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Monday, 18 April 2022

Age of Sigmar start-up scenery box

One of my teenage nephews took part in a "Warhammer camp" during the Easter break, run by a (for him) local gameshop. Apparently, the camp lasted a few days (no sleeping overs), in which they learned how to assemble figures, paint them, and play games. As part of the event, they all got an Age of Sigmar starter box

Although I was a GW fanboy during the 80s and 90s, I for long don't consider myself as part of their target audience anymore, but I do recognize their potential and power for attracting new wargamers. And I do realize the focus teenage boys can have on using the "official" figures and rules. I was there, once. So I am not going to lure my nephew away from Warhammer and bombard him with sermons about why rulesystem X or figure range Y is more superior. I'm letting him and his friends grow into the hobby, at their own pace. The last thing they need is an uncle who tells them what to do or what to enjoy.

Nevertheless, when I saw my family during our Easter family get-together yesterday, I brought a box with "scenery items" for him. I have huge amounts of scenery, so a few items less is not going to make a practical difference. I put together generic scenery items I knew are going to usable in their games.

So, what did I give away?

  • a large green scenery mat;
  • A couple of Kallistra hills;
  • a home-made fort, which I called an "Orruk Fort", to give it credibility to those Warhammer youngsters;
  • A bunch of river sections, walls, hedges, trees, ... ;
  • An "official" GW rules I had still lying around ;-)

 The response was enthusiastic ;-) 


4 comments:

  1. Well done and good on you for refraining from telling them they're "doing it wrong" playing Warhammer. If you didn't already have it, Cool Uncle status achieved!

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    1. The next phase is whether the interest in wargaming can survive the interest in the opposite sex.

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  2. Nice work! Wish you were my uncle!

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