Review your wargaming year! 2018 edition

[petercooman]

So chaps, almost at the end of the year again, so i'll go ahead and start this one again! i'm a few days earlier than last year (again), but since a lot of people are now on leave for the holidays (i suppose, iat least i am), i thought it was time!

So feel free to fill in the questions, i always enjoy reading what people did this year!



1: best new rules/game you played?

2: worst new rules/game you played?

3: best purchase you did this year?

4: worst purchase you did this year?

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?

6: game you played the most this year?

7: game you wish you had played more this year?

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade?

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?

I'll fill in the questions myself in the first post!

[petercooman]

So chaps, almost at the end of the year again, so i'll go ahead and start this one again! i'm a few days earlier than last year (again), but since a lot of people are now on leave for the holidays (i suppose, iat least i am), i thought it was time!

So feel free to fill in the questions, i always enjoy reading what people did this year!



1: best new rules/game you played?
song of drums and shakos; Had the rules for a while, but only managed to play them this year. Really liking the walking dead: all out war game, but i only have it since last week, so too early to call it the best!

2: worst new rules/game you played?
Battles of Napoleon: The Eagle and the Lion. A game i played with my collegue, just didn't grab me. Almost dozed in while resolving a combat 

3: best purchase you did this year?
ready made and painted buildings from emperor toad's! Saves a lot of time and look great!!

4: worst purchase you did this year?
4 ground static grass. I'm used to army painter field grass, and bought the 4 ground one as a replacement because it's hard to find the army painter one. really don't like working with it!

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
That will be a lord of the rings ent. Don't regret a thing!

6: game you played the most this year?
Bolt action 2nd edition closely followed by the" songs of blades and heroes " engine

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
napoleonic wargaming! just never had the big table free!

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
i'm at 702 models and aiming for 750 by 31 december.

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade?
warhammer fantasy dwarves, 40k tyranids and some spare 28mm models i had. You just can't store it all!

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
More is always better   
Must admit i had a very good year. Lot's of new things, a lot of projects finished and some interesting new ones started. Not that many games as opposed to last year, but you can't do everything at once!

I'll fill in the questions myself in the first post!

[fsn]

1: best new rules/game you played?
Still writing a set for WWI and WWII in the air

2: worst new rules/game you played?
N/A

3: best purchase you did this year?
Pendraken Korean War Range ... of course

4: worst purchase you did this year?
Ummm ... not sure ... possibly some 1:3000 aircraft.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
2nd Dremmel ... no. I now have no time wasted swapping between drill and sander. Or possible my pledge for the not-kickstarter Napoleonics.

6: game you played the most this year?
Probably WWII air war

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
Korean War ... but I haven't finish painting them yet

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
561 infantry, 15 cavalry, 60 artillery, 16 guns, 172 vehicles, 30 command, 30 1:3000 ships,  415 1:600 aircraft, 354 other - scenery, civilians etc.  

I've got 9 WW1 guns on the painting table at the moment, and I'm doing the Akagi's complement at Midway in 1:600 (18 Val, 27 Zero, 27 Kate) which will be done by the end of the year. 

9:which unused models/games did you sell/trade?
Ha! Ha! Ha!

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
I've done a lot of painting, but not enough gaming.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

1: best new rules/game you played? Gangs of Rome

2: worst new rules/game you played? None

3: best purchase you did this year? Anything 10mm

4: worst purchase you did this year? Can't think of one.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?  Single purchase: £180 on the Flags of War 28mm Culloden Kickstarter. Assembled my first two units today, so not regretting yet.

6: game you played the most this year? Mortiem et Gloriam, by an awfully l9ng stretch.

7: game you wish you had played more this year? Epic, Blucher, Street Wars New York City, Gangs of Rome.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? Roughly, wow... 3358, of which 1533 are mine. Both these numbers will increase by December 31st.

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade? Just sent an unpainted Meriadoc Brandybuck to Belgium, and gave away a duplicate Gangs of Rone figure, a few 15mm Later Roman Lancerii, but nowt else that I remember...

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? Good, but I always want more.

[Ithoriel]

1: Best new rules/game you played? The only new system I've played has been Cruel Seas so I guess that's the best Quite fun.

