Editor in Chief Bill | 11 May 2020 8:55 p.m. PST |
In a wargaming sense, a Mugwump is someone who remains independent and aloof from fads and 'the newest thing'. |
Grelber | 11 May 2020 9:33 p.m. PST |
Not to the degree I might like. I still like the armies I started out with--colonials, ancient Greeks, and Byzantines, but I have added new things over the years, like Dark Ages armies, Pulp, and World War II. I haven't gone off in totally weird directions--buying hundreds of figures for some fantasy game, and discovering I have no real interest in the area. I have started down roads, like the one pack of Mexican-American War figures I bought, and decided not to go down that road after all. Grelber |
Oberlindes Sol LIC | 11 May 2020 10:26 p.m. PST |
I'm beyond a mugwump. I'm a curmudgeon. |
Huscarle | 12 May 2020 2:17 a.m. PST |
I'm more of a butterfly, flitting from one game to another, and never settling |
arthur1815 | 12 May 2020 2:34 a.m. PST |
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forrester | 12 May 2020 3:55 a.m. PST |
I am a reformed character and a latter day mugwump. I was never too heavily influenced, but back in the day I did venture into things like Indian Mutiny, Old West, pirates, and 30's pulp just because the figures were good and they were appearing a lot in magazines. Went nowhere and ultimately sold, now I focus on my main obsessions with WW2 and SF [TV related] |
etotheipi | 12 May 2020 4:30 a.m. PST |
No. I am not independent and aloof from TNT (The New Thang). I am often not especially interested in it, but I do try to pay attention to new stuff and give it a fair shake evaluation. In that sense, I find myself picking out the valuable (from my perspective) bits and internalizing them for my personal growth while ignoring the rest. I'm a Trend Raccoon. |
Texas Jack | 12 May 2020 4:32 a.m. PST |
Most definitely. I am a solo gamer by choice and I shun bandwagons and doing what the cool kids do. Unless itīs really, really shiny. :) |
Stryderg | 12 May 2020 6:58 a.m. PST |
I am a leaf on the wind, watch how I soar. oh, Shiney! |
Ed Mohrmann | 12 May 2020 7:03 a.m. PST |
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Extra Crispy | 12 May 2020 7:24 a.m. PST |
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Legion 4 | 12 May 2020 8:29 a.m. PST |
Who wants to know ?!?!?!? |
SpuriousMilius | 12 May 2020 8:33 a.m. PST |
I'm similar to Grelber; I can resist new genres & fads, but I add new minis, terrain, 2nd+ed. rules & expansions to my lead mountain & my overstuffed bookshelves. |
Dn Jackson | 12 May 2020 8:48 a.m. PST |
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The Beast Rampant | 12 May 2020 9:14 a.m. PST |
What's the opposite of that? A pmuwgum? That. |
Bashytubits | 12 May 2020 11:32 a.m. PST |
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KSmyth | 12 May 2020 11:44 a.m. PST |
Yes. I wanna do what I wanna do. Sometimes my interests are unusual. I will say this, I do really like the Daniel Mersey rules, but I typically gone out and added mountains of lead to support them. I merely drew from my existing mountains of lead. |
wargamingUSA | 12 May 2020 1:43 p.m. PST |
mugwumpus maximus. I'll play lots of games/generes and enjoy the variety, just keep focused on buying or swapping for what I really as my own games, WWII and Colonial America. |
Sgt Slag | 12 May 2020 1:53 p.m. PST |
Oberlindes +2. Call me Sgt McCrusty, Soldier! Cheers! |
Dynaman8789 | 12 May 2020 4:55 p.m. PST |
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altfritz | 13 May 2020 4:48 a.m. PST |
More of a Magpie, actually. |
Thresher01 | 13 May 2020 9:56 p.m. PST |
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von Schwartz | 14 May 2020 5:44 p.m. PST |
Gotta go with Oberlindes, I am a lovable curmudgeon. |
COL Scott ret | 15 May 2020 12:00 a.m. PST |
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Garde de Paris | 15 May 2020 3:51 a.m. PST |
My long deceased father-in-law was a farm boy from Virginia, and spent is adult life as a gardner for estates of wealthy Main Line Philadelphia families. In his own quiet way, he was one of the funniest men I ever knew! He liked to work on my plantings at our first home, 1969-1981, and I would ask him "what is that new bird I have never seen before, Luke?" "That's a Mugwump." "What is that?" "It sits on the fence with its mug on one side and its wump on the other!" I still enjoy his comments. GdeP |
Yesthatphil | 11 Oct 2021 4:39 p.m. PST |
If it's military and historical, I'm likely interested. Any sort of hype will put me off, though. And fanboys have a special way of killing interest. Phil |
arthur1815 | 12 Oct 2021 2:42 a.m. PST |
Definitely a mugwump. I do what I want to do and the ignore fads and fashions in subjects for wargames, rules and figures. |