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"A friend who plays more tabletop games than I do tells me that — in terms of the mechanics — as tabletop games go, it’s middling" absolutely, just played my fi
by beedyg 7y ago
"A friend who plays more tabletop games than I do tells me that — in terms of the mechanics — as tabletop games go, it’s middling" absolutely, just played my first few games of Infinity recently (yes plural each game took around an hour) and was blown away by how much more fun it was to play. The next day we were trying to organise the next session. That never happened with 40K because the games were exhausting and more something you 'got through'.
However as the author says Games Workshop have created an incredibly engrossing setting which pulls you in and enhances all the other aspects of the hobby.
- rubidium 7y agoThe fun for me as a teenager was always in the painting and stories. I wrote a few of my own if I recall right. I think I actually played it as a game twice :)
- bovermyer 7y agoTry playing Kill Team instead of 40k. It's smaller, faster, and more story-forward.
- walshemj 7y agoI actually used to prefer at43 as they where pre paints - I still have the wooden spoon from the uk at43 at games expo from a few years back
- thebouv 7y agoMy whole group was in on Infinity for a long time. But eventually the intricacies of Infinity rules gets to you. It is a dense DENSE ruleset that requires constant referral to the rulebook. It is fun. It is a great setting. But I know it wears on some people due to its complexity. After a week of work where I'm heavy on the brain-stuff, I've decided I want my games dumber than Infinity.
- beedyg 7y agoSince we were only playing the most basic rules (it was our first time) I did wonder if it would be as much fun playing with more of the rulebook. There is a new simplified version coming out so I'm hoping that maintains the fun/complexity balance we found.