"Wargaming: Not a Martial Art!" Topic

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25 Jun 2020 9:42 p.m. PST
by Editor in Chief Bill

Changed title from "Wargaming: Not Martial Art!" to "Wargaming: Not a Martial Art!"

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Editor in Chief Bill	25 Jun 2020 9:42 p.m. PST
You were asked – TMP link Does miniature wargaming count as a 'martial art'? (Videogames may qualify for future Olympics as a martial art.) 71% said "no, wargaming is not a martial art" 3% said "yes, wargaming is a martial art"
martin goddard	26 Jun 2020 1:56 a.m. PST
Probably more of a marital art?
Dye4minis	26 Jun 2020 5:36 a.m. PST
Well this thread gave me a wonderful idea for my next Gunfighter's Ball scenario. The town will have a new lawman; "Marshal Art". (Artimus Wang-Chung). One must find humor where ever it may come from or else we all lose! Thanks, Fellahs!
skipper John	26 Jun 2020 8:07 a.m. PST
Running a Napoleonic game at a Detroit Con with over 1000 15mm figures on the table. One of the many players rolled badly and slammed his fist onto the table. The scene is ever embedded in my brain as almost every figure on the table jumped up into the air a good 8 inches, crashing down in disarray. Now that was some serious Kungfoo!
arthur1815	28 Jun 2020 1:06 a.m. PST
If wargaming was a 'martial art' wouldn't we have seen a film where Jackie Chan snatches up a battlemat from under the figures, entangles his opponent in it, hurls dice at him and finally overturns the entire table to make his escape?
Zephyr1	29 Jun 2020 8:50 p.m. PST
No, I think he would flip his opponent up in the air, to land on the pike blocks advancing across the table… ;-)