'My name is Tom and I'm a dice addict!' Two Shelves of Gaming - Episode 11.

Seasonal Greetings folks! Yes, it's that time of year again, with Christmas just around the corner I thought I'd get my finger out and record another podcast before things got to busy. But what subject should I choose this time? Well, I thought I'd start out easy and re-cap what I've been up to since last time. I've been busy in my own way; some painting, some wargaming and some rules learning. It's been a mixed bag albeit a very satisfying one. I briefly discuss my Anglo-Zulu project using both Osprey's 'The Men Who would be Kings' and 'Black Powder' before switching to fantasy using Warhammer Skirmish and One Page Rules' 'Age of Fantasy, Skirmish' system. The latter being a very rules lite and straightforward set allowing you to get stuck into the thick of battle right away. Check 'em out, the link is below. Also I was coming to terms with painting the fantasy equivalents of Gregg Allman and Freddie Mercury. I kid you not! Now, I had wanted to discuss a couple of things beyond the 'what I've been up to' side of things, but I ran out of time talking about the title of this podcast. Sure I could have just extended the running length, but for now the 40 or so minutes seems long enough, especially given the odd monologue I've chosen. Namely, my interest - nay obsession (!) - with dice. Yes folks, today's episode is all about my dice. It's as simple as that, or is it? I've been collecting dice since I first got into gaming and now have hundreds of every type commonly used in wargaming and RPGs. But why do I have so many? There's no logical explanation for this. Sure, every time I buy a boxed set or RPG set it may indeed come with a set of dice, but this doesn't explain my dice mountain. Is there something wrong with me? Is it just me? Are there others who suffer from this eccentric affliction? It's been one of those gaming things I've had floating around my head for some time, so I thought I would go ahead and try to collect my thoughts in audio form for the benefit of the gaming community.  Plus, for me, each dice purchase usually has a reason - and a story - behind it, so it's not all random or crazy. Am I talking sense, madness of revealing an un-diagnosed psychosis? Listen on and find out. ...oh. And by the way that thing I was trying to describe is a 'Dice Tray'. https://onepagerules.com/