So chaps, with all the year reviews on the television and the radio kicking of, i thought it might be a fun idea to review our 'wargaming year' by answering a couple of questions.

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 modeld/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!

1: best new rules/game you played?
Napoleonic wargaming (wich has been around for a while, but was new to me)

2: worst new rules/game you played?
a dice game, but i can't remember the name. something with atlantik wall


3: best purchase you did this year?
'The great war' boardgame, got it as an impulse buy and love it very much

4: worst purchase you did this year?
an acrylic painting kit that i found for cheap, needs 10 layers to cover anything up 


5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
275£ for painted napoleonic armies, but worth every pound so don't regret it!

6: game you played the most this year?
That will be a close call between blitzkrieg commander II and napoleonic wargaming

7: game you wish you had played more this year?
LOTR strategy battle game. The game that is still as fun as when i started playing about a week after it's first release.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
Roughly 400 and a lot of scenery!

9:wich unused modeld/games did you sell/trade?
Nothing this year i'm afraid, been too busy with the little one and redecorating, so don't have much time to go back and forth to the post office.

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

I think i had a good year, with lots of painting time while the little one was napping, and some great games!

Quote from: petercooman on 28 December 2016, 10:22:39 PM

1: best new rules/game you played? Mortiem et Gloria (MeG)

2: worst new rules/game you played? 40k 7th edition

3: best purchase you did this year? all Pendraken bits

4: worst purchase you did this year? I met to play FOW at Corrivalry, really didn't enjoy it.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? Picts, not in the slightest.

6: game you played the most this year? FoGR

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

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? EXACTLY (if you have been following my Facebook this year) 2372 (well, 40 need their bases finished)!

9:wich unused modeld/games did you sell/trade? none, but did sell a couple of FOW armies that were well used

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

1: best new rules/game you played? - Way too many to count and all board or computer games.

2: worst new rules/game you played? - One Hour Wargames Napoleonic game arranged by a friend. No period feel, could have been landsknechts or ACW for all the difference it would have made.

3: best purchase you did this year? Leven Miniatures' recently released Ancient Middle East Buildings - have loads, want more!

4: worst purchase you did this year? "Boots On The Ground" boardgame. Not a bad game but not a period that grabs me. Played twice then put it away in a cupboard. Bought cheap so no complaints.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? "Mice and Mystics" Nope, not one bit!

6: game you played the most this year? "Age of War" dice game, Closely followed by "8 Minute Empires."

7: game you wish you had played more this year? All of them - even Boots On The Ground!!

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

9:wich unused models/games did you sell/trade? Eek! Sell/ give away my babies!!?

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? There is never enough time for anything in this life, wargaming included.

Quote from: petercooman on 28 December 2016, 10:23:01 PM
2: worst new rules/game you played?
a dice game, but i can't remember the name. something with atlantik wall

D-Day Dice ... I love that game!! To be fair I prefer to play entirely co-op rather than use Atlantik Wall but it gives the opportunity to add a further player or to satisfy those of my gaming friends who "don't do co-op!"

Quote from: Ithoriel on 28 December 2016, 11:07:10 PM
D-Day Dice ... I love that game!! To be fair I prefer to play entirely co-op rather than use Atlantik Wall but it gives the opportunity to add a further player or to satisfy those of my gaming friends who "don't do co-op!"

That's the one!

to be fair, really not into dice games, but played it as my gaming buddy wanted to try it.

Quote from: Ithoriel on 28 December 2016, 11:03:30 PM
4: worst purchase you did this year? "Boots On The Ground" boardgame. Not a bad game but not a period that grabs me. Played twice then put it away in a cupboard. Bought cheap so no complaints.

Blame the bugger who made you buy it 

Quote8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? EXACTLY (if you have been following my Facebook this year) 2372 (well, 40 need their bases finished)!

That's a bunch!

In 2015, I probably played more games than in any previous year- but in late December 2015 I moved home into a major project and that has taken a full 12 months to break its back and so 2016 feels a bit like the wilderness years!

But anyway - here goes it.

