Board Thread:Fun and Games/@comment-25975584-20150412225756/@comment-26198881-20150421004145

2. Hearing people talking about or playing those two stupid games where you push dumb little statues around on a table, that you paint yourself and for some reason have functioning lore.

Oooohhh, bad move, now you get to hear me rant...

First, the LOTR miniatures game is quite good, the functioning lore is LOTR, and the miniatures are quite nice. The painting is also a good way to pass the time, and is a relaxing thing that requires quite a lot of skill.

Second, without functioning lore the miniature games other than LOTR are quite boring and would not hold anyone's attention.

Third, the actual gameplay of these is like chess on steroids, it requires lots of tactics, both in the creation of your army and the use of it as you figure out how to defeat the opponent in multiple ways, including capturing objectives and getting kills.