"Do you read your old wargaming magazines?" Topic

Do you dig out your copies of wargaming magazines from years past and read them again?

Yes, usually to mine for useful scenarios, sometimes to use an old set of rules or read an old opinion piece.

yes

I'll pull out a few issues of Dragon that I kept for specific articles, adventures, or included games. Occasionally I wind up re-reading other articles in them.
A little bit I wish I had kept my entire run, but I gave it to a younger cousin years ago. Still, I'm glad he got to enjoy them too.

Yes, quite frequently.

Yes, all the time.

Yes. Especially when I am laid up with an illness or injury. Perfect way to pass the time.

When I am looking for inspiration or a touch of nostalgia I often dig out my old collection of Don Featherstone's Wargamer's Newsletter. There wasn't much locally in the way of wargaming when I was a boy growing up on the Canadian prairies so Don's monthly mag was my life line to the hobby. The third week of every month I would race home from school for lunch so I could check the mail.

Once in a great while

Yes -especially articles on uniforms.

Certainly. Sometimes I'll bring them in from the garage 100 or so at a time. I'm looking for rules or scenarios, mostly, when it's not just random enjoyment. It's another problem with the postponed flea markets, because for choice the first thing I do at a convention is pick up some old wargaming magazines to read that afternoon and evening.

Yes, regularly.

Yes, good for reading on the throne room,

Tally Ho!

I quit doing that long ago.

I used to have a complete run of the Courier back in the day.
When I realized that I hadn't glanced at even one of them in 5 years…..

Not me, I canīt even keep up with my current reading.

Gave away all my old dragons…issue 12-200 or so, at a con. I still have my old couriers and drag them out every so often. Lots of S&T, I occassionally pull out thinking i might give the game a shot.

Yes I do and just recently after going to a lecture on the Fenian Raid into Canada by the book's author. I vaguely remembered an article in WI. The next day I went through my backlog of issue and located an article on the history of the raid and another article with rules to game it!

Yep

Very rarely, the Internet has replaced them as a source for me!

Not really. Sometimes I have a look for a painting guide.

I've purchased old White Dwarf mags on Ebay for the Space Hulk articles so, "yes".

Yes

Yes, I recently got out some old Wargames Illustrated to
build the Gary Chalk Spanish buildings.

MWAN especially.

Eric

Yes, Very frequently. Especially for opinions when I start a new period. MWAN, Courier, Tradition, Military Modelling, Wargames, WSS, Historical Miniature Mag, Panzerfaust, SYW Journals (old printed versions), Battlefield, just to name a few. Investments!

I sold most of mine off. Saved a few for scenarios but rarely go back even to them.

I used to do it a lot, but haven't had time during the last couple of years. I still have them, so I'm sure I will again.

yes

Yep. Often as I can.

Yes

Yes, quite often, mostly for 'how to' info.

yes

Yes, both for uniform/TOE info and for scenarios.

No, not very often anymore.

Almost never

Yes I do. Some great stuff and references in there.

I personally wish my collection was in PDF for easier storage. LOL
MY 3 sets of White Dwarf alone would help so much.
And the WI i am thinking of starting, but i hate the way they do the electronic version of their mag.

Grimm

Strangely enough, just one specific magazine. The August 1977 issue of Wargamer's Digest. It's the only issue of WD I ever purchased. Not really sure why, because I've enjoyed this one quite a bit. Particularly liked the "Battle Stations" section, where a tactical situation on the tabletop is described and a tantalizingly vague photograph of the tabletop deployment is included as well. The reader is invited to "solve" the tactical puzzle and a solution is provided later in the magazine. Of course, there are several interesting articles, also. Heck, even the old ads are fun to look at!

Occasionally. Currently going through old mags to see what can be gotten rid of.

I have a complete set of Miniature Wargames from issue number 1 to the present. I do not read them, and I would give them a good home, but I want to do so as a complete set, not in dribs and drabs. If anyone is interested, let me know.

I cut all mine up – wish I hadn't as I am really not impressed by recent years output…

Yes often.

Tony

Sold off all the Couriers, MWANs, etc. years ago as I ran out of space but I still pull out my Charge mags for scenarios frequently.

Yes. Not as often as I would like, sadly.

BTW, I would count rereading electronic and online articles as part of rereading your old wargaming magazines. UseNet in the 80's, baby!

Sure do.

Nope.
Because I have no house room for them.
Having said that, I have kept about 5 or so "special" magazines that mean something to me.
If I were to keep anything, it would be WSS as I like the "theme" method.

I still have all of my MWANs, but I got rid of just about everything else.

Yes

Yes … "I likes da Pitchers" !