Time to be less touchy-feely

Started by FierceKitty, 08 October 2010, 01:24:14 PM

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Chad

I think Art put it very well.

I have played Ancients, Naploeonics, ACW, WW2 Eastern Front, Naval games, Wings of War, Seven years War, Franco=Prussian, Austro-Prussian, Franco-Austrain and Marlburian. There may be more.

I think enjoyed them all to a greater or lesser degree. My age and the depth of my pocket now restrict me to one or two of those, not as a result of any feeling that these are better than the others.

I think another point is that we are influenced by manufacturers and the wargaming press. New rules often sway us to different periods; new figure ranges have the same effect; articles in the wargame press do the same. I think this can lead to unbalanced coverage of periods creating the feeling that some are overrated. For example, Wargames Illustrated in recent months could have been sub-titled 'Flames of War Illustrated'. That by the way is not a dig at FoW gamers, just the point that for non-FoW gamers the magazine has not contained a great deal of things to interest us (me).

I shall continue to enjoy my wargaming into my dotage, whatever periods I may play.

Chad



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Yes - well - ahem, I went to Bovington tank museum show this year, and all you could see was WW2 20mm. Now I aint complainin, but it is nice to see a bit of colour ont table, variety spice of..etc etc, so next year Im thinking about putting on a 10mm Naps game ( boring I know).  It may tease a few unclean into the 10mm dream - and a different period.

Our hobby does have its fashions though, currently WW2 in various scales.

Live and let live, and hey just as long as there are spotters out there playing with toy soldiers - keeping the industry going - Im not bothered what they play  :D

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nikharwood

13 October 2010, 07:34:58 PM #32 Last Edit: 13 October 2010, 07:38:51 PM by nikharwood
Quote from: NTM on 13 October 2010, 07:38:21 AM
If Nik Harwood is interested it deserves Pendraken's attention  :D

=O <:-P 8-} =O

I should note here that I did my SCW - in readiness for pics for inclusion in BKCII - using codes from an array of ranges as this was before the release of the new SCW loveliness. My decision to do SCW for those pics was taken in consultation with Pete Jones [BKC author] as it was a period which we felt [feel] was a bit neglected & overlooked in favour of WW2 [and certain theatres within that conflict]...we thought it would be nice to have something a bit different...

...so maybe you should blame us, trendsetting, globetrotting metrosexual icons of wargaming, we are  :P 8-}  :D

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Quote from: nikharwood on 13 October 2010, 07:34:58 PM
=O <:-P 8-} =O

Laugh all you want, bubba, but you're quite a force on this board.  m/

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nikharwood

Quote from: Aart Brouwer on 13 October 2010, 07:38:31 PM
Laugh all you want, bubba, but you're quite a force on this board.  m/

Cheers,
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Thank you...bit worried about the 'bubba' though - tends to conjure up images of a large individual in an American prison who smells vaguely (& disturbingly) of pepperoni pizza  ;) ;D :o

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Quote from: Zbigniew on 13 October 2010, 06:45:54 AM
I am just curious if SCW is really so popular among players that it deserves such Pendraken interest.

It has been surprisingly well received, and is selling very well.  If people hadn't been as interested, we probably wouldn't have expanded it this far.  Probably less surprisingly is the amount of Spanish gamers who have been getting into it.
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Quote from: Leon on 13 October 2010, 11:54:43 PM
It has been surprisingly well received, and is selling very well.  If people hadn't been as interested, we probably wouldn't have expanded it this far.  Probably less surprisingly is the amount of Spanish gamers who have been getting into it.

I see.
I must say I am impressed by the quality and subtlety of SCW figs design. Isnt the sculptor the same who made SYW range? You lucky SCW lovers! :)

Leon

Quote from: Zbigniew on 14 October 2010, 06:31:20 AM
I see.
I must say I am impressed by the quality and subtlety of SCW figs design. Isnt the sculptor the same who made SYW range? You lucky SCW lovers! :)

Yep.  He did the SYW/WSS ranges, plus the remodelled FPW, the Pacific WWII stuff, the SCW, and is currently working on the Napoleonics and also the Schleswig Holstein range.  We'll be seeing him on Sunday at SELWG.
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NTM

Quote from: Leon on 14 October 2010, 02:11:45 PM
We'll be seeing him on Sunday at SELWG.

Has he got time for that you are obviously not working him hard enough  ;)

Leon

Quote from: NTM on 14 October 2010, 02:16:42 PM
Has he got time for that you are obviously not working him hard enough  ;)

Don't worry, we'll tie him down for a couple of hours and give him the Request Lists...
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I always wondered about the amount of Zulu miniatures available.  A lot of people must be playing that.  On the other hand, one can never have enough amazones.
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