Author Archives: Odie

Boot Camp: Anima Tactics #6 – Change or Die pt. 2

In the last article, I talked about using and evolving your gaming toolbox to keep your game play fresh and interesting by constantly rotating tactics and techniques to keep your opponents on their toes, and to keep your forces from getting tiring. Well, let’s face it – sometimes the toolbox just can’t stop boredom from [...]

Boot Camp: Anima Tactics #5 – Change or Die pt. 1

One of the worst things that can happen to a gamer is when they hit that point in their hobby-career where a favorite game becomes a tiresome bore – especially after they’ve sunk a substantial amount of time, effort, and money into learning rulebooks and painting miniatures. This can happen for any number of reasons, [...]

Boot Camp : Anima Tactics #4 – Play Your Own Game

At this point in the series, you should have painted up your initial figures, and gotten in a couple of entry-level games. This is really a crucial step for those new to Anima Tactics (or any game, really), because once you see how your limited characters perform in battle, you’ll be better prepared for the [...]

Boot Camp: Anima Tactics #3 – The Unboxing

The holidays are finally over – the wish lists have been wished on, the gifts have been gifted, and the wrapped things unwrapped for one more year.  Now is the time to enjoy the spoils of the season, and in that spirit, I’ve decided to share with you all the unboxing of my latest acquisition [...]

Boot Camp: Anima Tactics #2 – Whose Side Are You On?

There comes a time in every gamer’s life when they must make a choice.  Will they fight the righteous fight for Good, upholding the freedoms of truth and justice, or will they strike from the shadowed depths of Evil, sowing seeds of fear and destruction with every blackened footstep? Okay, maybe it’s not as straightforward as [...]

Boot Camp: Anima Tactics #1

Boot Camp: Anima Tactics #1 By Odie I love finding new games to play. I love those rare gamer moments when the discovery of a new game causes genuine excitement – for a split second, the world falls away, the blood pumps a little faster, and the mind reels with thoughts of dramatic victories in [...]