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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zaruthustran" data-source="post: 292578" data-attributes="member: 1457">Starter setI think Rune had a great idea, with making the figures in the starter set easy to use right out of the box but making certain later figures more complex.I think Warhammer, and especially Chainmail suffer by forcing the buyer to commit 1-40 hours of work before the product is usable. When I buy Axis and Allies, I can set up and play as soon as I get it out of the shrink wrap. When I buy WH or CH, I've got at least a weekend's worth of work. Much more if I want my figures to look like the ones on the box. Mageknight, on the other hand, is playable instantly. And Mageknight exploded in popularity, while CH did not. And WH is fueled by old-school gamers from back in the day recruiting new players--if WH came out today, I don't think it would succeed.</blockquote>