2016:review your wargaming year

[Albie Bach]

1: best new rules/game you played?
Sword & Spear – new to me

2: worst new rules/game you played?
None

3: best purchase you did this year?
An old wooden bridge from Model Scenery Supplies, suitable for most periods - £4.50

4: worst purchase you did this year?
I bought some resin figures which were expensive and I think will break easily. 11Euros for 6. I bought about 9 packs of various types – none broken yet though.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
Crusader Army – no regrets

6: game you played the most this year?
Sword & Spear or Lion Rampant

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
Chain Of Command

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
About 200.

9: which 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?
Not bad. I didn't get to the club as much as I'd have liked due to other commitments, but thanks go to my club mates who came round to me for games which made up for it.

[Steve J]

1: Best new rules/game you played?
Probably Sword & Soear and Sharp Practice II

2: Worst new rules/game you played?
One Hour Wargames. Too simple for my tastes, but his other books are excellent IMHO.

3: Best purchase you did this year?
Some 'old school' wargmaes books by Wesencraft, Featherstone et al.

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

5: Most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
Pendraken WWII Polish and no I didn't; they are lovely figures and vehicles.

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

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
Blitzkreig Commander II.

8: How many models did you paint (roughly)?
Less than 100 I reckon. My painting mojo has been poor all year long.

9:Which unused models/games did you sell/trade?
Chain of Command and some 28mm scenery that I no longer have any need for.

10: Would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
A good year but patchy on the gaming front due to the usual clash of work & family commitments limiting gaming time. I wish I had more time to paint, but the aforementioned issues kept cropping up.

[paulr]

1: Best new rules/game you played?
DBA 3.0, one of the few new sets I've played this year

2: Worst new rules/game you played?
none that were that bad

3: Best purchase you did this year?
DBA 3.0

4: Worst purchase you did this year?
No bad wargames purchases

5: Most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
My First Crusade project Non, je ne regrette rien

6: Game you played the most this year?
Hard to tell, probably General Quarters I/II, If the Lord Spares Us, or Volley & Bayonet AWI

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
All of them

8: How many models did you paint (roughly)?
I deliberately don't keep count over the year and I'm not going back to my various projects to check

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?
A very good year, of course I wanted more

[petercooman]

What is this "sell" you speak of

You know, you sell stuff that you said you were going to use but didn't, so you can buy stuff you say you will use but never will 

[Leman]

Cynical yet apt.

[Westmarcher]

1: best new rules/game you played?
Whilst I've enjoyed the few miniatures games I've played, a computer game, Combat Mission: Battle for Normandy - 'Closing the Pocket' scenario was the most fun.
2: worst new rules/game you played?
None.
3: best purchase you did this year?
All of them (except the worse purchase)
4: worst purchase you did this year?
A 'new' tin of Humbrol paint that turned out to be half empty when I opened it!
5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
Can't remember and 'no'
6: game you played the most this year?
Combat Mission
7: game you wish you had played more this year?
Honours of War, FoB2 and Black Powder
8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
About 120 figures/items, mainly 15mm, the rest 10mm.
9: which unused models/games did you sell/trade?
None - but have been toying with selling all of my 6mm buildings (but should probably build up a collection 10mm buildings first)
10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
Fairly satisfactory. Good start to the year. Visit to Vapnartak galvanised me into embarking on a 4 month painting (and re-basing) frenzy (well, by my standards). Visited Brandywine, Antietam and Gettysburg battlefields, Valley Forge, Philadelphia and Fort McHenry. Finished with a SYW painting spurt and 3 games of HoW in the last month of the year. Always want more.

[slugbalancer]

1: best new rules/game you played? - New to me, Saga.

2: worst new rules/game you played? - NA

3: best purchase you did this year? - Some scenery from S&A Scenics at Salute.

4: worst purchase you did this year? - NA

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? - Not sure but no regrets.

6: game you played the most this year? - TSATF

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

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? - 350

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

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? - Definitely an Oliver Twist year.  "Please, sir, I want some more"

[Steve J]

A more detailed review of my year can be found here:

http://wwiiwargaming.blogspot.co.uk/2016/12/end-of-year-review-2106.html

Tried posting it as a new topic but got the hacking attempt message

[Shedman]

1: best new rules/game you played?

Bloody Big Battles - best set of rules I've ever played

2: worst new rules/game you played?

Frostgrave - too much paperwork

3: best purchase you did this year?

Terrain tiles for Magenta from TSS

4: worst purchase you did this year?

