tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394520112330317530.post2745517907857741295..comments2023-09-30T15:06:58.127+01:00Comments on Wargames & Stuff: The Rise and Fall of Collectible MiniaturesHum_Conhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16727618860176021442noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394520112330317530.post-82983667494418280372011-01-18T00:48:07.610+00:002011-01-18T00:48:07.610+00:00I must say I believe your post is timely but not p...I must say I believe your post is timely but not probably somewhat myopic. CCG have far from died out or diminished. In fact the larger ones are still going quite strong (WoW, Magic, Yu-Gi-Oh, and Pokemon) and all have annual championships. Just this year at GenCon Warcraft was doing a tournament where one of the cards was selling for $2,000 on ebay! Furthermore, a lot of card games are now being sold as complete "board games" like Game of Thrones, Warhammer, Chaos in the Old World and quite too many to name. Fantasy Flight even announced at Gencon that it was going to be "expanding" the card games it offered. The two largest miniature gaming stores in my area actually make a good deal of their money selling cards and doing card tournaments. <br /><br />As for the CMG you are correct if you are referring to their use specifically in "tabletop wargames". I believe that phenomenon has passed. But like CCG they are also starting to appear in more and more "board games" like The Adventurers, Star TreK Expeditions, Halo, Clue and a lot of the movie tie-ins (i.e. Harry Potter). <br /><br />Considering that most of the public think of "board games" when you mention non-gambling type games then I would say both of these will probably still be more familiar to your neighbors kids and mine than "little lead men" will be ten or fifteen years from now. <br /><br />I believe these were both product cameos that appeared in the wargaming/tabletop gaming community because of the fewer barriers to entry but have now moved on (and out) and will become more mainstream just like computer gaming in general. <br /><br />If recall when computers first started creating "wargames" there was a fear they would do away with actual "miniatures" or at least "actual rules". After a short incursion they too moved on and out but are still very much part of mainstream popular culture. <br /><br />Looking over the horizon I can see "app games and accessories" eventually passing through the wargaming community as well but am sure they too will move on and out when the time comes. <br /><br />In the end those of us who enjoy this hobby as it is - lead men, paint and paperback rulebooks -will continue to enjoy it in this form for many years to come regardless of how the popular world at large changes and innovates to entertain themselves. Heck I suspect an Egyptian Pharoah could walk up to an Ancients table at any wargaming convention today and immediately recognize it for what it is and what is being represented. Something you certainly coudl say for an Ipad!Deanohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05042788881426731498noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1394520112330317530.post-60911925646167319122011-01-16T23:43:24.820+00:002011-01-16T23:43:24.820+00:00Interesting thoughts. CCG's (Decipher Darth M...Interesting thoughts. CCG's (Decipher Darth Maul starters for $1 on clearance) brought me back into gaming. Then CMGs (MechWarrior and HeroClix) got me into miniature gaming.<br /><br />I think the D&D line has run its course. It's been made for several years now. Some nice figs.<br /><br />Another company has picked up the SW license. It's a big secret everyone is talking about, with some hints being dropped who it is.<br /><br />Other than Monsterpoc, I own some or a lot of every CMG on the list. (There was a LotR one as well. Recall Creepy Freaks? Yep, I got them!) I found that quality of sculpts and painting always decreased over time. I know Wizkids kept switching Chinese manufacturers as the current one would start charging too much. IIRC others had the same issues. Hence, lower quality.<br /><br />So I have lost interest in CMG figures. If the quality were to come back, I might jump back in. I'd buy singles, never packs. I am watching the new Star Trek CMG, though I don't like the rebooted movie. We'll see.CPBelthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06415899612539163130noreply@blogger.com