I was looking for a pirated copy of WSS #78 so I could share the full text of Phil Dutré's excellent article, 'The irregular - It's the figures, stupid!'. While searching (and failing), I came across this gem posted on Big Andy's.
Always fun to encounter those with a healthy perspective on the range of possibilities our shared hobby offers beyond the tournament.
Back to Dutré's article, reading it reminds me of one of the most distrurbing trends I encountered while slogging around in the 40k scene: people building an army tooled-up for the current edition and then discarding it on eBay once it was no longer the 'it' army build. I understand the constraints of budget, especially with regard to obscenely overpriced GW product, but this practice occupies the same piteous place in my heart where I contemplate destitute unfortunates selling their blood to buy food.
I do believe that people for whom the miniatures are simply a means to an end are missing out on one of the greatest elements of our hobby.
And Andy, I'm with you, Sir. Wargaming without umpires is like drinking beer without beer.
Always fun to encounter those with a healthy perspective on the range of possibilities our shared hobby offers beyond the tournament.
Back to Dutré's article, reading it reminds me of one of the most distrurbing trends I encountered while slogging around in the 40k scene: people building an army tooled-up for the current edition and then discarding it on eBay once it was no longer the 'it' army build. I understand the constraints of budget, especially with regard to obscenely overpriced GW product, but this practice occupies the same piteous place in my heart where I contemplate destitute unfortunates selling their blood to buy food.
I do believe that people for whom the miniatures are simply a means to an end are missing out on one of the greatest elements of our hobby.
And Andy, I'm with you, Sir. Wargaming without umpires is like drinking beer without beer.
