Cult Of Games XLBS: When Did You First Get Into Tabletop Gaming?
October 16, 2022 by warzan
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Happy Sunday!
Like Gerry I had several starts to wargaming. As a child I’d been obsessed with soldiers and war. My dad would bring me history books with transfers that you would position the combatants which made you feel like you were telling the story. I’m pretty sure I had one for the 100 years War, Zulu Wars and crusades? There were also ‘project books’ at local news agents that were designed to help kids do school projects. They always had some activity or game at the back of them that I would play to death with my friends at school. I… Read more »
Happy sunday,
My 1st time watching the greatest movie ever made was when i was 20. it was life changing. nothing has been the same since.
Fyi, Nice name drop there Gerry
which one?
you know which one, only the greatest comedic duo ever to grace the sliver screen. you know of whom i speak
First miniature painting was in the early 80’s for AD&D. Probably a wizard that I still have… It’s not a good paint job.
The first war-game was Warhammer Fantasy Battles 2nd edition. I still have it and Ravening Hordes and I remember the games taking a very long time to play out.
I remember the 1st time I used a brass knuckle dual taco holder Jesus BP. Oh good times…. good times
When Warren started talking about conspiracy theories the look in John’s face was a picture. I imagine he was thinking, dear god how has my life ended up here listening to this nonsense……for the love of tanks get me out of here…..lol
Conspiracy theories fly in the face of everything I stand for, morally and logically. 🙂
@warzan Why you would use DnD for a Stranger Things RPG as you have the game Hunters Entertainment – KIDS ON BIKES https://www.huntersentertainment.com/ and if you want to go towards Harry Potter with KIDS ON BROOMS. Just did a quick search and found these – https://www.rprod.com/en/games/stranger-things
I’m not saying I got @avernos‘ reference, but “in Valen’s name!” 😉
And my first time? Well I’d been brought Heroquest & Space Crusade and then someone at school showed my a White Dwarf that had extra rules for Space Marine Terminators, Scouts, and missions & quests, which led to a trip to the local GW and my buying the OG Rogue Trader metal Terminator boxset.
First thing to say is that this topic is why I struggle to truck with the GW-bashing culture that seems to be the badge of honour for “serious” hobbyists. Yes I haven’t played a GW game in a while and am enjoying other things but, like most, when I think back to my early days, I light up like everyone else does when I remember the wow factor of discovering that this hobby was even a thing, and like most that was via GW. I want that experience for kids for generations to come. I don’t want them to miss… Read more »
Totally agree about the GW bashing thing, these days GW is a wargamer version of microsoft windows probably went to the same business school courses on selling them the same thing repeatedly… Anyway 35 years everyone forgets GW was the invovator, FASA, SPI, GDW, TSR were the big fish, optioning movie rights, getting there stuff made into TV series. Although might have been interesting if West End started there Star Wars line just a year earlier… Presenting a gold standard rulebook Hardcover and full colour throughout, new easy to paint 28mm scale en mass not just for a RPG. Without… Read more »
My first time was being given a tabletop sand box by my grandad, where you could sculpt the terrain. He taught me and my brother some very rudimentary rules. We would then use Airfix models and toy solders as our armies. This would mean WW2 Germans could go up against Napoleonic French. Then in 83 we moved and I met a friend who introduced both myself and brother to Warhammer and D&D. Later we started playing Blood Bowl and Car Wars. So my first actual rule set was Warhammer Fantasy 1st edition, which I still have. I was always drawn… Read more »
The first RPG I bought that wasn’t D&D was Bushido, set in Samurai Japan. If I remember rightly none of our characters had Japanese names because we couldn’t pronounce them properly. We were quite fortunate that the local city had two independent gaming stores that sold a wide variety of games and miniatures which meant we were never in the GW bubble as teenagers. We had access to a plethora of different systems and genres. Besides Warhammer we played a good mix of board games by Avalon Hill, several different RPGs that includes Traveller, Twilight 2000, Paranoia, Bushido and Judge… Read more »
Just spat me tea out @warzan, Queef? Queef. You need to look that up mate. I certainly hope @brennon doesn’t have one of those on his head ?????
It would be a nice costume for Halloween XD
OK Looked that up – That was not what I was expecting… OOPS!!!!
Another crusty old curmudgeon writes … I assembled Airfix kits from an early age. Proper glue bombs with wonky paint jobs. In 1983 I started secondary school and joined D&D club. We’d play a range of RPGs: Judge Dredd, MERP, WFRP, probably others as well as D&D. Through RPGs I found miniatures existed. I picked up and painted whatever I fancied that was in the shop, no pile of potential in those days, I just smashed em out. Alongside RPGs we expanded into other games: Car Wars, Blood Bowl (first edition: standees, there were maybe four metal minis for the… Read more »
Let the lunacy begin.
Release the Demigorgon.
John that Tallgeese looks ace, can’t wait to see what you do with the Zaku, love the mono-eye suits, can I see a 1/60 Kshatriya in your future build list?
Once you have a few kits built you could always have a bash at the Mechatop ruleset for some tabletop gunpla gaming http://www.mechatop.com/#SHOP
Or Gamma Wolves
I have a 1/100 Kshatriya and that was enough lol! The Zaku will maybe make an appearance on a weekender somewhere this side of 2122. 😉
Is that the two guy’s that got the Jack hammer thorough at them on a motorway.@warzan ?
I still have an use my Mecano screwdriver, Lol.
No Mecano has survived.
Dav-John I can’t let you do that John.?
A green light? @warzan
Happy Sunday. Three really good projects there, congratulations. A nice Babylon 5 reference there Gerry. I live near Newcastle and there are plenty of cats in my neighbourhood so it’s all fine here. My first time was Heroquest. I was already interested in fantasy, loved watching Knightmare on TV and when I heard there was a game out where you could go on adventure I pestered my parents. I think it was also at that time that I’d read the odd gamebook, starting with a Choose Your Own Adventure I got free with Wheetabix – Outlaws of Sherwood Forest. That… Read more »
Mega mazerunner.
Botwar v mechs.
Yes the virgin store in Glasgow was a massive money pit stop with CDs/DVDs T,s an games sections in the day.
Happy Sunday! My first time? Isn’t that a bit of a personal question? It actually happened when I was on guard duty at the Luftwaffe… in the late 90’s. That’s all you filthy lot need to know! 8) 01:30 Bearded stories 02:10 Can’t compute…. what is he talking about? 03:30 Wording… WORDING! @warzan 04:20 Still haven’t watched Stranger Things… and “It’s a blast in season 3” doesn’t really sell it XD 10:00 The monster mash *sings* 13:00 *disappointed grot and ork noises* @brennon 15:15 Not saying it’s aliens… but… aliens XD 16:45 Live shows with loonies? oO And mullets? 17:45… Read more »
Thanks for the golden button. My first gaming experience must be Fighting Fantasy but when I think back to the 80s playing crossbows and catapults using elastic band powered weapons to knock down little men was an early wargame for me. The first GW game I played was the Warlock of Firetop mountain board game because I knew the rules from the solo books. When I first went into a GW store I purchased the Judge Dredd companion and the long haired metal head who worked there at the time warned me it wasn’t a complete game but I didn’t… Read more »
Fab XLBS Guy’s.
I got into table top gaming through computer game’s like battle isle an C&C an GW from Space hulk & Heroquest, to 40K.