Thursday, 28 November 2019

Circle Battle Group news part 2 - Updated 2020.04.10.

Circle Battlegroup Club News,  part two. 

Hi there,
            We have just had confirmation that the planned Bar in the other room will go ahead, for at least 6 months, which is great news for us gang at the club. The Bar will be open on the weekends as well, hopefully with some live entertainment. There will be a membership scheme, no firm info as yet on an opening date, or what age range, but closing time could be 11.00. More to come as I get it.

Here are a few snaps from tonight's games.

 A Battle Mech scrap in progress, trying out the rules for an upcoming demo game
that they are putting on. Most of the terrain on show here is homemade.
Pictures of the demo games and other goodies coming soon.
Meeples hiding somewhere on here, I think.
Currently the club and pretty much everything else is out of action due to the Covid -19 virus. Once things are back to normal I will report on our battles.

Regards all,

Ivor Cogdell

Friday, 22 November 2019

Circle Battle Group Club doings (Updated 2019.12.29),

Hi all,
         Here is just a bit of the Circle Battle Group club goings-on. Assorted Noble Romans and peasantry Celts (myself included) have been appearing in our role-playing of Roman Chuthulu, where we carelessly let an "Old One" get loose (some of us paid the ultimate price) and in our latest adventure, we are now in19th /15th-century Chuthulu on our table for the last few weeks.

 In case you are wondering, usually, a game will last six weeks, but this was extended for an extra two weeks. There are sneaky Dungeons and Dragons of some description on another table, Battle Mechs are in another section and a card game on the fourth. I quite fancy trying a ride on a Battle Mech, I must dig out my Demo rules.

Full marks to all of our GM's for coming up with all of the plots and nastiness our characters go through, plus all of the painting and prepping that involves.

 There are signs of the Club Bar reopening in one of the other rooms and work seems to be going on in there, good, and other rumors of us being closed down by the council, very bad. The council has already sacked the Event Coordinator who got bookings for the other events room. This venue has quite a few clubs and societies that use it during the week, a bowling green and cricket pitch attached.

There are committee meetings going on, but the one hand does not seem to know what the other is doing. This club has had to move venues once before due to the council. We hope to know a bit more by next week. Currently, our spies are out looking for a new venue just in case.

Keep rolling them there dice.

Ivor Cogdell

Sunday, 10 November 2019

Terminator number whatever - Updated 2019.12.04

Hi all,
         I've just found out I have missed the new Terminator movie, I did not even know that the release date was close. Apparently, it was an ignore the last two Terminator films and pretend this is number three. Just like Star Trek and Spidey. I did not bother with the new set of Spidey. I'm sure that the writers and directors like nothing better than messing around with our minds......
       Speaking of the new Star Trek timeline films, I hear that number 4 has been canceled. Boo. Hiss. On the brighter side, I see that the venerable Patrick Stewart is coming back as Jean Luke Picard to do some goodies though. Yaaay.

So, a quick review of the advertisers involved - 0 / 10.

Roll on the latest Star Wars, fingers crossed we don't get a "pup".

Regards all,

Ivor Cogdell