What's everyone playing these days - other than GW games?

[Myrmidon]

Hello RGMW (or whoever's left of RGMW)

I see a few are still here. So, what are you doing in the way of gaming these days? I have long since stopped playing 40K back when 5th edition came out(and really need to Ebay a lot of my old crap). These days I'm running a campaign of the Mutant: Year Zero RPG, and playing a ton of board games, as well as a few PC games.

Myr -the outtakes blog is still alive- midon

https://rgmw.blogspot.com/

[Seamus]

On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 1:56:46 PM EST Myrmidon <naginata21

@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello RGMW (or whoever's left of RGMW)
>
> I see a few are still here. So, what are you doing in the way of
> gaming these days? I have long since stopped playing 40K back when
> 5th edition came out(and really need to Ebay a lot of my old crap).
> These days I'm running a campaign of the Mutant: Year Zero RPG, and
> playing a ton of board games, as well as a few PC games.

I'm still collecting British and German armies for Konflikt '47 (with a
small Soviet group), and I've collected minis for Black Powder and Clash of
Kings.

I've been bitten by the nostalgia bug when Steve Jackson Games dropped
their Kickstarter for OGRE Miniatures, so I've been painting up some
Paneuropean and Combine armor units, and completed a Mk III Ogre.

I still do 40K minis on occasion, but haven't played since after 5th
Edition dropped; I'm still partial to 4th Ed (with 2nd Ed rules for
grenades and twin-linked weapons).

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[Glassboy]

On Friday, 15 February 2019 07:56:46 UTC+13, Myrmidon wrote:
> I see a few are still here. So, what are you doing in the way of gaming these days? I have long since stopped playing 40K back when 5th edition came out(and really need to Ebay a lot of my old crap). These days I'm running a campaign of the Mutant: Year Zero RPG, and playing a ton of board games, as well as a few PC games.

Well child #4 has taken up a lot of time but mostly Board Games, Dragon Rampant and D&D 5e. But I do have 2.5 Gates of Antares armies.

> Myr -the outtakes blog is still alive- midon

Bugger me, I'd actually forgotten about that.

[Kane Andable]

On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 11:56:46 AM UTC-7, Myrmidon wrote:
> Hello RGMW (or whoever's left of RGMW)

Not much as I'm waiting for my son to visit to play most of the games we like. My wife keeps saying she wants to play Dreadfleet as I pitched it to her as "Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Mans Chest", but we have trouble setting aside the time.

[Keghan Rodhe]

I am finishing my very first Nagash army (800 point) to play with my
wife (she is painting a 800 points demonettes army) and a couple of
friends that also are start collecting WH AoS

[Insane Ranter]

On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 1:56:46 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:
> Hello RGMW (or whoever's left of RGMW)

I got into Flames of War and Team Yankee.

Dug through the boxes of GW stuff and couldn't decide to try out AoS or not. Me being me I'd have to rebase them on round bases or I'd not be happy. Also not sure I'd want to play with older looking models either. Might do Skirmish or Path of Glory.

Killteam was interesting but not sure I want to do that either. Though digging out some Squat mini's and making something with them had me onto something.

Considered just staying historicals and doing something American Civil War, "Saga", or even "By fire and Sword"

[Tim Albers]

Am 14.02.2019 um 19:56 schrieb Myrmidon:
> So, what are you doing in the way of gaming these days?

Well aside from obviously playing video games I do enjoy Star Wars:
Legion a lot with the occasional game of Blood Bowl or more often board
games like Doom, King Domino and such games.

I started a hobby blog too... some very long time ago.
https://www.warmonger.de

I'm still tempted starting with Fallout: Wasteland Warfare or the new
Battletech boxes...

I'm not dead yet! I'm feeling better!

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All your squigs are belongz to me!
[TAG] Fairy & [POLL]-Enforcer
http://blog.der-boese-metaller.de

[jaga...@gmail.com]

Holy shit! Twenty years later and this group still exists?!? What the hell...

Justin Gaskins

[Insane Ranter]

On Friday, April 26, 2019 at 7:50:25 PM UTC-4, jaga...@gmail.com wrote:
> Holy shit! Twenty years later and this group still exists?!? What the hell...
>
> Justin Gaskins

Can't hold us down!!! Long live the Squats!!

[Glassboy]

On Saturday, 27 April 2019 11:50:25 UTC+12, jaga...@gmail.com wrote:
> Holy shit! Twenty years later and this group still exists?!? What the hell...

Are you out of the closet yet? :-)

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

Like living in Royston Vasey :- You'll never leave !

