Archive for December 31st, 2009

A new year (and depending on when you start counting them, a new decade) is almost upon us, which means it’s New Year Resolution time. Like any good gamer/hobbyist, I have a few that cover my hobby of choice. What are my plans for 2010?

• Get in at least two games a month. Right now, I’m averaging around a game every two months. I need to flip that around. Part of it will be clearing out blocks of my own time (such as putting down the Xbox controller from time to time), part of it will be trying to get games in with friends, and part of it will be going out and seeking games with other local playgroups. Sadly, KC doesn’t have a Battle Bunker, or even a GW store, but there are plenty of Friendly Local Game Stores where games of 40k can be had.
• Paint at least 3000 points of minis. I’ve got around 1000-1500 points of Tau minis remaining to paint in various stages of completion. Beyond that, I have my 1500-point Khorne CSM army. I’d like to get both completely painted by year’s end. I figure I can do 300 points a month, with two months off to cover some slacking time. I’m also considering keeping a tally of minis painted, similar to lone pilgrim‘s painting points. I think it’ll help keep me accountable and motivated.
• Get a second Chaos Space Marine army together. I’ve only assembled less than half of my Chaos collection. I still have more than enough minis (minus a few Rhinos) to make a second solid Chaos Marine force. I’m thinking Black Legion, since I have Abaddon, some Terminators, 3 Obliterators, and a bunch of generic CSMs that would look great in black and gold.
• Set up my own gaming table. Right now, I have no space to play at home. I have to play at shops, or at my friend Dennis’s house. I’d like to have my own playspace, with my own table and terrain. Of course, that ties into one of my non-40k resolutions: move into a new, bigger house. We aimed for 2009 and failed, but 2010 looks to be the year we make it happen.
• Make blog posts more frequently. If I can do the four things above, this one should work itself out.
• Be more active in the online 40k community. I have accounts on various 40k-related forums, but I rarely post on any of them. I might not be able to keep track of all of them equally, but I’d like to at least become a regular poster on a couple of them. Just like with the blog posts, if I can keep active in the hobby, I should have no lack of subject for posting.

So, there’s my plans for 2010. When the end of the year comes around again, we’ll see how I did!