Comments on: TGN Chat: Top ten games

By: yslaire

yslaire — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:23:34 +0000

I’m a bit late and it’s pretty difficult to find 10 games I really know for having played them at last once…

1. Hell Dorado : skirmish, very nice minis, excellent rule system
2. Warmachine/Hordes : some nice minis, excellent rule system
3. Warlord : very versatile system playable with almost any fantasy mini I have
4. Confrontation AoR : the fantasy genre offers more depth than AT-43 (more interesting habilities, spellcasters etc…)
5. Confrontation 3 : had some of the best minis ever produced in the hobby…
6. Mordheim
7. Anima Tactics : nice minis, true skirmish, interesting system
8. AT-43
9. Tannhäuser
10.Star wars miniatures

Not to mention :

No Quarter - because it’s free (and probably a huge job for its creator)
Chronopia - because figs are now difficult to find and a bit under the actual standards
Inquisitor : for the background mainly
Cadwallon : for the background (and the minis) too
Battleground Fantasy Warfare : not minis… But a great game system and very affordable :oP

By: Zac

Zac — Mon, 12 May 2008 05:20:50 +0000

I’ve posted the top ten list (see the link in the update above)

By: Jim Dice

Jim Dice — Mon, 12 May 2008 00:43:48 +0000

Present interest to Past interest:

1. Infinity
2. Hordes
3. Helldorado
4. Pulp City
5. All Things Zombie
6. Anima Tactics
7. Heavy Gear
8. Confrotation V3
9. Epic
10. W40k before 4th ed

Jim

By: mikesilk

mikesilk — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:49:58 +0000

will only list those games i found worthy of investment.
1. Mordheim- quick rules system, easily expandable, quality fan support
2. Necromunda-” ”
3. Confrontation 3- loved the minis
4. WFB

By: Brett

Brett — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:37:26 +0000

5 Things I’m actually playing and enjoying:

Elfball (seriously digging this one)
Hordes (new convert)
AT-43 (big thumbs up)
Battlelore and
Command and Colors: Ancients (technically blocks, but with some time and Baccus 6mm, I could change that :D)

5 I enjoy but haven’t seen much table time lately:

Tannhauser
StarWars Minis (I need a mass combat version :D)
Blood Bowl (may be permanently replaced by Elfball)
Epic
Necromunda

And the ones I’m itching to try:

[b]Infinity[/b]
Legends of the Old West/High Seas
CAoR (I’m in for a pound, but not convinced yet)
Alkemy
AE-WWI/SOTR

I swung away from TTG and into board games fairly heavily over the past couple years, now it seems the pendulum is coming back the other way :D

By: Magno

Magno — Sun, 11 May 2008 16:24:43 +0000

Pretty much in order. I consider model quality, fluff, but most importantly the mechanics and rules

1. Infinity: very tactical and engaging game
2. Confrontation v3/3.5: brilliant game, just needed more support to prevent mosh pits in the middle
3. Helldorado: another great skirmish game
4. Warmachine/Hordes: rules are good, but their tourney/league scoring and victory conditions via the scenarios are hideous. Their is a tremendous amount of tactical ability in this game and they squander it by encouraging/forcing aggressive play and who goes first.
5. Flames of War: fast paced with depth
6. 40K. This is only on the list because I only have direct experience with these six games. The rules of this system are so unstable and convoluted, it sucks the imagery right out of what is happening on the table and games take way to long for the amount of fun and thought you put into it while playing. I always feel like I’ve just wasted 2 of the 3 hours I spent playing.

Alkemy, Dark Age and Rezolution all look promising, but I’ve never had a chance to see the mechanics unfold on the tabletop.

By: Zac

Zac — Sun, 11 May 2008 15:57:20 +0000

Now that makes feel old, sigh!

And I feel old since I never had to ask people about any of the titles ;-) Even MBT.

By: Karandras_sh

Karandras_sh — Sun, 11 May 2008 12:28:24 +0000

Inquisitor
Full Thrust
Aeronautica Imperialis
Necromunda/Gorkamorka
Battlefleet Gothic
Warhammer 40k v2
Space Hulk
Star Wars mini’s
Warhammer Fantasy
40k other editions

By: Ken

Ken — Sun, 11 May 2008 10:53:25 +0000

Space Marine / Titan Legions (Epic)
Blood Bowl
Silent Death
Battletech
Dirtside II
Warmaster (Fantasy & Ancients)
Heroscape
Man O’ War
AK-47 Republic (As modified for Spanish Civil War by a friend)
Warmachine/Hordes

By: idespair

idespair — Sun, 11 May 2008 08:01:00 +0000

Warhammer Fantasy
Warmachine
Hordes
Epic
Warhammer 40K
AT-43
Confrontation: AOR
AE-WWII
Dark Age
Song of Blades & Heroes

By: syr8766

syr8766 — Sat, 10 May 2008 19:22:44 +0000

1. Warmachine/Hordes
2. Classic Battletech
3. Warlord
4. AT-43
5. Necromunda
6. GASLIGHT
7. Legends of the Old West/High Seas (similar systems)
7. .45 Adventure/Fantastic Worlds/Gloire (see above)
8. Battlefleet Gothic
9. WHFB
10. 40k 3rd ed.

By: Darkson

Darkson — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:00:21 +0000

Zombie_Taco knows I prefer to get my hands dirty, no lackeys or Zombies needed.(You know how I feel about Zombies). ;)

Its kind of neat to see AE-WWII is several folks lists. Thanks for your support guys.

By: stormwolf

stormwolf — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:58:55 +0000

Looks to me like you can have a fair idea of how old/long the gamers have been playing by some of the items in their list.

Now that makes feel old, sigh!

For me the oldies are the goodies, but I only realised that after years of faffing about with newer systems.

But the new systems/games of today will be the old systems/rules of the future.

By: AAvH-Darkblade

AAvH-Darkblade — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:49:37 +0000

In order:

1. Confrontation 3/3.5 (Best hands down)
2. Warmachine/Hordes (Solid)
3. Warhammer 40K (Really only play the top 3 these days)
4. Rag’Narok 1.0
5. Necromunda
6. Mordhiem
7. Flames of War
8. AT-43
9. Warhammer Fantasy Battles
?10. Hell Dorado (Only last because I have yet to play, but rules/minis look very good)

Cheers

By: Palumbo

Palumbo — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:17:01 +0000

Here is my little input…

1 - Warmachine and Hordes - Lets face it… Same game! :)
2 - Mordhiem - Love the flavor and the way your gang grows
3 - Warmaster - I don’t get to play this much… Once every three years or so, but I like it. Would love to try Warmaster Ancients
5 – Flames of War – I kind of got dragged into this game… But I enjoy it, but not as much as some of my friends. Wish they would jump to a second game like Samurai or Napoleonics already!
4 – Blood Bowl – I need to try out elf bowl some day
5 – Void – fun, but haven’t played in years
6 – Aetherverse – this was actually a pretty neat little system. Lots of quarks, but as a homebrew trying to go big it was pretty good.
7 – WFB – Once again, I haven’t played in years, but I like the block movement vice free form you get in 40K. Forces you to think a bit.
8 – After that… It all gets fuzzy… ;)