(Royston Vasey is a fictional village in the BBC program "The League of Gentlemen", the above comes from the welcome to the village sign ).

Dave
[Rgmw]largie

[Desert Lurker]

On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 1:56:46 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:

D&D and 40K. Kill team was a great gateway drug!
Playing the game calle Hobby shop owner. The pay is terrible!
Joe

[Erik Setzer]

On Thursday, February 14, 2019 at 1:56:46 PM UTC-5, Myrmidon wrote:

I host a weekly D&D session at my home for a few friends (that I'd met at the local GW store). I don't DM, we've got a guy who enjoys it and is good at it. Wrapped up a campaign earlier in the year, longest one I've ever been in. And now we're into another.

I've also been building up a collection of board and card games to play with folks. We've broken them out when some people couldn't make it for D&D (kids, Navy duty, stuff like that). My coworkers also seem to like the idea of "game days" so I might host some of those in the future.

I got some of the Star Wars miniatures games, but don't know many people who play them, so they mostly sit on the shelf. At least the Armada ships (and the CR-90 for X-Wing, which was a Christmas gift from a friend) look cool on display.

I've got a crapload of GW figures to paint (and a lot to assemble, especially as I inherited whatever didn't get destroyed to fire when my dad passed), but I don't really play the games. Too many of the newer players at the local GW want to play "hardcore" with beatstick lists rather than just have fun with fluff-based lists. Boring. GW's increasing prices don't help, and I don't want to deal with some jackass trying to tell me I can't use my old school Obliterators just because GW keeps making the models larger and more expensive. If I have a classic Abaddon somewhere, I'd use it over paying $60 for a model I'd have to fix in places (like the fur cloak, because their stupid CAD design is shit for fur and hair). The rules for the games aren't too bad, it's just that most of the players are meh and everything's getting expensive. The smaller scale stuff like Warhammer Underworlds isn't bad, though.

I should take some time to check the Outtakes, should be good for a laugh when I'm stressed. I probably have most of them saved in a file, but that doesn't bring out the same kind of nostalgia reading it online does.

- Erik

[Erik Setzer]

On Friday, April 26, 2019 at 7:50:25 PM UTC-4, jaga...@gmail.com wrote:

> Holy shit! Twenty years later and this group still exists?!? What the hell...
>
> Justin Gaskins

Better forum than 99.9(repeating)% of the Internet. Even with bouts of homopyronecrobestiality, there's still more interesting conversation and civility here than a lot of the Internet. It's sad to see reddit kind of taking the place of Usenet, because reddit's an absolute cesspool in places.

Also, nostalgia's a hell of a drug (maybe not as much as LSD, but certainly safer).

- Erik

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

The trouble with nostalgia is it's not the same as it used to be !

Dave
[Rgmw]largie

[Insane Ranter]

Can't decide AoS or Kill Team. Kinda leaning towards kill team. D&D would be cool if I could find a good group.

[Desert Lurker]

Kill Team!! Kill team Elites comes out this week so you can have your 2 man custoded kill team! (still no squats tho)

[Erik Setzer]

On Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 10:17:01 PM UTC-4, Insane Ranter wrote:

> Can't decide AoS or Kill Team. Kinda leaning towards kill team. D&D would be cool if I could find a good group.

I found a D&D group through playing GW games. All the people I've played D&D with over the past few years were folks I first played 40K and WFB with. Heck, even had the GW store's non-manager employee playing for a while, but it was hard for him to show up to our Saturday sessions since he had to close down the store.

Good luck finding a group, man. It's a blast when you find a good one.

- Erik

[Desert Lurker]

On Thursday, May 9, 2019 at 10:17:01 PM UTC-4, Insane Ranter wrote:

Run your own group. Host it at my store.

[Insane Ranter]

Ugh.. then I'd have to create my own world and story. All dwarves! err Squats!!!

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

Just to necro an old thread, I've started playing "Tanks!" The gale force 9 introduction to flames of war. It's ludicrously simple but I can actually get a game in at work during my lunch break meaning it is actually getting played :-) The fact I can use my old 15mms WW2 as well makes it quite cheap.

Cheers

Dave
[Rgmw]largie

[Tim Albers]

Am 04.11.2019 um 19:36 schrieb rgmw.l...@googlemail.com:
> Just to necro an old thread, I've started playing "Tanks!" The gale force 9 introduction to flames of war. It's ludicrously simple but I can actually get a game in at work during my lunch break meaning it is actually getting played :-) The fact I can use my old 15mms WW2 as well makes it quite cheap.

