Inside Tabletop - What is the current state of the Wargaming Industry? (With Adam Loper)

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Ай бұрын

It's a big question! Today I'm joined by Tabletop Minions Uncle Atom for a rare day where we actually get to sit down and have a long talk about our experiences navigating and interacting with the industry. What does Tabletop look like right now? Where might it be going? Let's find out!
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@mylesbuck1961 Ай бұрын

This collaboration is the equivalent of the time Dillon met Dutch in Predator; a more powerful duo hasn't been seen since then.

@danielmiller1826 Ай бұрын

Which is which?

@Smittumi Ай бұрын

What's the matter, Adam, Games Workship got you pushing too many movement trays?

@danielmiller1826 29 күн бұрын

@@Smittumi LOL

@ClaudiosCollection 28 күн бұрын

Couldn't agree more!!

@Riley-uy5pe Ай бұрын

the tabletop dad levels are off the charts here

@brenthartman502 29 күн бұрын

I represent this :)

@ericfarrington366 Ай бұрын

"People who love to play in worlds" vs. "playing in your own world" really resonated with me. Perhaps that is why I love to play "Dead" games and/or just make my own.

@metalman895 Ай бұрын

Absolutely! I love marvel but I’m not super interested in playing a tactical combat between established heroes. But if you gave me the tools to play out superhero stories that may or may not include marvel heroes I’d be super excited!

@dannyslag Ай бұрын

I know a lot of people in their 20s who love the 40k lore and would want to play, but when you have a student loan payment larger than a mortgage and a doctor visit costs you $400 out of pocket due to the private insurance scam, and wages are down 30% from the prior generation, and GW minis now cost more than their equivalent weight in silver, there's no way.

@bigmuthatrukka Ай бұрын

Perhaps people should look at historical wargaming. The figures and path to entry are way less, the Lore (we call it history) it's far more brutal than anything GW can dream up and actually happened. For the past 5000 plus years mankind has been murdering each other over land, resources, power, control and sometimes just because.

@PRAISE_HASHUT 29 күн бұрын

Time to move to the U.K., get some free healthcare and spend the money you save on one of our biggest industries - GW!!! Haha

@liberalhyena9760 28 күн бұрын

In the interest of transparency, you should add that the potential immigrant to the UK will likely have to spend upwards of a year in uncomfortable temporary accommodation while their application is assessed and may end up being extradited to A Commonwealth country (and probably not their first choice). They will, of course, be free to spend as much of their capital on GW product in the meantime, while being prevented from earning a living.

@PRAISE_HASHUT 28 күн бұрын

@@liberalhyena9760 haha, yes there is indeed that. I work with asylum seekers and the whole system is some 40k level batshit bureaucracy.

@sirrathersplendid4825 28 күн бұрын

$400 for a visit to the doctor? 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫

@jamesmaas7244 Ай бұрын

I'm in my own KZfaq haven. So cool to see two together ❤️

@Sammo212 Ай бұрын

Adam’s conversational voice is so much deeper than his edited videos for his channel :D

@TheWhizzard Ай бұрын

Probably a podcast setting for the audio processing wich boosts the lower end of your voice for easier/more pleasant listening. Although it could just be his voice is shot lol

@cynthiamiller586 Ай бұрын

You are absolutely right about how players of miniatures agnostic games seem to want guidance on what miniatures they "should" use. Even though in my company's game, Urban Manhunt, you can create your own hunters, we still have people asking if they could use such-and-such miniature.

@cory7328 Ай бұрын

My favorite two old guys of war gaming.

