Re: [GZG] Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi!

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t is the problem with GW games in general. There are really no widely
accepted alternatives. I would say, ask you friends if they mind you
using proxy figures. If they say yes, then you are golden. If they take
exception to that, then not much you can do.

-Eli

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From: "John Brewer" <jbrewer@webtv.net> 

Is there a CHEAPER version of WarHammer 40K?  I remember there was a
Napolionic Era game where the pieces are not painted minitures but long
cardboard counters representing unit battlelines.  Could there be a
series of cardboard counters that could used in place of the expensive
minitures?  
JBrewer@webtv.net  

"Always strive to be a good person.  If you can't do that, at least
strive to be someone other than an asshole."

From: emu2020@comcast.net
Sent: Wednesday, July 2, 2008 4:53 PM
To: gzg-l@vermouth.csua.berkeley.edu
Subject: Re: [GZG] Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi!

Do you have deep pockets and do you like to play against dogmatic
opponents who do not allow for freedom of choice or individual
creativity?

This may seem harsh but it does describe my experience with most of the
GW hobby. Your individual experiences may very. I used to love the games
until I "grew up". I have not played a Warhammer game in about fives
years and have only bought any of their stuff to use in other games.

I will avoid the usual arguements against GW and simply say that I could
not keep up with their constant rule/force changes which made my
previously official forces unofficial or completely invalidated whole
units.

The above being said, there is a huge fan base for GW games and plenty
of players. If you want a game that you can collect and play and always
have a fellow player around, GW is a good call. You will never be lonely
among their fold. They have a great retail presence, so you can always
find their stuff and if you are interested in leagues and tournaments
there is always one going on somewhere near you.

Make the choice yourself and play what you want to play.

-Eli

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From: Fred Kiesche <recursive_loop@yahoo.com> 
Some friends are trying to get me hooked on WarHamster 40K. I've heard
that the road to that game leads to financial ruin. Anybody recomend the
game?

F.P. Kiesche III
"Ah Mr. Gibbon, another damned, fat, square book. Always, scribble,
scribble, scribble, eh?" (The Duke of Gloucester, on being presented
with Volume 2 of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire.) Blogging at
TexasBestGrok!