Casual or Competitive Heroscape?

[Cavalier]

Originally Posted by Revdyer

Don't forget the Iowa or California or Boston tourney people, either.

I think all it means is that HeroScape tournaments are less vicious and more fun.

Ah, yes, can't forget them.

And I agree with you assertion of the situation.

[allskulls]

Originally Posted by Revdyer

Don't forget the Iowa or California or Boston tourney people, either.

I think all it means is that HeroScape tournaments are less vicious and more fun.

Shout out to all the Caliscapers!

Haven't had a tourney in a while but even casual games can be competive. I voted casual just because the question seems to be about fun vs "showing superiority". I always play with fun in mind first but I also play to win. If you don't play to win, fun is lost. If you play only to win, fun was never there.

[GForce3062]

Originally Posted by allskulls

If you play only to win, fun was never there.

No not true. It's always fun to win.

[allskulls]

Originally Posted by GForce3062

No not true. It's always fun to win.

Not when you play only to win. Actually I've known a few folks who only have "fun" when winning. It's sad really.

[Uprising]

Casual all the way. Even if I was in a big tourney area, I'm pretty sure 95% of my games would be casual. I like to have fun and play the game. Most of the time we play, 50% is playing and the other 50% is just hanging out having fun. Now that doesn't mean we don't like to take the game seriously or anything, it just means we like to have a good time. That's what the game was designed for. If you play and can't have fun....what's the point? We don't really care about balance or competitiveness. If you take Q-9, Krav, and Braxas...I'm still gonna try and beat you down with 24 Romans and the Gladiators. Heck, when we set points...we let each other go over 5-15 points if they can't fit what they want in. It's all part of the fun.

[monkeyfish]

I'm a casual scaper.

[cycoduck]

Right now, the only ones I play Heroscape with are my son, one of his friends, and one of my neighbors who is doing everything in his power to convert me over to Warhammer 40K (he even gave me an entire army of Eldar to paint - over 100 figures)

[GForce3062]

Originally Posted by allskulls

Not when you play only to win. Actually I've known a few folks who only have "fun" when winning. It's sad really.

What do you mean? I love dominating the game!(Actually I don't, I was just messing with you the whole time about the winning thing. I always play just to have fun) I especially hate blowouts!!! They're so boring! I think the last 6 games I've played have been blowouts. One game my KMA and Charos killed Thorgrim, Charos, and Braxas in just a few rounds.

[IAmBatman]

Yeah, if I blow people out too badly, I start feeling bad for them quickly and try to change up the map/armies the next game to give them more of an advantage. :P (like the DW7k/Dund/Marden Hounds army I used against the Syvarris/Raelin/4th Mass/Krav/Carr combo on a board with a large body of water in the middle and height advantage on his side ... man I got slaughtered! But it was fun.)

[Rÿchean]

Originally Posted by Revdyer

Both.

agreed...basically one in the same for me.

I would like to get more casual game time in with some players I usually only see at tourneys; maybe Gencon 07 will afford me more casual game time with some of those competitive players.

[Revdyer]

Originally Posted by Rÿchean

agreed...basically one in the same for me.

I would like to get more casual game time in with some players I usually only see at tourneys; maybe Gencon 07 will afford me more casual game time with some of those competitive players.

Sign me up, mentally, for one of those. We've played tournament style, but we really do need to play gonzo style against each other (or on a team against some pitiful fools).

[UtgarsWorstFear]

wow, i figured that there would be a bit more competitve players. Maybe you thought i meant that competitve players dont get to have fun, which isnt the case.