@RozzCraft Ай бұрын

Hey, 25yo here that jumped in at 20 in 2019. My LGS had just heard GW changed from a minimum order to a minimum stock, and jumped in to try to nurture a Kill Team 2018 community. They got their demo box assembled and I dipped my toes with a box of Orc Boys. Then Warcry happened. They popped an original box to demo with, and the system was so smooth and models characterful I fell in love. It wasn't long after I had a better job that let me spend more, diving deeper but still leaning on the store's terrain and cards. During its life cycle, I eventually bought all 3 big boxes of WarCry 1.0 because my LGS provided a low-cost gateway experience, the initial box's value was undeniable, and a collection was obtainable. I have since fallen off of Warcry since it's become laden with what feels like big box churn. To tie it back in, as Ash is saying, there isn't an achievable, momentous product in the line anymore. I can't say "if you want into the hobby and are uncertain if you'll love it, this will at least be a weird board game you can break out every now and again with enough varied terrain you never need more." What's replaced them is Kill Team's junk piles and barricades Starter Set, Crypt of Blood's fences and 2 walls, then the ghosts of Big Boxes past in the 2 Bands + 1 Piece of Terrain sets. Nothing GW produces, save maybe Blood Bowl S2, look like a real game, let alone a real battle. For Warcry, while they look rad, the Gnarloaks were a mistake because of how much real estate they took up on sprue and how fiddly they were to assemble, which has led to where the game sits now. As long as GW is still leading as the face with the product formats they are, it's gonna be a hard sell to get folks in who can't put up the change and don't have folks aroud who can support what they lack. PS. This year was also my first Adepticon. Saw you in the distance Thursday but didn't have my vest I wanted to collect autographs on at the time. Cursed when I saw I missed ya. XD

@manofaction1807 Ай бұрын

Warcry is the new Mordhiem. The greatest game GW has made this decade, but abuses like a government mule.

@darnokx9277 Ай бұрын

I wanted this to be a thing for a long time - now it finally happened. AND I NEED MOAR OF IT!

@sidewinder3694 Ай бұрын

Really enjoy the perspectives from two OG's in the scene, many lucid points by both of you. would dig for you guys to do a state of the industry talk every few months or so if feasible

@JRufu Ай бұрын

This is such a great conversation. I wish these guys had more content together.

@brians4016 Ай бұрын

We need the both of you to do more shows/streams together - two greats of the indie game scene coming together. Your energy with each is just fantastic!

@12neef Ай бұрын

Awwww bleep! My two favorite content creators!! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾🤩

@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel Ай бұрын

I know, this is absolutely brilliant.

@AlexAttemptsTabletop Ай бұрын

I see you have good taste 😜 👏

@jgodwin17 Ай бұрын

Great conversation from two of the best in the gaming community. I think you hit the nail on the head when you mentioned how hard it is for new people to get into the hobby. I am part of a huge Alpha Strike community in the Twin Cities metro, and at our store alone we have had 4 new players in the last few months who had attempted to get into the hobby through GW to find that their starter set was only a fraction of what they needed to play, and after trying the game with just the starter set they found it lacking. They all ended up up gravitating to Alpha Strike after talking to various people because the buy in to try it WITH A FULL ARMY is 70 dollar starter box. We essentially play a format where we play 250 points per scenario, which you select from a 350 point total list. You can build a complete 350 with the boxed set. If you want to change it up all you need to buy are a couple blisters of vehicles, maybe a stand or two of Battle Armor, and maybe another box of mechs. All that you can get for around 50-65 USD. Wish more of the games out there had a more accessible way to get started for new people. I really like that Catalyst and a lot of the smaller Indy games (the Relicblade starter springs to mind as a really well done one) are making true starter sets for new players, it’s just a shame that more loca stores don’t give Indy games a chance.

@jgodwin17 Ай бұрын

Also super excited to see what the new Snarling Badger game is!

@AlxParrish Ай бұрын

Battletech is the future! Alpha Strike is the future! Wolfnet 350 is it!

@jgodwin17 Ай бұрын

@@AlxParrish for sure! It's really easy to get into, you can play competitively, casually, or narratively just as easily, and the Wolfnet 350 community is fantastic and welcoming. I've made so many friends through it that I do stuff with beyond Battletech.

@televiper11 Ай бұрын

Glad Battletech is having a big resurgence

@explody7836 Ай бұрын

I think a lot of the age stuff you're noticing is just the way the economy has played out for younger generations. I'm very fortunate that my wife and I could afford a house, but when we were renting, we kind of based out lives on the assumption that we might have to move in a year. I'm not getting into a hobby with build-in storage and workspace requirements if I'm going to have to pick up and move in a few months. I'm certainly not getting into something at GW's price point at that stage. Even though I've been able to afford to get into the hobby now, I still can't fly out to Adepticon. I can barely afford to take the time off at this point, much less drop the money on a flight, hotel, and pass -- and if I'm spending that kind of money, I'm spending it on something my wife and kids will enjoy, too.

@AnarchicGoose Ай бұрын

Listening to the talk about being 'overfed' and the churn in armies is interesting. Dave Sirlin is a game designer who wrote a fascinating book about competitive play experiences and how the core of a good competitive game is that the rules don't change - or at least don't change quickly - so that players have the opportunity to develop mastery. All tabletop wargames evolve over time which prevents that to some extent, but I feel like Games Workshop products in particular suffer from trying to chase a competitive playerbase for a game which is fundamentally antagonistic to a truly competitive mindset.

