Stuff I don't like

[Ithoriel]

Stuff I like:

Pretty much any war fought before I was born or sufficiently in the future that I will no longer be around in the time in which they are set.

Fascinated by WW2 Eastern Front, particularly Stalingrad to Kursk which seems the pivotal part of the war and one in which weaponry and manpower were fairly evenly matched. So far, not interested in sideshows like the Western Desert but who knows Oddzial Osmy's 3mm stuff might persuade me.

[Zippee]

So far, not interested in sideshows like the Western Desert but who knows Oddzial Osmy's 3mm stuff might persuade me.

It wouldn't have been a sideshow if Germany had cut the canal, denied ABC Alexandria and captured the Iraqi and Persian oilfields - we'd have been out of the Med except for Gib and many of the reasons for pushing on the eastern front would have dissipated with German access to the oil fields through friendly states in the south.

[fsn]

I am very interested in the wars of the perfidious Vichy French - Madagascar, Syria, Torch. 

Sideshows all.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

SS.
People who take it too seriously (including, at times past, myself).
People who insist on perfect forces, even when the documentary evidence is scant/black and white, especially many Flames of War players!
Massively over priced rules and figures.
People who criticise a paint job when they won't take/share advice themselves.
Players whose terrain is not thought through (remember the days of DBM, an opponent used to chalk his terrain in)!
People who cannot appreciate the beauty of the fez or the glory of wine gums.

[FierceKitty]

Oh, and can we add the know-it-all who's never put brush to figure or written a rule, but tells you at interminable length what's wrong with your efforts?

[Zippee]

Oh, and can we add the know-it-all who's never put brush to figure or written a rule, but tells you at interminable length what's wrong with your efforts?

unfortunately isn't that at times all of us when our personal little pet theory or project is questioned by some ignorant heathen, with . . . evidence . . . 

(I ignore the brush to figure bit - I know several jolly good chaps who earn far too much and outsource all painting  )

[FierceKitty]

Those I can take. Not the ones who've read - at best - some tiresome Featherstone item from the 70s.

[Hertsblue]

So, to sum up;

a) personal preference of period is as wide as history itself, and

b) we all hate a smart arse, especially when he's right.

Have I missed anything important?

[sebigboss79]

So, to sum up;

a) personal preference of period is as wide as history itself, and

b) we all hate a smart arse, especially when he's right.

Have I missed anything important?

Rudeness, mannerless people, lukewarm beer, German Pedanterie ( )...

[FierceKitty]

Spiders and Visigoths.

[fsn]

I am always amazed that the general public fetishize chess. "Oh aren't they so clever!" 64 squares, 32 pieces, and no element of randomness.

Who was it who said that wargaming is "the chess of a thousand pieces"? To which I would add "of a thousand rulesets". I celebrate our diversity. I am fascinated by FK's Burmese, marvelled at the Mongol sculpts and say "you're kidding?" at snotlings. They hold no intrinsic interest for me, yet I find in them inspiration for my own causes, and hope that I may learn from them.

Once I have got through my current personal crisis, I intend to share some of my doings. Not because I think I'm any good - I have the evidence of the panting competition to convince me I'm not - but perhaps to encourage the majority like me, who are in it for the fun.

 

[FierceKitty]

We need to have a "Sense-talker of the month award".

[Hertsblue]

In what sense?

[FierceKitty]

Read more Jane Austen.

[kustenjaeger]

Read more Jane Austen.

Who's providing the sensibility?

Regards

Edward

[paulr]

We need to have a "Sense-talker of the month award".

Seconded, I'm just a little surprised that FSN triggered this thought 

[fsn]

Heyyyyy! Is that fair?

Oh yeah. it is.

[paulr]

Heyyyyy! Is that fair?

Oh yeah. it is.

 

[Ithoriel]

Not sure I can do sensibility but I'm pretty good at insensibility, especially after a good Friday night out

[DanJ]

Cor Blimey Guvnor!

I go away for a long week end after kicking off a thread and come back to fine nearly 3 pages of replies, TWO of wich seem to be on topic  , is this a record?

The original post was a bit tongue in cheek.  I've played most periods I listed as well as for many of the periods people very kindly suggested I try, especially Western Desert, and the 1814-15 campaign, it was a huge Waterloo game with magesticly complex rules which cured me of Napoleonics.

I can't realy get my head round fantasy or sci-fi, without the framework of history anything is possible so you have to learn the 'fluff' to get the context.  Having said that I am partial to a bit of Victorian sci-fi and steampunk.

But I should have added 28mm games with half a dozen units of 12 figures taking a flag for a walk and pretending to be an army and 28mm WW2 games with wall to wall tanks into my list of dislikes.  There was a game at the club a few weeks ago played on a 6x4 table with at least 4 panthers and some half tracks and a 75mm A/T gun on one side faced off against half a dozen shermans, a couple of tank destroyers and a churchill crocodile!