So, I've been playing with my old lego sets lately. Big deal, right? Anyway, I use what I have to make my miniatures for wargaming... Legos work well, especially when it comes to building mechs! Here are a set of rules for miniature wargaming with futuristic battle mechs. They need a bit of refining, a project I'm currently working on as it is. But if you would like to try these out, tell me what you think!

In Noisemaker Episode 15 Ryan and Bert examine the rules for Chain Reaction 3.0 Swordplay by Ed Tiexeira. The audio is a little bit messed up between Ryan and Bert, but the bulk of the segment is either Ryan or Bert talking (mostly Ryan) so things are not as bad as you might think. The rules for Chain Reaction 3.0 are available for free at: http://www.wargamevault.com/product_info.php?products_id=61549&src=FrontPage

Then, in Segment 2, Bert has a conversation with friend and gamer Dan Wing. The conversation is mostly about a couple of games that Bert played with Dan while Bert was on vacation back in May. Yes, May. Sorry about the delay. The rules we used were the Napoleonics Rules found in "Wargaming, an Introduction" which we previously reviewed on Noisemaker. See episode 5. The conversation is a lot of fun, a good listen if I do say so myself.

Finally, in Segment 3, Bert displays his "talent" in writing fiction with the first chapter of a novel that he's been working on. If you think that I'm an OK writer, and you'd like me to finish the book, please let me know. I think it's an interesting story that I've developed, but I don't know. You're guinea pigs, you know? And you are the most diverse group of people that I've had the pleasure of talking to... So, enjoy, if you dare!

I'm sorry... I'm vacationing where the wifi is uploading things at 12 mbps! It was going to take some 4 hours to upload 90 mb's at that speed. I didn't realize that libsyn would post a "ghost" episode 14 if I stopped the upload... So, here's episode 14 for real. Hopefully...