tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post2594667345613153880..comments2024-03-27T07:28:18.776+00:00Comments on Frontline Gamer: Sunday Sermon: This hobby needs evangelists!Frontline Gamerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-11538699164658839952012-03-18T19:51:33.889+00:002012-03-18T19:51:33.889+00:00Thanks! I'll be posting something tomorrow. A ...Thanks! I'll be posting something tomorrow. A bit off of what you were talking about, but along the same vein.Infamoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979774352890690528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-56265850031510062802012-03-17T08:36:06.699+00:002012-03-17T08:36:06.699+00:00Hiya, by all means link back to whatever articles ...Hiya, by all means link back to whatever articles of mine you want to. I don't view any of my articles and topic's as 'dead'. I'm always more than willing to revisit any of them. I personally find it interesting to come back to topics and see how I feel about them now, and how others feel about them now. So by all means comment on and link to anything on my Blog you like. Let me know when the article is done and I'll come give it a read. Also my email is: TheFrontlineGamerBlog@gmail.com if you ever want to get in touch again.Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-38624357012207181152012-03-17T02:57:36.988+00:002012-03-17T02:57:36.988+00:00I'm sorry to be bringing this back so much lat...I'm sorry to be bringing this back so much later. However, I am going to be doing a post on my own blog http://cobblestonechaos.blogspot.com/ due to this one. An opportunity has come up where I will be able to introduce some people to my personal favorite game, and I would like to link back to you. <br /><br />I am requesting this for two reasons- 1. Common Courtesy, not many people do that sort of thing. 2. This is an older post, and I am not sure how you might feel about it being linked back. <br /><br />I would have emailed you, but there is no contact information here. I'm going out on a limb and assuming that you probably have some sort of notification of posts.Infamoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979774352890690528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-87876560625298979212012-01-17T10:54:33.389+00:002012-01-17T10:54:33.389+00:00Yeah letting the wookie win is one way of doing it...Yeah letting the wookie win is one way of doing it. But of late I've been letting two wookies play each other in most intro games and I've being acting as the referee! This works too because I get to teach two people at once and it increases the probability that I'll convince a new gamer to start every game. Plus they know I'm not then losing on purpose! NZ sounds like a hard crowd to convert my good man. Keep picking away at it though, eventually I still maintain some people will shift.Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-18491270624724395902012-01-17T00:19:38.858+00:002012-01-17T00:19:38.858+00:00This post brings back a few memories. Trying to ge...This post brings back a few memories. Trying to get the Warmachine ball rolling here in NZ back in '03, then Confrontation (not long before it went plastic and imploded) and Infinity. Sadly, I never have as much free time as I would like, so I end up relying on others to keep the ball rolling.<br /><br />It also doesn't help that our local scene is rather small (compared to what I've heard of the UK, US, and Oz). People are also less willing to jump ship unless they have a good deal of disposable income - even when a new game has a relatively low start up cost.<br /><br />Finally, I have one suggested addition for your list (either 3.5 or 4.5): Let the wookie win. Let a new player win their first game (but not too easily) and they're more likely to keep playing. Beat them into the ground with their own pewter figures and they won't be back. (This is the reason why I only ever played one game of Vs.)Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11348087456953598565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-6734161540041000422012-01-16T12:36:45.592+00:002012-01-16T12:36:45.592+00:00No problem. Glad to help.No problem. Glad to help.Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-86288759282375044152012-01-16T12:25:14.019+00:002012-01-16T12:25:14.019+00:00Cheers for that.
