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How many of us are wargamers?

Started by Gronan of Simmerya, April 19, 2014, 06:05:31 PM

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#135
May 08, 2014, 03:26:12 AM
Quote from: Old Geezer;743650Just what it says on the tin.

"Wargamer" for the sake of discussion is anything from Diplomacy to Risk to Stratego to Avalon Hill to SPI to any of a myriad of miniatures wargames.

By "Wargamer" let's assume I mean "played more than once or twice and like them," just for the sake of discussion.

I have some hypotheses about "unstated expectations," you see.

(No, I don't thing wargamers are more "macho."  A bunch of pudgy guys pushing little tanks around a ping pong table is about as far from "macho" as you can get and still have Y chromosomes involved.)
I will try any wargame, and there are many I like.
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#136
May 08, 2014, 11:23:28 AM
Quote from: Benoist;743982It's dangerous to play games. You might end up losing once in a while (or a lot, if you suck at it).
Inconceivable!
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Gronan of Simmerya

#137
May 08, 2014, 11:32:31 AM
Quote from: RPGPundit;747141That seems potentially possible, as a theory.  I don't know just how influential it is in practice.  I mean, that's a bit like saying that if you're a wargamer who also likes RPGs you might think of your chits as real people...

March 2013 at GaryCon V, I played in a WW2 miniatures game where my personal force consisted of one T34/76 tank.  I was "Tail End Ivan" in the platoon.

My platoon leader came under fire and buttoned up.  Being Russian tanks, we had no radio.  My platoon leader and #2 came under fire from behind a woods on the right.

At a point like that, the line between "What would standard Soviet doctrine tell my tank commander at this point" and "What does my character do" is very, very porous indeed.
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#138
May 08, 2014, 12:00:54 PM
Quote from: Benoist;743982It's dangerous to play games. You might end up losing once in a while (or a lot, if you suck at it).

Not if you flip the table in a rage before the other guy wins.

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#139
May 08, 2014, 04:12:38 PM
Quote from: Old Geezer;747769At a point like that, the line between "What would standard Soviet doctrine tell my tank commander at this point" and "What does my character do" is very, very porous indeed.

I begin to see where you are getting at...
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#140
May 09, 2014, 10:43:45 PM
I used to play a lot of Axis & Allies and similar games. No time now. I did get to play Dust the board game. That was pretty cool with mech units.
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