Deep Thoughts Archive

  • We watch movies for one reason, to immerse ourselves in a story and get a break for a couple hours. We play table top war games for much the same reason, to get take a break from reality and let our imagination take over for a bit. Table top war...

    still practicing_: Deep Thoughts: Realism Vs. Escapism

    We watch movies for one reason, to immerse ourselves in a story and get a break for a couple hours. We play table top war games for much the same reason, to get take a break from reality and let our imagination take over for a bit. Table top war...

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  • To me there are two types of cheating; both of them are evil, stupid and have no place in the hobby for anyone. The first type of cheat is a gamer who is hard core in their cheating, they will make stuff up and rule lawyer you to death using...

    still practicing_: Deep Thoughts: Soft Core Cheating

    To me there are two types of cheating; both of them are evil, stupid and have no place in the hobby for anyone. The first type of cheat is a gamer who is hard core in their cheating, they will make stuff up and rule lawyer you to death using...

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  • How to create a 40k ‘hockey stick’ with statistical data is really not as hard as you might think. By assuming that we can use army placement in tournaments as the perfect predictor of the individual viability of armies in a perfect data set that represents the entire cross section of the country; we no...

    still practicing_: ‘Ard Boyz; Garbage in, Garbage out

    How to create a 40k ‘hockey stick’ with statistical data is really not as hard as you might think. By assuming that we can use army placement in tournaments as the perfect predictor of the individual viability of armies in a perfect data set that represents the entire cross section of the country; we no...

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  • Royal Assassins, Sorcerer Queens and Ali From Cairo are three names that were burned into my memory at an early age when I first bought my first pack of cards. At the time I didn’t know how to play or what it would all lead to, but there I was buying...

    still practicing_: Deep Thoughts: The Road to Geekdom

    Royal Assassins, Sorcerer Queens and Ali From Cairo are three names that were burned into my memory at an early age when I first bought my first pack of cards. At the time I didn’t know how to play or what it would all lead to, but there I was buying...

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  • Interesting tidbit of history that got churched up to be politically correct: did you know that Robert E. Lee was the owner of Arlington Cemetery prior to it becoming the national cemetery? Would it surprise you to know that when northern army for...

    still practicing_: Deep Thoughts: Give me my America back!

    Interesting tidbit of history that got churched up to be politically correct: did you know that Robert E. Lee was the owner of Arlington Cemetery prior to it becoming the national cemetery? Would it surprise you to know that when northern army for...

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  • What makes a great game? It really is a simple question; however, the answers will be as diverse and complex as the individuals who play the game. Some people enjoy playing the game above all other considerations and whether or not a single mini is pai...

    still practicing_: Deep Thoughts: What makes a great game?

    What makes a great game? It really is a simple question; however, the answers will be as diverse and complex as the individuals who play the game. Some people enjoy playing the game above all other considerations and whether or not a single mini is pai...

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  • So I’ve been kicking around making my own space marines chapter for quite some time.  To design ones own space marine chapter including a cool name, color scheme, chapter icon, and background is  For myself (and I believe others) the culmination of the creative aspect of this hobby. I think I...

    Spear of Russ: Evolution of a home brew Chapter

    So I’ve been kicking around making my own space marines chapter for quite some time.  To design ones own space marine chapter including a cool name, color scheme, chapter icon, and background is  For myself (and I believe others) the culmination of the creative aspect of this hobby. I think I...

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