Lincoln Steampunking Part the Second

Greetings Gentle Readers,

More costuming from Lincoln, including the birth of a new league of superheroes!

The Revengers - From Right to Left, The Deadly Assassin Madame Kraken, Professor Cavor - Scientific Genius, and The Mistress of the Seas - Spurned Lover of that bastard Nemo......

The Revengers frequented numerous pubs throughout Lincoln, picking up gossip and rumours which enabled them to piece together whether Steampunk constituted a threat to Her Imperial Majesty, Queen Victoria.

Queen Victoria - Armed and Dangerous

During these 'investigations' some scurrilous types were encountered:

The Thieving Magpie - One for Sorrow

Allan Quatermain, complete with kilt

The Raven, Short but Deadly

Captain Smith of the First Airship Flotilla

Corporal Punishment of the Twelfth Burlesque Regiment, and AMIE (Automated Male Intimate Entertainer)

..and Juniper Jones, AKA The Dragonfly and her Jetpack

and finally, the dastardly Lord Elpuss, white slave trader and all-round Cad...

With such rogues abroad, it's no wonder Her Majesty turns to The Revengers for aid!

Revengers Dissemble!

Until next time.......

Normal Service will be resumed as soon as possible....

Greetings Gentle Readers,

Yes, I know - it's been far too long since my last post. I can only apologise, and assure you it was down to exceptional circumstances. Those who read this drivel for the wargaming content may be pleased to know that a new and exciting project is under way, details of which I shall be blogging soon, along with lots of pictures. A huge hint as to content is the fact that I recently read Antony Beevor's excellent book 'Stalingrad'.....

But in the meantime the Steampunking continues, and our intrepid heroes are gearing up for a fabulous weekend at Lincoln's Steampunk Asylum!

We have no less than four costumes each. Artemis has been entered in the Jetpack Race, and we have tickets for the burlesque evening on Sunday evening. We also hope to meet up again with some wonderful people such as The Captain:

The Captain and No1 Fan

..and we are hoping to bump into the creative genius that is  Pia from Sweden:

(I love this picture :D)

..and no doubt we will come away having met lots of lovely intelligent drink-fuelled costumers who share our love of the Victorian view of the future, as we always do!

Breathtaking costumes!

Planned costumes are:

The Thieving Magpie

Lord Elpuss

The Jetpack seated firmly on the back of Miss....

....Juniper Jones - daring Aviatrix, AKA The Dragonfly

Corporal Punishment, Burlesque Regiment

Allan Quatermain - Dinosaur Hunter

Madame Kraken and Professor Cavor

Plus some surprises!

Until next time.........

From Hell........

Greetings Gentle Readers,
We've been playing an awful lot of Letters From Whitechapel, FFG's excellent board game based on the murders of Jack the Ripper:

The board is an absolute work of art, based on a Victorian street map of Whitechapel:

Play is very tense, and whether you play Jack, or the pursuing Police, there is suspense enough to keep you playing over and over again. Best played as a two player (IMO) and using the optional extra rule called Rushing which allows the coppers an extra move if they do nothing else, seems to balance the game out nicely. Unfortunately, me being me (and I know most of you feel the same) I found the game pieces a bit.........dull.

So, thanks to a quick trawl of the WonderWeb I found sufficient substitutes, plus some vehicles for a little colour:

The Boys in Blue - Where's Jack?

Bugger - We're too late! ....And Two Jacks?

Ladies of the Night (arranged in order of price) Splendid!

The Black Maria awaits Jack's capture.

Jack can use Hansom Cabs (and Alleyways) to evade pursuit.

In Play: The murdered unfortunate becomes the Time of Crime Marker. Note the obligatory bottle of Whores Blood Wine.

The Game is so enthralling the wine is untouched!

How much? Tuppence? I can't afford that on my wages.....

The Police close in on Jack's Hideout.

All in all a highly recommended game once you fiddle slightly with the rules. it gives an exciting game and isn't too long so you can get a few games in during an evening, and it's easy to interest non-gamers in too.

Until next time........