Why Do You Play So Many Minis Games?

[@badje5u5]

Anyone else picturing 7 year old Atom with the salt n pepper beard, glasses and the cool confidence that comes with age?

[@Cobrajamie]

Tom Harrison I am now 🤣

[@NMahon]

That's the good thing about all the new game modes in AOS, like Skirmish, Shadespire, Warhammer Quest, they're all different types of games and you can use all themodels in your games

[@RiteKnight]

Hey Uncle Adam, just wanted to stop by and say thanks for these vids of yours. Been painting a Roman army for the past year and a bit, finished them a few weeks ago and on to Vikings now; often your vids have provided insightful stuff to listen to in the background whilst I paint. 'Tis much appreciated.

[@Fughley]

I really dig the lead in to the topic. great way to approach the subject. Although Benji was a good movie as well. Rock on Atom Smasher

[@coenpompstra9756]

Really nice video and extremely good looking set, love how nice and rustic your background looks!

[@SoulSoundMuisc]

My old gaming group used to do that. We'd be playing a lot of one game (40K, mostly) and then one guy would start talking about, say, Bolt Action. Both games were fun. Then we'd move from Bolt Action to DBA or some other Historical game... and I'm looking at my 40K armies that I don't have time to finish now because I have an army of Celts I need to purchase and paint. Celts come in, I start painting, and whoops, now we're playing Mordheim and I don't have a single fantasy model in my collection to play with. I want to be very, very clear here: I am not knocking any of these games in the least. So, I would ask, "Um, guys, can we play 40K?" as it was the game I had the most models for, and the most time invested in, and I really, really wanted to finish those armies up and spend time on that one game. The game I have so much time, and money invested in. Good grief, you'd think I had butchered a puppy in the living room by the reactions I got. At best it was, "Nah, I don't feel like it right now." which is fine, you feel like playing what you feel like playing. Some of it was, "I don't ever want to play that stupid game again now that I've found [Insert Best New Game Ever]." Or, even, "Ugh, you still have those models? Nobody plays that." I get wanting to play other things. I am an admitted Games Workshop gamer; I've got historical interests and I'd love to play some other games but that's what I'm invested in. Those are the models I have, the armies I've built, the armies I'm painting. I play a little Necromunda and I play a little Bloodbowl because those are side games that don't take very much to get started with. So, while I do very much get wanting to play other things, one should also actually ask their friends what they'd be interested in doing, rather than just grabbing any game off the wall and expecting everyone to be down with it. Typically, enough will be to throw the group into disarray. I don't play with those people any more, and I'm very much better off for it. The point still stands that communication is the key to any relationship, and that includes friendship. Talk about it before just deciding it. Hear your friend out if they don't want to do what you want to do. If you and your group do decide to try something new, STICK WITH IT for a while! Just be a good friend.

[@kiblams]

I like having an army for all of the systems that I know people play (or will play) in my community. that way I can switch it up for what I need each season :) Great video fella!

[@regentcid4348]

That's where I'm at. Sometimes you have to go with the flow as the flavor of the month changes. Otherwise, you won't find anyone to play with.

[@joshuaclark3406]

As someone who was feeling overwhelmed by the amount of of games and project's on hand, this mindset actually helps quite a bit. Maybe I'll never get around to playing 40K (what with the popular AoS scene here locally) but what's the harm in working towards having 40K on the go? Cheers!

[@anonymous-dk3um]

I loved the Benji movies as a kid. My mom used to hunt down the VHSs and rereleased DVDs. It was actually kinda fun trying to figure out all the movies he's been in.

[@the13th]

After watching this I am now 100% looking into Gaslands, 100% want to get into that, looks awesome

[@rmcgavock1]

If playing multiple games, jumping from game to game is wrong, I don't want to be right!

[@tabletopminions]

Same here, although it's not for everyone. Thanks for watching!

[@nozhki-busha]

Good video thanks. I play AoS, Oldhammer, Flames of War, Bolt action, Battlegroup, Blood and Plunder, Dropfleet, gangs of Rome and tombstone. I have a variety of friends who play different systems and I like to keep it fresh and as I am so disciplined I get the painting side done too. I am used to painting large units due to playing Soviets in WW2 so can easily paint 20-30 minis at a time.

