Happy New Year Naval Gamers!
First, Two BIG announcements to make:
- Episode 2 of the MBS Podcast is live! Make sure to check it out:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016/01/11/mbs-podcast-episode-2/
2. The draft rules for the 2016 MBS Painting Contest have been posted for review and comment by the community! These rules will be finalized around the 15th of January, with the submissions window opening on 1 February. Make sure to take a look! Not only have major changes been made to the format of the contest, but I need volunteers to judge the contest, and I am also accepting donations for prize support. If you are interested, please email me at: ruckdog@manbattlestations.com.
http://www.manbattlestations.com/hostedfiles/DRAFTMBS2016PaintingContest.pdf
Here is all of the highlights from MBS over the last month or so since the last newsletter.
On the forums, there has been a big discussion about the new Star Wars movie:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=1074.0
Also, a number of members have chimed in with their New Year’s gaming resolutions:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=1076.0
The Crimson World book series has also come up in discussion:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=1078.0
In the Dystopian Wars section, member Quickdraw has posted an interesting scenario for our enjoyment:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?topic=1071.0
In the Uncharted Seas forum, Captain Dan shared a link to faction cards for the Sky Pirates:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/forum/index.php?board=35.0
On the blog, I looked at how my predictions from 2015 turned out, and made some more predictions for 2016:
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2015/12/31/2015-predictions-outcome/
http://www.manbattlestations.com/blog/2016/01/02/2016-naval-gaming-predictions/
Until next time!
Ruckdog & The MBS Team