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<blockquote data-quote="Shadow145" data-source="post: 1316115" data-attributes="member: 10718">You're not alone!&nbsp; I was hanging out with a few of my players, and we were bored, so I decided to break out the mini's and try out the system.&nbsp; I had been buying mini's for awhile to use in our campaign and had quite a few, but had never tried to play the actual skirmish game.&nbsp; So I had three players, they each picked a group (CG, LG, and CE), and I refereed.&nbsp;&nbsp; We tried to go by the book (Just Skirmish rules, no MH book stuff).&nbsp; Note they (nor I) had any wargaming experience.Dislikes:&nbsp; 1)&nbsp; There were not enough starting tiles for more than two players.&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; Those unfamiliar with routing rules didn't like them.3)&nbsp; The &quot;only charge or range attack the closest enemy rule&quot; definitely annoyed the players4)&nbsp; The players didn't like the fact that the tiles didn't &quot;fit together&quot; and were not comfortable using them.&nbsp; 5)&nbsp; There didn't seem to be enough choice in commanders (Although that could just be my luck in getting minis)Likes:1)&nbsp; The variable initiative worked out well.&nbsp; 2)&nbsp; The commander powers worked well3)&nbsp; The speed of play and simplified rules4)&nbsp; The similarity to standard D&amp;DOkay that said, we won't adopt the skirmish rules to campaign play.&nbsp; In the campaign we like more complicated manuevers, spells, etc.&nbsp; But the mini's game was kind of fun, and I would definitely play it on occaison for something different, or just to get away from the campaign for a week or two.There are a few things I am going to change the next time we play.&nbsp; I'll still use the terrain cards, but put them on my battlemat and link them up with corridors or something.&nbsp; I think my players will like that better.&nbsp; I might also use larger teams, just to make things more interesting.&nbsp; I'm keeping the routing rules, I like them and I think the players just aren't used to thinking that way.&nbsp; Oh, and the results of the combat:&nbsp; Out of three 100 pt teams, only the Dwarven Defender was left standing at the end.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Shadow145, post: 1316115, member: 10718"] You're not alone! I was hanging out with a few of my players, and we were bored, so I decided to break out the mini's and try out the system. I had been buying mini's for awhile to use in our campaign and had quite a few, but had never tried to play the actual skirmish game. So I had three players, they each picked a group (CG, LG, and CE), and I refereed. We tried to go by the book (Just Skirmish rules, no MH book stuff). Note they (nor I) had any wargaming experience. Dislikes: 1) There were not enough starting tiles for more than two players. 2) Those unfamiliar with routing rules didn't like them. 3) The "only charge or range attack the closest enemy rule" definitely annoyed the players 4) The players didn't like the fact that the tiles didn't "fit together" and were not comfortable using them. 5) There didn't seem to be enough choice in commanders (Although that could just be my luck in getting minis) Likes: 1) The variable initiative worked out well. 2) The commander powers worked well 3) The speed of play and simplified rules 4) The similarity to standard D&D Okay that said, we won't adopt the skirmish rules to campaign play. In the campaign we like more complicated manuevers, spells, etc. But the mini's game was kind of fun, and I would definitely play it on occaison for something different, or just to get away from the campaign for a week or two. There are a few things I am going to change the next time we play. I'll still use the terrain cards, but put them on my battlemat and link them up with corridors or something. I think my players will like that better. I might also use larger teams, just to make things more interesting. I'm keeping the routing rules, I like them and I think the players just aren't used to thinking that way. Oh, and the results of the combat: Out of three 100 pt teams, only the Dwarven Defender was left standing at the end. [/QUOTE]

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