[@paulknox505]

Smaller games using existing models are what I need to look into, as our group feel like a break from Necromunda. I have quite a bit of a painting backlog to tackle, so being able just to grab a book and use what I have sounds great.

[@Skoozi]

frostgrave is a good option!

[@paulknox505]

+Skoozi Cheers, will take a look.

[@tabletopminions]

Frostgrave is a great option. Thanks for watching!

[@madmusial]

Any of the Osprey stuff is pretty flexible since they don't make specific minis. And Northstar has Oathmark coming out at some point as well. Historical games can be pretty flexible as well.-

[@jamesbones6632]

You could play rogue stars with your munda models and scenery

[@danemorley86]

Thank you for sharing Uncle Atom - I've just checked out GMG's channel, its very cool. You should do a video on youtube channels - or other creators that share the love of minigaming

[@TheJankmaster]

to quote a friend regarding a buffet, "Meat on a stick until you can't move...little hot dogs until you die."

[@40minutekebab]

Thanks for the tips on other Skirmish games! Just getting into Shadow War: Armageddon, and I hadn't even thought about model reuse into other systems.

[@dandyx12]

Currently playing Guildball, Hordes and X-Wing, and working on Gaslands and Drowned Earth, as one of the self appointed cat herders for my gaming club I like to make sure nobody misses out on a game on club nights if they turn up, got a 40k army but don't generally carry it, the rest fits into a big backpack that fits in the car, the 40k not so much

[@CoreyH09]

Last Days looks like a blast. I would highly recommend people check out the videos of it on Guerrilla Miniatures Games!

[@BlackJackLegacy]

Great video as always Adam. I find in my gaming group the folks that play games like AOS or 40K tend to really dedicate their time to just playing only one game however they jump from army to army to keep their interest up. I can't do that - I prefer to skip around between skirmish games and now board games as I like to switch it up.

[@kolbys.3798]

Thank God, first time i've actually watched a video with on commercial break and one commercial per break.

[@RancidRalph]

Good looking Rom Spaceknight art in the background

[@Bhegtvedt]

I love skirmish games. Especially when my characters can level and gain injuries. The low model count allows me to get a variety of minis and try a variety of painting.

[@evgenyvolkov8595]

I would love to see your review of Last Days. Both you and Ash are the reason I started wargaming, and supporting people on patreon.

[@davidcashin1894]

Me, I don't necessarily like changing rules systems, but I love the vast variety of minis. Painting is what I like the most. But recently also getting into the HUGE variety of terrain that can be built. Terrain can be a hobby in itself.

[@jooshjooshministhetics8048]

Super relatable. I used to just collect a few Rotbringer minis to use as homebrew plague-stricken knight monsters/NPCs for my D&D games, but it eventually led me to start a full Nurgle army for AoS (I'm clocking in at around 2300 points now). I even use my Malifaux Arcanists crew as NPCs for D&D, to the point where I've written backstories for Rasputina's December Acolytes.

[@morteforte7033]

I've had gamer ADD( as well as actual ADD) for years..and it's been for various types of games too, RPGs, tabletop, CCGs, board games, video...only thing that ever stopped me was money. Funny you mentioned gaslands..thats been my little obsession for about a month now.. was thumbing through the book when you mentioned it😁..but..great vid! really have come to like listening to your ideas and thoughts on gaming.

[@renaudst-hilaire9938]

Im currently building some Gaslands cars to try to get my AoS group to play something else. I hope they like it!

[@EryxUK]

I want that t-shirt!

[@johnmcconnell9979]

If you stick to the same scale, you can oftentimes use the same terrain for multiple games. Not using American Civil War with Necromunda, but most of it could be used for other games like I do: Middle Earth SBG is mostly compatible.

[@witlessfop36]

For years I was with a group who played massive 28mm Napoleonic battles and campaigns but I always felt there was a bigger world out there. I’m now playing Zombicide, Shadespire, Chain of Command, Imperial Assault, World of Smog, Rising Sun...

[@StevesSmallWorld]

I like to play a mix of games from skirmish like frostgrave & Necromunda up to your RPG D&D . Just starting 40k now as my boys are getting older which will be an on going prodject but can be done over time to build army's as well as letting them learn to paint etc.

