Wahammer & 40K Tabletop

[1orion2many]

I know nothing on the newer rules as i haven't played for a while. Went to the place I normally game at to say hello to a few friends and watch a game under the new rules, not sure if I like them or not but I'll play a couple of games to decide. I normally like 2000 point games as it allows me to get a nice variety of troop and tank choices onto the board. The only other tabletop game I have thought about playing has been Warmachine which I have mentioned before but it just doesn't have any real following over here that I have come across, not that I've looked to hard.

[Lord_Zed]

2000 points is a big game, lots of troops on the board.

Overall the new rules for 40k are an improvement over the previous version, some things are better some are worse. They seem to want to tilt is so +3 armour save armies aren't the be all of the game.

The hard part with the smaller games is finding a group of gamers who play the game/ or creating your own one. I have to say these days I get more fun from the smaller games as I get to paint a greater variety of troops. it's a double edged sword though as small games can just up and dissapear, or become big games driven by corporate shareholders at the cost of the game. Much like 40k. Years back games desginer Andy Chambers wanted to completey re-write 40K, but there's no way it will ever happen now there to entrenched in the current system, an overhaul would cost way to much.

If your investigating if there are any Warmachine players in your area, try Wargammerau.com. There are a lot of annoying ruleslawyers on that forum, but it is usefull for finding other players.