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.

 

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

In what sense?

Read more Jane Austen.

Quote from: FierceKitty on 01 March 2014, 10:19:35 AM
Read more Jane Austen.

Who's providing the sensibility?

Regards

Edward

Quote from: FierceKitty on 01 March 2014, 10:17:41 AM
We need to have a "Sense-talker of the month award".

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

Heyyyyy! Is that fair?

Oh yeah. it is.

Quote from: fsn on 01 March 2014, 09:47:11 PM
Heyyyyy! Is that fair?

Oh yeah. it is.

 

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

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! 

I dislike rules in general since they usually prohibit me from winning anything!
The rules I really hate are the ones that work with ridiculous scales so that you either have to move one tank up base-to-base with your enemy to be able to hit anything at all, or the other way 'round; you just enter the table and get blown away by something on their end of the table. Okay; reading the rules for a change might solve some of these problems but being as lazy as I am that's probably never going to happen...

Cheers!
Rob

The list is long of things I dont like however...

As far as wars go...almost anything really although I do have a range of 'Yeah, I could get into that a bit (skirmish) / a lot (an army)' and there are periods that I don't really fancy at all. But saying that, I have never had a great interest in the ACW but that doesn't mean I will never get into it.
  For some reason, I'm not overly interested in wargaming current conflicts, could be because it takes the gaming aspect out of the hobby and it becomes a bit too real.
  I enjoy Fantasy and SF but apart from RPG or skirmish wouldn't really do either solo.
  People who pontificate loudly and can be heard three tables away.
  People who have large rucksacks that take up the space of a small family car at shows meaning you can't get close to have a look and when the ba**ards turn around said rucksack has the same hitting power as a blunt instrument.
  Lack of personal hygiene of some people at shows.
  People who only use the rules and have absolutely no background knowledge of the army they are using.
  People who say 'They never wore that'. To which my reply is usually 'Were you there? No? So shut the feck up then.'

Grumpy Old Man?

Who, me? 

MickS

Yep, lack of personal hygiene and the wearing of back packs, repels me from viewing most bring and buy stalls.

Although thanks to the backpack I am not a physical wreck at 61. And yes I do wash/shower every day. Having said that my pack is a 20L and i have seen some folk at shows with what must be 50L packs. Something that still rankles to this day - I was at a show a few years back which was very busy and stood on tip toe to see if I could see my brother in the crows. Immediately some big, artless oik with all the social skills of a warthog bellows at me, "If you would like me to move you only have to ask." Stupid twit! Been waiting years to get that off my chest. A/ feeling much better for that, B/ still not too keen on wargames shows.