UshCha | 18 Feb 2019 11:26 a.m. PST |
Is there a Great Divide between competition playes and others. The serious players in our club are almost exclusively competition players, mostly one on one games but not all and rarely ever play none-competition games. Me I am a non-competition players and have no interest in competition. Is there a Great Divide or are there lots of folk that split between the two? |
rustymusket | 18 Feb 2019 12:06 p.m. PST |
I did know there was competitive miniatures gaming, though it is not a surprise. |
ColCampbell | 18 Feb 2019 12:12 p.m. PST |
It seems to me that many of the gamers who attend our little regional convention (Bayou Wars) and are competition gamers do not participate in non-competition games. Some do but many are only there for the (now) FDLG or Flames of War or Bolt Action tournaments. Jim |
Old Contemptibles | 18 Feb 2019 12:41 p.m. PST |
I do not like point based games for that very reason. History takes a backseat to points. It's all about the tournaments. |
robert piepenbrink | 18 Feb 2019 1:16 p.m. PST |
I would agree. It's not quite a separate hobby and some people do both. But the design considerations for competition rules and games are very different from those of miniatures gaming otherwise. |
Stryderg | 18 Feb 2019 1:46 p.m. PST |
It's the same as Blue Bell's Great Divide (chocolate & vanilla ice cream, mmmm ice cream…) Some folks do one, some folks do the other, and some folks do both. It really depends on what they consider to be "fun". |
Russ Lockwood | 18 Feb 2019 1:46 p.m. PST |
If 'competitive' means tournaments, then I'm not much of a competitive player. I prefer large, multi-player games rather than 1-on-1, but certainly play enough 1-on-1 and multiplayer games. Now, if 'competitive' means doing your best to win the game, then yes, I try. Now, if 'competitive' means competence, er, um, well, I'd like to think I have a shot at a real bell curve depending on the system. :) |
etotheipi | 18 Feb 2019 3:37 p.m. PST |
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Vigilant | 19 Feb 2019 5:25 a.m. PST |
I think that there is a big difference between tournament players and non-tournament players. From what I see on various on-line groups tournament gamers have little or no regard for history, just getting the "best" army on the table, whilst non-tournament gamers are more likely to use historically accurate forces. |
War Artisan | 19 Feb 2019 12:15 p.m. PST |
Two different hobbies. Just because some people do both downhill and cross-country skiing, doesn't make them the same sport. Like the two types of games, they use similar equipment but have very different methods and purposes. |
TMPWargamerabbit | 19 Feb 2019 11:20 p.m. PST |
What floats their boat. I prefer non-tourney gaming and encourage all gamesmanship styles for the greater gaming community. |
Aethelflaeda was framed | 21 Feb 2019 8:28 a.m. PST |
I play the same games as quite a few of the competitive types at the house, but at a con I won't play in the tourneys as it monopolizes all my time and I want to explore other genres. I can see those Tourney armies any time but how often do I see a Uboat and a Stuka fighting British home guard funnies in a sea lion scenario? |
Howler | 23 Feb 2019 8:39 p.m. PST |
I am a non tourney player. My hands shake too much when I move the minis |