Reply To: "Golden Age of Wargaming"….perhaps not?

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It is great to read the thoughts and opinions of everyone on this thread, and I think that you all have good points, especially with regard to your experiences of wargaming and miniatures where you are.

As well as saying that my experiences and  opinions parallel wirh other here, hopefully I can helpful contribute by sharing my experiences as well.

I think the amount of time you have to spend on wargaming may determine how golden it feels.

 

I started playing in 1990 at the age of 12, able to play for day’s at a time, which when I got older could even be for a weekend and allowed me to play several games in the same session.

Zooming to now, I currently only have occasional time to play (weekly for 2 1/2 hours if I am lucky) and find that skirmish games offer me the best chance to complete a game in that time, and that my opponents prefer playing in 28mm, which are my limitations, though the rules used range from fantasy to historical to scifi.

Younger (and much older) gamers have more time I think to enjoy and support the diversity of wargaming, and for them I think it is golden, though it may require some searching to find. I am just glad that my games are socially fun and I see smiles around the game tables, and that I can play against and with male and female gamers.

Thank you for reading my ramble.