Well, the reason I like games to be quick playing (not necessarily
streamlined or elegant, just quick :-) ) it's cause our situation here is
different.
Nearly all our games are during our school lunch hour or at the afterschool
club we run. This gives us a max of 2 hours, including waiting for everone
to arrive, setting up, packing away and tidying up.
When we occasionally play at weekends, then we do indeed want longer games,
but then we just play with more points and talk a lot more between turns :-)
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter Ramos <primarch_at_...>
To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:03 PM
Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] My opinions on recent posts
> Hi!
>
> I have never understood peoples fascination with playing games that last
"less". When I play I separate a whole day for it, so why do I want to just
play 30minutes when I can play hours? The perception that somehow a good
game can be played quick is false. On the contrary doesn't something good
deserve the time?
>
> Also, how fast any given rules is played is PLAYER dependent. I have
probably said this ad-naseum. I play 6000 point net epic games to conclusion
with set up on average in 2-3 hours. Darius and I consistently got 2 games
from 6PM to midnight on almost every visit.
>
> Fast is NOT synonymous with good or elegant. I want ot enjoy my game as I
play it, otehrwise whats the point?
>
> Peter
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <deaconblue3_at_...>
> To: <netepic_at_yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 1:46 PM
> Subject: Re: [NetEpic ML] My opinions on recent posts
>
>
> > Before I give any more false impressions (yeah right), let me say I do
> > like E40K as a generic set of scifi ground combat rules. It's just that
> > it's not Epic to me. It fails miserably to capture the feel and
interest
> > of the 40K universe, which is what drew me in to it from the first. I
do
> > use E40K rules for other universes, such as Dune, where the amount of
> > variation is much less, and all the armies tend to be more alike than
> > different. That said, with in the 40K universe, the amount of
variation,
> > on many levels, just is incapable of being properly represented by E40K
> > as they stand. the game was abstracted too far IMO to allow this.
> > Playability isn't always the issue to be dealt with. Personally, I'm
not
> > looking for a 6mm game that I can crank out in 30 minutes or less. when
> > I play, I want the feel of the universe represented, and I want to see
> > and know that the variances between the races and armies shows up on the
> > battle field in game. E40K didn't do that for me.
> >
> > Josh R
> >
> > "No matter where you go, there you are." B.Bonzai
> >
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