@GuerrillaMiniatureGames Ай бұрын

Sirlin’s books are great. Excellent design reads even though they’re video game oriented it mostly translates experientially.

@sentaijustice9207 Ай бұрын

The depressing part about this is that GW (and other game companies) keep being pushed by a part of that competitive playerbase that is very vocal on the internet about how a game must be balanced and updated as fast and often as possible. I came to wish for the games I play not to be updated before a couple years, like the time of old GW. Pun intended with The Old World project now, but I genuinely came to wish game designers pause for a longer time on that trend.

@Anarcho_slimer Ай бұрын

I've been thinking about this a lot recently. Sixth edition Warhammer is considered one of gws greatest hits, there is a huge amount of nostalgia for that time and those rules and it's interesting that sixth edition lasted six years. from gws position they considered this period stagnant, they didn't feel they were moving enough product, they felt they were in trouble, so this is probably where the crystallised 3 or 4 year game lifecycle came from. But that "stagnancy" led to a golden age for wargamers where metas developed naturally rather than being essentially being pushed down from above every 3 months. I don't know the best way to handle the introduction of new rules or rebalances into a games ecosystem, but I think at this point it's fair to say gws current method isn't good.

@sentaijustice9207 Ай бұрын

@@Anarcho_slimer I honestly think the competitive scene is eventually going to kill the game, like they did in Warmachine / Horde or even with Guild Ball. Indies definitely aren't immune to that phenomenon, we can also see that in Mantic Games' Kings of War where the push for competitive scene and need for "balance" is taking more and more time from game designers. Corvus Belli and Para Bellum too. And when you try to talk about that on social medias, more often than not, people advocating that balance is the only thing that matters for being "a good game" are definitely more vocal than the others - and try to silence other voices by saying they're "in the minority". It's really a vicious cycle, IMHO. That's why I totally understand Ash when he said he hopes competitive scene will not be taking over The Old World - and sadly, what I see on my TOW group, that move is already trying to happen from old Warhammer Battle tournament players.

@ClockworkAnomaly Ай бұрын

@@sentaijustice9207 As a game designer myself, I would say you want 10-15 years. Let games be generational, as opposed to episodic. Add new stuff rather than changing rules. Be more thoughtful about the rules in the first place, or tell people to stop caring about the rules and give them better ways to play stories instead. The current "Objectives with points" based games really don't do stories well at all. It all feels so empty of meaning. Yet Campaigns are near impossible to get going. We need something different on that front for sure. I think the reason people push more changes faster is the search for the solution to this emptiness. Perhaps something similar to the lifepath roller on some RPGs, but for battles, whereby you get a detailed (not 3 step, like : mission/layout/submission, but rather "Army A is [low on supplies] due to [dire wolves] but must [attack]. Army B [Has an incompetent commander] who [says we must counter charge rather than holding the defenses]." This is a much better and more "living" way to set up the standard "Meeting Engagement" whereby you now now what is happening and why to some degree, and so you can actually have a narrative game at the table without needing a gamemaster with 10 hrs on hand to plan it.

@ClaudiosCollection 28 күн бұрын

Such a blessing and treat to see Adam on your show, Ash. Love both of your channels, and this was such a great conversation between two legends of the industry! Cheers!

@danielmiller1826 Ай бұрын

Great discussion. There's another aspect to miniature agnostic. Like you go into a shop, buy a bunch of GW miniatures you like, Buy the rulebook and start reading the rules. Realise the models you like and want to paint suck for actually playing the game. So I think it is nice to de-couple the hobby side from the gaming side somewhat, while still keeping some WYSIWYG.

@coreysullivan422 Ай бұрын

on the topic of licensed games: I developed Mobile Arms to be the quintessential "Armored Core" experience on the tabletop. We developed it and BSS ran the backroom to fund it in 2023, and about a month and a half before Adepticon... the tabletop rights for Armored Core 6 went up for grabs. I'm excited to build out an original setting, but it's always interesting to think about the possibility if we had held off development by 6 months.

