Re: SG2-What's it like?

Jalinth Kirkwood wrote:

>Although I've never played 40k I have seen a couple games at the local
game
>stores. I really hated the fact that the one player was able to charge
what
>was in effect a machine gun nest, and kill all the occupents in H-t-H
combat
>without losing anybody to the gunfire.

This is a phenomenon I see down at the local wargaming club, squads (in
40K 
games) starting off the game in nice straight lines in full view of the 
enemy, charging across the battlefield in tightly clustered groups (just

asking for a mortar round or grenade to be dropped in amongst them).

And before anyone asks, I do corrupt the purity of their rituals by 
sneaking in with OTHER GAMES, sure enough sooner or later some hapless
soul 
wonders over to see the 'strange game' and ask questions like;

Q; What's this epic?
A; No, it's a game of Dirtside.
Q; What's that? (pointing to something on the table)
A; It's cotton wool, representing a smoke screen laid by artillery
shells.
Q; What's it do?
A; It blocks line of sight, if you can't see you can't fire.
Q; Is it working?
A; You don't see my units blowing up do you? :)

or the best yet (last time I played Stargrunt)

Q; How much did the figures cost?
A; $2.75 each or $2.20 if you buy 10 or more. (there are no more
questions, 
the questioner is in shock)

Derek
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