Re: [Epic] New to Epic

From: sauron1 <sauron1_at_...>
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 1997 06:26:23 -0700

Miller, Chris wrote:
>
> >>> My question is should I buy the old Epic (and if so do I get Space Marine
> >>> or do I only need Titan Legions) or should I get Epic40k.
> >>
>
> ------>All previous comments by previous posters apply. I enjoyed SM/TL
> more
> than any other mini game (and I've spent way too much time on them),
> largely
> because my whole group bought into it, played it, and knew the
> background
> from 40K.
> Unfortunately I would have to advise against buying it because of the
> lack of support for it now. If you can find either big box, plus the
> small box
> that you need, great, but it's only going to get harder to do so.
> (OTOH,
> based on the sales rumors, I'm not sure how much support we're going
> to see for E40K, or for how long).
> Your best bet might be to look for someone locally who already
> has SM/TL, play it with them or see if you can borrow the rules at
> least.
> If you like it, the mini's are interchangeable, so you would have a
> source
> for the old material.
> If your whole group dives into E40K, I think you'll have quite a bit
> of fun. The biggest issue with most mini games is getting time, room,
> and players to play them on a regular basis. If everyone gets into it,
> it'll be fine. If it's just you, at some point you're going to wonder
> what the
> hell you were thinking.
> Oh and, playing regularly seems to give many people more
> incentive to paint their mini's - whatever the game. I did a 10,000 pt
> -per
> side battle at the 95 Dallas Game Expo with Impies vs Orks, and I got
> more Orks done in about 2 weeks than I thouoght possible, and got
> several
> compliments on the paint jobs. (Yes there were a lot of titans on both
> sides)
> Get on a regular cycle of playing, and you'll find time to paint the
> army.
> Throw enough painted mini's out on a table and start chucking handfuls
> of
> dice, and you'll find yourseld having a good time pretty quick. Find a
> local
> store or club to play at, and other people will start to pick up on it,
> too.
> You can get a nice thing going this way.
>
> Chris Miller

Sauron1 writes;Chris,I beleave as I think you do that the specifics of
the game are often not as important as the comradship or advercity of a
good game with friends. My Wargame club plays the entire spectrum of the
hobby and I enjoy whaterver we play! sauron1
Received on Sat Jul 19 1997 - 13:26:23 UTC