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**Frazzled**

I stand corrected Dice Monkey. Party on (good pick for a hotel just don't stay at the Toronto version we used to call it Novotel hell)

**Cruentus**

Posted By Saldiven on 07/17/2006 2:47 PM
I hate to chime in, I'm sure I'll be shouted out for it, but I can't help it.

I've been playing GW games since 1988 when I was in high school, and I firmly believe that overwatch was one of the worst rules that GW has come up with. Where I used to play when I was in college (when 2nd ed. came out), entire movement phases could be summed up with "Ok, everything's on overwatch."

Blech.

Sal.

Wholeheartedly agree.

I found that in Fantasy, the game is determined by 1) army list, and 2) set-up. Screw up either, and you're toast. Very rarely can you turn it around when you're being rolled. Its all based on CR and getting flanks.

40k, in my experience, is based more around match-ups, and even if you're getting hammered, you can pull out a draw through careful gameplay.

40k is just as complex and tactical as Fantasy when you look at the rules, then add in all the codexes, its just not as 'fiddly'.

**Dice Monkey**

I hate to chime in, I'm sure I'll be shouted out for it, but I can't help it.

I've been playing GW games since 1988 when I was in high school, and I firmly believe that overwatch was one of the worst rules that GW has come up with. Where I used to play when I was in college (when 2nd ed. came out), entire movement phases could be summed up with "Ok, everything's on overwatch."

Blech.

Sal

Overwatch turned the game into a shooting game which is what it was always supposed to be, It meant you had to risk your but if you wanted to assault in turn two from a building or tank. If you hated it so much why did you play? I stopped playing when the rules and gameplay became horrible.

I stand corrected Dice Monkey. Party on

Stop by if you can, I know Joe O. and Gar are playing so there should be some familiar faces. Come over to the dark side.

**Frazzled**

I can't attend as will be out of town, but tell Gar his Nids still need a beat down from massed massed jetbike formations and Cobra formations.

Can you send me the info via PM? I know another person who's a good player and might be interested (if he's not signed up already).