Personally for me I moved on over a year ago and picked up CoE, a good
successor game to WAB. I might pick up W&C too. The writing has been
on the wall for some time, and I didn't feel inclined to support a
system that the publisher's didn't want...
Damon.
On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 11:50 PM, The Geek <helpgeek63@gmail.com> wrote:
> Darn that Ralph. Next he'll have cats playing with dogs.....
>
> On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 11:44 PM, Peter <fitterpete1@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> **
>>
>>
>> Well Ralph can post about Great War and Strange Aeons without catching any
>> flak now.(:
>>
>>
>> --- In WABlist@yahoogroups.com, The Geek <helpgeek63@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > Mark
>> >
>> > Time will tell. Right now I'm looking at CoE and W&C. Either way I'm sure
>> > a decision will be made, we'll march forward with it, have as much fun,
>> if
>> > not more, and listen to Gil lament about WAB 1.5 and how WAB 2.0 ruined
>> the
>> > world as we know it (just kidding Gil)....
>> >
>> > When a door closes, a window opens. Maybe we'll enjoy one of those
>> > rulesets more than WAB! But more importantly, we'll still gather at the
>> > cons and enjoy each other's company.
>> >
>> > Kind regards
>> >
>> > Russ
>> >
>> > On Sat, May 26, 2012 at 5:22 PM, <daeriynn@...> wrote:
>> >
>> > > **
>>
>> > >
>> > >
>> > >
>> > > I liked WAB a lot - it was relatively easy to learn rule-wise, and I
>> > > was one that liked the special rules for each army as they gave each
>> > > army a flavor. I do not enjoy the chess-like DBA style, to me WAB was
>> > > more like playing with toy soldiers and imagining history. However,
>> > > the best part of playing WAB was the wonderful community. I never
>> > > would have played in a tournament in the past, I am NOT at all a
>> > > 'tourney player' as they are thought of. However, the WAB tourney was
>> > > great, it was a group of friends getting together to play history
>> > > together while talking history, wargames and life. The WABlist to me
>> > > was similar. To me WAB was Gil & Mike, Ralph, Adrian, Rob, John B
>> > > (whose book got me into a period I never thought I would enjoy), Don
>> > > Effinger and his son, Ray, Igor, Don M and all the other who regularly
>> > > beat me on the gaming table - and all the others on the list who
>> > > interested me in various and sundry topics. Maybe I didn't post much,
>> > > but I listened.
>> > >
>> > > Unfortunately with the way WAB2.0 was handled, the community began to
>> > > splinter. With this WHW closing it will splinter more. We have
>> > > multiple options as a community, causing more of a fracturing.
>> > > Perhaps this is the way of things, but it is a sad thing.
>> > >
>> > > So I guess the question is, will this community close up its doors?
>> > >
>> > > I know for myself, I will still play WAB in whatever incarnation others
>> > > play and hope to be playing it at least monthly at the new group
>> > > forming at Huzzah Hobbies in Ashburn VA. But I also want to learn
>> > > another game because I just don't feel new people will want to pick up
>> > > what is essentially a dead rule set.
>> > >
>> > > So the questions are, for me:
>> > > - What WAB evolutionary game (I'd assume W&C or CoE) better gives the
>> > > feel of WAB 1.5 and its 'flavored' armies? Which do you think will
>> > > survive?
>> > > - What is the WAB tourney group going to be playing the future? Or
>> > > will the group as we know it cease to exist?
>> > >
>> > > Anyway, thats my two cents. I dont think I am going the Hail Caesar
>> > > route, but I am not sure where to put my time and resources in, CoE or
>> > > W&C.
>> > >
>> > > Mark Pino
>> > >
>> > >
>> >
>> >
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>> >
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