@timothyyoung2962 Ай бұрын

What got my son into miniature games was my Heroscape game and all the miniatures I had collected for it. That was a great game. Preprinted minis, cool geomorphic, stackable game board pieces, nice terrain, character cards, and simple rules with some dicey goodness. Him and I played the hell out of that game. From there, he got into This Is Not A Test, and then 40k. Now we play Stargrave, Reign In Hell, Space Weirdos, and The Doomed, to name a few we love. Still have Heroscape, and we crack it open now and then just to play it like when he was 7. It's still a fun game.

@itsallfunandgames723 Ай бұрын

I didn't realize Uncle Atom got into the hobby at a later age, but I went to most of the US Games Days in Baltimore through the 90s, and I can say first hand that a very large proportion of the attendees were young people. A large number were teenagers, let alone 20-somethings. For there to be hardly any young people at these conventions hanging around GW's booths, is crazy sounding.

@BeastWreck Ай бұрын

My 13 year old son has gotten HEAVILY into Warhammer over the past two years, and we both went to Adepticon for the first time this year. He loved it, and it seemed to further solidify his interest in the hobby. We didn’t see many other young folk there, though. He’s even hesitant to try and get his friends into the hobby because he realizes how expensive it is and he doesn’t want to saddle them with that money drain. 😅

@gideongallant1185 Ай бұрын

If he's interested in 3D printing there's that option. And it will teach him new skills along the way to collecting a Warhammer army Alternatively your son could start with Kill Team or Stargrave or the like. Something with a low model count so it would be easier to get friends into the game or to just have multiple forces

@glennguimond1323 Ай бұрын

You’re right about the age of people playing and going to conventions. I think that Atom is right, it’s money. Prices, at least in the USA, have increased while salaries have remained static.

@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel Ай бұрын

That is one thing I’m working towards, having a storefront and gaming area with 3D printers in the back to sell my terrain, terrain from other designer and print on order for local players.

@M.Melnick Ай бұрын

Super happy when this appears on my feed! I really enjoy the videos both of you do. Thanks for doing this together, it's like a crossover episode.

@MidnightSkyGames Ай бұрын

This discussion about the industry and bringing business and money into this thing to keep it alive was enlightening and eye- opening for a guy looking to leave the grind and go into games industry full- time. You guys are great!

@grimskald Ай бұрын

The exhaustion and product churn is real

@misomiso8228 Ай бұрын

23:51 thing is a lot of young people just have no money now. Warhammer and miniatures are so expensive as a hobby that it's just not viable anymore. Crafts as a hobby generally are expensive next to the digital. Also video games are now SO GOOD at scratching the competitive 'high math' turn based itch. A lot of the people who WOULD have gone into the hobby now just stay in video games. Not only do you have great Indie's like Slay the Spire and Into the Breach, but also the Big Boys like Team Fight Tactics. 28:49 an Irony about starter sets, is that the older sets may have had simple models that all looked the same, BUT that meant you got a lot of them and got to practise! Some of those warcry models are bonkers! Starter set with simple models please GW!!

@AlxParrish Ай бұрын

The thermals are fucking fantastic. Good shoutout. Also Battletech fucking rocks.

@n3dstark Ай бұрын

When you talk about yourselves as veterans of the scene, with underappreciated wisdom, I'm reminded of one of my favourite Horus Heresy characters, Iacton Qruze, 'The Half Heard' who was, like your good selves, just awesome.

@gerunding Ай бұрын

Adam's mention of The Thermals makes me understand him as an artist completely now.

@Bobyoudontneeemyname Ай бұрын

Right? Great band.

@johnweibel1128 Ай бұрын

I played GW. 40k, WFB, WHFRP, Blood Bowl, Space Hulk, back in the day. When i got married, tried to keep up. Couldn't. When I got back into the hobby I consciously came back to Historicals. Focusing primarily on WW2. Now have Black Seas, Victory at Sea, and multiple rule sets to choose from. When you get older, you realize trying to keep up is dumb. My figures are good forever. That means the only FOMO I am susceptible to are rule sets. And that's far less money then 1000 pt armies.

@knoxhobbylife Ай бұрын

This collaboration is such a breath of fresh air. Hearing from two individuals that I respect greatly for their bravery and honesty in content creation and advocating for this wonderful hobby.

@vocenoctum2046 Ай бұрын

You mentioned the improvement in the mini's for Conquest, it's because they switched to Archon Studios (in Poland) making their stuff. Very good quality.

@catherinedalzell3183 6 күн бұрын

I would love to see Conquest do well. I love the minis, it's not GW and it's not licensed.