2: Worst new rules/game you played? The only new system I've played has been Cruel Seas so I guess that's the worst too Too many bits and pieces and don't like the chosen scale. Plan on doing 1/600 version.

3: Best purchase you did this year? Poster starship maps from Ryan Wolfe's 0-hr.com for my occasional scifi RPG

4: Worst purchase this year? Happy with all my purchases

5: Most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? The sci-fi posters, largely down to postage and import costs. Non, rien de rien, non, je ne regrette rien 

6: Game you played the most this year? Tribal/ Primeval

7: Game you wish you had played more this year? BKC

8: How many models did you paint (roughly)? 12!!! All 15mm

9: Which unused models/games did you sell/trade? Unused? Sell/Trade? The horror!!

10: Would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? Lots of boardgaming and computer gaming. Would like  more tabletop stuff though.

[fred.]

1: best new rules/game you played?
For King and Parliament - this has been a big hit with our group, and we have gone back and played To the Strongest as well, and applied the grid and activations to Sci Fi games as well. Honourable mentions to Dracula's America and Kill Team too.


2: worst new rules/game you played?
Commercial set - Bolt Action. Too fiddly, too slow.

3: best purchase you did this year?
FKaP rules - certainly best value for money

4: worst purchase you did this year?
I suspect the not-Skaven kickstarter by Laran miniatures - while the figures are great, I suspect it will join the pile of not painted 10mm fantasy armies...


5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
Probably the Hobby Zone storage drawers - no regrets, very pleased with it.

6: game you played the most this year?
Not certain, probably FKaP, but could be Dracula's America.

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
Epic, Rommel, WWWI and several others. Would really like to be able to play more games! Even though I tend to game most Fridays. there are just too many games out there at the minute.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
I don't know - skimming back through photos, not huge numbers, probably as quite a lot of 28mm, I'll guess at 200.

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade?
None

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
It was a good year of gaming. I still want more. I seem to have painted less this year.

[pierre the shy]

1: best new rules/game you played?
For King and Parliament - brilliant set of rules to play.

2: worst new rules/game you played?
N/A

3: best purchase you did this year?
20 odd very nice 2nd hand painted buildings off Trade Me for $50....just what I was looking for  

4: worst purchase you did this year?
Nothing that I regret  

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
10mm Scots ECW figures from Pendraken and Lancer - No, its a period I have wanted to game for many years

6: game you played the most this year?
Lots of different stuff, no one period stands out.

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
WW 2 Naval - might venture into a solo Japan Strikes South campaign next year, but need to clear lots of stuff off my table first.....

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
A few, not as many as most others here probably.

9:which unused models/games did you sell/trade?
Reduce my lead pile? I don't think so.

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
Yes it was good.....actually feel I was pretty good about not impulse buying small things I would never get round to using    

[Cavillarius]

1: best new rules/game you played?
House rules at the Wargamorium (https://thewargamorium.wordpress.com/), WWI

2: worst new rules/game you played?
Kalistra Hordes and Heroes. Ambiguous.

3: best purchase you did this year?
Various bits from the Pendraken Colonial range

4: worst purchase you did this year?
Greek archers from (otherwise great) Baccus. Formless
2mm 30 TYW from Irregular. My own fault: no fun.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
Various bits from the Pendraken Colonial range. No regrets coyote!

6: game you played the most this year?
Said house rules 15mm WWI (Belgians vs Germans)

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
Any

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
About 2000. Not bad for my first year...

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade?

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?

[paulr]

1: best new rules/game you played?
For King & Parliament

2: worst new rules/game you played?
NA

3: best purchase you did this year?
For King & Parliament

4: worst purchase you did this year?
NA

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
About 1,500 Pendraken ECW figures
They are wargames figures, from Pendraken, what is this regret you mention

6: game you played the most this year?
For King & Parliament (6/31), so long as I split our home grown WWII rules in to early/mid/late war (3,2,3)

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
All of them, but particularly Age of Sail and pre-Dreadnought naval - none played this year
I'm hoping to get some solo games in before I go back to work in January

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
About 2,262

9:which unused models/games did you sell/trade?
What is this sell you speak of

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
Another very good year, 31 games played (most taking multiple sessions), over 150 hours playing and quite a bit of painting done

The highlight of the year has been For King & Parliament and finally unlocking a period I have wanted to play for a long time

[Terry37]

Interesting set of questions!

