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Akiva Moskovitz
The married war gamer's creed: When you can't play, clip.
July 3
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rowlikeagirl, hecho en eu, Live4Emma (L4S), Johnny Worthington and Alex Scoble liked this
Clip?
- Alex Scoble
Bris?
- Johnny Worthington
Yeah, clipping counters. Taking the rough edges off of the corners. It's kind of controversial, though. Some grognards see it as 'mutilating' or 'defacing' the game. I think it makes stacking easier and makes the counters look nicer.
- Akiva Moskovitz
And it's kind of a Zen thing, really. My father used to pick weeds in the yard and would lose himself in his thoughts for hours doing it. I clip counters.
- Akiva Moskovitz
*points* MUTILATOR!!!!!!!!!!!
- Sparky Crocker
"Grognards" and a new term enters the lexicon.
- Alex Scoble
Alex, it's a French term for an old soldier. Now commonly used in the board gaming community to describe players who gravitate toward complex, simulation-oriented war games such as Advanced Squad Leader, World in Flames, etc. It used to be kind of a pejorative but is now often rather complimentary.
- Akiva Moskovitz