1: best new rules/game you played? ( Well I am late to the party, but I have really enjoyed exploring the Back Powder rules from Warlord Games. I am not saying they are the best rules, but that simply they have given me a lot of pleasure this year. I have bought 7 sets of other rules over the same period).

2: worst new rules/game you played? ( Southern Flank( a boardgame) by Swedish Games Production, made in 1982. I remember, rather nostalgicly loving this game, so I paid over the odds to get a copy and on setting up, I was not keen on the system, particularly the air rules. I also had issues with some coastal hexes, which contained both coast and sea, sometimes to the slightest amount and it was difficult to define the hex as either land or sea and it made me question how I could have played this all those years ago  without having the same questions. I played 1 turn and packed it away (now sold), so much for nostalgia

3: best purchase you did this year? ( The 28mm Black Powder WATERLOO starter set by Warlord Games - simply because it is a nice thing to own).

4: worst purchase you did this year? ( A subscription to Wargames Illustrated magazine - well it was a gift really, but I just don't get a cover-to-cover read from it like I do with other mags, as there seems to be too many articles that are history based with a small wargame section tagged on the end)

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? ( two purchases come in pretty close to each other, one was the buying into the 3 new modules of Worthington Publishings Band of Brothers boardgames for WWII tactical and a load of 28mm terrain from The Last Valley. I regret neither.

6: game you played the most this year? ( repeat, repeat, repeat final play test playings of my own boardgame, on Stamford Bridge 1066 )

7: game you wish you had played more this year? ( My own free tactical WWII rules for hexes, as I wanted to create a late war east front module)

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? ( 70 x 28mm painted from scratch and around 560 x 12mm Kallistra ACW were 'refurbished').

9: which unused modeld/games did you sell/trade? ( 20mm WWII collection - though it was relatively small )

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? ( It was good from the point of view that my face-to-face gaming continued, mostly at Mikes and my blogging output was still good. I also had a ziplock boardgame published (Stamford Bridge 1066),  but I was really limited to get games onto the table at home because it has felt like a builders site for the past year, also we did not get internet here until July, so that was 7 months of visiting coffee shops to do web and blog updates etc .... good for cake, but not appealing beyond that).

Quote from: Norm on 28 December 2016, 11:45:00 PM

9: which unused modeld/games did you sell/trade? ( 20mm WWII collection - though it was relatively small )

Ha i remember seeing them on your site. To be honest, i think 10 mm fits better with your hex approach!

I'll stick to Wargames

1: best new rules/game you played?
Hmm...didn't play much "new" (or new to me) this year.  I'll say Hail Caesar with L'Art de la Guerre a close second.

2: worst new rules/game you played?
Mortem et Gloriam.  £50+ for an unfinished game that felt like it wasn't past alpha testing yet.

3: best purchase you did this year?
Wargame-wise, err...haven't bought much this year.  Probably GW's Kill Team starter box set.  Good value for a GW product.

4: worst purchase you did this year?
Mortem et Gloriam.

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
Single item, Mortem et Gloriam "special deal pack" thing just tops it.  Regret?  Yes.

6: game you played the most this year?
Difficult to say, its been a "bitty" couple of years.  Probably a close tie between Warband, Black Powder and X-Wing.

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

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

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?
Not really.  My wargaming for the last couple of years has been disjointed and disrupted.  I've been playing more boardgames and roleplaying than wargames at the moment.  I'm hoping my group's growing interest in L'Art de la Guerre will see a wargaming resurgence in 2017.  That said, boardgames will continue to be a major feature for me in 2017.  I play twice a week, and as my wife's a gamer too we are in a couple of groups.

1: best new rules/game you played? Black Ops, simple and fun

2: worst new rules/game you played? Not played anything this year I did not like

3: best purchase you did this year? 15mm Sassanid/Sassanian army, a fun little army to play with

4: worst purchase you did this year? Buying stain rather than varnish because I did not read the tin properly

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? 15mm Sassanid/Sassanian army, not one bit  

6: game you played the most this year? Pike & Shotte

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

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? 300ish

9: which unused model/games did you sell/trade? 15mm Ottoman Turks

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? It was good, I made new friends to play with. A bit like being back in infant school 47 years ago  

Cheers
Ian

Quote from: petercooman on 28 December 2016, 10:22:39 PM
So chaps, with all the year reviews on the television and the radio kicking of, i thought it might be a fun idea to review our 'wargaming year' by answering a couple of questions.