1: best new rules/game you played? None, I am a dedicated HOTT gamer.

2: worst new rules/game you played? None, see above.

3: best purchase you did this year? I'd have to say mostly books for research and study.

4: worst purchase you did this year? None

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? I live on a budget and stay with in it, so I plan every purchase very carefully based on need and felling of urgency.

6: game you played the most this year? HOTT (surprise surprise!!!)

7: game you wish you had played more this year? HOTT, see above.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? Maybe 75 to a 100, at best guess. I am a very slow modeler/painter.

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade? I did sell some books I no longer felt I wanted, and used the proceeds as a donation to Bunny Rescue, a local bunny haven for dumped out bunnies.

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? Any year is a great yea if I can enjoy myself gaming, shooting and spending time with my family and bunnies!

[Shedman]

1: best new rules/game you played? What a Tanker - the only new ruleset I've bought this year

2: worst new rules/game you played? Battlestar Galactica from Wings of War

3: best purchase you did this year? All the stuff for my 1840s Algeria project

4: worst purchase you did this year? Box of 15 2x2 foot blue foam because I've not done anything with it

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? Box of 15 2x2 foot blue foam

6: game you played the most this year? Bloody Big Battles

7: game you wish you had played more this year? Bloody Big Battles

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? 0

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade? All of my late 19th Century 10mm Pendraken stuff as I've finished the FPW, Austro-Prussian War & French-Austrian war projects (Sorry Leon   )

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? you can never have enough wargaming so no but I've enjoyed 90% of what I've played

[steve_holmes_11]

1: best new rules/game you played?    Hail Caesar (Warlord)

2: worst new rules/game you played?    Undecided.

3: best purchase you did this year?        Bunch of armies for Dragon Rampant.

4: worst purchase you did this year?      Several duplicate pots of paint in a self inflicted disorganised screw-up.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?    The Armies mentioned under point #3. No regrets (Yet, could be some time before they're all painted though)

6: game you played the most this year?    Pulp Alley / Congo - Adventures in the Heart of Africa (About even)

7: game you wish you had played more this year?    Dragon Rampant.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?    3-400

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade?    None (Could probably up my game on this count)

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?    Good, but there's always room for more.

[petercooman]

Keep em coming!

For king and parliament seems to be on top of a lot of lists 

[FierceKitty]

1: best new rules/game you played?   No additions to experiences here.

2: worst new rules/game you played?  vide supra

3: best purchase you did this year?  Possibly the Hun army, largely based on elements of Pendraken Mongols and Picts, but with assorted troops from Magister Militum to fill in the gaps and increase variety. 

4: worst purchase you did this year?  Transfer shield designs for late Romans; they didn't fit on Pendraken shields (clearly planned for supplier's own range)

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?   Maybe Sassanids. I haven't started painting them yet, so no regrets.

6: game you played the most this year?   We've done a lot of ancients this last twelvemonth.

7: game you wish you had played more this year?  SYW. My victory:defeat ratio is least depressing in 18th century warfare

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? About 1, 000 (I'm not unpacking 'em to count)

9:which unused models/games did you sell/trade?   This question shocks me, sir, shocks me.

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?   Yes, and yes. The arrival of the Mexicans after so many years was one for legend and song!

[Steve J]

1: best new rules/game you played? - For King & Parliament.

2: worst new rules/game you played? - None.

3: best purchase you did this year? - Reference books, which are my main purchases these days.

4: worst purchase you did this year? - None that I can think of.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? - Probably a book and definitely no.

6: game you played the most this year? - The Pikemen's Lament.

7: game you wish you had played more this year? - BKCII.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? - Not enough, but around 30, with most being vehicles!

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade? - Post op recovery put pay to streamlining my collections.

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? - A funny old year. Not much gaming for most of the year, but with a surge in the Spring with playtesting some rules followed by post op recovery games. Lack of opponents and the hot Summer played a big part. Still, not bad all-in-all.