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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