great to talking point - one thing I do in the 'shed' is meet the prospective player one to one off site before introducing them to the group. This way you get a sense of their personality and whether it will fit with existing members. Several newbies/existing players I have met in advance just wont fit the group dynamics. Some are just plain odd and quite frankly I would be nervous about letting them near my home ;-)
We host open games at a local shop for this reason. Once you see who they are and how they behave, you can decide about whether they get invited to a game in someone's home.
The visitor centre on Ambion Hill is still worth a visit. They acknowledge the recent archaeological findings and many of the artefacts found on the new site are on display.
The Grognard's Guide for how to drive away new historical miniatures players: 1) nitpicking details with an eye to show how much more you know 🧐 2) frequent and combative rules interpretation arguments 😡 3) bickering over movement and line of sight 😖 4) crushing a new player like a bug, and being smug about it. 😏 5) cold shoulder or silent treatment, and just being not very fun 😶 I've played at some clubs where one could argue these elements are actually the essence of their historical miniatures games; in some cases, even the primary source of "fun" for some grognards! 🤣
@@davidmartyn5044 indeed! In my experience, the "best" clubs share a meal before or after gaming. This social bonding seems to discourage some of the more egregious behaviors, if not sorting out the problem players.
@robertwalton9053 standards of dress code are shocking now. When did gamers stop wearing cravats? And most zoavue units worn brass buttons, and not plain steel one like there painted on most troops 😀
great to talking point - one thing I do in the 'shed' is meet the prospective player one to one off site before introducing them to the group. This way you get a sense of their personality and whether it will fit with existing members. Several newbies/existing players I have met in advance just wont fit the group dynamics. Some are just plain odd and quite frankly I would be nervous about letting them near my home ;-)
To be fair, all wargamers are "odd" compared to non wargamers. But odd is good. It certainly better than boring 😆
Great comment. Your comment fills in a number of blanks I`ve Often thought about, `Who do wargamers think they are"?
We host open games at a local shop for this reason. Once you see who they are and how they behave, you can decide about whether they get invited to a game in someone's home.
Another great video Lee. Very interesting to hear that Bosworth may not be the site of the battle
The visitor centre on Ambion Hill is still worth a visit. They acknowledge the recent archaeological findings and many of the artefacts found on the new site are on display.
The Grognard's Guide for how to drive away new historical miniatures players:
1) nitpicking details with an eye to show how much more you know 🧐
2) frequent and combative rules interpretation arguments 😡
3) bickering over movement and line of sight 😖
4) crushing a new player like a bug, and being smug about it. 😏
5) cold shoulder or silent treatment, and just being not very fun 😶
I've played at some clubs where one could argue these elements are actually the essence of their historical miniatures games; in some cases, even the primary source of "fun" for some grognards! 🤣
Almost the perfect description of most clubs. But Confederates never wore blue trousers 👖
@@davidmartyn5044 indeed! In my experience, the "best" clubs share a meal before or after gaming. This social bonding seems to discourage some of the more egregious behaviors, if not sorting out the problem players.
@robertwalton9053 standards of dress code are shocking now. When did gamers stop wearing cravats? And most zoavue units worn brass buttons, and not plain steel one like there painted on most troops 😀
@@davidmartyn5044 your folks don't wear cravats? Shocking!
Some nice tips. 👍🏻
Glad you like them!
Great video
Thanks!