table top wargamers

[Shamal]

 I did a no-model setup, said "Now find my hidden Vindicare spotters" and let the off-table Basilisks and D-Cannons put his minis back in the box while he railed (quite rightly) "But there's literally no way for me to win and you didn't even bring an army!"

Cool ? but didn't you just mug yourself by not getting to play?

I assume you have to pay to go to the GW  and have a game?

 

[Rogerborg]

Cool ? but didn't you just mug yourself by not getting to play?

I assume you have to pay to go to the GW  and have a game?

No, they have retail shops that provide table space for playing their games as well as tournaments and even painting competitions (they flog super expensive paints and brushes as well).  It's a smart move, especially with the competition from those vidjya games the kids are into these days.

I should stress this is a 1990s anecdote, when some shops were still run by sweaty neckbeards who'd let you get away with shenanigans like no-mini setups (I was at least clutching and citing a purchased rulebook).

No chance these days, they have a "no sweaty neckbeard" policy, and their only goal is to flog starter sets and get people hooked on the plastic crack.

Fun aside, Henry Cavill (Superman) is a massive GW nerd.  He can probably just about afford it as well.  

https://www.instagram.com/p/B-39B5ShMWw/

Oh, please bear in mind that there are plenty of other systems and settings available (and you can play them for a lot less), it's just that Games Workshop are so dominant in the hobby now.

[UPDATE] Dammit, you've got me looking at the Glasgow and District Neckbeard Society now, I might drop by on Sunday and hang out with the other geezers. 

 

[Jaylordofwaargh]

If we are remenicing about the days of yor (or some shit) my quickest win in Warhammer Fantasy (before gw actually let the bad guys win, - it was grim in the past as well) was in my opponents first turn. They went first - his Vampire Counts vs my goblins & orcs, billy big bollocks lines up his large unit of black knights lead by The Count himself does shenanigins to get a charge off. He gets off put by my smile getting bigger and picking up dice.....release the shroomed up balls of death that were night goblin fanatics all somehow pile into the count killing him outright as the poor guy conceeds, didnt bring any necromancers. 

Good times. 

Picked up an Eldar force for modeling and painting purposes with thoughts of finding somewhere to play.

 

[Rogerborg]

night goblin fanatics all somehow pile into the count

Fun times (I used to have a goblin army back in the day too) but again illustrates the trick rules and wild randomness baked into so many GW products.  I mean, there's nothing wrong with that as long as you don't take it too seriously.  But with the prices they charge, and actual prize tournaments, it might be hard not to these days.

Oh, I went to the local neckbeard club, it was fairly varied.  I'm keeping that in the back pocket as a winter alternative to airsoft.

 

[lukeB]

I had a very large high elf army back in the day and medium space wolf and eldar 40k armies.

My dad used to paint them to a very high standard. 

He would get sick of mithril silver and space wolf grey, so I ended up with a number of blood bowl teams and necromunda gangs just so he had something different to paint.

I was never a big fan of actually playing warhammer or 40k though, Blood bowl was by far the best game.

I'm surprised people still play the table top given the costs these days, especially when you have some decent GW video games.  

 

[Rogerborg]

Blood bowl was by far the best game.

And is an actual game based on tactics rather than who can buy the most £30 figures made of pure cheesium.

I'm surprised people still play the table top given the costs these days, especially when you have some decent GW video games.  

From what I can determine from the 40K groups on Facebook, it's more about the collecting, painting and army building rather than the actual play.

 

[leadly]

I must have suffered a bump on the head at work because I was considering getting back into 40k. I used to play after school (shit.....22 years ago) for a while but then I found girls and just painted in secret ??

I thought it might make a nice winter hobby doing a bit of painting but I decided against it in the end. After adding up all the money I intended on spending on miniatures, paint and the time, I could get some pretty sweet pew pew things and just play the new Age of Empires 4 instead!!

My mate Dave still paints and has been featured in white dwarf a number of times over the past 20 years! He is good! ?

 

[MAX DICKER]

Wow, so I thought I'd wade in. I used to collect, paint and play 40k back in the early 90's... then, like has already been mentioned.... girls!!!

But recently I've started listening to the various black library audio books which has spurred me to getting back into painting. Yeah they're expensive,  but honestly... I don't think the hobby is any more or less affordable than in 1994.

I can't speak for what people have said regarding GW not allowing old models in tourneys so as to sell newer stuff. Sounds kinda dickish.

I do love the 40k universe and models and really enjoy painting. Doubt I'll ever play though.

 

[Tommikka]

but then I found girls

I don’t know this for sure, but there must be girls in 40k gaming.  I’ve seen them in fantasy gaming cosplay (not just the ones in an armoured bikini)

There are also girls in the gaming sections of comicons I’ve been too

….. and there are also girls in airsoft - I’ve seen them with my own eyes

 

[leadly]

I don’t know this for sure, but there must be girls in 40k gaming.  I’ve seen them in fantasy gaming cosplay (not just the ones in an armoured bikini)

There are also girls in the gaming sections of comicons I’ve been too

….. and there are also girls in airsoft - I’ve seen them with my own eyes

I was like 12 maybe 13 at the time (34 now) and my network of 40k stretched to about 3 or 4 other people. All of those male, a few being my mates and one being a teaching assistant who let us play magic the gathering with him at dinner and 40k once a week after school.