[@mrbushi1062]

Love those moments when you say something super clever and you just pause and just sit on it for a second xD Like Hobby palette or money is a situation inside a situation xD

[@jamiemoresco3885]

Great story and topic . I saw Star Wars in the theater when i was 3 yrs old and was hooked on sci-fi for life . I believe in the whole "variety is the spice of life" thing and i enjoy many different game systems . I try to get things done in one system but sometimes I suffer from Gamer A.D.D. thing... This used to bother me.. But Now I just go with whatever system I'm into at the time , and call it good . I can always go back to game/army and pick up where I left off..

[@xenoserum]

I have prob far too many games systems but as I can't guarantee when I can get into my club due to family having my bag with 5+ games systems in there so can usually jump into one game or another. I can traverse between each game system with relative ease and means I can play without too many issues. Plus having several systems helps for me for when I get gamer modeling block so having lots of projects and games systems really helps.

[@Susanoo0097]

I personally just cant keep painting same thing over and over again. Maby thats why i play Infinity, Runewars, Wh40, Legion and now Shadespire joined that group abd also x wing if i just want to play. I found out that i have gaming periods: Like this month or two i want to play infinity and i play it exclusivly but then i domt touch it for another few months and focus on another game and this way i have time for all of those systems. By circling around them and focusing on one of them at a time for some time and then changing again. Also those titles are vastly diffrent in terms of model types. For example my runewars army is typical fantasy skeletons (and nit typical worm riding skeltons) inspired by warcraft 3 (the scultps i mean) but Infinity on the other hand is highly advanced tech cyberpunk or wh40 is just more heavy grimmdark models. By circling those in painting i wont get bored like in for example painting a huge army of dark eldars.

[@timkline162]

Nice video. There are so many great skirmish games out there nowadays, it's just silly to just play 1 game these days. I'm partial to Blackwater Gulch :)

[@twitch1965]

For me, I was out of the hobby for 10+ years, and Malifuax dragged me back into the hobby. Pretty sure these type of skirmish-level games will be my thing going forward. I like painting a few individual models over the GW-type games where I have to paint 40-100 of the exact same model!

[@sainbrian2]

I csnt wait to try Bolt Action and Konflict 47.

[@Boodoosh69]

Just dug out my Dust collection, love Weird War II stuff and just saying 'Twin 88s' is awesome. Also been into Bolt Action, love World War II stuff. So this leads to the question is there much crossover in minis or rules between Dust and Konflict 47? I half expect to be able to combine and rules adapt my Dust and Bolt Action minis to Konflict 47.Great video as usual Uncle Atom :)

[@dornjr]

Atom, Follow up on the hoarder video soon for all those many many many different game systems? :)

[@Kaasschilfertje]

"The money thing can be a situation, in that situation." - I love the face that you make haha. I'm always surprised how you sneak jokes in your videos without so much as a smirk!

[@THX-to6gg]

I've definitely got gamers A D D. I'm currently hopping around between AoS skirmish, Shadespire, Song of Blades and Heroes, Space Hulk, Star Saga and Tanks. And I feel pretty good about it. I'm A D D and proud!

[@kungdswe2940]

I play Alot of games from 6mm baroque and impitus to 28 mm skirmish like malifaux, Mordheim, Infintiy, draculas america, rouge stars, frostgrave to 28 mm "big games" like dystopian wars, Kings of War and 9th age. What i like about it is not only the different rules and play style and Lore but Also the different ways of paiting, (mass painting 6mm compared to a character on a throne (yes i play dwarfs)) avalible time to play, (from 1 hour KoW to 6 hour baroque) the different visual aspects of the game (steampunk vs roman legion) and foremost that you get to meet and play a larger group of people when you play Alot of different games not just your 3-4 best buddies Playing the one game you are playing.

[@shogunmage9036]

This is so true. I found out a long time ago that i needed to concentrate on one game at a time when building my armies. ADD is apparently strong in me.

[@StrikerVX2006]

I've had to lock it down to just W40K and Necromunda. It was just costing too much to play more past that.

[@isaiahfurrow7414]

I have some 40k(soon to add Kill Team), Warmachine, Star Trek (adding X-Wing), and want to try Malifaux... there's also a few tabletop games I'm into... I don't play video games a lot, but do a little with my kids, and I have a handful of other hobbies... winter is when I get into Wargaming the most....

