StieliAlpha Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Gents I just stumbled over this: http://battlegroundsgames.com/portfolio/up-front-card-game/ Seems to be a PDF and browser playable version of the old “Upfront” card game. After initial resentments, I loved the game back then. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Interesting. Altho back when I was a fanatic cardboard wargamer, I couldn't get into this game at all. I liked moving counters on a map! 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StieliAlpha Posted December 1, 2018 Author Share Posted December 1, 2018 6 hours ago, Erwin said: Interesting. Altho back when I was a fanatic cardboard wargamer, I couldn't get into this game at all. I liked moving counters on a map! It was the same for me, until I played Upfront at a convention for the first time. Before, I could not get used to the thought, that e.g. terrain features suddenly pop up on the table. The key was to somehow narrate a story as you played. Now, that I think of it, actually quite similar to what @Bud Backer describes for QB’s 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erwin Posted December 1, 2018 Share Posted December 1, 2018 Maybe it's a similar reason why I could never get into D&D - my imagination doesn't run that way. Eg: After CM came out and one got the experience of moving 3D units around - like miniatures - I found it hard hard to play a top down 2D wargame. Altho am loving Grigsby's WITPAE currently. But that's a grand strategy game with tactical features. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bud Backer Posted December 3, 2018 Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 1:07 AM, StieliAlpha said: It was the same for me, until I played Upfront at a convention for the first time. Before, I could not get used to the thought, that e.g. terrain features suddenly pop up on the table. The key was to somehow narrate a story as you played. Now, that I think of it, actually quite similar to what @Bud Backer describes for QB’s I have a very active imagination... Making CM a bit more than just a tactical exercise makes for a more interesting experience - for me. I know most others are more pragmatic - which has its advantages. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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