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<blockquote data-quote="Glyfair" data-source="post: 333884" data-attributes="member: 53">Well, depending on what you are looking for in a wargame, you might try Mage Knight.&nbsp; It has a bit of a rap for being only for kids.&nbsp; However, that seems to mostly be either regional or somewhat biased opinions of some of the more fanatical Warhammer players.Pluses:&nbsp; Figures prepainted (although there is a set of unpainted figures for the core set available now).&nbsp; Simple rules (compared to most wargames).&nbsp; Almost no bookkeeping.&nbsp; A standard game finishes in less than an hour (the large army variation is 2 hours).&nbsp; Plus, if you like the rules there are variations now for Marvel &amp; DC Superheroes &amp; Mechwarrior.&nbsp; Excellent prize support from WizKids for their sanctioned tournaments.&nbsp; Excellent additional pieces (the Dragons &amp; Castles are marvelous).Minuses:&nbsp; The paints jobs vary from poor (the early sets), to passable (much of the more recent stuff), to excellent (some of the individual figures).&nbsp; Too simplistic for some.&nbsp; It's a collectable miniatures game.&nbsp; It's possible to just purchase single figures (there is at least one excellent store online), however, if you hate M:tG for it's collectibleness, you probably dislike it for Mage Knight (and Heroclix &amp; Mechwarrior: Dark Age).&nbsp; You'll have the snobbish wargamers looking down their noses at you.Glyfair of Glamis</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Glyfair, post: 333884, member: 53"] Well, depending on what you are looking for in a wargame, you might try Mage Knight. It has a bit of a rap for being only for kids. However, that seems to mostly be either regional or somewhat biased opinions of some of the more fanatical Warhammer players. Pluses: Figures prepainted (although there is a set of unpainted figures for the core set available now). Simple rules (compared to most wargames). Almost no bookkeeping. A standard game finishes in less than an hour (the large army variation is 2 hours). Plus, if you like the rules there are variations now for Marvel & DC Superheroes & Mechwarrior. Excellent prize support from WizKids for their sanctioned tournaments. Excellent additional pieces (the Dragons & Castles are marvelous). Minuses: The paints jobs vary from poor (the early sets), to passable (much of the more recent stuff), to excellent (some of the individual figures). Too simplistic for some. It's a collectable miniatures game. It's possible to just purchase single figures (there is at least one excellent store online), however, if you hate M:tG for it's collectibleness, you probably dislike it for Mage Knight (and Heroclix & Mechwarrior: Dark Age). You'll have the snobbish wargamers looking down their noses at you. Glyfair of Glamis [/QUOTE]

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