The Weekender XLBS: Journeymaning It Elsewhere?
August 18, 2013 by brennon
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I gotta say, XLBS has got to be my favorite segment of BoW. This alone makes the backstage cost worth it. Let alone all the special deals and whatnot that backstage gives you. The laid back feel is just great, and every story about Savannah is beyond adorable. As for the journey man stuff, something easy to get out would be brackets or guidelines maybe so that people, whether in clubs or just large groups of friends, could kind of do their own little escalation thing. Just start going through system by system and think up a ‘journey man’s guide’… Read more »
Testify. I shall miss the BS if it goes on hiatus.
Yup. Me too
Yeah. I want to +1 this. I love XLBS, it’s always awesome to watch Monday morning (Australia). I’d love to start a journeyman thing for DZC here in Australia, now the boxed set has come out. I don’t have any experience with it (it’s not something that I’ve seen done in Australia before). So a guide, or even video guide on what it’s about and how to run one would be awesome. A “how to play” DZC would be awesome as well. You guys haven’t done on in the past have you, because I’ve tried searching your site for it.… Read more »
This might be a start for co-op games to look at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziL905aXGnE
Sorry for the blank post, but you tube links are blocked. A good start for looking for co-op games is to search for ‘Dice Tower Top 10 Cooperative Board Games’ on You Tube. Sometimes disagree with their recommendations. Happy Sunday
Great show, no kids myself but given me some great ideas for my wee nephew.
When I’m too busy and stressed to game then I often find painting to be relaxing. It tends to be the time when I’m most likely to paint.
My other half has no interest in gaming, which is probably a good thing as she aint half a sore loser lol.
I can’t stand games like Snakes & Ladders either. For much the same reason I can’t abide Talisman.
We’ve been running a Journeyman here at Titan in Stourbridge but we’ve had to adapt the format to two weeks per ‘week’ because of the way things have been set up. It is a LOT of fun and I wouldn’t have thought about getting into Warmachine without it.
I may be a little quick on the painting though! I’m currently on 15 points and looking to get on with some painting in the next ‘week’ – Battle Mechaniks for the win – .
A neat system indeed.
Ben
Careful Warren with those games in the woods, before you know it you’ll be wearing bits of old curtain while waving a latex sword about. Its the slippery slope to larping I tell ya… Just kidding, sounds great for your daughter, will really develop her imagination which we need even more in this day and age.
As a Father to be i am really loving your Ideas Warren its getting me thinking how i could get my little one into war gaming in the future. Thanks Guys
Warren mentioned something about looking more into how the industry makes models and things, and the kind of stuff that anyone can do at home in their kitchen or garage.
Well I do a lot of silicon molding and resin casting, where I make various terrain and scenery pieces, and it’s something I believe anyone can have a go at, so I’m looking forward to seeing what you come up with, and hopefully getting more people into this side of the hobby.
Anyway, Great show guys, cant wait for the next one.
Cool show guys 🙂
I got a young cousin into gaming years ago with 40K. Now he is more into gaming than I am and does a lot of RPGs. Not a parent myself so don’t know where I would start with a kid
Nice show,guys, thanks
Looking forward to some KoW coverage. It’s another game I’ve yet to play but I’ve heard it compared to Epic – i.e. customisation is minimal, so the emphasis is on tabletop generalship, rather than list-building.
Also I saw the mahoosive game they managed to play in 4 hours at Mantic’s open day. Very impressive!
About bloody time for some kings of war coverage.
By the way talisman isn’t just dice rolling. It’s deciding what equipment to carry, learning wha followers you want and how to rid your self of the others. Which stats to try and improve.
It will be nice to see some Kings of war stuff as besides you can use the figs for WH I have no idea how the game plays
Awesome show guys…great for the morning joe!
A great start to the morning. Cheers guys
Great show guys.
I have introduced my boys to wargaming – simple stuff to start with – the old Space Crusade; then quick play battletech etc. Now they play their own stuff. It all comes down to relationship and them not feeling that you are trying to get them into the hobby – just that you are having fun and spending time together. Conventions are good too, especially if the games masters are willing to work with children – my boys are enjoyed many a demo and other games at conventions. In the end they have to decide for themselves if they wish… Read more »
I’d definitely love to see more behind-the-scene stuff about the hobby, and chat’s with the games designers (love to see one with Andy Chambers!). I’ll be looking forward more to the Weekender and XLBS shows than the On The Table shows, since the news stuff is pretty much covered by the website itself, although it did open my eyes to some new games, and the one to avoid by Fantasy Flight Games. I still prefer the other shows though.
It’s still good stuff all round though! 🙂
Warren should license scooby doo adventures 🙂
Warren, there is a very finite and defined limit as to what you can do at the sink or on the kitchen table.
This is defined as Anrea’s Limitless Patience.
Great video guys.
I mentioned in a previous comments about the kids versions of games like Catan that are great for when they get to 4 or 5 , my two loved them , and now play the adult versions, I’ve never really pushed miniatures at them, rather leaving them to show interest by themselves, one has, one not so much, apart from X wing, seeing the blockade runner pics floating around the internet has been his weekend highlight.
Warren is an inspiration to Fathers and future fathers!! Keep it up!
Im looking forward to seeing what sorts of things I can make in the garage, nice.