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I had occasion to send an email to my two regular opponents cancelling last week's game due to the weather. I also took the chance to explain my Bolt Action plans. To cut a long story short l was saying I had enough “stuff “ for tactically interesting games and probably would be stopping adding to my ww2 etc collection. I can’t find the email or I would have copied it here. Basically l have enough VBCW stuff for big games at my friends or wee games here. As for wee games l have the following ww2 options -
LDV (armband , shotgun and ill equipped) versus Germans
Homeguard ( uniformed and better equipped) versus Germans
1940 Norwegians versus Germans
Ww2 Swedes versus Germans - what if invasion of Sweden.
My Germans are all paratroopers and mountain troops btw.
So that is it . Yes l wouldn’t mind the odd tank or beaverette armoured car that might mix it up a bit but the ratio of added gaming experience versus price stops me currently. Or perhaps a VBCW cricket team but I don’t need them, fun yes but not necessary. Sometimes enough can be enough.
Always hard to say enough is enough, for me anyway. I think I have enough and then something tempts me and another addition arrives! Must admit the idea of a VBCW cricket team sounds great!
ReplyDeleteIt is hard for me too but as time moves on I am thinking a bit about quality not quantity in my gaming collection, in terms of gaming experience not painting btw. I too am tempted by the constant new releases and shiny new toys, it is hard not to be . I guess I am just thinking out loud.
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DeleteOne of the toughest decisions in wargaming, deciding when to stop.
ReplyDeleteSo , so hard. For me it is beginning to by driven by storage space , table size and time. Maximise fun , depth of gaming experience over other concerns .
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I've not played a WWII game in a long time. Does this decision mean you are looking for something new or will you be adding to another existing collection?
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Stephen , I guess part of what I am saying is that the Homeguard and Germans I have painted over the last month, added to the VBCW, 1930s Swedish and 1940 l had already are sufficient to give interesting games . I am intending not to add to these but might add the odd tank, armoured car or interesting unit if I feel that they would add to the richness of the gaming experience. I guess that I am reacting to the idea of you can never have enough. A friend I know has collected the same army for over forty years adding to it but it is far , far too big to field. I guess l am just musing out loud…
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Ref. Norway 1940: have you seen Number 24 on Netflix?
ReplyDeleteI have, a good watch. The film about Danish bicycle troops in ww2,is excellent also.
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