@stephenoshea3471 Ай бұрын

This was one of the most intelligent, well-informed and insightful conversations about the hobby I've heard. Great video. Please consider a podcast with both of you

@kennethp1423 27 күн бұрын

Awesome combo of leaders in the industry

@piotrjeske4599 Ай бұрын

I know one thing . In the 90s the hobby was SUPER expensive (our parents nade 100-150$ per month), yet we still played. Games grew, stuff changed , more games and game companies came. What l noticed now , all across my country, is that there are no kids, no teens. Gamers are mid 30s , early 40s. It is a miracle to find a 20y old. I have no idea, how the hobby is going to look here in 10 years, never mind 20.

@beatjunky101 Ай бұрын

My two OG youtube sources when I got back into the hobby...love it 😎

@djtoddpharris9565 Ай бұрын

It is a red letter day! Ash and Uncle Atom on the same show, awesome!

@mikemartell365 Ай бұрын

My two favorite KZfaqrs in one place! Awesome 🤘🏼🔥🔥🤘🏼

@aaroncrisp4690 Ай бұрын

That's one big reason I love Malifaux so much. Just pick a boss box and your ready. It's very simple to build your force compared to bigger game like warhammer

@matthewkimber4513 Ай бұрын

After years of AoS I've just got into Malifaux and I'm loving it. Though I've gone a bit crazy buying different crews!

@marcusanderson2157 Ай бұрын

Where do you think Malifaux sits in miniature gaming world? I use to be big in my area but has dropped off a lot

@aaroncrisp4690 Ай бұрын

@@matthewkimber4513 me too. I have a goal set of focusing on the bayou. I'm gonna try and collect the whole faction over time

@crann777 Ай бұрын

@@marcusanderson2157Malifaux is perpetually that "in between" game that people pick up toward the end of an edition of their main game when they need something new, and it immediately suffers a quick death as soon as a new edition of said main game releases. It took Warmachine and Guild Ball's market niche in that regard.

@artistpoet5253 22 күн бұрын

I think it was very generous of Adam to sit for this video.

@danielhall5554 Ай бұрын

Great talk. This is definitely the content I need. I guess after being a store owner you never leave the industry mindset.

@TommyG_love 27 күн бұрын

Awesome chat guys. Loved the analysis of the industry.

@tbcross117 Ай бұрын

This would be a great weekly podcast

@rDunfee Ай бұрын

Two of my favorite folks in the tabletop space having a chat. Couldn't ask for a better video

@krzysztofmathews738 Ай бұрын

This is a great conversation. Really glad to hear your insights and observations.

@davidkimball5222 15 күн бұрын

Another interesting discussion. Here in the UK we just had UK Games Expo which takes up 3 halls of a huge exhibition centre. Lots of retailers and manufacturers large and small. Super cool. What was interesting was that GW did not exhibit at all. Last year they had a big stand and ran demo games of 40k 10th edition which was due out several weeks later. This year, despite the imminent launch of 4th edition AOS and even though there was no Warhammer Fest this year, nada. Thought that was very interesting... Also, half the star wars stand was given over to demos of a new card game (? I'm not card player). And Battle Tech was getting a lot of love...

@lukagarma674 Ай бұрын

You two are some of my top 10 personalities to listen to on my commute or during painting. This video was dynamite. I'd love to see (hear? lol) more y'all chatting about anything tabletop!

@bassistcz 17 күн бұрын

Two of my all time favourite hobby heroes chatting. Solid gold, love the video, love this series.

@Dun_Grizzly Ай бұрын

Imagine this being a regular. Maybe just like... once a month. These two titans with an occasional third guest person. Doing a deep dive "we were soldiers" talk. Daaaaaaaaamn.

@ryanstephens5972 28 күн бұрын

My first wargame was One Page Rules' Grimdark Future. Very simple to learn and you dont need to drop hundreds on minis. Then, this last year (age 32) I got into Battletech. And just now am getting into Fallout Wasteland Warfare

@frederickrose3967 Ай бұрын

don't normally get into these long form streams but this was good. I'm a lifer gamer Grognard and have been at it for 40 years. Your discussion rings true.

@jonathandavis4819 Ай бұрын

Awesome episode. Love seeing you guys talk about a space you love.

@AF-kj2zl Ай бұрын

I enjoy hearing your thoughts and the interesting people you have on. I love this format you're doing!

