Reply To: Inaccessibility of Historical Wargaming

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@noyjatat : that’s more like Wolfenstein instead of historical … lol.
However WW2 is kind of a great setting for this sort of stuff.

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The lack of startersets combined with too much choice in systems (or not enough choice depending on era) does make it daunting to get started.
Both Bolt-Action and Flames of War have done a semi decent job at making good jumping off points, but afterwards the incredible amount of options available is another roadblock. And that’s even when you limit yourself to the ‘famous’ battles.

One challenge unique to historicals is that not every faction/nation/era has an army list that is fun or balanced enough for a beginner, unless you ditch the historical accuracy aspect. That is something you have to enjoy (or at least learn to get used to) if you think of getting into this stuff.

Another potential roadblock is that a lot of material isn’t aimed at gamers.
Sure … you can find a lot about Overlord or Market garden. But the amount of stuff that’s aimed at beginners and wargaming is minimal to say the least. It also gets worse the farther from the big stories you get.

The historical series by @oriskany (and others) here at Beasts of War are great jumping of points though. And with the projects & discussions that can be linked to these series we may have something that could be the start of something very cool for everyone.