One of my favorite pastimes is playing a miniatures game called, Mechwarrior: Age of Destruction. This game, like it's computer counterpart, is a spinoff of the old, venerable BattleTech board game. While I admire the BattleTech folks, I find Classic BattleTech a bit too involved. Mechwarrior gets around this problem by having all of the combat, heat and damage stats located on dials attached to the miniature's base. This removes the need for complex note taking and calculations during the game, letting the game move faster, as well as being much easier to learn.

Currently, the makers of this game, Wizkids, has gone out of business. However, a number of local players still meet on occasion andrun through a battle scenario. These scenarios range from serious competition matches, to "just for fun" events, that involve a little imagination and a lot of humor.

On the way over to Bordon, I had the opportunity to switch flights at a small airfield not too far from a local Davion garrison. The problem was......this was not a small planetary garrison. It appears as if House Davion is going to make some major moves in this quadrant.

Here is the link to a short chat I had with a Davion SRM crewman, who claimed his cousin is Field Marshall Loneloser. I can't speak as to his claim, but the parade pics speak for themselves.