This post is my opinion and my feelings. It is not meant to take shots at anyone or demean anything that people enjoy doing.
Bryon has been totally cool about learning Chronopia. He's also been honest enough with me to tell me he couldn't dummy down a Warzone army to teach me the game without just kicking my butt.
Just remember 1 thing when you are running a Demo it is important for the people your teaching to have a great time. Never run a Demo with the intention of kicking your student's butt thats not fun for them.
My intention was to make the point that I am not and would not be a good teacher of the game to someone. I enjoy the game, but I AM extremely competitive. I play to win. Even if I lose, I take something from the game. If I am teaching the game I am not having fun and not showing the enthusiasm that the game deserves.
I play my games differently than I am in real life. So when gaming I wouldnt make a good teacher. Even teaching my son to play. I show him what everything means, what models do, help him design a force and we play. Ill show him mistakes AFTER the game. That approach might not and probably wouldnt work with everyone. My son just hates to lose and it makes him play harder.
Josh has been great in teaching me Chronopia. He has played the game and forced me to learn quickly, but has also answered any questions I had and is extremely patient when I have to look up a rule to make sure I understand it. I appreciate everything he has done to date.
After learning UWZ, Chronopia is a different animal altogether.
The automatic wound on a "1" takes some getting used to. I dont like the idea of a single die roll taking the strategy out of a strategy game. But it is the game mechanic and Ill have to learn to take that into account when playing.
Being able to fire a template weapon into CC without hitting your own guy is a bit strange.
The 2 action part of the game makes me have to plan farther ahead and try to think of possible reactions. and makes the game move faster < that and the fact that the points differences between the two games, means that you generally have fewer figs on the board for Chronopia than UWZ>
There are other things that are different to me but I dont want this to seem like Im Chronopia bashing. Its a really cool game. Im having a blast playing it. I wasnt a big fantasy fan but the sculpts and the CC oriented nature of the game has caught my attention! I look forward to my Tuesday nite games with Josh.