1: best new rules/game you played?

Rommel (next Sam Mustafa game).

2: worst new rules/game you played?

Can't really think of any bad rules I played.

3: best purchase you did this year?

Technically last year, but the War and Empire II kickstarter (funded last christmas, delivered this christmas). Loads of Aurelian-era Romans and Sassanid Persians.

4: worst purchase you did this year?

None. Happy with all my purchases.

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

A *lot* of 3mm O8 WW2 desert stuff (used for Rommel). No regrets!

6: game you played the most this year?

Probably a tie between Rommel and Bluecher, with Sword and Spear a close third.

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

See 6.

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

Hundreds, but a lot of those were 3mm, including infantry. Did quite a few 6mm too (again in the hundreds) and several dozen 10mm, and another couple of dozen 15mm.

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?

Wanted more, but finishing off my dissertation took precedence.

See above for answers.

1: best new rules/game you played?

Soldiers of God

2: worst new rules/game you played?

Black powder Napoleonics.  It was a fun game but did not seem to "feel" like napoleonics


3: best purchase you did this year?

Some 20mm Tanks from Nosher


4: worst purchase you did this year?

28mm Arab army for soldiers of god - just because ite loads to paint and I have not managed to do so

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

Tiny terrain Printed Mat £110.  No.


6: game you played the most this year?

Difficult - I am a war-games slapper and will play anything.  Probably Chain of Command

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

Big Chain Of Command

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

200+ 15mm Modern Africa
60+ 28mm Hobbits for Dragon Rampant
100 assorted 10mm
30 assorted 28mm


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

Sold about £600 of stuff on Evil bay - Main things were

Command and Colours Napoleonics and Russian army for it  that I had unopened for about 4 years
Dystopian Wars Fleet - The new armies had ruined the game
10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more?

Always want more games

A quieter time than usual for me, due to major house refurbishment. At least I managed to get to the Tring club on a reasonably regular basis.


1: best new rules/game you played?
The Men Who Would Be Kings

2: worst new rules/game you played?
I didn't play a game I didn't like

3: best purchase you did this year?
The Men Who Would Be Kings, loving these rules, so flexible. With several people at the club putting together armies, I can see these getting a lot of use.

4: worst purchase you did this year?
Some 28mm mounted knights, because I needed them for my Crusader army, then I found the box of assorted 28mm medievals I picked up on Ebay just before the work started on the house. I put them in a "safe place" and forgot all about them.......... 


5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it?
I didn't buy that much, so it was probably a 25mm Mongol army I picked up on the reading B&B for £40. They are older figures, but 72 nicely painted 25mm cavalry for 40 quid was a bargain, so no!

6: game you played the most this year?
It would have been between Soldiers of God and Lion Rampant, but I've already played more than a dozen games of The Men Who Would Be Kings since Novemeber, so that might have edged into first place.

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

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)?
Bugger all! Just about 30 28mm figures

9:which unused modeld/games did you sell/trade?
No opportunity this year, but I've a bit of a clear out in mind for 2017.

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

It was a reasonable year for playing, if not for painting. Now I have a semi-permanent gaming space at home I'm hoping 2017 will be better all round.

1: best new rules/game you played? Deadzone and Basic Impetus

2: worst new rules/game you played? None, I have enjoyed all the games I have played this year.

3: best purchase you did this year? Basic Impetus

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

5: most expensive purchase this year? And did you regret it? Possibly the 5e Dand D starter set, only because I am unlikely to get my current crop of gaming friends to play it.

6: game you played the most this year? 'Impetus' and 'To the Strongest'

7: game you wish you had played more this year? Basic Impetus (because it has only just come out). I would also like to try Swordpoint soon.

8: how many models did you paint (roughly)? 400-500 in all scales from 6mm to 28mm

9:which unused models/games did you sell/trade? a few unpainted 20mm plastics and Bolt Action

10: would you review your year as a good year of wargaming, or did you want more? 2016 was a fun year, especially with our club being formed resulting in more regular gaming.