Snow Storm February 27, 2020

Working from Home

Glad I was able to work from home today thanks to remote access via my lap top.  Ottawa was hit by what may be the biggest snow storm this year.   The predictions were for between 20 and 40cm of snow, but some of it came down as rain overnight.   It may look pretty but it is very wet and heavy making it a pain to shovel.  It put about half of Ottawa's new Light Rail Trains out of action making commuting an unpleasant task for those stuck taking public transit to work and those driving did not have a pleasant commute either.

My Lilac tree first thing this morning

Time saved on commuting can be put to use on putting figures back in my refurbished cabinet.

Godzilla

Godzilla circa 2004 by Playmates

While shopping at Walmart on February 25, 2020 to find some wire / cable clips for the LED lighting in the cabinet I am working on I came across this model of Godzilla from the 2004 movie.  It is large at 11" high.

Godzilla

SAGA Age of Magic - Battle Royale - 23 February 2020

Battle Royale:  4 player game - Sunday afternoon

This SAGA Age of Magic scenario "Battle Royale" was planned for 5 players (although designed for 3 to 4 players)  but as it turned out we had 4 players. Each player had a 6 point warband, the playing surface was a 4' x 6' mat on a table the same size.  We played the game upstairs in my living room rather than in my usual gamming room downstairs which meant  space was a little tighter, but the natural lighting was an added bonus. 

The Battle Royale scenarios calls for players (after terrain set-up) to take turns placing their units one after another until all are deployed, none can be within M (6") of an enemy.  The objective after 6 turns is to have the most points which are based on the value of your surviving units plus a point for each charge you conduct.

A scene from the battle