Happy Sunday CoGs and OTTers! Best game ever was Mordheim. The theme, the miniatures, the rules and the setting was the perfect blend. There wasn’t a momment of that game that wasn’t stress and fun inducing. Even the post-game result ro9lls were tension filled. The best thing was released when you could have your warband from the same faction as your Warhammer army, your Warmaster army and your Man O’War fleet.

Gloomhaven: Crimson Scales. Hand management, spatial puzzles, and killing things.

I have to agree with Ben – overall, taking every gaming aspect into account, LOTR is overall the best gaming system.

I love ‘Kings of War’ and I will be starting a campaign early next year and an army project soon. I also agree that the rules are tight and streamlined, but if I am allowed to criticize KOW, I think that is also were its weakness lies. I always said that Warhammer was a skirmish game pretending to be a mass battle game – and Mordheim proved that point for me. KOW is a mass battle game but the way the game evolves looks like a skirmish game. At times (let’s say in the 3rd turn) if you take away… Read more »

Imperial Assault for me
That game has story, has competition, has Uber competition and pretty cool dice and movement mechanics
It’s also one of the few board games that you can buy that you get two fully fleshed out games for the price of one

My top 5 boardgames that I own are

1. Anachrony
2. Perseverance
3. Raiders of the North Sea
4. Barbarians the Invasion
5. Kemet

As for wargames,

1. Burrows and Badgers
2. Warhammer ECW
3. Hail Caesar
4. Pike and Shot
5. Warhammer Ancients

Happy Sunday!
For me, I would have to say WRG 6th Ed Ancients. I have never found another system that really does large scale ancient battles as well! Maybe it’s because this is where I started out in wargaming, but I still return to it now and then despite my now very tatty rulebook!
My second choice would be Spearhead for WW2, simple mechanics but an extremely challenging game!

I struggle with questions like this as there are so many factors to consider. My favourite game is a boardgame, Scythe as I really like a complex 4X engine-builder. As a gaming group we play Wingspan most frequently which has a similar engine-builder quality but you finish in under an hour. The best for gaming experience is SAGA, especially Age of Vikings which delivers interesting match-ups and some of the closest finishes I’ve had playing wargames. That said I find the rules are difficult to understand and I’m not sure we’ve ever actually played a whole game “properly”. Best overall… Read more »

I hate questions like this as I think it doesn’t exist, it changes for me as to what I am looking for at a specific moment.
Like Gerry, the game I have been playing longest is Warhammer Fantasy battles but I didn’t like every editions as much as an other.
The game I enjoy now the most is Infinity: Code One because I like the fast flow and aro system, plus I don’t need a lot of models either.

Hi XLBSers an COGz.

Almost Monday! 00:00 I haz coffee. 01:45 Pray away the Shay? oO 02:22 Do a Chez T-Shirt (the red and black one) but with Shay on it XD 04:36 Same Gerry, so much the same! 04:45 Maybe tumbleweed was the inspiration for tribbles? Quick! Someone ask the author! 06:45 Under pressure 07:40 Drugs! All drugs! 10:30 Clan wars?! 12:25 I helped! @brennon since you couldn’t win anything with Terrain Fest this was a way better option for you. Also your terrain was ready a month early and you could just sit and play while the rest was frantically painting! 13:15… Read more »

Anything is possible to family talk to each other.?

Ooh nice not a U carrier but pretty close John.

Man down man down Ben.

John go’s 1>1 scale hobying this week.

Afternoon all. Good question….. Commercial game has to be Battletech, have played it in various sports pretty much since middle 80’s. Its had highs, and kept me sane in some lows. Love the meta, the game , years of classic and now Alpha Strike. My other is my own grown set of rules which hasn’t been played for a bit based on the 50’s movie ‘Them’ with Giant Ants which was one featured in the sci-fi edition of Minataur wargames , and if I can ever find them morphed into my own set. ‘I have those B movie Blues’to include… Read more »

Windows on space ships that’s like rigging on sailing ship’s.?!?

It’s a Kelly’s hero’s Tiger.

It’s the boobies prizes.

The wagon driver named Fred Bell.?

Good interesting show guy’s.

Happy Sunday.
It’s always a tough question to answer. Space Hulk is up there for me as it’s a very neat asymmetrical system that creates a lot of tension and requires careful planning. It’s a game I have never owned and have only had a handful of games in the past but it’s left a lasting mark.

My current favourite games would probably be Five Leagues From The Borderlands for its pure story telling moments. You really get the sense of exploring a fantasy land and has a wide variety of tabletop options, including dungeons.

Happy Sunday, i agree with John, Bolt Action is my favourite game and for all the reasons that John gives. I just find it a pure joy from the kits to the modelling to the playing and the Warlord website and articles on BOLT ACTION.

Justin you could just get, the kings of war ratkin which are better and is also a great game

The first reaction when I saw the video title: Dropzone Commander (1st edition). So many things with it clicked: the scale, terrain building options, amazing models and fun but varied gameplay with great focus on combined armed. After watching the video, I would have to agree with John on Bolt Action. In last 10 years that’s the game I’ve played the most and much like John said, always had good time. I’ve seven (I think…) painted armies 28mm WW2 armies, two more in boxes waiting their turn. Suitably Hollywood rules for me, ridiculous amounts of great miniatures available and you… Read more »