2021 started with a "What's in store for 2021!" so we will use that post as basis for our year in review.
Arena Rex 2021
Painting Goal: None, I am not setting any expectations for painting.
Gaming Goal: I missed my planned goal of 5 games last year with only 2 played, so we are going to shoot for 3 games played in 2021.
Arena Rex was a big MISS in 2021 with no models painted and 0 games played.
DCU Miniature Game 2021
Painting Goal: If Knight Models would ever ship me my models, there may actually be a goal in place. I placed an order in November and still have not heard anything from them, honestly I do not think I ever will. If my models arrive, then I may put a few on the painting table through out the year.
Gaming Goal: Just like with Arena Rex above, this game be played every now and then when we want to change it up. I think 3 games played may be a good expectation.
DCU was pretty much a MISS, but I did get a few models completed in January 2021, but 0 games were played in the year. I did offer to play a game with my son, but then we ended up playing Warhammer 40,000 instead.
Blitz Bowl / Blood Bowl 2021
Painting Goal: 1 full Blood Bowl team box of 12 players will be my goal for 2021, I really think this is attainable and may surprise myself with another. I just need to decide which team will be first.
Gaming Goal: I have high expectations for Blood Bowl this year (at least with Blood Bowl 7's). We are planning on playing an in house League with 4 Teams to start the new year off and then add a few Teams in future Seasons. Blood Bowl does still take a few hours to play, so combing Blitz Bowl/Blood Bowl.... I am going to shoot for 30 games played in 2021.
I had really high hoped for Blitz Bowl / Blood Bowl in 2021, with purchasing a lot of new armies for the game. But with like most games lately, it was a big MISS. We did end up playing 2 games of Blitz Bowl, so far that is better than the above two games. I also did not get a Team painted for the game either.
Middle-earth SBG 2021
Painting Goal: I did buy a lot of models at the end of 2020 for quite a few different armies so I may concentrate on getting some of them done. I am not really setting any goals or armies completed, where I can see myself painting a few models / warbands here and there through out the year. There is a big convention in the Fall (that actually may happen) where it would probably kick my painting into high gear if I elect to play MeSBG there.
Gaming Goal: My plan is to try and play 1 game a month, so in theory that would be 12 games for the year, but we all know other plans do happen. So I am setting a goal of 10 games for 2021.
Well I did paint a few models for Middle-earth SBG, like with DCU above, they all got completed in January 2021, and nothing since. NOVA Open 2021 was cancelled, so that Fall event did not kick start me into a higher gear. Unfortunaltly 0 games were also played this year.
Warhammer 40,000 2021
Painting Goal: With AdeptiCon 2021 already cancelled, it is tough to set any painting goals. I think it will be more like MeSBG above and when I am in the mood to paint a model for Warhammer 40,000, I'll just paint it. I have fully painted Imperial Fists army for 1000/1500/2000 point games, and plenty of more models to add to that army.
Gaming Goal: Last year I had a goal of 30 games and I hit it with 38 games played. If we are not attending any events this year for Warhammer 40,000, I have it scheduled for twice a month which would be 24 games. That is less than last year, but we are adding MeSBG and Blood Bowl into the mix. I think I will stick to what is scheduled and set my goal of 24 games played in 2021.
Warhammer 40,000 was our mainstay game of the year and we stuck with it. This is where most of my painting time was spent with expanding my Imperial Fists army, and in October starting a whole new army with the Necrons and completing over 2000 Points of them. I had a low amount of games set for the year with 24, and we barely just hit that with 29 games played, at least I did hit my goal for the year.
X-Wing 2021
Painting Goal: Not Applicable (pre-painted miniatures)
Gaming Goal: Last year I lowered my expectations with a goal of 6 games played, and I hit it with 10 games played. For 2021 I will keep the same goal of 6 games played. If more games are played again in 2021, that will be a bonus.
X-Wing was another HUGE MISS for the year, I honestly thought we would get more than 1 game played in the year.
Events 2021
As I had thought, the early part of 2021 were not good for events with most of them being cancelled due to COVID. The first event we attended was Motor City Mayhem in April which was a nice event and close to home. Then in October was the Michigan GT that we attended and once again was close to home. At least we were able to get away to two events for the year.
New Games Played 2021
Warhammer Age of Sigmar
Painting Goals: None
Gaming Goals: None
Warhammer Age of Sigmar was a new game I picked up for 2021. We started off the year pretty hot about it with building a whole Kharadron Overlords army and playing 4 games, and then it kind of simmered. Age of Sigmar v3 was released in the Summer and thought we may get a few more games in, but it has still been sitting.
Painting Points 2021
January 2021 started the year hot for Painting Points with 66 points for the month, then it cooled way down until the Fall when I decided to start a new Necron army for Warhammer 40,000 and the points really picked up and saved the year for me finishing with 293 points.
By reading the above post, you'd probably think that 2021 was not that good of year, but in all honesty, I did pick up Bass Fishing as another hobby and some of my weekend time in the Spring thru Fall were spent Fishing instead of playing games and painting. To me, I had a satisfying 2021.
