Infinity: The best game there's ever been? Part 3.

Welcome to the third and final part of my increasingly insane sounding explanation of why Infinity rocks the casbah, I'll keep this one short and sweet because its all about you. That's right you the gamer, the opponent, the Infinity community...
The Community

When playing  games sometimes we forget that it takes two to tango. The enem... ahem... opponent across the table is, when all is said and done, the most vital component in any wargame you'll ever play. Some games attract a certain annoying breed of gamer, while others seem to be a safe haven of civility. Without a decent community you'll not have a decent opponent and you'll probably not enjoy the gaming aspect as much. Because lets face it wargaming, despite what certain gamers feel IS a social hobby, or it should be.

Infinity as a game itself is almost like a natural selection process, it weeds out all the 'gamey' power gamers or what Games Workshop gamers refer to as WAAC gamers. Perhaps because they can't rely on cheap tricks or 'win lists' off of the internet. I think the fact that you have to rely on your opponent to be honest over the Lieutenant and the Lieutenant Order, as well as the Camo counters and even more so with the Thermal Optical Camo deployment, it just breeds a trust between Infinity gamers that isn't quite there with other systems. Its a game that requires you both to co-operate in holding a 'fair' game that is fun for both of you. There is a fair degree of trust you place in your opponent. I think its just a far better way to game. It also seems to appeal to a certain sort of gamer, who are just more helpful, friendly and all round top people! Go check out the official forums for yourself:

Official Infinity forum

Everyone is really helpful. But I'll list some of those that have stood out and made me feel welcome when I first started with Infinity:

• Maru - Sage advice 
• Cervantes3773 - For his saint like patience with me when I first joined and asked more dumb questions than I thought possible... and giving helpful answers to boot!!! 
• PsychoticStorm - For being a forum legend, he doesn't sleep, he's always online and he's always helpful. 
• Magno - For his stunning painting and tips and for generally being a top bloke. 
• IJW - For being as knowledgeable as he is and always willing to offer his advice. 
• Athanadros - For his awesome posts about his even more awesome scenery and inspiring me to try and become an all round better hobbyist. 
• Tommygun - Like Athanadros being an awesome terrain builder and being so helpful. 
• Xango - For being just a top community member and knowing so much about the broader hobby. 
• Thunderpup - For his devotion to all things Yu Jing and for making me spit my tea out with laughter on more than one occasion. 
• Panserkunst - for that gif... you know which one.

Hopefully I haven't missed too many people out who helped me when I was getting into Infinity and stuff. However there are so many top community members it'd be hard to list them all, suffice to say if there is a friendlier, nicer, more helpful bunch of gamers on the internet then I have genuinely yet to find them. Don't mean this to turn into a post about Guy Love so I'll leave it there I think... its probably for the best! That's it, I told you it would be short and sweet (well compared to the others). The most important thing making Infinity great is us the gamer, you won't find a better bunch! Peace out!