A somewhat sinister Father Christmas with a box of rather nice Toy Soldiers. It is about this time of year I do a brief summary of last years gaming and a tentitive look at next years, this year I have been quietly slimming down my collection of figures - getting rid of the ones I haven't used for a while and don't see myself using again - and so far I don't think I have regreted getting rid of anything ! . I find I tend to use the same half dozen sets of rules (the simpler the better) and really can't be bothered to learn new ones - however promising they seem to be . I have played a LOT of Command & Colors boardgames which I enjoy using a very simple solo mechanism - these are not very photogenic so I don't bother recording them on the blog. I think I have painted less figures this year as most of my purchases have been the Wofun 2D ranges which rapidly lets you deploy ready painted armies onto the tabletop. Next year I will continue weeding out the unused figures and probably 'round off' the collections I use regularly. A positive thing is that my Wargaming Colleague 'S' and I have started to do regular Friday morning games and trying to link them together in an unofficial campaign mode and using a collection of figures and rules for several games rather than chopping and changing which allows use to get to knw the rules so they don't get in the way of the game. I do enjoy painting figures but don't see any major extentions to collections, so painting for fun rather than necessity ....... (watch this space to see how this pans out)
A good summary and forecast for the upcoming year in the hobby. I certainly share many of your major themes, particularly about focus vs breadth in collections and gaming.
ReplyDeleteYes i find it use the same collections a lot so the others can go i think.
DeleteA beautiful picture Tony, reminiscent of a time when toy soldiers played an important role in most every boy's Christmas wishes! I'm glad that you have no regret in paring down your collection, and that you have a regular gaming partner! Your Wofun 2D games have looked great and they seem like a lot of fun without all of the work!
ReplyDeleteThey have enabled me to field armies I would not have wanted to paint.
DeleteI recently sold some of my figures. However I immediately used the money to buy more Zinnfiguren from Germany.
ReplyDeleteYes any monies I make are being ploughed back into my hobby one way or the other.
DeleteI reckon you have taken a pretty sensible approach to your collection and rules etc..
ReplyDeleteHave you written up your C&C Solo rules anywhere on the blog? I'd be interested to know how you approach solo play.
I use the 'Stuka Jo's ' solo mechanism, I think it's on YouTube and GMT do a pack with the solo rules and dice , think I got mine from Second Chance Games
Deletethanks, I will look out for that!
Deletehttps://www.gmtgames.com/p-908-cdg-solo-system.aspx
DeleteInteresting plans and I can see where you are coming from, the Wofun figures are certainly a boon to gaming, I too must look at passing on figures that are never going to be used.
ReplyDeleteThe Wofun figures store easier than metal ones and I find the need to declutter my gaming room .
DeleteIt is a slightly disturbing Father Christmas.
ReplyDeleteGood idea selling off things you no longer use. If only I could get around to it.
Yes I'm doing a few at a time
DeleteHi TONY- It is good to have a re-think about what to keep game wise. I only have one gaming project at present - 25mm STAR WARS. Over the years I've sold many gaming projects and don't regret it- rather I'm enjoying concentrating on the one project- it suits me. Cheers. KEV.
ReplyDeleteI wish I could concentrate one just one project but I'm to much of a wargaming butterfly
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