[@Sumanye]

I definitely fall into the category of starting too many games I never get to play because I never finish painting the army before moving on to the next. The last several weeks I have been focused on painting Stormcast Eternals for Age of Sigmar (almost done!) so I can finally play something

[@websterlf]

If you're looking for a good skirmish game, I'd highly recommend 7TV2, the Game of Inch High Spy-Fi, from Crooked Dice. It's a nice relaxed sort of game that it's very difficult to be over competitive with. While it has some lovely minis made for it, it's adaptable enough that you can play with any Modern/Pulp/Steampunk minis you might have available.

[@Kondotier]

You should try What a Tanker! by Too Fat Lardies :) Very fun and easy historical game. You can use Flames of War or Bolt Action tanks. Hell, one of my friends wants to use WH 40k tanks! I really recommend it to you, you won't regret ;)

[@PatGilliland]

There's already WaT conversion charts out for 40k vehicles :)

[@bartekkucharski3880]

Hey. Did you try Frostgrave in 15mm scale? Im waiting for Times of Legends the board game and miniatures may fit perfectly. You have human armies but also monsters and the best of all 15mm terrain like new or destroyed buildings, trees or even lifestock. People say that BOLT Action plays great in 15mm and thats why I'm getting Fow stuff to play BOLT, so Frostgrave should work too.

[@johannesmakila2459]

Games like Blood Bowl and Guild Ball are great little games that use miniatures so if fantasy american football is your thing then why not try out either one of those depending on which one has players on your area.

[@SciFiPorkChop28]

That is probably the other issue (pro & con) of trying out a lot of different games... the good side is you might find people to play with that you didn't know.. or get someone into a game that they wouldn't have tried otherwise.. the bad side is that you are competing with other game to get people to play and you might really love a game (for example Guild Ball) but everyone in your area is playing Blood Bowl instead... and if they don't have your love of gaming ADHD, it can be hard to get your local meta moving... although I guess, you could always start playing Blood Bowl instead!

[@davidhanger5795]

I remember watching Benji on TV on Saturdays as a kid.

[@nathanrisley430]

There was no end card. I immediately feared something had gone very wrong.

[@tabletopminions]

Oops. Well, at least I know that someone’s paying attention. That was my bad, it was in the edit, but not in the render region. Thanks for watching!

[@mydearalice-bp1jz]

Great video from a great youtuber👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@CesarIsaacPerez]

I play AoS, Frostgrave, Gaslands and Shadow War Armageddon.

[@rat_datboi2185]

like the shirt :)

[@Corvid_Games]

Are you going to Star Wars Celebration 2019 in Chicago? :D

[@idiotproofdalek]

I stick to the one game because it takes me so long to paint things and I like the ongoing hobby aspect and achievement.

[@Sylan-ms9kj]

There is so many games i want to try but time and money are very much finite unfortunately so i stick mostly with what ive invested in (40k in my case) i do play a little Shadespire though to mix it up. I love 40k though so its really not an issue. Collecting multiple armies keeps it fresh for me. I did start to collect Bolt Action being a huge WW2 buff but never really got off the ground with it as 40k really eats my wallet and clock up haha oh well someday i may try others

[@richardxob]

what do you think about legion?

[@VeryPlushy]

The lack of outro took me by surprise :P

[@TheVexinator]

Love the shirt!

[@NikButler]

And just Ordered Gaslands ( £8.99 UK Amazon paperback ) I figure my 9yr old lad who already ejoys Warhammer might get more of a kick out of using up his hotwheels to build a fun game thanks for that

[@jbusniewski]

Your post reminded me of this article. Switching between tasks can be a very good thing. www.bbc.com/capital/story/20180605-why-being-easily-distracted-can-be-a-very-good-thing

[@tapioperala3010]

Thankfully I've no gamer ADD. Then again, I'm lucky to get even one (1) 40k game in 6 months. :(

[@kwalkrkcco4397]

It's not my fault that so many cool games keep coming out. Really, it's not my fault. (have to keep telling myself that).

[@MarkMilarkyCampo]

4 played: Kill team, X-wing, KoW: Vanguard, SW: Legion, & 4 slipping in to not played.. Infinity, Guild Ball, Wild West Exodus, Gaslands ... unplayed frostgrave, that ranger one..

[@madmusial]

YES K47 is awesome. You don't have a video for good starter games for little kids do you?

