Tagged: auction
Chaos Ratmen, or the Origins of Skaven
Everyone has them: miniatures that for whatever reason, you associate strongly with your hobby origin story. For me, these old-school Chaos Ratmen are some of those miniatures. Produced in 1986, these guys were a decade old when I arrived in wargaming in 1996. And although I never played Warhammer Fantasy, seeing these awesome figures in ... Read more
Games Plus Miniatures Auction Coming Up Oct. 6
This weekend many of us here in Chicago will be making the pilgrimage to Games Plus, an excellent suburban game shop that’s hosted many of our game nights. Oct. 6 Is their twice-annual miniatures game auction, and it’s a fantastic opportunity to gamers to get their hands on miniatures, terrain, hobby supplies, rulebooks and more ... Read more
Auction Report: We Came, We Saw, We Bid
Last weekend a handful of us ventured out to Games Plus for the twice-yearly games auction. We made a point to attend the miniatures day, when thousands of minis — boxed and loose, painted and unpainted — were auctioned off in a marathon bidding session lasting from 10 a.m. to about 8 p.m. These photos ... Read more
Where You’ll Find Us This Weekend
The Games Plus gaming auction is upon us again! This twice-yearly event, which spans four days in March and October, is one of the highlights of CSW’s event schedule. In the month leading up to each auction, gamers from around the Chicago area drop off unwanted or surplus game books, supplements, dice, miniatures, board games, ... Read more
Terrain: From the Auction Bench to the Battlefield
At the Games Plus miniatures game auction in October, I nabbed a pair work-in-progress terrain pieces. They were on their way toward becoming a pair of urban ruins, but their owner decided to get rid of them before completion. When I picked them up — for bargain prices — they were basically two chopped-up resin ... Read more
Where you’ll find us this weekend
This coming weekend is the Games Plus spring auction, an annual event that draws gamers to suburban Chicago for 10 straight hours of auction fun. It’s a great place to find deals on rare, OOP or just plain weird miniatures and gaming paraphernalia. The event runs for four days, capping off the excitement with the ... Read more