Summon the dead!

I've picked up TANKS! too a while ago just to paint the panther pink. To
annoy someone with it XD Details seen here:

https://www.warmonger.de/project-pink-panther/

And I caved in and bought the new'ish Battletech Beginners Box. Is fun
too but takes "a bit longer" to play. Not as long as an 800 points Star
Wars: Legion game mind you.

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SunDancer
All your squigs are belongz to me!
[TAG] Fairy & [POLL]-Enforcer

https://blog.der-boese-metaller.de

[Blackheart]

I'm only doing GW stuff. Lot of 40K. Some AOS. Little bit of Necromunda and Bloodbowl

[Insane Ranter]

On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 12:41:46 AM UTC-5, Tim Albers wrote:

> Am 04.11.2019 um 19:36 schrieb rgmw.l...@googlemail.com:
> > Just to necro an old thread, I've started playing "Tanks!" The gale force 9 introduction to flames of war. It's ludicrously simple but I can actually get a game in at work during my lunch break meaning it is actually getting played :-) The fact I can use my old 15mms WW2 as well makes it quite cheap.
> Summon the dead!
>
> I've picked up TANKS! too a while ago just to paint the panther pink. To
> annoy someone with it XD Details seen here:
>
> https://www.warmonger.de/project-pink-panther/
>
> And I caved in and bought the new'ish Battletech Beginners Box. Is fun
> too but takes "a bit longer" to play. Not as long as an 800 points Star
> Wars: Legion game mind you.
>

Thought about Battletech just not sure I want to go down that route again.

Jumped into Flames of War/Team Yankee and then Walking Dead All Out War.

Went back to school... So no time here to do much of anything. Thankful done in May.

[Tim Albers]

Am 17.11.2019 um 05:07 schrieb Insane Ranter:
> Thought about Battletech just not sure I want to go down that route again.

The beginner box is only 20 USD.... and has two mechs.... could two more
minis hurt? ;)

[Insane Ranter]

On Monday, November 18, 2019 at 2:07:56 AM UTC-5, Tim Albers wrote:
> Am 17.11.2019 um 05:07 schrieb Insane Ranter:
> > Thought about Battletech just not sure I want to go down that route again.
>
> The beginner box is only 20 USD.... and has two mechs.... could two more
> minis hurt? ;)
>

Two will turn into thousands!!

[Tim Albers]

Am 23.11.2019 um 06:39 schrieb Insane Ranter:
> Two will turn into thousands!!

Not if you keep them away from water.... and don't feed them after
Midnight...

[Insane Ranter]

On Monday, November 25, 2019 at 12:19:23 AM UTC-5, Tim Albers wrote:
> Am 23.11.2019 um 06:39 schrieb Insane Ranter:
> > Two will turn into thousands!!
>
> Not if you keep them away from water.... and don't feed them after
> Midnight...
>

Right now I'm so itching to get Marvel Crisis Protocol!!!!

[Blackheart]

It's ok. Not bad. Not great. But decent. The (very) expensive box game doesn't come with the full rules and you can only get them by downloading a pdf right now.

[Insane Ranter]

No worries there. Got a good printer!

[Desert Lurker]

On Saturday, December 28, 2019 at 10:45:31 AM UTC-5, Blackheart wrote:

Sadly, full rules is not the FFG way.

[rgmw.l...@googlemail.com]

Not sure if counts as non-GW or not but I've just picked up a copy of "Talisman Revised 4th Edition" from a shop clearance for the princely sum of £26GBP which is about $33 USD.

Very happy.... and trying to avoid getting sucked into the expansions !

Cheers

Dave
[rgmw]largie

[Blackheart]

I think that counts. I haven't played anything for months since lockdown started.

The Oldhammer group I'm in kinda wants to get together on July 4th weekend for gaming but I'm not sure if I'll go. I'm really leaning in to the whole "social distance" thing.

They also want to try Oathmark as a stand-in for WFB 3rd.

[Glassboy]

On Sunday, 14 June 2020 11:02:10 UTC+12, Blackheart wrote:
>
> They also want to try Oathmark as a stand-in for WFB 3rd.

I suspect Oathmark will be a very disappointing WFB 3e stand in, but Rick Priestly's Warlords of Erewhon is fun, and has a constantly updated selection of army lists https://thisgaminglife.uk/ .

The system is so flexible I've converted my Saga armies over in both historical and fantasy variants.

[Blackheart]

thank you! I'll check that out.