Several bags of Old Glory figures in both 10mm & 15mm

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

Terrain tiles for Magenta from TSS - my only regret was me specifying some measures incorrectly

6: game you played the most this year?

Bloody Big Battles, Battles for Empire & Descent

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

Bloody Big Battles, Battles for Empire & Descent

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

None - had a stroke which has f*cked up my eyesight so I can't focus

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

20 Peter Laing 15mm ACW

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

Good but I'll only be happy when I get to play a game every day

[Norm]

It has been a strange year for me as a blogger,

So I have done an end of year post

LINK - http://battlefieldswarriors.blogspot.co.uk

Thanks to everyone here who makes this such a welcoming place.

[fred.]

Had to have a read through my own painting diary thread, so that I could remind myself what I had done this year, rather than previously.  

1: best new rules/game you played?

Irregular Wars (purchased), and our two sets of home brew rules for Fantasy and Sci Fi mass battles

2: worst new rules/game you played?

Fortunately there hasn't really been one

3: best purchase you did this year?

Close between a set of dirt roads from Fat Frank, and acrylic blast markers from Troll Trader. Both very handy for many games.

4: worst purchase you did this year?

Was probably bought last year, expected to be delivered this year, but still waiting. Reaper Bones III Kickstarter. Its taken so long to get them, that I'm not sure that I need a bunch of 28mm Fantasy figures. I'm sure they will be nice when thy arrive (fingers crossed).

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

From a checking of PayPal - Pendraken LoA. And Pendraken overall got lots of spend from me, even after getting lots of stuff from Competition wins too. Not regretting it, but a little daunted by the number of figures still to paint.

6: game you played the most this year?

Epic - in both original Epic Armageddon flavour, and the new reduced sugar mini epic.

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

Irregular Wars

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

Lots - several 100s, probably more 6mm than 10mm

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

Traded a few Pendraken Landsknechts, but not much escapes once I have it in my clutches!

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

Definitely good - finally got our home-brew fantasy rules into shape. Managed to create a set of Sci Fi rules in double quick time, and got to play lots of both. Would like to game more, but work keeps getting in the way.

[mollinary]

1: best new rules/game you played? To the Strongest!

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

3: best purchase you did this year?   Painted figures by Kev 1964

4: worst purchase you did this year? A variety of ECW/17th century rule sets.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?  Kev's painting. You have to be kidding. It is amazing!

6: game you played the most this year? To the Strongest. Both original and our developing ECW variant.  Fun and instructive at the same time.


7: game you wish you had played more this year?   Commands and Colors Ancients

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?   100-150.

9:wich unused modeld/games did you sell/trade?   None.
10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? Excellent, but I want more from 2017!

Mollinary

[SV52]

1: best new rules/game you played?
Nowt new; HOTT

2: worst new rules/game you played?
NTR

3: best purchase you did this year?
Plastic kits, a trip down memory lane.

4: worst purchase you did this year?
NTR

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
Majority were under 20 quid and no.

6: game you played the most this year?
HOTT

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
DBA 3.0 but too expensive for what it is.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
Didn't count 'em, few hundred.

9:which unused models/games did you sell/trade?
None, wouldn't anyway.

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
Sparse.  Need to get off me butt and check out local club.

[Westmarcher]

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

None - had a stroke which has f*cked up my eyesight so I can't focus

A stroke! Dear, oh dear! Hope you are on the mend and that eye-sight problem soon corrects itself. All the best for 2017.

[Techno]

Same wishes from me, as well, 'A'....Sorry  ....Completely missed that, earlier !

Best wishes - Phil

[Steve J]

All the best on your recovery from the stroke.

[Raider4]

1: best new rules/game you played?
2: worst new rules/game you played?
Played no new rules or games this year.

3: best purchase you did this year?
4: worst purchase you did this year?
Bought nothing gaming related this year.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
Not gaming related, but as another poster has done - an MG TF. And absolutely not.

6: game you played the most this year?
7: game you wish you had played more this year?
Again, don't think I've actually played anything this year.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
None. The only modelling I did was to make a start on some terrain tiles, and also some card buildings for an Aliens-type sci-fi thing that ultimately ran out of steam.

9:which unused modeld/games did you sell/trade?
Sell?

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?
Terrible, I did practically nothing this year at all. Hopefully next year will be better.

Cheers, Martyn
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[Leman]

Well, that was a bit of a non-event.

[fred.]

A stroke! Dear, oh dear! Hope you are on the mend and that eye-sight problem soon corrects itself. All the best for 2017.

Absolutely - sounds bad Shedman, hope you get better soon.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Get well soon