Cult Of Games XLBS: When Should You “Quit” A Wargame?
May 3, 2026 by brennon
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Happy Sunday CoGs, OTTers and of course, Backstagers!
FEZ!
00:00 FEZ!
03:45 I don’t know what this is all about.
09:45 The box mirror trick. Off with his hands!
20:30 Kill ’em all!
22:00 Ewokkeybob drunk?!
28:35 But what happened to all the stuff from your room John? Did you do a Justin and threw away miniatures?!
35:50 BURNED BOOKS?! You monster! UGH!
43:30 Springtime much?
49:40 “Free rules” with G’Wullu?
57:50 Sell stuff? oO
1:04:00 4th edition.. 3rd is the word!
1:09:00 Head screwed on? Weird concept, will never catch on.
1:15:00 similar 27. Odd name 8)
Don’t burn books!
Good pick for Indie this week. Athena have some lovely stuff and are well scaled 28mm that fit with all the main manufacturers. I’ll be looking at them at the Legionary Show in Exeter on Saturday.
As a collector more than a gamer space is the limiting factor, so when I start running out I do a quick Marie Kondo and anything no longer sparking joy can go off the eBay. Almost everything sells and I’d rather feel good about passing something on to someone else who loves it rather than get as much for it as I’d like.
Happy Sunday
i stopped playing 40k a year ago and im in the process of selling my stuff, its stopped being fun, was fed up of the constant cycle of “new thing comes out, new thing is ridiculously strong, new thing gets nerfed” and so on and the fact the game is never balanced, to the point GW themselves even brag about it in their own articles, things like “how many dreadnoughts can this one random dude solo before they get killed) and its a model that costs 100-200 points and turns out it can take on 10+ dreadnoughts, stupid stuff like that.
The other reason as well though is that any game where you can get wiped out and lose before you even touch a model, isnt a game at all. Sure it can happen sometimes with a bit of luck/bad luck, but if it can happen frequently/reliably…its not a good game.
I started my “gaming life” with 1st edition D&D; I had the white box edition, and all the AD&D – up until high school, it was all I knew. Then I found other stuff to do.
In my third year of university, I joined the military, and micro armour was being used to sand table exercise various scenarios. I was hooked! I began collecting physical minis, but all micro armour.
Then, afterwards, I wandered into a book shop and found 2nd edition 40K. Hooked again. Some of my best memories are from that period until 3rd – the fun, the lack of seriousnous, non-competitive play. It was a GAME.
I also started Warhammer Fantasy 4th/5th edition around that time.
When I moved, twice, I found myself without my gaming crew, and the internet was new. I googled what I knew and found micro armour, again. I was alone in my fondness for it, though. Actually, I ended up painting for one of the main companies at that time. Which was kind of cool.
Then, I met some people, who knew a shop, that was looking to open a Warhammer section next to what their main business was. There began my club and full-on GW phase. I almost worked for GW at one point. (Thank god I didn’t; I have my retirement and pensions to thank for not turning a hobby into a life!).
Around the time I was going through my divorce I sold my collection. Everything. Took me about 18 months, at 100-150 eBay auctions a month, to liquidate. But I did it. Left with nothing. Gave away my paints and whatever I had left to a friend.
That was a dark period gaming wise, but I was also so focussed on other new hobbies: cycling, fitness, travel.
Skip a few years, I won’t say what happened, I am doing the GW thing again. Although it’s personal so far. I haven’t finished an army like I used to “in the day”.
11th edition is coming. Maybe I’ll play it if I have painted armies.
When I quit 40K I got rid of all my books and two Space Marine armies. I only kept the Tyranids because I could use them in other games. If I fall out with a game I tend to get rid of everything unless I can use the minis with another game.
Nice indie to feature. Athena Miniatures only just crossed my path last week with the news that they are going to be taking on the Samurai range from Steel Fist at some stage this month.