Advent Calendar – Bar Room Brawl

6th December and the mince pie count is still at zero. In an effort to spark some festive joy I’ve turned to my Mantic advent calendar.

This appears to be a brazier. To my mollycoddled C21 snowflake eyes this seems to be a health and safety catastrophe waiting to happen.

A fire at head height? In a tavern? Surrounded by pissed Basilean paladins, Northern Alliance hard ladies and who knows who else?

The game board is only made of cardboard and it’ll go up like the Hindenburg if some aled up layabout knocks that thing over! Oh well at least it’ll keep the winter chill away.

Yesterday I gave Saturday’s festive Basilean a wash, so of course it’s another resin mini today!

This time we’ve a lass down from the northern alliance, who’s very sensibly taken her coat off otherwise she wouldn’t feel the benefit at chucking out time.

She’s absolutely tremendous, and another kick to me to get my finger out and paint some non-festive northern alliancers.

I’m really enjoying this, I genuinely can’t wait to see what’s behind the next papery door.

So here is day four (or the 4th December as it’s sometimes known).

Here we have a bench! Looking at the board it implies there’s another and a couple of tables. Maybe this should wait for their arrival before painting.

Speaking of painting, there is progress here. Here’s the bar from Day One (aka Friday). I fear setting a precedent my free time and concentration can’t keep up but it’s just … brown. I’m thinking of starting a series called One Colour Up (sorry John).

Very happy to see this. The first day of advent that’s not added to my pile of … opportunity.

? The first barfly, the tavern did get. His thirst has been quenched, his whistle was wet. ?

On Day 2 we have our first barfly. Curiously this is exactly the same outfit I usually wear down the pub.

I’m sure the square base will inspire others. I wonder if facing is a factor in these games.

Also he’s resin, so he’ll need a wash before painting.

And sorry about the primer on my hand. It probably won’t be the last time this advent.

I saw this from Mantic back when there weren’t really unhappy brass monkeys wandering about the UK and thought I’d take a punt. I’m hoping for a nice, self-contained game, a fun painting project and maybe a chance to snag a normie or two with a traditional Christmas ruckus.

And on to day one, for it is the 1st December. What delights await?

It’s the eponymous bar! A nice piece and a great start.

Come back tomorrow for some uncharacteristically festive joy from this usually morose grognard.