Age of Sigmar: Getting the Most Out of Holiday Gifts
As Nagash says, reduce, reuse, resurrect… those holiday gifts for use in the Mortal Realms.
The holiday season has come and gone, the Red Gobbo and his precocious squig partner have retreated back to parts unknown, and all the holiday goodies have been shared around. If you’re like me, you snagged a few choice pieces to add to your armies (or your ever-growing shame pile) or a box to kickstart a brand new one.
However, even if you didn’t score any new bit of plastic, you can still make the most out of gifted boxes, paper, or even unwanted sleepwear to get yourself primed for a 2022 full of wargaming. Here are 3 uses for some of the leftover bits or uncomfortable gifts to make sure you are tuned in for AoS prep.
Gift Boxes
Now that you’ve opened and unpacked all those multitools, vacuums, or massive centuar godbeasts, you probably have a metric ton of cardboard leftover. While you might be lamenting the arduous cleanup, don’t fret; even the humble shoebox can make for a solid piece of terrain with just a little bit of TLC, elbow grease, and imagination. This is especially useful for new or younger generals of the Realms, and allows you to get a quick game in right there on the kitchen table! Just use grandma’s fruitcake as the central objective and get those dice rolling. And if you are of a more artistic sort, you can use the boxes to build up hills, wrecked fortresses, or even a massive tiered city. The possibilities are truly endless.
Spare Wrapping Paper
Much like above, spare wrapping paper can be easily converted into terrain, objective markers, or even used as model stand-ins if you’re creative enough. A discarded and oddly shaped bit of paper could represent the footprint of a larger terrain piece, and as long as you and your opponent agree, it could represent anything from a Wyldwood to a Gnarlroot. And hey, who knows; the footprint may inspire you to go out and purchase the real thing, or even build a bit of scenery of your own from the aforementioned cardboard boxes. Use what you can to get those dinner table games in, and you’ll be playing epic battles on gorgeous fields in no time.
Christmas Pajamas
Ah the age old tradition of exchanging fun, festive sets of sleepwear that will likely never see the light of day, instead being confined to a life deep in the back of the sock drawer. Now, that is not to say that the holiday sleepwear is not occassionaly super comfy, because it can be, but we’re operating under the trope assumption here, so pretend it’s that oversized wooly number you got from your great great aunt Marigold. But I say, let those jammie bottoms live on…as paint slacks!
Paint with no fear!
Slide those bad boys over a pair of pants you don’t want to ruin and dive into painting knowing full well you won’t have to worry about damage. And when Aunt Marigold calls and asks how you’re liking them, you won’t have to lie when you tell her how much you love them and that you wear them all the time. Precisely WHY you wear them need not be shared, and I assure you she’ll be touched regardless. It’s the thought that counts, after all.
Hope the Red Gobbo treated you all well this holiday, and we’ll see you in the new year!!
