Re: [WABlist] Re: Those damned crazy fools!!!!!

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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