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[Schwuk]

trevor at haven.demon.co.uk said:
> First of all the armies go on the table, the gamers are suposed to
> sit around on chairs. Secondly Wargame rules are idecipherable in
> any accent. I have had the joy of figuring out wargame rules.
> Perhaps that glazed expresion was due less to your accent and more
> to the neo-gobledygook of rules systems like WRG 6th.  Of course
> if you did make them sit on the terrain then that wouldn't have helped.

My brief experience of wargaming (and my occasional forays into Games
Workshop) has given me the impression that a) no-one fully understands the
rules (except for the one scary kid who knows *everything*) and b) more
time is spent arguing about the interpretation of the rules than actual
gaming.

Because of this, I prefer RPGs to Wargaming, and the computer based ones
to the pen-and-paper (anyone who has played Neverwinter Nights will
understand this). Admittedly the preference for computer based RPGs is due
to the lack of a decent RPG group anymore.

When I do get involved with wargaming, it's generally of the simpler
variety (Space Hulk being my favourite).

Cheers,
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Schwuk