Very True Things » Magazines http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT "He talks to himself sometimes because he's the only one who understands what he's saying." Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:34:06 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Counting the Cost of War(games) – February ’10 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2010/03/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-february-10/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2010/03/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-february-10/#comments Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:01:20 +0000 Steve Pugh http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/?p=1745 1 issue of Warpstone, @ £5.99

Total: £5.99

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Total: £4.00

Total for the quarter: £11.99 + £39.92 + £4.00 = £55.91

]]> http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2010/01/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-december-09/feed/ 0 Ragnarok 55 and other SFSFW news http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2009/08/30/ragnarok-55-and-other-sfsfw-news/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2009/08/30/ragnarok-55-and-other-sfsfw-news/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2009 17:27:11 +0000 Steve Pugh http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/?p=1426 Ragnarok 55The latest issue of Ragnarok, the journal of fantasy and science fiction wargaming, was published this week and contains the usual mix of useful and off-the-wall articles. I liked the Daleks, the moon landings and the discussion on alternative history.

The SFSFW have been busy and can now be found on Twitter and Facebook. They also have their own blog (which I’m syndicating on LiveJournal, if that’s your preferred platform).

Today, I’ve been updating the society’s web site:

  • Combined two stylesheets into one (originally the second stylesheet had been @imported in order to hide it from Netscape 4, those were not the good old days)
  • Converted the site to HTML 5, just because I can, and added some ARIA role attributes for accessibility
  • Pulled in the latest blog posts onto the homepage (using Magpie RSS to do so)
  • Added all the new sites to the navigation
  • Added social bookmarking links to most pages so visitors can send the page straight to Google, Facebook, LiveJournal, Delicious, Stumbleupon or Twitter

Total domination of the interwebs, here we come!

Very True Mood: (accomplished) accomplished
]]> http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2009/08/30/ragnarok-55-and-other-sfsfw-news/feed/ 0 Counting the Cost of War(games) – Floating Fund ‘08 http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2009/01/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-floating-fund-08/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2009/01/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-floating-fund-08/#comments Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:02:43 +0000 Steve Pugh http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2009/01/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-floating-fund-%e2%80%9808/ All spent at Salaute.

1 ticket for Salute, @ £9.95.

Entelodon, Komodo Dragons and Phororachos from Amazon Miniatures, @ £12.80

2 Dinosaurs from Hasslefree Miniatures, @ £13.50

Tactical Miniatures Big City PD, Rattrap Productions Megatherium and Smilodon from Tabletop Games, @ £21.50

‘John Constantine’ and ‘Captain Jack’ from Black Cat Bases, @ £4.50

4 Lurkers, 2 familars, Doctor Hugh and Doctor Masterson from Heresy Miniatures, @ £20.00

Total for Salute: £82.25

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Total: £3.70

Total for the quarter: £20.20 + £29.83 + £3.70 = £ 53.73

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1 pack of Star Wars CMG figures from Forbidden Planet, @ £14.99

4 Rare Star Wars CMG figures via eBay, £9.94

1 issue of Miniature Wargames, @ £3.70

Total: £52.63

]]> http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2008/09/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-august-08/feed/ 2 SF+F Authors Meme http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2008/08/08/sff-authors-meme/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2008/08/08/sff-authors-meme/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:30:37 +0000 Steve Pugh http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/?p=782 A few weeks ago SFX published a SF and Fantasy Books Special which contained a top 100 Favourite SF and Fantasy authors of all time decided by popular vote. The list shows the perils of popular votes… But lets turn it into a meme anyway.

( Meme rules and a big list of authors )

Very True Mood: busy
Very True Music: Modern Way - Kaiser Chiefs
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I issue of Wargames Soldiers and Strategy, @ £3.95

1 issue of Miniature Wargames, @ £3.70

1 T.rex and 1 pack of Syntarsus from Jeff Valent Studios , @ $38.90 (£20.74)

[Update] – The order from Jeff Valent never turned up. :-(

Total: £38.38

Total for the quarter: £37.74 + £26.94 + £38.38 = £103.06 (a smidgen over the £100 budget).

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2 issues of Wargamesd Illustrated, @ £4.00 each

1 issue of Wargames Soldiers and Strategy, @ £3.95

Brontosaurus Rex RPG from eBay, @ £9.99 lost in post, money refunded by seller

Total: £26.94

]]> http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2008/06/01/counting-the-cost-of-wargames-may-08/feed/ 1 Ook! http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2007/08/18/ook/ http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2007/08/18/ook/#comments Sat, 18 Aug 2007 13:57:03 +0000 Steve Pugh http://www.stevepugh.net/VTT/2007/08/18/ook/ Reading the new SFX Heroes special and this:

Jayma Mays (how sad her name makes her sound like a female version of the gorilla-faced car journo)

made me hoot with laughter and made [info]pink_weasel very indignant (she’s a bit of a fan, you know).

Very True Mood: (amused) amused
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