Monthly Archives: May 2012

Stratego is period (mostly)

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Gebhard

Did you know Stratego is a period game… well mostly. It looks a lot like an ancient Chinese game called “Dou Shou Qi” (game of fighting animals) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jungle_(board_game) Although its play style is a bit closer to Luzhanqi (army game) … Continue reading →

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Mugmort Melees 2012

Posted on May 23, 2012 by Gebhard

I was happy to run youth point at Mugmort Melees. It gave me room for the overflow of ideas I’d had for Red Dragon 2010. At Red Dragon, I’d had the idea of letting kids “make” a small pistol crossbow … Continue reading →

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A few pics from the event

Posted on May 22, 2012 by Gebhard

Crossbow making Crossbow making Puzzles and games Puzzles and games Sir Callach’s and Ed’s Wrestling Class Sir Callach’s and Ed’s Wrestling Class Sir Callach’s and Ed’s Wrestling Class

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Back from Mugmort Melees (longer version coming soon)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Gebhard

I’m still getting everything cleaned up from after the event. I’ll have a longer blog up soon about the event that will include my crossbow plans. We had about 26 kids and 3 or 4 adults come by to take … Continue reading →

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Everything is a Go!

Posted on May 19, 2012 by Gebhard

Everything is a go for crossbows! Sir Callach and Ed will also be teaching a wrestling class at mugmort melee’s tomorrow morning at 10am. If you can’t make the event, I’ll my cross plans and directions up next week. Stay … Continue reading →

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Put down your rock, and I’ll put down my sword, and we’ll kill each other like civilized people

Posted on May 11, 2012 by Gebhard

Good news, Sir Callach (retired undefeated known world wrestling champion) has agreed to teach a class on wrestling at Mugmort Melees. This should be allot of fun for anyone over the age 12. We have also planned out additional children … Continue reading →

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Youth Update from Tirnewydd

Posted on May 3, 2012 by Gebhard

We have a small but growing youth program. If you have a child who would like to fight or make really cool things stop on by! I’ll be bringing the armor making supplies. If you need something come on out, … Continue reading →

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Crossbows: a major flaw addressed

Posted on May 1, 2012 by Gebhard

I went to take my prototypes to the hay bales. I was so excited – I had my wife and the kids out. They were even filming how epic this would be. First arrow shot over the hay stack. Same … Continue reading →

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