Just a heads up that the latest issue of Warning Order is available, linked below:
http://www.wfhgs.com/PDFFILES/wo48.pdf (http://www.wfhgs.com/PDFFILES/wo48.pdf)
As always a great read. From a quick glance through, an issue that strikes a chord with me is the lack of time to try and learn new rulesets, or re-learn those that haven't been played for a while. Certainly my aim has been to focus on a few core rulesets so that I can enjoy the little game time I have, rather than trying to remember the rules!
Being retired I have loads of time and still forget rules. Currently trying to learn Saga 2 (no sign of any Orcs - probably because I am an Aetius and Arthur fan) and 1914. So far have all the WOs, so thanks for the info about issue 48.
Thanks for the reminder, Steve!
Quote from: Steve J on 28 April 2018, 12:54:40 PM
As always a great read. From a quick glance through, an issue that strikes a chord with me is the lack of time to try and learn new rulesets, or re-learn those that haven't been played for a while. Certainly my aim has been to focus on a few core rulesets so that I can enjoy the little game time I have, rather than trying to remember the rules!
That's one of the things that has hit me as well. I used to have a different ruleset with different mechanics for each period/game.
I have been trying to get more of my games to work within the same system.
For example:
- pirate games, fantasy games, horror games, napoleonic skirmish all work with "their" song of blades and heroes variant
- big battle napoleonics and ACW use the period pecific rules from Neil Thomas
- large skirmish games use the "USE ME" system from alternative armies
This drasticly reduces learning (and lookup) time for preparing games, and during games.
Quote from: Steve J on 28 April 2018, 12:54:40 PM
Just a heads up that the latest issue of Warning Order is available, linked below:
http://www.wfhgs.com/PDFFILES/wo48.pdf (http://www.wfhgs.com/PDFFILES/wo48.pdf)
As always a great read. From a quick glance through, an issue that strikes a chord with me is the lack of time to try and learn new rulesets, or re-learn those that haven't been played for a while. Certainly my aim has been to focus on a few core rulesets so that I can enjoy the little game time I have, rather than trying to remember the rules!
Good shout, shall add it to my iBooks (great for hospital visits etc). I am trying to make greater use of 'series' systems, especially on the boardgame front, of which I have too much disconnected and stand alone games.
Series systems definitely make playing multiple periods easier :)
We use General Quarters for:
- per-Dreadnoughts
- WW I
- WW II
Volley & Bayonet for:
- American War of Independence
- one of our sets for Napoleonic
and Spearhead/Modern Spearhead for:
- one of our sets for WW II
- Cold war gone hot
Warning Order is awesome.
It is the best e-magazine.
Although for those interested in the ACW, ACW Gamer is a very good emagazine as well.
Quote from: Leman on 28 April 2018, 02:47:26 PM
Currently trying to learn Saga 2 no sign of any Orcs
No that's because I was not keen on SAGA 1 :)