Reply To: Why do all our wargames rules have to cost the bomb?

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Has anybody stopped to think about the age (or rather, quantity of disposable income) that might be the driving factor of some opinions on this topic.

I certainly can remember a time where I would do my utmost not to buy a rulebook to play a game so that I could buy models instead. Same with Codexes too. I would sponge off my mates and do dodgy photocopying of relevant pages all the way up to hoping Santa Claus or the magical birthday fairy sorted me out… and even then the preference was still models.

Now, as I have reached an age where I have a fair portion of disposable income I wouldn’t bat an eyelid at throwing an absolute wad of cash at a boxed game or rulebook. I’m not so interested in having loads of models, I’d rather spend time building environments (terrain) so I can vary the visual spectacle more than the list, I’ve also decided I prefer a certain type of game and am happy to hunt around till I find it.