Cult Of Games XLBS: What Attracts You To A Tabletop Game?
August 20, 2023 by avernos
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Happy Sunday CoGs and OTTers!
It’s the XLBS SHow………Happy Sunday Fellow CoGs! This is turning into a “stay indoors and hobby in the AC” kind of weekend here in Central Kansas. Local temp readings from around town were reported at 109f and tomorrow is expected to hit 110f. I know my birthday celebration this weekend was supposed to be a “Hot time in the ol’town” but this is ridiculous. As far as the question of the day, “What Attracts you to a tabletop game”……. It is usually the minis first, the potential for terrain modeling a great board and last the subject matter. Rules sometimes… Read more »
With skirmish games it’s often the minis that tempt me… plus the perceived value of the box contents.
With an RPG it’s the setting and or art/layout of the rules. If the art, or layout look amateurish than I won’t buy it. Same principle with food… if it looks offputting you don’t want it.
I didn’t ghink we would start with looking at Ben’s wood slapped down on a table
He’s not called sexy & furious for nothing…
1. Happy Sunday! 2. Can we get Ben a community-awarded golden button for his golden demon army? I know the crew aren’t usually eligible, but that project is the epitome of golden buttonness!! Idea, execution, achievability – it’s just great. 3. What draws me to a game? All of what each of you said could draw me to a game in that any of those things could catch my eye and draw me in. But what would actually then make me invest in it? If I think hard about it then I think for me, it’s an IP that is… Read more »
Hah thanks for the vote
Happy Sunday OTTers.
It burns it burns.
Justin has a female to appease no remember guy’s.
It’s one of the Kardashian sisters asses?
I haven’t seen the show yet, but BEST cover image E-V-E-R-!
It did come together very well haha
If that was a cat the hole would be way closer @lloyd.
Start the clock ⏰
Yay Ben will be able to lift Thor’s hammer.
The traffic lights?
Death or glory pig’s.
? That’s Gerry coming out of the wax salon.? @avernos ??
They all look cracking Justin.
What attracts me to a game system is generally interesting game mechanics and creativity to create my own thing, either completely my own thing or within the setting if that is a setting I enjoy. Settings can be historical or a fictional world with a deep lore that I can really get along with. The amount of players in my area is also something that also matters, but since there are barely any wargamers near me, it is difficult to find anything but Warhammer. So I need to draw people in as well and if I can’t, just having something… Read more »
The soups on ? @dignity Lol.
They do that water act in the film Sahara? I think to the Germans.
Plastic crack dealer’s.
Gerry in Kindergarten II.
Valley of death.
Great topic today. For myself, I am primarily a rules focused gamer. I want to find something unique and engaging in a ruleset to capture my attention. Miniatures are gaming pieces and I can live with almost anything, and if a game system allows me to easily use basically anything then that is even better as I can use multiple miniatures in the many games which economizes hobby time significantly. Occasionally an IP or aesthetic is enough for me to play a game regardless e.g. anything Batman or Lovecraft, but this is definitely the exception rather than the rule. I… Read more »
King squirrel is the adlib master.
Meeple people.
Brilliant show guy’s.