Warhammer 40K, Battletech, and the games I play. . .

Okay so I am outed. I am a geek. And not the minor league, I-root-for-the-Expos kind of geek. I mean the I-paint-small-figurines-and-send-them-headlong-into-battle kind of geek.

Recently I have been experiencing a renaissance of activity now that my cousin Jonathan has re-introduced me to Warhammer 40K (think Lord of the Rings, only with futuristic equipment). Which has brought about a renewed interest in all of the old Avalon Hill games that I have (yes, I play those too). Not as fun as Battletech, because in this game you pretty much shoot up the other guys without gaining anything from the battle, so while in Warhammer you could lose 50-80% of your unit and miraculously play again with the same (or larger) army, in Battletech if you lost a ‘Mech, it was gone unless you could salvage it. If you lost a battle, you lost the battle and your army until you could role-play your way into a small windfall and start again. Again, more invested.

Maybe it is the college thing that is getting me back into my old games. Heck, maybe I am just getting revved up so that Jon and Matt can play these games when they get older. I still have a bunch of old Magic:The Gathering cards that should be worth something by the time they are ready to play. Or maybe I just want to blow stuff up, gaming style. I suppose there is an element of style and craft that goes into these games. . . you paint ’em, you build ’em, you specialize ’em, and then you go after others. In either event, it is a good outlet. Everyone has to have a hobby and relax a bit, right?

So why am I writing all of this nonsense? Alas, I am downloading patches and updates for the ol’ computer, so I suppose I’m bored and surfing the net. I suppose I just enjoy the strategy of war, I just wish I could find a good game like Battletech that actually employs some strategy rather than 2D6 to hit crap. *sigh*

Beer – true salvation of the bored. Or Irish. Or even better, I could go pray the Liturgy of the Hours. Yet another relaxing and enjoyable item that I have stopped doing over time, and my time would certainly be better occupied doing that than typing crap about games!