What Is Your 2015 Gaming Resolution?
December 31, 2014 by brennon
It's that time of the year where we start to make a whole bunch of different promises to ourselves and other people about what we're going to do in the year ahead. As gamers we're going to vow to paint, build, play and explore plenty of interesting avenues of our hobby I'm sure and so we'd love to know what you think. To start things off, here are my resolutions...
Paint Your Stuff!
There is still a lot of stuff I haven't painted from 2014. I did really well during the Summer to get a lot of Warzone: Resurrection and SAGA stuff done but as the year came to a close I've stopped painted as much apart from single models.
So, with that in mind I'm going to resolve myself to painting what I have before I start buying too much more stuff! I have a lot of Lord of the Rings to paint (incidentally it's Gondorians as above!), especially small starter warbands, and also a massive pile of Dwarfs for Warhammer Fantasy that I was kindly given by a friend.
Try This Game!
There are a number of different games that I should try but never got round to in 2014. One of these is Malifaux. I haven played a few demo games and I enjoy the mechanics but never actually started playing it. I think this year I'm going to make sure I give it a go!
Branch Out!
As well as wargaming I think this year I'm going to focus in on buying more board games and card games. In our group this has usually fallen to one friend who is really into them but this time around I reckon I'd like to have some in my own collection. I have a handful of games already but there are a whole bunch that I'd like to pick up but just never did in 2014 like Dead of Winter. 2015 will be the year of a bigger board game collection!
What About You?
So that's me, but what about you? This is a quick look at what I've got to try and work through and there's more on the table as you can see! In terms of painting and hobby demyse has already let us know what he's doing (there's quite the mountain for him to work through!) but let us know below what games, models, and genres you're going to be looking at in 2015.
Get commenting!
To actually find some time and my mojo again to get some games in. Hopefully Sword and Spear will give me the Impetus I need
A few resolutions (that most likely will not be kept – but you have to have some goals!)
1. Paint the damn model mountain!
2. Play more games
3. Plan and finish the new games room (we are building a new house – the basement is ALL MINE Mwahahaha!
4. Get the son more involved
To each and all a Happy and prosperous New Year!!
I resolve to game lots, yet buy more games than I play, more minis than I use, and to paint nowhere near enough of them. I feel confident I can keep these resolutions.
Plenty of ideas and virtually no spare time for them, as usual… I must paint a Somali force to use against my italians in a modern scenario. I want to buy and paint a small british force for Warlord Games’ Blood on the Nile. I’m slowly and painfully working on a project for a Falklands War game using Force on Force, currently working on some Gripping Beast’s beautiful argentine infantry. I’d like to try In Her Majesty’s Name but I still lack boh the rules and the minis. That’s all 28mm stuff, but I also have a couple of tons… Read more »
Would love to see more Malifaux coverage on B.o.W. 🙂
I am going to try and get more of my figures painted – and hopefully play more games of WMHD’s and Malifaux.
My new years resolution is to visit more gaming conventions and tournaments.
Hmmm well as usual I would like not to buy minis before I finish painting the ones I have (impossible). I also would like to play BOLT Action and Warmachine this year plus finish my Skaven Army (impossible if the Skaven rumors are true).
I need to get over my stupid shyness, get out of the bloody house and GAME 🙂
This years gaming resolutions are
Paint as much of the grey army as possible
Paint the minis with the two D&D board games I have
Play more Bolt Action
Branch out and play Malifaux and Helldorado
To buy, paint and play the Skaven army I’ve been planning to build for the last 10+ years. Ohh and drink more Hobgoblin beer (should be able to achieve at least one of these).
I treat my Wargaming hobby just like everything else in life. I bite off far more than I can eat and just keep on chewing. There’s so much I want to do all the time. This coming year I’d like to revisit Musket and Tomahawks and finally get my British wilderness force off the ground. In Saga I want to do a couple of warbands for Crescent and cross and also get more people playing down at our local club. I want to get all my Carnevale figures painted ready for when I get all my kickstarter goodies as I… Read more »
I’d also like to get up to some Steampunkery 🙂
Well for one that I put lot of time and effort to my Infinity models. Other than that getting FoW project moving is rather no brainer.
1. Make a dent in my personal Mount Everest of plastic, resin and metal.
2. Play more board games and introduce more of them to my club.
3. Play more Warmahordes.
1. The same as every year. Buy less, paint more. I try this for about 10 years now. It stayed the same. Interessting enough: the ratio of buying/painting is quite stable. So when I buy more, I paint more (but of course not everything, I wouldn’t be a wargamer if I did this). So maybe I need to buy more… hm….
2. Try out Kings of War 2nd Ed.
3. More Pen & Paper RPGs. The Degenesis looks awesome.
Try to focus on just two or three games (maybe four) instead of everything as once. Paint up all the miniatures I have from various kickstarters and get playing.
I want to try to finally get my wargame out if possible. I’ve sculpted 2 of the 4 factions, but I’ve been held up cos I am waiting on recasts from Troll Forged for several months that I need to do the other two miniature ranges.
Like Dropzone Commander, I want to release 4 factions at the same time, so people get a good idea of the world – especially since there are no humans or anything that even walks on legs (everything floats) I think it’s even more important to see the “full picture” to help people understand it.
Build a new fantasy tabletop.
Find people.
Game.
-Game a lot more…I kinda took a break mid-2014. But I’ve been getting the itch again these past few months so I think it is time to play. -Focus on only two or three games…when I got back into minis in 2013 I must have tried over a dozen different games and bought at least a starter force for each of them. This year I plan on keeping my focus on Malifaux and Dark Age. If Bushido gets a resurgence with my gaming group I may jump back into that game. -Paint, paint, paint. I’m a slow painter so I’m… Read more »
Paint more than the 0 miniatures I painted this year.
Try and stop buying more miniatures (ha – as if)
Paint the model mountain. Branch out into dropzone commander. I have had my eye on this for a while. But like others- the model mountain is one big reason I don’t need to buy any more miniatures yet!
1. Paint what I want to keep and am actually going to play.
2. Sell off what I’m not likely to be playing.
2 is always so hard…
Well, sounds like we all have similar aims…. 1) Finish my incomplete painted figs for my Undead KoW army (those I already own-I don’t plan on buying more just yet). 2) Finish my small force of Mantic Dwarfs for KoW 3) Finish my Perry/Victrix/Warlord Napoleonic Brits 4) Finish my Perry/Victrix/Warlord Napoleonic French 5) Start a new force of semi historical humans for KoW Kingdoms of Men 6) Get set for the Mantic Dungeon Quest releases (not released until August or thereabouts, so plenty of time!) 7) Actually play some games instead of just painting figs then putting them on a… Read more »
Finally decide which infinity faction I really want , pint up some of the 200 15 mm models , get some decent 15 mm sci fi terrain , hide more models I buy from hasslefree from the purse strings and get to salute this year without 1/2 hr to go
Don’t buy anything else till I’ve finished all the stuff in boxes!!
For most people that means never buying another miniature again.
This year I have decided to get into Bolt Action for real. I got the rules and some army books last year so now I need to get the minis. I also want a North african board to go with the game. A larger project that you first think. And the second thing is that I have wanted to get into the whole hobby youtube experience and this year might be the year to do it. BoW have been such a big inspiration both in showing that it can be done but also in raising the quality of video and… Read more »