 DWilliams  | 05 Sep 2015 6:10 p.m. PST |
What if there was an Olympics-style event held once every four years for tabletop wargaming? Use your imagination as to how the rest of it would be set up … (a) I'd try to get a spot on my nation's team (specify which ones).
(b) I'd travel to the event and enjoy it as a spectator.
(c) I'd watch the round-the-clock TV coverage at home.
(d) I'd maybe watch the opening ceremony and only a selection of the games on TV that I found interesting.
(e) I'd check the tables to see who won and lost, but otherwise not pay any attention.
(f) I'd totally ignore it.
(g) ________________________ |
| Frederick | 05 Sep 2015 6:16 p.m. PST |
A Of course Well, while I would like to think it was in best painted minis I think I am sweet out of luck there Wargames trivia? Or maybe as a member of a team – Gold Medal for ACW gaming |
| Dynaman8789 | 05 Sep 2015 6:17 p.m. PST |
G – I would actively avoid it. Rather watch grass grow. Besides that I can't stand the actual olympics either (or pro sports for that matter, far too much hype for playing games) |
 Endless Grubs | 05 Sep 2015 6:47 p.m. PST |
It would be a rules lawyer, gaming weasel paradise. It would be like watching your parents fight. |
| Winston Smith | 05 Sep 2015 7:44 p.m. PST |
I find few things more boring than watching other people play. |
| JSchutt | 05 Sep 2015 7:56 p.m. PST |
I agree…Wargaming is not a spectator sport. |
| zoneofcontrol | 05 Sep 2015 8:30 p.m. PST |
Definitely G: Vendor. I'd corner the market on cologne, deodorant, toothpaste and Febreze. I'd be so busy that I'd have to hire some of you poor schmucks to drive my limo around. |
| Grelber | 05 Sep 2015 8:35 p.m. PST |
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I'd also be watching for merchandising tie-ins: Team Britain takes Gold in DBA, Foundry, Hasslefree, and Gripping Beast all offer 20% discounts to celebrate! USA wins the Gold in The Sword and the Flame, Old Glory offers 40% discount on all their colonials! Australia wins the Gold in Bolt Action: Eureka includes a can of kangaroo tail soup with each order! B^) Grelber |
| dilettante | 05 Sep 2015 8:50 p.m. PST |
C. But only if there are beautiful Russian Cheerleaders who want to date gamers-;^))* *Preferably female Russian cheerleaders-:^0 |
| Meiczyslaw | 06 Sep 2015 12:05 a.m. PST |
Oh, c'mon. They televised poker! The whole affair would turn on who they got to do the color and play-by-play. Think how they did the original Iron Chef — they had a professional sports reporter doing the play-by-play, and the color guy ran a major cooking school. Success or failure would depend on the reporting staff. (Also, it would not be a rules lawyer paradise. Professional competitions mean umpires.) |
| Red3584 | 06 Sep 2015 2:04 a.m. PST |
Mandatory drug testing for junk food required I think! |
 etotheipi  | 06 Sep 2015 4:18 a.m. PST |
H) I would become a member of the internationally sponsored site selection committee. Where do I sign up for the bribes? |
| Martin Rapier | 06 Sep 2015 4:29 a.m. PST |
I thought the OP meant an Olympics for wargamers… The modern pentathlon looks like fun. |
| Cosmic Reset | 06 Sep 2015 5:44 a.m. PST |
F) "My hobby" is about building an environment, then exploring the possibilities in it. Not about arriving at the destination. Olympics are about arriving at the destination. |
| RavenscraftCybernetics | 06 Sep 2015 5:48 a.m. PST |
f) cant think of anything as boring as this would be.
I can hear the whispering commentators even now. |
| Sundance | 06 Sep 2015 6:04 a.m. PST |
Mandatory drug testing for junk food required I think! Are you kidding? I would think that junk food would be at least one of the competitions! |
| Winston Smith | 06 Sep 2015 6:14 a.m. PST |
Let's not forget the dice.
How would you like to have the Gold Medal in Flames of War come down to an armor save where the victim rolled a "1"?
Which leads to a platoon morale check where a "2" is rolled. |
 Dentatus  | 06 Sep 2015 7:03 a.m. PST |
I fear Endless Grubs would be right. I'm with IrishSerb: it's a shared experience with friends and like-minded enthusiasts, not ruthless competition. |
| Meiczyslaw | 06 Sep 2015 8:26 a.m. PST |
How would you like to have the Gold Medal in Flames of War come down to an armor save where the victim rolled a "1"? It's the same tension as the draw at the river! Riveting. Though as a mind exercise, designing an Olympics is kinda different. How would you choose the games? Once every four years means that you need a semi-stable suite of games to compare previous champions. Would you choose popular games, or a suite of proven games? Or would you create a series of official "Olympic" games? In the grand tradition of the IIOC, companies will probably be able to bribe us … no, wait: "sponsor the games," that's the ticket! They should be able to sponsor their game into the competion, yes? |
| vtsaogames | 06 Sep 2015 10:54 a.m. PST |
I can see the big gold medal winner getting a contract endorsing deodorant. |
| Old Contemptibles | 06 Sep 2015 6:32 p.m. PST |
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| Raynman | 07 Sep 2015 8:40 a.m. PST |
I'd ignore it. Obviously the turnbacks and sleeve lace are all wrong and not historically accurate. Who can game under those conditions! |
| etotheipi | 07 Sep 2015 9:58 a.m. PST |
I can see the big gold medal winner getting a contract endorsing deodorant. So … Smell like a Wargamer? Hey, Bud. I think ya smell like a wargamer. Watchit, Lou. Them's fightin' words. Whaddaya mean? I just said I think ya smell like a wargamer. Yeah … So? So, I don't think I like that. Why? Whaddaya mean? Well … how do you think a wargamer smells? With his nose. Just like everybody else. Get outta here! |
