I just realised that I am a Pinball Wargamer

[joroas]

Tales from GHQ is Yankeepedlar's blog not mine. Stick it on you favourites, a great read every time. I know a lot of people who work at GCHQ but none of them tell you what they do and you don't ask.

Thanks for all the feedback, chaps, I have taken a few steps on this route, I have cleared a load of figures and rules over the last year, my current load has raised over £700 on eBay so far, in particular Mordheim, rules I've never played and my DAK/8th Army (did I need to three 28mm theatres of war?). I have bought some stuff, largely VBCW/Op Sealion, TWD and Pulp Alley, but I have no desire to get into anything new.  I have a backlog of figures that cover all the periods I want and probably more (still wavering on the Napoleonics, is it that much different to SYW?)

The shiny is the biggest curse of the gamer, absolutely. 

Like Dave, I am getting too old to remember all of the rules, so tempted to stick to Pike and Shotte, Black Powder and Bolt Action as standard for large games and Fistful of Lead for skirmishes, Pulp Alley for, well, Pulp, and not increase the Star Wars and Walking Dead stuff I have.

Yes, Dave, I will take you up on the offer of a game, thanks.  Your table is probably the best of any REAL gamer I have seen, but not as great as your hospitality and steadfast loyalty
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[Yankeepedlar01]

Thanks John. Email me about some dates & we'll fix something up.

[joroas]

Well, all of my DAK, 8th Army and unpainted Mordheim went for £900. Time to lose the painted Fantasy now, I have painted Mordheim and Warhammer Quest to go.

[joroas]

47 items popped on eBay today, I think that is the end of my large GW collection, only the Stand alone games of Talisman, Space Hulk and Dreadfleet left.

So, weeding rules down to:

Hail Caesar for Ancients
Saga for The Dark Ages
Pike and Shotte for ECW, Samurai
Test of Honor Skirmish
Black Powder for SYW, Napoleonics and ACW
Fistful of Lead for FIW and Wild West
Bolt Action for WWI in Mesopotamia, VBCW and WWII
Iron Cross for 15mm WWII
Pulp alley for, well, Pulp
The Walking Dead

I think that covers it, except for Modern.

Any further ideas?

[syrinx0]

Seems like you have made good progress on your plan. That is a pretty good list of rules. Should cover most anything you want to play.

[joroas]

Cheers for that, Using Dragon Rampant for my Lord of The Ring Armies would be useful too.