The website is http://crystalgam...Cheers for that.<br /><br />The website is http://crystalgamesstore.wordpress.com and the webstore is http://crystalgamesstore.bigcartel.com<br /><br />Details are on the site and tickets available from the store for anyone wanting to come along. We have a couple of special guests - Andy Hoare and Ronnie Renton - confirmed and a few others still to hear from.<br /><br />Cheers for the promo.<br /><br />All the best<br />JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-60878146345472042212012-01-16T10:22:29.985+00:002012-01-16T10:22:29.985+00:00Jp link away please do. It's partly what I and...Jp link away please do. It's partly what I and my blog is all about. I'm actually currently in the process of trying to produce a standardised page on my blog where I can list game clubs globally that play various games so people can find out if there are clubs near them. I just need to do so in a way that is time consuming or too demanding on me and my time!!! I'll post a story up when I've figured it out, so keep an eye out for it. In the meantime please feel free to share any links and info you think people might find useful. :)Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-52866301857379052752012-01-16T10:15:23.735+00:002012-01-16T10:15:23.735+00:00I'm about to launch a new games club in Long E...I'm about to launch a new games club in Long Eaton, Nottingham in March where we will play Mantic Games (Kings Of War, Warpath, Dwarf Kings Hold); On The Lamb Games (Brushfire) and Tor Gaming (Relics). There will be one table set aside should anyone want to play 'another system' but the focus is 100% on the more independent system, the new kids in town.<br /><br />As you say, this is a golden age for tabletop gaming, with so many great games and miniatures and many companies embracing their customer base and bringing them into the fold during testing. Add to that a better use of internet and technology to bring the rulebooks out, keep them updated without fleecing the fanbase, while maintaining consistency and gaming has never been better.<br /><br />Recent practices or basic mismanagement of PR from certain market leaders is slowly opening a few people's eyes to the myriad of other games out there and while there are those who will forever stay blinkered to these little gems (as is their right), I can see a lot of possibilities for the future.<br /><br />If you don't object, I'd like to put a link here which will take you to our website for details about the club and how to buy a ticket for the event.<br /><br />Cheers<br />JPAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-86947264696428857202012-01-16T09:09:27.087+00:002012-01-16T09:09:27.087+00:00Flipswith of course the bad service lasts longer t...Flipswith of course the bad service lasts longer than the good. We're hard wired to expect things to go well. It's one of the reasons we hardly ever give compliments for good service... we expect it. So when we don't get it, good service that is, it grates and jars with our world view and we remember it. I have on this blog listed local store managers who have at various times given me great service, but I'm not going to lie, I have had some truly awful service too. As for customers, well us geeks are a veritable bunch of odd balls, an yes I include myself in that list!!!Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-57021468320992433482012-01-16T01:06:35.970+00:002012-01-16T01:06:35.970+00:00That's pretty disgraceful, GW tend to pride th...That's pretty disgraceful, GW tend to pride themselves on customer service (especially once the till rings ha!) and I've never had a bad experience with them. "What brings in you today Flip?" "Ah not much mate, having a nose, you know me." "Ah sweet, how goes ___" and off we go!<br /><br />Bad examples always tend to stick around longer than good ones though which is unfortunate. I have to agree with the last point though, as much as I enjoy wargaming, the people it can attract are always an assortment of oddity.Flipswitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212476601757071117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-18976450475406831272012-01-15T22:38:38.685+00:002012-01-15T22:38:38.685+00:00You can indeed get an Amen...
AMEN!!!
I shall be...You can indeed get an Amen...<br /><br />AMEN!!!<br /><br />I shall be here next Sunday, and every Sunday after that until you all get bored stiff of me or I die. Either way, hopefully I have a few more sermons in me. Just remember this is me at my preaching best, and often I'll use them as an excuse to rock the boat, get all preachy and maybe even play devils advocate. I'm taking my Sunday Sermon articles to be on opportunity to perhaps push things a little bit further than sensible me would otherwise take them. So again I don't mean to cause offence, just having a bit of fun! :)Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-1117489588509870122012-01-15T22:27:50.829+00:002012-01-15T22:27:50.829+00:00Preach, Brother Frontline, preach!
Oh my god yer ...Preach, Brother Frontline, preach!<br /><br />Oh my god yer so sexy I just wanna grab you in my tentacles and....<br />Well, nevermind...<br /><br />Can I get an Amen?<br /><br />AMEN!SinSynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352693991857976930noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-63963191708967850142012-01-15T21:35:13.399+00:002012-01-15T21:35:13.399+00:00Never visited the Cardiff store, but I've cert...Never visited the Cardiff store, but I've certainly visited stores in the past where I felt that maybe I wasn't really welcome as a 'gamer'. Being told you have an hour on a games night to play a game of 40k once was the most hostile attitude I've ever witnessed. That was in the Coventry store many, many years back. Of course not all stores are bad. But then again it's not always down to the staff in those stores either, sometimes the customer aren't the best. lol.Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-28958810987352551592012-01-15T21:24:33.911+00:002012-01-15T21:24:33.911+00:00Particular stores? GW Cardiff here is actually a p...Particular stores? GW Cardiff here is actually a pretty good store, staff are enthusiastic and once the "LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THIS BECAUSE I HAVE TO" phase is passed they're a chilled out bunch. Not that I go in there anymore these days though, alas.Flipswitchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00212476601757071117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-1854556903159148382012-01-15T20:44:40.209+00:002012-01-15T20:44:40.209+00:00Yeah i've never felt comfortable in a GW store...Yeah i've never felt comfortable in a GW store.pancakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849448694852908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-22422648588596013422012-01-15T20:14:38.318+00:002012-01-15T20:14:38.318+00:00Very glad I am to hear it too Pancake! Not the you...Very glad I am to hear it too Pancake! Not the you getting spanked at games by other people you understand... nope the introducing other games to people. We all have a personal responsibility to our fellow hobbyists to help them find the games that they'll enjoy. To help create thriving gaming communities out there for all games, and yep I include GW games in that list as well, because not all GW stores are happy hobbying places or conducive to actually playing their games. Some are downright hostile to it in fact.Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-64562053451473468992012-01-15T20:09:37.526+00:002012-01-15T20:09:37.526+00:00I here you i've introduced malifaux , and Dyst...I here you i've introduced malifaux , and Dystopian wars to our local club now there all the rage. And i get my bottom spanked by the gits i introduced the games to now...<br />Sure GW games are still played but, our club plays most games out there. If the games good it will catch on. Last week we had 40k dystopian wars , Alkemy , SDE , startrek and warmachine. Its true gamers need to branch out, and free them selfs from GW.. Sure play GW games but try others you will be suprised.pancakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04849448694852908704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-85677603204365701172012-01-15T17:35:22.360+00:002012-01-15T17:35:22.360+00:00On that Lo I'm sure we're both in 100% agr...On that Lo I'm sure we're both in 100% agreement. Sometimes I see my role as being an agent provocateur... and no I don't mean frilly under garments!!! To be an enabler I guess to get people thinking about things. To get them wandering about their hobby and to start talking about it. Next Sunday's Sermon is a bit of a behemoth and I'm hoping it'll spark some interesting discussion amongst my readers and maybe a few more people besides... having said all that I bet you now it'll not garner a single chuffing response :P <br /><br />Still it's been sitting in blogger for a couple of months festering and waiting to be unleashed. I think next weekend seems the right time to drop it I think. I'm not sure why I feel it's right now, but it just is I guess. It didn't even start life as a Sunday Sermon, it's slowly evolved into that sort of topic and hopefully you at least will find it interesting. :)Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-20507023161926117002012-01-15T17:29:03.981+00:002012-01-15T17:29:03.981+00:00Well, my Intelligent Design series is intended at ...Well, my Intelligent Design series is intended at least in part to help push those that are on the fence, who moan, complain or otherwise bellyache to DO something to make better games... that's the idea, anyway. <br /><br />Maybe it will just get people talking, which is fine, too. As long as games are on people's minds and being discussed, I'm cool.Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-58591812168565385252012-01-15T14:40:16.717+00:002012-01-15T14:40:16.717+00:00Heya Lo, obviously if you read my blog you'll ...Heya Lo, obviously if you read my blog you'll know I'm not quite so 'militant' about it. But this is a sermon, and that's how these articles are written. Trust me this is toned down from the first draft.<br /><br />I do think though that some gamers need to realise they have to do these things for themselves. There comes a point whereby if you want something bad enough, you have to understand it's up to you to go make it happen. There are a lot of gamers I've come across who think that talking about starting something new will eventually get somebody else to do this hard work for them. That's not the case I'm afraid. There is only so much LGS's can do. Sorry but I think it's true, at the end of the day this is all our hobby and if we want something different we need to change and work at it ourselves first.<br /><br />As to the Rackham figs... yep I totally agree. Still doesn't stop the fact that their eventual catastrophic implosion from dumb ass business decisions meant I took a bit of a ribbing off of others over it. That's always a risk though with any niche hobby. It's one I've been willing to take. Right now there seem to be a lot of companies making a lot of head way though. How sustainable all this is though remains to be seen. Still it's a fun ride while it lasts and that's ultimately the message anyone needs to take away from all this. It's fun!Frontline Gamerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110901356802705087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1448296907784874327.post-59929448020300458512012-01-15T14:31:51.118+00:002012-01-15T14:31:51.118+00:00Hey, the Rackham figs are dead sexy, even if the g...Hey, the Rackham figs are dead sexy, even if the game died horribly. There's just nothing prettier than full on Wulfen. <br /><br />I'm sure it's the point, given that it's a "sermon", but there are a lot of ways to say what you're saying that don't sound quite so preachy. Folks like new stuff and want to get the word out- invite them to, instead of commanding it... that's my take. <br /><br />I've gotten more than a few people into new games, and I'll keep doing so- it's almost like matchmaking... finding a good fit for a friend based on their tastes is a wonderful feeling.Loquacioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01667591498679385934noreply@blogger.com