopgaming #boardgame #boardgames

Photo of 3 rows of 4 building plan cards placed in Tumble Town's central area.

Photo of a large cactus shaped meeple used as the first player token in the game Tumble Town.

Photo of the 4 differently coloured types of dice used in the game Tumble Town.

Photo of a 'street' on a town mat in the game Tumble Town and populated with buildings constructed of dice.

September 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

The council did some tree trimming down the road, now it looks like a giant gnarly hand bursting through the ground!

#tree #GiantHand

Photo of a tree that has been heavily pruned and looks like a giant hand bursting out of the ground.

September 21, 2025 at 1:11 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Long Shot: The Dice Game is a fun & colourful roll-and-write game about betting on race horses with some clever rules added to the mix.
Read about it at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/gaming-blog/...

#tabletopgaming #boardgame #boardgames #LongShotTheDiceGame

Example of a player board from the game Long Shot: The Dice Game.

A six-sided die numbered 1 to 3 twice and a eight-sided die numbered 1 to 8 which is used to manage horse movement in the game Long Shot: The Dice Game.

Photo of horse tokens on the game board at the start of a race in Long Shot: The Dice Game.

The race is over in Long Shot: The Dice game as 3 horses have crossed the finishing line.

September 18, 2025 at 1:42 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Session 14 of our 'Evils of Illmire' campaign is written up whereupon our heroes have 'stone-cold' encounter!
Read it at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/eoi-ep14.html

#TTRPGs #ttrpg #RPG #rpgcat

Photo of our heroes battling troglodytes depicted with miniatures.

A photo of our heroes exploring a mysterious chamber using miniatures.

A photo of Rex the black cat relaxing in his cat bed.

A photo of miniatures showing our heroes standing triumphant.

September 8, 2025 at 5:50 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Jeez, it's been a long time between monthly updates
and it means I'm still working through the backlog!
In April '23 we played 32 different games, 8 of them for the first time.
See the breakdown at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/gaming-blog/...

#tabletopgaming #boardgame #boardgames

A completed player board for the game Sagrada.

An example of 2 cards from the game Skull King.

An example of some cards from the game Thunderbirds Danger Zone.

Monster cards from the game Legends of Hellas.

August 29, 2025 at 5:01 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Going through an old drawer of junk and among the cassette & VHS tapes was this. Apparently launched in 2003.
Thing is, no one used AOL here. Ah well, got another coaster anyway. 😉

#retro #OldStuff #AOL

A CD containing an installer for AOL 9.0.

August 24, 2025 at 11:31 AM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

It's been a while since my last board game post!
Gizmos is a fairly accessible engine-building game that provides player with lots of opportunities to combo their actions.
Read more at: www.3spellcastersandadwarf.com/gaming-blog/...

#tabletopgaming #boardgame #boardgaming #gizmos

Drafting area for game 'Gizmos' contain 3 rows of gizmo cards.

A storage ring in Gizmos that contains 2 out of 5 energy in blue and red.

3 turns into the game 'Gizmos' and 3 gizmo cards have been built with combo actions that allow the player to pick more energy or convert red energy when activated.

A player area that contains 16 built gizmo cards which in turn triggers the game end.

August 22, 2025 at 4:08 PM

Mono X

@monolithx66.bsky.social

Last night's game session was a no go unfortunately, bringing the games extravaganza to an early conclusion. Lasting a mere 3 days with a total of 9 different games played.

#boardgames #boardgaming #TableTopGaming