About Me
My real life name is Jim Roots. The “Beastmeister” moniker comes from World of Warcraft; it was the name of my main character who was *surprise* a hunter 
After my real life friends who play WoW started calling me Beast, it seemed only fitting to continue the trend here.
I am a partner at HY Connect advertising and serve as EVP Strategic Planning. I have an undergraduate degree in classical philology and a masters degree in history, both from the University of Illinois. My sons Will and Steve are both gamers as well. My wife Linda simply tolerates us 
I got into gaming when I was eight years old; my dad purchased Avalon Hill’s Guadalcanal game for me and I was hooked. (My dad served in the army in the Pacific theater: Phillipines). I started painting in high school and never looked back. Recently, I have become actively involved with Ambush Alley Games as a game developer and author.
My favorite gaming periods are World War 2, Modern and Science Fiction, but I will play and paint just about anything. If it’s listed below, I have figures and have played the game in the last year.
Current Miniatures Games/Game Systems Played
Ambush Alley Force on Force
Starship Troopers Battlefront: WW2
Check Your Six! Uncharted Seas
All Things Zombie Ambush Z
Legends of the Skies (forthcoming)
Firestorm Armada
Full Thrust GW Lord of the Rings
GW War of the Ring Tomorrow’s War
Fields of Glory
Just wanted to ask how basing was going to work for CWC.
Is a stand of Infantry going to be a platoon/company?
Also looking to see if MG teams or Anti Armor teams (my infantry packs have MGs and Dragons in them) are to be based separately, or mixed into the infantry stands.
If I recall we said 1 inch square for most units, and HQs would get 3/4″ round bases.
Also, just primed my 15mm Israelis. Am going to start throwing paint at them in the next hour or so.
1 x 1 is what we are using for armor and infantry. I would mix in the MG and AT teams in with the infantry.
HQs are 3/4 round.
Use a stand as a platoon roughly.
Tango sir. Working up Alpha Co right now.
Just curious about the Ambush Alley SOG memberships. Are those from the ‘enlistment date’, or do they just go from Jan1 to Dec31 (thats how it looks on the site.)
Hi Jim,
Can you contact me directly about running a game of Ambush Alley over at the Plus.
Thanks
Will do, Rett.
Hello, I was reading your blog, is relly cool. Sorry for botter you but I need help with a question and you may be the person than can help me.
Im from colombia and I play warhammer 40K and Warhammer fantasy battles. I say the “Mekanoid Dictator Superheavy Battlemech” and I want to buy one to use in my Warhammer 40K battles (as a tau titan). But I cannot realize the true size of the miniature. I say you have some pictures in your blog of this miniature, can you take a picture of the Mekanoid Dictator Superheavy Battlemech with a warhammer 40K miniature? if you can help me with that I will be eternally gratefull.
My Email is rgveda23@yahoo.com
see you.
Picture is up on the blog…hope it helps!