"Do you tend to play your own country?" Topic

Follow up of sorts from the last thread:

For people in countries big enough to do the war thing regularly, do you tend to play your own country in games?

If not, do you tend to play a specific other country?

Being Danish, this obviously isn't a case for me though I would play Danes wherever possible since it's so rare :)

I always buy both sides for every conflict I game, but one of the conflicts I return to most often is the Rhodesian Bush War (which I have collections for in 15mm and 28mm), and that is a conflict my father fought in. Of course, by the time I was born it was already Zimbabwe, and I haven't lived there in many years.

I'm a big WWII player but I often play British, Soviet, or Japanese if in the Pacific theater.

yes I will play german a lot,but the most underdog or weird army I want to play it,give me your scum,and I will attack.

I pint both sides for American Revolution, but will play either.
In WW2, I paint and play Americans, British and Soviets.

those are the only periods I play with Yanks involved.

I'll play Confederates for ACW games. I'm getting ready to start collecting Americans for WW2 in North Africa and Italy. I just sold my 28mm Americans for Bolt Action as I have so many other troops. Would've been my fourth force for that game.

I always build both sides simply because I love to paint and I always want to be ready to play a game without wondering if the guy who is suppose to bring "X" troops will show up or not. However, In the AWI I do like playing the Americans because they are usually the underdogs and in the ACW I love to play the Rebels just for the fact that they are rebelling.

What a novel idea! Exclusively playing the Netherlands would certainly put a stop to the leadpile…. :)

Nope, well almost not.

I think the only English armies I have the models for are Feudal English or 100 years war but I have never fielded them as that.

The closest to an English army I have used in the last 35 years is Medieval Welsh. I did field a British 6th Armoured division force back in the 70s but that is long gone.

Yes I play The Bulltys quite often :+) as for the country of my nationality not often and I do tend to go for the underdogs who fight with gritty determination,not (woe to me with no 6s in site :)

If there's an opportunity, I always add a Canadian force to my collection – air and land for WWII and modern what-if, and then there's the Riel Rebellion.

Dear Weasel

Of course. But remember, I do almost exclusively Imagi-Natons, so of course I play Saxe Burlap und Schleswig Beerstein in the 18th century, Electorial Swinnland in the Renaissance, and in the modern era it's Bandrika, versus Fahrvergnuggen.

No. Although naturally more interested in conflicts my country has been involved in I do not make any effort to play "my" side in a game.

I do tend to lean towards whichever side lost. More interesting that way I suppose.

There are sides I typically like in a conflict but will play either side. I'd rather not play the Germans in WWII but that is okay because most of my opponents would usually much rather play them. I will still play them if nobody wants to.

I often find myself buying lots of British armies for periods that I'm into but that is because I have to buy both sides. Still I suppose there is a bias towards British history that shows up on my wargaming tables.

Oh Pijlie… what sites (and leadpiles !!) I could show you… (;-)))))

If I could, I would!
Most of my opponents bag the Brits first, so I am left with getting the opposition! Sigh!

I don't think I have ever played in a game where my country would have been on either side.

That said, I am aware of other people around here doing that, but personally I am more interested in a bit more exotic (for me) settings.

I will play pretty much anybody if someone else is providing the miniatures, but my own armies tend to be British or British colonials (Anzacs for WWI, Canadians for WWIW). Of course, for some periods, e.g. War of 1812, I end up providing the armies for both sides.

LT

I'll play either side. Games, for me, are about making interesting and difficult choices, not about role-playing or otherwise taking on the character of the side I'm playing. I am Canadian and I have Canadian forces for WW2 and moderns, but I also have Hitler Youth and Taliban, and I'm happy to play either side.

I usually play the "enemy".

Nah, I'll play whatever side needs players…

Nerp.

Depends…although, as an American, two of my favorite periods tend to make the decision for me -- the Napoleonic Wars and the American Civil War.

No. Not entirely sure why. Tend towards underdogs and the Brits are often the winners…or at least favourites so that may be at least part of the reason.

No, where US forces are available, I usually end up picking another force to build and play.

For the FIW, AWI, and the War of 1812, I'm more apt to play either side.

Anything else is crap shoot.

Indecision may or may not be my problem…

Just saying.

Eric

I tend to collect both sides of a conflict and will happily play as either, whether that's my own country or not I don't really mind

I'll play whatever, whenever. Doesn't matter which side.

I always collect and paint both sides, but recently I've been drifting into the early history of the United States (and before) again – roughly the FIW through the Mexican War, so in that case I have my fellow countryman on one side or the other.

Being a Swede I would be limited to wars 200+ years ago. I will however run an Antietam game some day with the 20th NY under the command of a Swede. link

No, Australians were a bit thin on the ground during the Napoleonic Wars or for that matter the AWI, ECW, Crusades or ACW.

I don't even game them for WW1 or WW2 mainly to avoid the stereotypes.

I try to avoid playing Scots in anything. Our history is so bloody depressing.

Somehow I almost always end up collecting and playing Russians. 7 Years War, Naps, WW I, WW II, and Cold war. I have multiple sides in some cases but one of them is always Russian….

I wish i could play moe dutch troops or armies but there is a lack of good dutch figures in most periods

Yes – when I'm playing English Civil War!

Yes. I play US in WWII games and Confederates in Civil War games.

Any side, anywhere, usually any period.

Any country,

Well last year was the first time in 42 years of gaming that I finished painting an English army in any period and 40% of that was Portugese.

Personally I'm quite proud of never having owned, painted or even considered an Australian force. That's mainly just because of the endless jingoism about the ADF that I've been exposed to all my life.

Pete,

I tend to build up Scots armies as I find your history stirring, compelling and romantic!

Would prefer to, and have Union ACW and US WW2. But also have to build both sides so also have Reb ACW and German WW2. I learned long ago as gamers have come and gone to always have an opponent army and think most gamers do too.

Perryville is 70 minutes away. But alas, no pre 1900 Russian regiments there. Gator Dave, I feel that way. You oughta give the Crimean War a shot