Raggy's Gaming Adventures

Well it's long past due... I've really struggled to see the bright side this holiday season and as a result I'm a month and a half late in writing this.  The first thing I have to be thankful for is my health. The years have been slipping by and I'm at an age now where I see friends pass on, suffering major health set backs and face serious medical issues. The last year and a bit has seen several friends pass and it's really underscored how much I have to be thankful for. Although I'm still obese, I'm healthier than I have been in some time. I shed a lot of weight in 2023 and have managed to keep it off this last year while also growing my muscle mass. I'm not yet where I want to be, I certainly want to get down below obese but I'm getting closer. While we're talking about the more basic things per Laszlo's Hierarchy of Needs: the roof over our heads. Our home remodel has completed, for the most part. We've moved in and are now settled...

2nd Annual Vino Cup SOLD OUT Join us in the heart of California Wine Country for the inaugural Vino Cup! This will be a one day tournament with plenty of prize support and an emphasis on fun. TOURNAMENT RULES PACK 2024 All rules are based on the current tournament pack: https://www.thenaf.net/tournaments/nafdocs/ Except as detailed below. July 13th, 2023 at Goblin Bros Games & Gears 129 4th St Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Cost and Sign up! In order to Register for this tournament you must do the following: • WE ARE CURRENTLY SOLD OUT. If you would like to be added to the waitlist please see the end of this post. • Rosters- All coaches that pre-register are required to send in their Roster by June 27, 2024. Players can email their Roster to painting at ragados dot com • Rounds- This is currently scheduled for 3 round event. Tournament Schedule 10:00 – Check-In Starts 10:30 – Round 1 (Random) 13:00 – Lunch 13:30 – Round 2 (Swiss) 16:00 – Round 3 (Swiss) 18:30 – Results/Awards What you should...

Hello folks! It's been a year! I've not been particularly active on this blog but hopefully as I go through all the things I've been up to it may be understandable as to why! The biggest project for us this year has been getting the house renovation done and although it's progressing well - it certainly is behind where we were hoping it would be (The original timeframe would have had us moving in before Christmas)... Sonoma County kindly made sure that wasn't an option by sitting on the permits for 6 months before even taking a first pass on them. Our contractor has been working diligently to keep things moving though and although there have been a few hiccups - we're moving in the right direction! The rest of the property has also had some great progress as we finally thinned out the back lot and even dealt with most of the poison oak back there. We need to figure out on going management but it's worlds better than it was. Burying the lead slighty, the ot...

Hello all! This year I am doing something a little different for my Thanksgiving blog post. As president of IPMS Santa Rosa - I have been focused on trying to build some strong resources for the new club site and to that end, I am writing my traditional Thanksgiving blogpost on that site. If you'd like to read it - you can check it out on the President's Blotter part of the site: https://www.ipmssantarosa.org/ - Raggy, signing out

1st Annual Vino Cup Join us in the heart of California Wine Country for the inaugural Vino Cup! This will be a one day tournament with plenty of prize support and an emphasis on fun. TOURNAMENT RULES PACK 2023 July 8th, 2023 at Outer Planes Comics & Games 1901 Cleveland Ave Santa Rosa, CA 95401 Cost and Sign up! In order to Register for this tournament you must do the following: • Entry- Send $20 via Paypal to dev at ragados dot com, On-site Sign-ups will be $25 • Rosters- All coaches that pre-register are required to send in their Roster by June 27, 2023. Players can email their Roster to painting at ragados dot com • Rounds- This is currently scheduled for 3 round event. Tournament Schedule 9:00 – Check-In Starts 9:30 – Round 1 (Random) 12:00 – Lunch 12:30 – 3:00 – Round 2 (Swiss) 3:00 – Round 3 (Swiss) 5:30 – Results/Awards What you should bring • Your Painted Blood Bowl Team • Five Copies (one for each round) of team roster • Blood Bowl Field/Dugouts/Templates • GW or NAF Bl...

Since moving to America, it has become a tradition of mine to write all the things I am thankful for. It is a challenge for me to focus on the good things in life. It's been a challenging year for me and many of the people around me this year, but for all that there are good things to be found and this is the time to acknowledge them. The really big thing for me is my return to the job that first brought me to the US. It has not been the best move for my career progression but it is worth it to be working back with great friends and doing work I know so well. I was finally able to return to the UK and see friends and family and I'm about to do it again! As well as hosting a friend here in the US.  Our home is starting to roll forward and I hope that by this time next year, we'll have the renovations done! Here's hoping for a wonderful 2023 - Raggy, signing out

The penultimate month of this excellent endeavour had arrived and I was feeling cocky. A slight over ordering meant that I had an additional unit of Kharadron Overlords above my initially planned two squads, well no matter - I'll just paint up more models. Why not. I'd kicked off my participation in #taleof5painters with a squad of cutlass armed pirates, and I knew my second squad would take the hatchets... a little less piratey but it makes them distinct. But... what to do for the third squad? Well having lost an axe arm, I found a random Ironbreaker shield arm to attach to one of the models and decided I really liked the look of a pistol and shield. Certainly not the most traditional of weapon pairings but, as 30k fans will tell you - Breachers have a certain je ne sais quoi to them and I think these chaps are no different.  Painting 20 went faster than I'd expected, even having to do extra bases and more customization, it was clear that my colour scheme had become secon...