Blaze Firestar

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Mando is Back - The Barracks

Mando is Back - The Barracks

I've been behind in my analysis on the new units coming out this fall, but as AMG starts revealing the remaining cards and units I'm going to hop back into it! So grab your beskar, do the little hand thing, and get your armor back from some Jawas, we're gonna

Programmed Punishment - CIS Heavies - The Barracks

Programmed Punishment - CIS Heavies - The Barracks

With the recent battle force rules and the Persuader tank doing well at GenCon I felt it was necessary to look at the two Separatist heavies in the current meta. Heavies have come a long way since the AT-ST and T-47, and so by the time the AAT and now

Sunday Funday: 100th POST!

Sunday Funday: 100th POST!

Let's have a little bit of fun to celebrate Dice and Cardboard's 100th post! The team would like to give a big shoutout to Mitch for starting the whole idea of a blog that writes about all three of these miniatures games in hopes that you'll all read about at

BFG (Battle Force Gaming) - The War Room

BFG (Battle Force Gaming) - The War Room

So battle forces have been out for a month or so and we're starting to see them pop up in the tournament scene, so I thought I'd take a crack at what we may be seeing in the near future in terms of competitive battle force lists. Some of these

The Game's Biggest Cheerleaders - Beggar's Canyon

The Game's Biggest Cheerleaders - Beggar's Canyon

Man the irony of me writing an article about burnout and then disappearing for a month isn't lost on me. It wasn't intentional though! Just a lot going on in life, all good, but I had to put this hobby on the side for a moment. AND BOY DID I

Burnout - Beggar's Canyon

Burnout - Beggar's Canyon

This post is inspired by a recent Reddit thread that I felt was very insightful into the hobby of miniatures wargaming. Burnout is very real when it comes to a tabletop game. There are very few games that I have never gotten tired of, even if I'm only ever tired

Out of the Shadows - The Barracks

Out of the Shadows - The Barracks

"At last we will reveal ourselves to the players" - Maul, a Rival Shadow Collective is finally here! After weeks and weeks of buildup we have hit the moment where we figured out what the battle force composition is for Shadow Collective, and it is a doozy! The basic trade

Roger Roger, Roger. - The War Room

Roger Roger, Roger. - The War Room

So I hadn't played CIS before, but I had played against them so much it seemed so easy! I finally finished painting a CIS squad and brought it to a tournament (only four of us, so closer to a league night, but still) and had a blast. This is what

Kenobi's Custom Cards - Beggar's Canyon

Kenobi's Custom Cards - Beggar's Canyon

Uh oh, Blaze is on it again. He's back with more custom cards! After my last article on custom cards, and with a wealth of time on my hands, I decided to make some cards related to Obi-Wan! Some are humorous, some serious, and some are just meant to be

KENOBIIIIIII - The Barracks

KENOBIIIIIII - The Barracks

It's approaching that time for Kenobi to drop on Disney+, and so in honor of that today we'll be taking a look at the galaxy's sexiest man, Obi-Wan himself! The Fifth Trooper wrote a great article about Obi-Wan [https://thefifthtrooper.com/obi-wan-kenobi-forgotten-hero-of-the-republic/] and then another about lists with him [https:

"I was hoping for Kenobi..." - The Barracks

"I was hoping for Kenobi..." - The Barracks

With the new Kenobi series dropping on Disney+ here in a few weeks it feels so timely that AMG dropped the reveal for Shadow Collective Maul! That means the next couple of weeks we'll be diving into Obi-Wan and Maul both, so be prepared! The Unit Pros: * The keywords of

Herohammer - The War Room

Herohammer - The War Room

Herohammer is such a fun list archetype! I love getting to put iconic characters down on the board and letting them do their thing. If I had to define herohammer, it would be "a list with two or more 'hero' characters that are the crux of your list". Commonly this

May the 4th be with you!

May the 4th be with you!

Today is Star Wars day! In celebration of this year's greatest holiday, we decided to do something special. We are going to be talking about some of our favorite things from Star Wars. In order to try and stay on topic, we will be talking about our favorite Capital Ships

Black Sun Rising - The Barracks

Black Sun Rising - The Barracks

I'm finally back writing actual Legion articles, and we've got a new preview! Shadow Collective is rapidly approaching and AMG is slowly revealing the new cards. This past week we got the preview for the Black Sun Enforcers, the corps unit for the Black Sun. They are an interesting bunch,

Collecting - Beggar's Canyon

Collecting - Beggar's Canyon

Welcome back to Dice and Cardboard! I'm your host, Blaze Firestar, and this week we're going to be playing The Price is Right! Let's take a look at the item: Now, you could guess $300, $700, $1500, or $1 and you'd be right at some point in time. This is

A Series of Poems Interspersed with Cool Art - Beggar's Canyon

A Series of Poems Interspersed with Cool Art - Beggar's Canyon

Due to a busy schedule I was not able to compile a full article for this week, so enjoy some musings about Star Wars Legion and some Star Wars art that I found cool. White Dice I roll with no hope Few successes on each die Oh no, they all

Hey There Little Lady - The Barracks

Hey There Little Lady - The Barracks

It is no surprise that everyone's favorite blue-faced bounty hunter is getting some attention, winning adepticon does that to a man! Congrats to Goreshde for winning and for everyone involved putting on an amazing tournament. If you had told me Imperial Bikes would be facing Cad Bane in the finals

Designing Good Units - Beggar's Canyon

Designing Good Units - Beggar's Canyon

Maybe you're an aspiring game designer. Maybe you just enjoy the hobby. Maybe you've got time to kill. Regardless, you've decided to take up making custom units. How do you do this, might you ask? Well you don't need a crash course on photoshop to be able to make your

Steady... Steady... - The Barracks

Steady... Steady... - The Barracks

For the longest time the rebels really only had one corps unit. Rebel Troopers at 40 points were just too good for what they wanted to accomplish. Their initial cost has been adjusted though, and they are now tied for cheapest, which feels right. I think that fleet troopers are

Who's Roger? - The War Room

Who's Roger? - The War Room

Everyone and their mother has been playing droids recently. With the release of Dwarf Spider Droids, Super Tactical Droids, Magnaguards, and even the Snail Tank, everyone has been using the new hotness to much prevail. Of the last 3 major tournaments (LVO, Cherokee Open, and Canto Bight Cup) 11 of

Dude, Where's My Clones?

Dude, Where's My Clones?

Turns out when you remove a bunch of features of a faction, that faction has to find a way to survive! Thankfully Republic isn't left out to dry without their golden child Rex and his posse of Phase IIs, they have a lot of other strong units that can hold

The Simulations - Listbuilding

The Simulations - Listbuilding

Welcome to the training room! Today we're looking to go through more of the game theory behind a lot of lists and what makes every list good. The nice thing is that Legion is very good at making units and cards viable and shaking up the meta after a points

Sunday Funday: Custom Accessories

Sunday Funday: Custom Accessories

What if I told you that you could buy multiples of every X-Wing/Armada/Legion pack and expansion and still have plenty of ways to spend your whole paycheck on these games? You've built your first few squads and met up with a cool new group of people at the

Like Shooting Womp Rats - Beggar's Canyon

Like Shooting Womp Rats - Beggar's Canyon

Sometimes you're tired of just throwing a bunch of good units together in a list and you want something cool. Well this is the place! Here in Beggar's Canyon we're going to be looking at the hobby side of hobby wargaming! Today we'll be unpacking a list for each movie,

YHWARGGHHHHHH! - (The Barracks, Wookiee Commanders)

YHWARGGHHHHHH! - (The Barracks, Wookiee Commanders)

The new hotness is Wookiees!