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 going into Fall In! 2023 i didn't really have a planned list on what to buy or had anything in mind that i really wanted or needed. we hit up the flea market first and took a look around. being it was early saturday morning it was crowded so we really didn't get a chance to stop at every stand but we did manage to find some great items. my flea market finds. don't think i have ever been so happy and satisfied on the great things i found. a Scarsfell Griffon warbeast from the game Hordes from Privateer Press. this was a great find. fully painted Reaper Miniatures "Lord of the Jungle." normally marked at $25 but got this gem for only 10. found these Cthulhu pieces. couldn't resist buying them, plus i got them for a good deal. more pieces that must be from a board game. i went to buy two of them, but somehow i ended up with six. few years back i had the fortunate pleasure of acquiring two Magic: the Gathering pewter miniatures. this time around i was able to fin...

so few weekends ago, i was able to sift through another load of miniatures from a fellow gamer who passed away. and at times i felt guilty because i didn't know the man personally but knew of him through friendships i have now. and still it never fails how amazing it feels when you come across things you never knew existed. and these are just one example of that. i saw the back of the package card and saw the Magic: the Gathering logo and was curious of what it was. and there was a creature holding a book, and looking for the label of what it is, i was astonished that it read Dark Ritual. and i'm thinking well damn, some company did a line of miniatures of M:tG based off of the cards themselves. and then i saw another one. looked at the miniature but didn't recognized it. and then i saw the label, Ragman. i was like a fat kid in a candy store. ( the Magic: the Gathering cards that represent the miniatures shown above. Rag Man from The Dark set and Dark Ritual which is a car...