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this being said, I have joined the club recently (dec 2011), coming from a French wargaming club (where I was one administrator) because I had trouble finding opponent there. My first priority here is gaming and finding opponents but when I compare the 2 clubs, I feel that politics has a much bigger part here than in my previous club and this concerns me a bit.
To tell you the truth, I have read once the club rules and that's it, but I can see endless talks about rule 2.1.5.16.1.64.256.2 to see if it is properly written or not. I personally don't care. And I am not the only one, I have had an argument recently with one of my opponent about 2 regiments's move and told him he shouldn't have done it according to the club rules. though a high rank officer, he confessed to me he had never read them ...
But I care when I see 2 of my brigade commanders (friendly and good players) having trouble to find an opponent
I care when I see that there is a club wide tournament running (RBCT) since last August and that in 9 months, only 17 different players from one side (18 from the other side) have participated so far. I think it is very low considering the number of active members. the commitment is not big though (some battles proposed last less than 10 turns).
I know that real life has priority and command positions take a LOT of personal time but 10 turns of a small battle is a very small commitment over a period of 2 months and I am puzzled to see that among the Cabinet or the Army commanders less than 1/3 of these officers have participated so far
again , no misinterpretation please, I am not accusing anyone, , I am just surprised.
My concern as a new member is rather to understand if there is some sort of boredom for the game among the club leaders who may have to spend more time on the club rules than gaming ?
Any thought on all this ?
thanks
MG Chatain,
I find the minutia of rules clarifications a bit tedious myself, it is one of the duties of the cabinet and has to be put up with from time to time. It doesn’t bring in new members or encourage more battles but often times a situation has arisen and there needs to be a clarification to avoid issues in the future.
The clubs North-South structure is kind of a two edged sword, it gives the club a unique dichotomy but can also add to the politicizing within the membership. I put up with the latter because I enjoy the former.
Finding opponents continues to be an issue, few years ago it was no USA players now it seems there are no CSA players. A lot of folks often find like minded players and continue to play within the same group of friends, this tends to keep those players out of tournaments and the general pool of opponents.
I always seem to meet people I wouldn’t otherwise play through tournaments and I try to play in one or two each year, currently in an AoG and an ANV tourney. I know myself that while I have 5 or 6 games going it may take me several months to finish a 30 or 40 turn game, during that time I’m not taking on any other games and often I’ve planned my next game before the last has ended and so I don’t go to the “Opponent Finder” as often as I used to.
We are not a ladder club so the level of competition and tourney participation may not be as strong as in other such clubs. Bringing in new members and encouraging the current membership to participate more are both important issues and I certainly don’t have all the answers, these are things that all of us need to work on and I invite suggestions and ideas.