Tag: martin wallace

Prickly Elegance – A Bloodstones Review

Bloodstones is the antithesis of modern production. Instead of heaps of miniatures, it has stacks of oblong tiles. Rather than thick mounted boards, it has silky cloth maps. Instead of vacuformed inserts and trays, it has soft bags emblazoned with faction symbols. Instead of an air of disposability, this Martin Wallace creation feels like an…

Shall we stop this Bleeding? A Lincoln Review

No score and seven years ago Martin Wallace brought forth on this hobby, a new game, conceived in cunning, and dedicated to the proposition that all decks are not created equal. Before we proceed the hour calls for a little history. I’ve not lost my mind. What I’m talking about is the nigh wonderful A…

Mildlands – A Wildlands Review

My relationship with Martin Wallace is shaky. His designs tend to be sophisticated works of deft subtlety, consistently marred by a single flaw or maladroit quality which undermines the whole. Take A Few Acres of Snow; this was a wonderful meld of deck-building and war-game set in one of the most interesting conflicts of North…