@jakec5550 28 күн бұрын

This was a very cool discussion! It's great to see two of my favorite tabletop youtubers have discussions like this. Maybe next time you could play something that you both play. (Maybe Ash can show Uncle Atom the wonders of Infinity, or not it's cool) But, I hope this is the first of many meetings between you guys. This was fun.

@eringrider Ай бұрын

This was an amazing conversation to hear really enjoyed it.

@Mikey__R Ай бұрын

The problem is, pocket money doesn't buy you any Warhammer, at all. If you're a teenager, you might get one squad for your birthday, or one vehicle for Christmas, and that's it. You can't grow a collection that way. GW price rises combined with the increases in cost of living, and almost unaffordable housing, both sides of the Atlantic, are shutting out younger players financially dependent on their parents, and slightly older players working two jobs and just about able to cover their rent. Warhammer is really for guys like me, in their 40s with a decent amount of discretionary budget each month; but even we're moving onto other games like KoW, Malifaux and Infinity. Warhammer is exhausting.

@nathanmcgowan5198 Ай бұрын

Very interesting conversation about wargaming and the companies. You made a comment about the midsized companies and although it doesn't look like they're in the fantasy and Sci-Fi space they do exist in the Historical space. I don't know if Warlord are Large or Mid sized but companies like Perry Miniatures and Victrix are both sitting rather comfortably in that space and for with multiple ranges without being all things to all men. Maybe that is because people like me who got into 40K 5 years ago and hit that point in our hobby lives where we want to try New things and new games do move across to add historical games into our gaming rotation.

@Deabru3 Ай бұрын

AMAZING VIDEO! My two favourite wargame youtubers together at last!! it is a delight to see you talking, you share very similar perspective and passion of this hobby. It would be great to see a video like this every month. Ash vs Adam! Guerrilla Minions

@gabrielwannes9220 Ай бұрын

This is like a marvel crossover with DC. I love it!

@wookieerage66 Ай бұрын

this is such a great video. i've been in the hobby 20 years, but i still love listening to stories from our hobby elders like ash and uncle adam

@thedisgruntledorc Ай бұрын

Two of my favorite content creators in one place!

@mattgroditski3547 Ай бұрын

Gooooooooo!!!! This will be legendary

@crazyvolucris Ай бұрын

Love this format. Thanks a lot for this cool content 🙏🏻🙌🏻🤘🏻

@mypipeaccount6575 5 күн бұрын

Got me at 54:00. We just started an FLGS that is intimately intertwined with 3D Printing, both in FDM and Resin.

@jasoncrutchfield1443 Ай бұрын

This was great content and a great temperature of our hobby great job and thanks to both of you for making this happen.

@leew6537 Ай бұрын

All out war is still for me was a brilliant starter set. They even undersold it by not mentioning that a paper playmat came with it.

@BwfVid Ай бұрын

Great discussion guys! I agree with a lot of what you all were talking about.

@HoovesofDoom Ай бұрын

Throughly enjoyable. Thank you

@cynthiamiller586 Ай бұрын

Best KZfaq crossover EVER!

@tmorton42 Ай бұрын

That is such a good discussion. And parallels my entry very closely. I started with xwing (prepainted!), tried runewars minis, couldnt get a game and got "squatted". Then said:"self, what is the biggest faction of the biggest game?" Ultramrines, 40k..so that's where I went. Pretty indie/skirmish gamer now with our little group, but really, to a newbie, 40k is the elephant to this day.

@microforgeminis Ай бұрын

Loved this episode although you guys missed the best game from GW that is a licensed product - middle earth SBG. It’s the best game that GW produces and largely because it sits outside of their aggressive release schedule. The game is balanced and fun and works well in narrative and competitive modes

@DukeTodd100 Ай бұрын

Very good conversation. Two of my favorite personalities. Should do a battle report together for example Last Days.

@rollandc.1368 24 күн бұрын

Having ran a ttrpg/wargame club for ~3 years in college, having graduated a couple years ago - people loved 40k but no one could afford it. We just played OPR and printed minis because a printer was cheaper and the OPR army builder website was fantastic. Another factor was Critical Role / Dimension20 got people into ttrpgs. There wasn't anything like that for wargaming. Everyone played ttrpgs, about 1/10 played wargames. Some of my earliest memories are my dad playing Dawn of War and he loved reading the Horus Heresy books but if it wasn't for him would I ever had found it?

