Never played competitive. Always play with (against?) friends. Winning is nice, but having fun is more important.

I’m completly on board with @grantinvanman and @jeffersonpowers here.

@limburger of course you can play any game any way you want but that wasn’t the point. the point is: what is your jam?

Side thought: if you buy a game that is designed competitive but you change rules so you can play more fluffy and casual (or vice versa): is it still the same…[Read more]

@jeffersonpowers

“I would place myself as casual with a dash of narrative. The reasons I like to play games are having fun with my friends, and immersing myself in a world, idea, or even just the mechanisms and structures of a well-designed set of rules.”

This is where I stand/sit; I like non-competitive at all cost games and tournaments. I l…[Read more]

every game is miniature agnostic.
every game is a narrative game
every game can be a tournament game
it’s all about perception and how the community responds.

Good rules aren’t things that are strictly for tournaments. Claiming that only tournaments need them is false and makes narrative games feel like a way for companies to cheap out on the…[Read more]

I would place myself as casual with a dash of narrative. The reasons I like to play games are having fun with my friends, and immersing myself in a world, idea, or even just the mechanisms and structures of a well-designed set of rules.

@limburger so far, 11e has been underwhelming. More like a 10.1 – not even a 10.5 midway mark. Models are bland. Theming is bland. Terrain is bland.

Definitely oriented at the tourney players, the lifeblood of GW these days it seems – for example, 500 players at the big Tacoma, WA, tourney for the competitive side; 100 players on the narrative…[Read more]

Surely no one can finish these kinds of solo rpg books without cheating, can they ?

No.  That’s why we all cheat 😀  I used to play them a lot when they first came out as I was a teenager and very much a member of the target audience.  I tried every possible technique and there isn’t any way to get through a book without dying if you play fo…[Read more]