[PrettyBoy]

Originally Posted by XAntoftheSkyX

Yeah the game takes a lot of learning to play. Usually people start off with the very basics, moving models, rolling dice and keeping a simple score for killing model units or being close to an area objective. Once that feels comfortable, more rules can be added on and larger armies can be used.

Games can be hosted in game stores that sell the models and hobby supplies like paint, tools, glue, etc. This can be just a friendly afternoon game between friends, or an organized event like a competitive tournament. But some of the large events would be held in hotels and organized by the community. This is a photo from one of my former local clubs in NJ, with two of my friends playing a game.

https://imgur.com/a/nljSF1D

As far as the art part of the hobby goes, I have seen it all. One of my friends does commission painting for armies, and his work is great, and others have difficulty coloring in the lines, as it were. Thankfully the distances we are from the models on the table are very forgiving for small mistakes. I generally don't care how someone's models are painted, my gripes are more for making sure the units and weapons are accurately shown and modeled so someone doesn't try to pull the wool over my eyes. Some people's joy is also more in rolling dice versus painting. I know until recently, that's where I was at.

This is a podcast episode with said painting friend. 3/4 of the guys on the episode used to be local to me when I lived in NJ, and they run the gamut from artist to coloring in the lines is hard.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Sn76R-oV9s

Yeah, I can see how the painting isn’t as important as the gameplay itself. Mine are for display only, so it’s imperative it has to look right. I’ve been doing figures since I was 19 so I’ve gotten pretty decent at it. I’ve seen some terrible dioramas and models, though.

What’s up with the detail not accurately showing the weapons? Isn’t that cheating? So the weapons the figures are holding count as points, too? All this time, I’m thinking it was about the size of the armies and weapons like the tanks the Imperial Guard has.

That’s a nice setup. When I get home from work, later on tonight I’ll check out that YouTube video.

Originally Posted by Phrozen Sands

Xant and PB’s response about their wives is exactly why I don’t have one. Too many rules. Women can be self-centered as hell Lol

Nah, not self-centered at all. My wife is remarkably tolerant, provided I respect her wishes. Second to Christ, nothing, including my cars, be it full sized or scaled down, could ever warrant more of my time, admiration, and devotion than my wife and kids. That’s a principle I uphold without question.

I think you should start by getting a real hobby first, because right now, knowing you search “back in the day” posts when you’re “bored”, your hobby is GreekChat. 😂