Reply To: More unnecessary tech in gaming?

[BalginStondraeg 1151xp 1]

Something I did not mention in my original post was the fact that I do not possess a mobile phone and have no desire to own one. I omitted that fact because one of my opponents is likely to have one. It still feels like a really dumb decision ‘though as they put the army lists up online months before releasing the figures and then you get a card with a QR code on it……

It might be nice if the QR code had something extra like the special rules of the unit or it’s equipment options etc. But for it to be required to gain access to the core stats (unless you went and printed them out from the internet) feels like they’re desperate for internet traffic. Now the army lists for the Hundred Kingdoms and the the Spires are in the back of the rulebook but the lists for the Dweghom and the Nords aren’t. I wonder if their starter sets have a printed army list in.

I’m really tempted to just write the stats on the cards. It’s a nice low tech solution but it would work. There’d still be that ugly square full of black and white static in the corner of the card spoiling the nice artwork with it’s eye – grabbing presence ‘though.

 

Honestly, has no-one else covered this QR card situation? I almost did a youtube video about it. I was going to put them side by side with the full stat line cards from the starter box and explain why the cards with more information on them are worse than the cards with less information on.