The Verge: Tries Warhammer 40k – Fails…

Larry Vela

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Jan 30 2013

I’m just gonna leave this here and let the BoLS 1st Airborne Flying Monkey Division does what you all do best.

First the article in question:

Offline: my quest to find a ‘StarCraft’ replacement in my life

– Paul Miller

And some of the juicy pullquotes:

Originally, I figured I’d replace StarCraft withWarhammer 40,000, a tabletop wargame with aliens and space marines doing battle — in fact, much of StarCraft’s lore was ripped directly from Warhammer….

The problem with Warhammer is that it’s insane. Matches take days to unfold, especially once you get up to the recommended number of troops…

The final nail in the Warhammer coffin is that it’s more than a game — it’s a hobby. I had a hobby, with a capital H, once upon a time. Model trains.

Go read the whole thing and…

~Fly my pretties, FLY!!!

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Author: Larry Vela

Dad, Gamer, Publisher, Pilot, Texan. All games all the time since junior-high. I started BoLS Interactive in 2006. I’m a lifelong tabletop & RPG gaming enthusiast, and internet publisher working to entertain and inform my readers every day. I've been playing RPGs and Tabletop Games since the 1970s. I'm been playing and covering Warhammer and Warhammer 40K for over 35 years.

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