[@galdukat]

Lol 4 kids 1 fulltime and one part-time at home job and I organize the local Star Wars Legion and AoS groups weekly play. The secret is I don't watch TV and an amazing wife who support my love for the hobby.

[@falconashek8913]

Atom you fool. (LoTR reference, I would never just say this strait out to anyone). I used to play Car Wars. Now I've taken a look at Gaslands, I might have a new game that replaced that old niche'. I currently play X-wing miniature game. No I'm not going to play 2.0, unless my friends pick it up. I own 40+ minis for it, so I will say not any time soon. I will be opening up my wallet for Gaslands, but buy Star Wars Matchbox cars! Yes, ha ha ha (rubbing hands together). Thank you Atom, for this video on cheaper games. The T-shirts look cool.

[@PatGilliland]

Historicals - the best crossover genre ever. (says the guy who has WWII armies in 3 different scales)

[@alecideas]

Benji, old movie. Showing your age Uncle Atom. Lol

[@-1subswithoutuploadingavid621]

I am a lazy boi, it took me 2 years to paint a 650 pt Warhammer Army XD

[@cliffetters]

The only game I refuse to get involved with is Infinity. Not because it's bad. Quite the opposite. It's an amazing system. But to me, it's a "jealous partner game." You can't cheat on it with other games if you want to play well and win. When I need a break to recharge (like recently), I bust out THQ's (Now Sega) Space Marine. That game is awesome. I get to be a Space Marine and kill orks to my heart's delight. I get a 40K fix via mostly brainless play. Then I roll back onto 40K or AoS or Shadespire or whatevs feeling refreshed. Another way to "recharge your hobby batteries" is to find a local Con and spend a day there. I'm always motivated and more productive after a good Con. Especially if I run into good folks like Uncle Atom or That Girl Teri.

[@CronusandRhea]

Benji made me cry so I think you may have cried.

[@JohanHaugen]

Any1 playing Infinity N3? Want to try that 1 out…

[@SciFiPorkChop28]

Before the video even got going, I can tell you, yes.. yes it is a problem and a concern... now to see what you say to me...

[@SciFiPorkChop28]

I like the more optimistic view on the gamer ADHD... that said, I know for me, I have to reign in the spread of games and models... Yes, the idea that I can use a lot of my toys in different games and be able to play a wide range of games with a wide range of players is great... but I think I am hitting the wall as far as time to devote to each game and also have to worry about cost. So, for me, for the rest of 2018, I think it is going to be continuing to try to focus on 3 or 4 games that I know I like, and resisting the temptation to try all the games and all the factions... fingers crossed!

[@harharhar6525]

IDK dood, I just do what i feel like, it is all entertainment at the end of the day.

[@matthewsears7934]

So there is another timeline where you go to dog shows?

[@MirenL]

Benji - 1974 Star Wars A New Hope - 1977

[@tabletopminions]

You’re right. I think it was actually “For the Love of Benji” which was 1977. Good catch. Thanks for watching!

[@UndeadMeat1]

Beni is the way

[@marcwittkowski5146]

You have told that Star Wars story before, haven't you? It seems very familiar...

[@tabletopminions]

Maybe on one of the live shows, I suppose? That could be. Thanks for watching!

[@ostrowulf]

This is why I do not make KZbin videos. Mine would be "variaty is the spice of life. Who wants to eat one meal every day for the rest of their lives. Sum up and, and as Will Weaton says, play more games. Cue outro."

[@stevenwhite7763]

So many rule, so little time.

[@redgreen09]

doing difent thing is fun and doing difrent minis but dont over do it i say its fun tell some pkes an eye ot yes keeping all the ruels strate to me i try do the same scale minis and game that go with em vid games well depened on mood dont like fist pisen shooters do like RTS and funny games board games some like try but no one to ply card game no i have my dawn of war and golf game and hand full other ones play on my 360 liie getback to doing a weekly game will see in fucher just need a ride

[@alexchaviramusic]

What would happen if one does not see Star Wars... their life is sad

[@CronusandRhea]

I have no one to play so I paint.

[@CronusandRhea]

Infinity is a great skirmish game while Gas lands seem childish in some way.

[@warpaintjj]

I like your content a lot, but… sometimes you overthink things in my view.

[@Gabdube]

No, this is not "like ADD". Don't throw diagnostics around if you don't have the training to use those terms properly. Thank you.