I'm not in anyway saying girls playing 40k was / is some kind of myth. I'm just stating that my desire to touch boobs was greater than my desire to play 40k ?

 

[Rogerborg]

I don't think the hobby is any more or less affordable than in 1994.

Back in the day (early 90s for me too) you could get away with substitutes (£10 for 50 "Space Rangers"), or kitbashing (an Airfix or Revell M113 serving as the base for a Rhino).

I can't speak for what people have said regarding GW not allowing old models in tourneys so as to sell newer stuff. Sounds kinda dickish.

From what I've seen, you'll be as welcome as a vampire in a church bringing anything not in the Codex-of-the-month into even a casual game in-store.

there must be girls in 40k gaming

Cosplay, sure, plenty of Tau weeb-girls and Sororitas thots, milfs and even gilfs.

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But the actual gaming, I've never seen or heard of one, anywhere, ever.   Given the absolute state of the Facebook 40K groups, which are mostly big-tiddy bondage perv memes, it's really not fem-friendly at all.  The Imperium of Man, indeed.

 

[Sneaky]

I have the imperial eagle patch and the amount of times other airsofters come upto me to salk about 40k is great!

I have been playing 40k since 1st, but mostly paint for my ever expanding Guard army (and some other imperial factions!).

When the other painters get together for some gaming, we do have a good laugh.

This is my paining and airsfot page.

https://www.instagram.com/silentsmoke13/?hl=en-gb

Will take some photos of the guard army at some point.

 

[Rogerborg]

some other imperial factions!

Everybody loves bolter bitches.  

 

[Sneaky]

Everybody loves bolter bitches.  

I went off space marines for years after reading the Heresy series.  Took a while for me to come round to having a a very small marine force.

This is the extent of my collection, mostly imperial guard. I have recently got into Flames of War.

The Emperor Protects!

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[MAX DICKER]

I went off space marines for years after reading the Heresy series.  Took a while for me to come round to having a a very small marine force.

This is the extent of my collection, mostly imperial guard. I have recently got into Flames of War.

The Emperor Protects!

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That's an awesome collection. I've been back into painting models for less than 2 years and am so slow. Got half a dozen Astartes, a Noise Marine and an imperial Knight painted. Currently painting a Keeper of secrets. I'd love to paint up an army like you have but I need to get better, faster and more consistent

 

[Sneaky]

That's an awesome collection. I've been back into painting models for less than 2 years and am so slow. Got half a dozen Astartes, a Noise Marine and an imperial Knight painted. Currently painting a Keeper of secrets. I'd love to paint up an army like you have but I need to get better, faster and more consistent

Thanks man. I have been collecting for over 30 years now. Just take your time painting and enjoy it. I’m more of a painter than a gamer, but slowly playing more games now. Checkout my page on Instagram: silentsmoke13 or on Facebook “silentsmoke’s forces of the imperium”

 

[MAX DICKER]

Thanks man. I have been collecting for over 30 years now. Just take your time painting and enjoy it. I’m more of a painter than a gamer, but slowly playing more games now. Checkout my page on Instagram: silentsmoke13 or on Facebook “silentsmoke’s forces of the imperium”

Ah unfortunately I don't have either Facebook or Instagram accounts, but from what I can see before I'm instructed to sign in/sign up looks great.

 

[Rogerborg]

I don't have either Facebook or Instagram accounts

But... but how do strangers tell you what to think, do, and buy? ?

 

[MAX DICKER]

But... but how do strangers tell you what to think, do, and buy? ?

I've got a missus for that ?

 

[Albiscuit]

I have got back into painting minis since the first lockdownnd have been enjoying getting back into the hobby. I was a huge GW nerd as an early teenager and yeah it has changed SO much. The number of editions and rule revisions is staggering, the cost of minis went to a ridiculous place and although still very expensive for what they are GW are doing a good job of making box sets to make it affordable and also there are smaller scale skimish games (think 40k or warhammer but with 1 squad vs 1 squad rather than armies).

And there is a huge interest for early edition games and models with some original models selling for stupid money. I cry at the amount of stuff my mum must have chucked out when I moved out and what its now worth on ebay and the sales channels.

Also lots and lots of companies making and people 3d printing proxy models means getting into the hobby now can be cheap as anything. I know people who have printed whole armies for next to nothing and only needed to buy the rulebook to play.

Yeah GW frown upon proxies and making your own and the true neckbeards will always grumble about this but its the same in airsoft with the geardos and cryebabies. But I play a few of the smaller skirmish games at a gaming cafe and almost every single table/game when I am there has a proxy or homemade printed model on each table when I look around. Playing in GW stores is a thing of the past now as most of the shops have closed.