@finnianjoyce-velez8079 12 күн бұрын

On behalf of the college age crowd, skipped this year because of life and money but the last 2 years I’ve left class on Wednesday/thursday afternoon and drove a couple hours out for adepticon. Don’t know how many people this represents but definitely met a few groups in their 20s. The guys who are doing mordheim and the grim dark stuff stand out, a bunch of guys in their late 20s pushing their art and the style movement. Had a great chat with them, everyone was super kind and passionate. Had the vibe of a punk show/merch table

@thevuntzer Ай бұрын

two of my favorite content creators. awesome chat.

@Havok448 Ай бұрын

Another great episode!

@jester7028 Ай бұрын

Holy crap awesome!! Also first :-)

@JoeyJoJoJoestarJuniorShabadoo Ай бұрын

I'm not gonna lie, years ago for a little while I thought you two were the same person with multiple youtube channels.

@GuerrillaMiniatureGames Ай бұрын

You’re not alone

@Kevin.Mitchell Ай бұрын

@@GuerrillaMiniatureGames Technically, we've still not seen them both in the same shot... that could have been anyone's left hand.

@tomwisniewski8988 Ай бұрын

@@Kevin.Mitchell It's Jay's hand.

@TheBjarkow Ай бұрын

Notice, they are never in the same shot together. Coincidence???

@darnokx9277 Ай бұрын

@@TheBjarkow The magic of video editing is a pathway to things some would consider to be unnatural.

@MrGodzillafan801 Ай бұрын

Loved the episode. I will say that where MTG and 40k will be played just about everywhere, the indie agnostics are the compilation punk albumns. Very reasonably priced, you get good content, and you can skip or replay the tracks you want.

@c0ntag10n Ай бұрын

I really enjoyed this!

@matthewf20 Ай бұрын

Our "one thing" that we landed on recently was just to stick to One Page Rules, sometimes Fantasy, sometimes Skirmish but just more fun than the treadmill of AoS.

@agrayday7816 Ай бұрын

awesome! my people!

@grimskald Ай бұрын

This was a great conversation

@johnhe0414 Ай бұрын

This is going to be good!

@philiphale2785 Ай бұрын

UK wargames shows are usually well balanced with families (typically father son, but not restricted to this this) as well as the older types (which sadly im slipping in to!).

@PRAISE_HASHUT 29 күн бұрын

Agree, tend to see a lot of kids in GW shops, Warhammer world and element games as well. Plus lots of families playing at our local club, in some tourneys like AoS and Blood Bowl.

@iampetewyse Ай бұрын

Starter set topic... I would add Mantic's "The Walking Dead: All Out War". Everything you needed in the box, a good price point, and a well known IP.

@PRAISE_HASHUT 29 күн бұрын

Blood Bowl is another good shout (any edition), or the LoTR SBG, or even the recent Warhammer ToW release.

@iampetewyse 29 күн бұрын

@@PRAISE_HASHUT GW isn't what I would call affordable :-)

@grendelb3298 Ай бұрын

Great video! Have you guys noticed that Total War Warhammer 3 is getting better release vs play schedule than the models and tabletop games? I can actually play Old World in the video game, but I can’t play my factions on tabletop.

@MichaelKloepfer68 Ай бұрын

I played MTG in the 90s and that was what made me crazy is that by the time I built the current cards to a point of playability they changed the arc

@toogreytogame Ай бұрын

I was at Salute in London this year and there was a good spread of age groups from kids to oldies, and this is an expo which is traditionally historical focused. It's more a general wargaming expo now but no GW. I found it really encouraging and want to take my young daughter next year.

@aaronbormet3804 Ай бұрын

The Battletech Simulators were at Navy Pier in Chicago back in the day. The play experience was luke warm for me. I ended up walking and walking and walking at the fringes of the map and barely got to fight. Very much the player's ability in my case. I remember not being impressed with the graphics. Anyhow, great memories with friends (I think six of us ended up heading up there)!

@Sonintendy Ай бұрын

Dave and Busters in Schaumburg is where I remember playing them as well. For some reason the gameplay clicked well for me and I walked away with a high score while everyone else was frustrated with how slow it was. Lol

@BartoszDebski 23 күн бұрын

Great chat, must agree with pretty much everything said.

@NiftyVT2 Ай бұрын

I remember going to the Baltimore Games Days. One year my Aunt drove my friend in I (we were around 12ish) and the lady at check in said "oh! It's so nice that your grandma brought you!" Yep, we are still getting jokes out of that 25+ years later! Sad that you didn't see younger folks at the con.