Oil paint can be messy. If cleanup is put off, it gets harder and harder (and can even ruin your paint brushes).

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Charlie Hall is Polygon’s tabletop editor. In 10-plus years as a journalist & photographer, he has covered simulation, strategy, and spacefaring games, as well as public policy. Linger in the ...