WARMACHINE!.. Ok I don't have a problem... its a lifestyle 😎
Ok so I have been absent from gaming in general due to heavy work travel, not playing anything even video games. Well, that has all changed. Work travel has reduced, I am re-engaging with games, and in particular Warmachine.
The status of the game
Warmachine had all but fallen off of my radar, and often other people's from what I can see. I recently spoke to a friend of mine prior to Adepticon as I was going to attend this year, albeit working in an exhibitor booth. He asked me to look for Warmachine which caught my interest. He was getting into Warmachine? Well.. that was the initial shove that caused me to tumble ad dive off the cliff.
Within a few weeks of our LGS stocking the game, they sold out of the book and most of their stock. They have been getting more in, including the P3 paint line which was recently revamped. Now, nearly 2 months later, we are just now starting our journeyman league with 18 people signed up and more showing interest!
Within a few weeks of our LGS stocking the game, they sold out of the book and most of their stock. They have been getting more in, including the P3 paint line which was recently revamped. Now, nearly 2 months later, we are just now starting our journeyman league with 18 people signed up and more showing interest!
Even at the Adepticon keynote we were made aware of how everything has doubled for Warmachine in the last year, games played on LongShanks, stores supporting the game, and even people attending the keynote! Long story short, Warmachine is definitely back!
My own start
I got back into the game with Old Umbrey, a split of Kahdor focusing on beasts instead of the warjacks. I will do a few articles over them both for my hobby and list building. But that was the start...
Next Steam Forged Games announced they were taking 3 of the old factions, Convergence of Cyriss, Grymkin, and Infernals, and releasing them as stls for people to purchase and print. I had always wanted to play Grymkin, so I jumped on this opportunity.
Then I got a wild impulse and decided to buy a lot of old Talion Charter Pirates from a guy in Canada. I am stoked about this army as a hobby project although admittedly they are not the strongest. This will be my first focus for hobby and tactica blog posts for awhile.
I have gone deep at this point, donating printed terrain and objectives to my local store, providing a couple playmats, etc. I am all in now.
Next Steam Forged Games announced they were taking 3 of the old factions, Convergence of Cyriss, Grymkin, and Infernals, and releasing them as stls for people to purchase and print. I had always wanted to play Grymkin, so I jumped on this opportunity.
Then I got a wild impulse and decided to buy a lot of old Talion Charter Pirates from a guy in Canada. I am stoked about this army as a hobby project although admittedly they are not the strongest. This will be my first focus for hobby and tactica blog posts for awhile.
I have gone deep at this point, donating printed terrain and objectives to my local store, providing a couple playmats, etc. I am all in now.
What I forgot
One thing that has become clear from the rush of Warmachine in our area is we have a clear and growing community. Every week I have been showing up, I stay later than intended because of the conversation and community . I have not had this in what feels like years and had forgotten how valuable it is. At our first journeyman league night we had 6 games played and over 18 people signed up.
Going forward..
From here, my main miniatures focused articles will be on Warmachine, but I will have a splattering of other things from time to time.
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