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by me_in_japan » Mon Mar 18, 2024 7:22 am
I'm absolutely in agreement that the cards help a lot, to the point where I've spent quite some time "cardifying" all the relevant rules, printing them out, and sleeving them (I'm aware I could just buy datasheet cards etc, but I've got 5 factions to get cards for, and an abundance of MtG cards/sleeves kicking about, so home made is the way to go, for now.)
As for the community aspect, I'd wholeheartedly agree, if there was any actual community around my local area. I mean, eh, it's also largely down to me not making the trip to Nagoya more often, but it's kiiinda a bit of a schlep, especially when kids are part of the equation.
I've started watching some tactics vids on youtube, and I see that tabletop simulator looks actually quite schnazzy these days, with, presumably, the right data files. I had assumed 40k would be all top-down, abstract, in the style of old battle reps, but the engine seems more than happy to whiz around to give true LoS and so on, which makes me wonder about the likelihood of being able to get in a game with one or more of you lot, at least as a learning-the-ropes exercise. Would anybody be willing to spend an evening some time helping me fumble my way through a game? It'd have to be pretty late evening, unfortunately - I have family responsibilities until the kiddoes head to bed, so I'm not usually free until 10ish (although, with planning and forward notice, I could probably shift that a couple hours earlier, if it was a friday or saturday evening.) I'd also need to go through the rigmarole of setting up TTS for 40k, as that's something I've yet to fully explore. If anyone could point me in the direction of the right files (or even a how-to) that'd be very much appreciated.
current (2019) hobby interests
eh, y'know. Stuff, and things
Wow. And then Corona happened. Just....crickets, all the way through to 2023...
. Warcry I think is the only GW game that's accessible, the rest have a fair amount of up front rules and rely on enthusiasm and community tutoring to get you over the hump.
That sounds doable. I'll look into getting something set up, and if all seems good, I'd be very keen to try a game some time. I'll let you know how it goes (probably in the next few days, all going according to plan. Once I get the setup sorted, hopefully we can find mutually agreeable time to get a game in 
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