tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958364585989848319.post5327654385158333547..comments2023-08-20T03:39:15.314-07:00Comments on Oldhammer Melbourne: A very old WFB 3rd edition article you may find interestingFirthy 74http://www.blogger.com/profile/17104155948966037030noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958364585989848319.post-63175216769038553582015-01-31T08:12:12.517-08:002015-01-31T08:12:12.517-08:00Great post - and that article is a great catch - I...Great post - and that article is a great catch - I'm so glad you shared it.<br />I found one line in the article truly remarkable: When describing one tournement game, it reads "Every turn, every move, every phase, every action was argued over." <br />Urg. As Nathan said above, my idea of fun is not like that. If you enjoy that sort of procedural wrangling, sue your neighbour in Small Claims Court. matthewjksullivanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08126108200355039621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958364585989848319.post-6977857359318854532015-01-31T06:54:01.678-08:002015-01-31T06:54:01.678-08:00I see nothing wrong per se with blackpowder weapon...I see nothing wrong per se with blackpowder weapons being devastating - they generally were (thinking of the Portugesue in Africa for example). <br /><br />It's also interesting that the "World Warhammer Championships" were run by Osprey rather than GW and got coverage in GM, but absolutely none in White Dwarf.Zhu Bajieehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13945636483237344750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958364585989848319.post-57964025409217702302015-01-31T04:24:03.689-08:002015-01-31T04:24:03.689-08:00I guess it all comes down to one's view of wha...I guess it all comes down to one's view of what oldhammer is. personally my view is that it is playing a game that is fun which doesn't involve "gaming" of the rules. My day job is in tax law and that involves enough gaming of the law for me :( having said that if one organises a comp and these are the rules well those are the rules...). I did see Matthew's post and it is a good one. Well worth thinking aboutFirthy 74https://www.blogger.com/profile/17104155948966037030noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6958364585989848319.post-992397350163173432015-01-31T03:15:59.558-08:002015-01-31T03:15:59.558-08:00Interesting stuff.
You're spot on about the g...Interesting stuff.<br /><br />You're spot on about the gamey-ness. As you say that's a reflection of tournaments rather than the players, but the focus is entirely on the winning - and a good chunk of that seems to have been in the army selection (which army to field, never mind their composition) rather than the game itself. The reference to "arguing over every move" doesn't sound like my cup of tea either.<br /><br />It seems odd that they could switch armies entirely between the heats and the finals, but again the tournament rules are what set this up.<br /><br />Old, but not Oldhammer (and an interesting data point for Matthew's "where did it all go wrong" post recently - http://www.oldenhammer.com/2015/01/when-did-games-workshop-go-to-pot.html).Paulhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09418419344167634103noreply@blogger.com