{"id":5073,"date":"2018-06-12T10:43:05","date_gmt":"2018-06-12T16:43:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/?p=5073"},"modified":"2018-06-12T10:43:05","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T16:43:05","slug":"cabincon-2018-prep","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/?p=5073","title":{"rendered":"CabinCon 2018 Prep"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow starts our annual CabinCon trip filled with games, games, and more games up in the confines of a nice secluded cabin.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great chance to meet up with old friends and hit games that we usually don&#8217;t have time for or pulling out old favorites.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cc2017.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-2370\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cc2017-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cc2017-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cc2017-198x149.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cc2017-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cc2017-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cc2017-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/cc2017.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Every year, I try to throw out something unique and memorable and so this year I&#8217;m trying out a &#8220;Hunger Games&#8221; variant for Imperial Assault&#8217;s skirmish rules.\u00a0 I like the theme of a bunch of Bounty Hunters getting thrown together to fight it out Battle Royale style so I picked up all the Bounty Hunters I could find and decided to go the extra mile and try to get them painted before the Con.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll see if I can wrap them up in time.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5004.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5074\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5004-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5004-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5004-198x149.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5004-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5004-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5004-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5004.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>First up we have the first four that I went through last night.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5008.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5078\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5008-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5008-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5008-198x149.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5008-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5008-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5008-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5008.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I started with the easy ones which meant all the droids like classic IG-88.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5006.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5076\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5006-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5006-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5006-198x149.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5006-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5006-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5006-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5006.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Then Cyborg anti-relations with evil-threepio, BT-1, from some of the comic book series.\u00a0 I didn&#8217;t read those but the idea of a psychotic protocol droid seemed amusing.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5007.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5077\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5007-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5007-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5007-198x149.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5007-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5007-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5007-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5007.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finishing out the murderbots, we have the evil Warmachine version of R2: 0-0-0. I don&#8217;t even know what they call him.\u00a0 &#8220;Ooooo&#8221;? Whatever, he&#8217;s got rockets and flame weapons to spare so he&#8217;ll go in the pit, errr, I mean into the Hunger Game arena. May the odds be ever in your favor.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5005.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5075\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5005-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5005-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5005-198x149.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5005-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5005-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5005-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5005.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Can&#8217;t wait to get started, right fellas?&#8221;\u00a0 Yep it&#8217;s Dengar time.\u00a0 I really never cared for this guy but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LBoMfDyzR9k\">Robot Chicken<\/a> put a whole new spin on him and I can&#8217;t &#8220;unsee&#8221; it.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves three more for today: Greedo, Boba Fett, and Bossk.\u00a0 Time to get crackin&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>Also, I need to get my &#8220;X-wing Uglies&#8221; ready for flight. I finished up two more ship bodies last night and will need to start drilling and magnetizing so that everything is ready to fly.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5009.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5079\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5009-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5009-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5009-198x149.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5009-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5009-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5009-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5009.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5010.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-5080\" src=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5010-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5010-600x450.jpg 600w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5010-198x149.jpg 198w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5010-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5010-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5010-900x675.jpg 900w, http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/IMG_5010.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Added a little Twin-Ion Engine to the back of the AT-AT.\u00a0 Should be interesting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow starts our annual CabinCon trip filled with games, games, and more games up in the confines of a nice secluded cabin.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a great chance to meet up with old friends and hit games that we usually don&#8217;t have time for or pulling out old favorites. Every year, I try to throw out something [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[184,2,548,546],"tags":[147,238,191,616,617,499],"class_list":["post-5073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cabin-con","category-general","category-star-wars-imperial-assault","category-x-wing-miniatures-game","tag-cabincon","tag-hunger-games","tag-imperial-assault","tag-robot-chicken","tag-uglies","tag-x-wing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5073"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5082,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5073\/revisions\/5082"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pimpmyboardgame.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}