We have been playing almost every day now- a newer game, a three on three 750 point game where we control a small 250 point group on each side.

We’ve been making smaller maps too. We still like big games, but it’s the end of the school year and there is much homework and studying and the new job leaves me tired at the end of the day. This game is long enough to be fun but short enough to end before we get too sleepy.

We either play a fight to the death or put out three or four Brandars- the victory condition being you must have a figure on each simultaneously to win.

My younger son has been using the forces of Arc again- they are a human kingdom that worship their elite cavalry. Their renowned blood thirsty leader- Suri of Arc- can give two Arc army cards an additional move turn, making the cavalry extremely far reaching.

Last night’s map was a trickier one. There was a large central lake and we had to fight around the sides,...