2022 in Review

Another year, another review. Let's take a look back at my gaming for the year.
 

2022's Trends

I began the year on a tear, with lots of projects.

• I ordered figures for a Byzantine project.
• I started a solo play through of Dragon of Icespire Keep with a new character, Ser Killian.
• I even dabbled with some sci fi skirmishes

Rescue attempt on Helos

In February, I got distracted by a new project - 1683 Battle of Vienna. After picking up The Silver Bayonet, this project morphed into a horror campaign set in 1666, with squad level games using my 3mm figures.

Fahnrich Hans Neimand leads a party against a troll

I then went on a baseball kick. I started a league of 1920s teams, but never completed the season.

Then I eschewed miniatures and started working up counters for generic armies,

ancient navies,

and even chariots.

Then I discovered Battles of Medieval Britain. I created counters for the game and played quite a few scenarios.

Disaster at Lewes, from BMB

Inspired by the 3 x 3 Portable Wargame phenomena, I experimented with a fast play version of MicroBattle. Here I use this version to play out part of the 1683 Battle of Vienna.

Then I went on an airplane kick. I developed rules for bombing runs, akin to B-17 Queen of the Skies. Then I created fast play dogfight rules inspired by THW's Aces Up and others.

Quick play dogfight - intercept the bombers

I finished the year by developing a new version of MicroQuest, my rules for fantasy adventures.

2022 Prognostication Review

Let's look back at my predictions for 2022 and see how I did.

• Return to 3mm - I expected to abandon my 10mm skirmish projects and focus on 3mm. Well, I did abandon 10mm, but I also abandoned 3mm. Instead, I've been playing around with counters. So I got this wrong.
• Genre-specific miniatures - I planned to abandon my generic armies and create armies specific to the genre or period. My first project was for Byzantine-Persian wars. This never got off the ground. Again, wrong.
• The Purge - I considered getting rid of my unused 10mm miniatures, but I never got around to it. Also wrong.

So I went 0 for 3 this year. Ah, the joys of GADD (Gaming Attention Deficit Disorder)