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by Danguinius » Mon Apr 25, 2011 11:36 pm
Yes, tournaments can be fun. And they are an incentive to get things painted up, practice with different lists, and travel to play "higher tension" (Japanese usage) games. If you live in Nagoya, this might be just another day or two of wargaming. But if you are spending 20,000 on a Shinkansen ticket and 10,000 on a hotel room before you even roll a single die...then you kind of hope you`ll be playing against other painted armies, with terrain that doesn`t consist of two empty Coke cans and a dictionary, and with some sort of prize/praise for the day`s champion. After all, I can play pick up games in Hiroshima, Fukuyama, of Okayama anytime..and spend a fraction of what I`ll be shelling out next week. The purpose of a tounament is to elevate everyone`s game and give the players something to look forward to and strive for. I think there is kind of a fear that only douchebags will show up at tourneys, but that isn`t the case. On the other hand, the competitiveness of a tounament can lure many players from far and wide (who are otherwise happy to play games in their own little niches) to a single location to play.
Danguinius
We are the Blood Angels, and we fear not. We are proud sons of the Imperium and the protectors of mankind. We are the Angels of Death and the Emperor`s Wrath – D(S)anguinius