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Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by rubidium »

beedyg wrote: post #28

"A friend who plays more tabletop games than I do tells me that — in terms of the mechanics — as tabletop games go, it’s middling" absolutely, just played my first few games of Infinity recently (yes plural each game took around an hour) and was blown away by how much more fun it was to play. The next day we were trying to organise the next session. That never happened with 40K because the games were exhausting and m…

The fun for me as a teenager was always in the painting and stories. I wrote a few of my own if I recall right.

I think I actually played it as a game twice :)

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by noelwelsh »

I never really got into the miniature / battle side of Warhammer. It just doesn't appeal to me for some reason. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, on the other hand, I greatly enjoyed. It's a fantastic world in which to create stories and it's also a heck of a lot cheaper. The mechanics are bit clunky compared to modern roleplaying systems, but it is easy to adapt modern systems to the setting if you so desire.

The battle game must be a much better product from the business point of view, due to the need to buy a lot more stuff to participate, and I imagine that is why it has continued whilst WFRP has mostly been sidelined.

Update: I see a new edition of WFRP has been published in the last few years. I played the first edition. I don't know what the other editions are like.

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by bencollier49 »

noelwelsh wrote: post #32

I never really got into the miniature / battle side of Warhammer. It just doesn't appeal to me for some reason. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, on the other hand, I greatly enjoyed. It's a fantastic world in which to create stories and it's also a heck of a lot cheaper. The mechanics are bit clunky compared to modern roleplaying systems, but it is easy to adapt modern systems to the setting if you so desire. The battle g…

I thought the career / profession mechanics in WFRP were very clever. Never bought it myself, just coveted my friends' copies back in 1991 or something.

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by Xelbair »

jesperht wrote: post #30

Anyone interested in getting into the hobby and would like something a bit different, then you may want to give Infinity a look. I often describe it as X-Com meets 40K. Infinity is similar to 40K in the sense that it’s in the future and sci-fi with aliens, but a few key differences: * Rules are free and available on the official website for download. * Gameplay is much more dynamic with the non active player getting…

One of reasons i bought Necromunda Dark Uprising - the terrain there is awesome and can be used for infinity too... and for Kill Team.

I have few friends that are into wh40k, but i want to stealthly convert them to infinity :>

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by jesperht »

Xelbair wrote: post #34
jesperht wrote: post #30

Anyone interested in getting into the hobby and would like something a bit different, then you may want to give Infinity a look. I often describe it as X-Com meets 40K. Infinity is similar to 40K in the sense that it’s in the future and sci-fi with aliens, but a few key differences: * Rules are free and available on the official website for download. * Gameplay is much more dynamic with the non active player getting…

One of reasons i bought Necromunda Dark Uprising - the terrain there is awesome and can be used for infinity too... and for Kill Team. I have few friends that are into wh40k, but i want to stealthly convert them to infinity :>

Definitely going to give Necromunda Dark Uprising a look then, especially considering the "compatible" terrain. Havent touched Necromunda in a very very very long time, so love the idea of giving it a shot again. Thank you for the tip, and goood luck with your stealth mission ;-)

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by InitialLastName »

fwn wrote: post #27
thickbill wrote: post #11

I'm curious how video game sales will be affected by COVID-19. Anecdotally, I've noticed all my friends who were never previously interested are now messaging me about setting up group matches in Age of Empire, Fortnite, Civilization.

On Tuesday afternoon Lichess (a popular free and open source chess service) showed a notification that they're "dealing with connection issues due to peak online users". The live stats panel showed around 60k players in around 25k games.

Is it just rounding, or is there some way for more than two players to participate in a game?

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by bovermyer »

jesperht wrote: post #30

Anyone interested in getting into the hobby and would like something a bit different, then you may want to give Infinity a look. I often describe it as X-Com meets 40K. Infinity is similar to 40K in the sense that it’s in the future and sci-fi with aliens, but a few key differences: * Rules are free and available on the official website for download. * Gameplay is much more dynamic with the non active player getting…

The complexity of the rules turned me off of Infinity. I also didn't like the miniatures - they're smaller and less stylized than Warhammer 40k.

Which is too bad, because I _loved_ the lore of the game. Some absolutely fascinating writing there.

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by bovermyer »

beedyg wrote: post #28

"A friend who plays more tabletop games than I do tells me that — in terms of the mechanics — as tabletop games go, it’s middling" absolutely, just played my first few games of Infinity recently (yes plural each game took around an hour) and was blown away by how much more fun it was to play. The next day we were trying to organise the next session. That never happened with 40K because the games were exhausting and m…

Try playing Kill Team instead of 40k. It's smaller, faster, and more story-forward.

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by larzang »

Symbiote wrote: post #10

I haven't played the game since about 2001, when my friends decided it wasn't cool any more. They (we) moved on to Magic: the Gathering instead, which was a problem as I was the teenager with by far the least money in our group. My parents had just about accepted that Warhammer was expensive but intricate and time-consuming (equivalent to my dad's train set in the 1950s), but 15 cards for £$€ ? No way. I more-or-less…

Being an adult warham is kind of a mixed blessing, at 19 I had no money and all the time in the world, at 36 I have no problem affording my plastic addiction but little free painting time.

At least now with the virus I'm 100% work from home, which gives me an extra 90 free minutes a day from not commuting.

Re: Self-isolation is feeding my Warhammer addiction

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Post by walshemj »

beedyg wrote: post #28

"A friend who plays more tabletop games than I do tells me that — in terms of the mechanics — as tabletop games go, it’s middling" absolutely, just played my first few games of Infinity recently (yes plural each game took around an hour) and was blown away by how much more fun it was to play. The next day we were trying to organise the next session. That never happened with 40K because the games were exhausting and m…

I actually used to prefer at43 as they where pre paints - I still have the wooden spoon from the uk at43 at games expo from a few years back
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