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I have just finished my report on the above. It was the worst event I've attended for quite sometime for all sorts of reasons.

The report will go live on Friday.

Here's a little teaser...

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I hope this doesn't sound wrong but I look forward to reading your thoughts on Friday

Sounds OK to me Dave.   

Genuinely interested 

It's mostly my standard report so don't expect too much.  I've only delayed publication so I can double check the wording.

As the teaser shows, I think I've reached a tipping point.  Something has to change, but I genuinely don't know what I'm going to do in 2026.

Without reading your thoughts first, I am minded to remember some of my early years wargaming (shows). Back then you could turn up with an army in tow and have a casual game or 2 with like minded fellows without any time pressures or suchlike

Had a similar 'road home from Damascus' moment a couple of years ago. 3 or 4 hours driving home in the rain after six full-on games tends to have that effect. I backed off, and went to very few tournaments for a year...and then went back into it again , with a fresh start making all the difference. 🙃

Looking forward to reading the post, come Friday 👍🏼

Sounds like you had a bad experience tournaments can be a bit like speed dating and when you come up against more experienced players you often feel like you are being rushed and you can feel them getting frustrated with you, not sure if this is what soured your day. Outside of tournaments I have found it nigh on impossible to find anyone who wants to play outside of their own social group - even within clubs.

Its a bugbear of mine...being rushed

Now live...

https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2025/09/adlg-northern-league-round-4-manchester.html

Nice report even if the vibe wasn't great for you. I agree that I wouldn't like to feel rushed either

The comments in the blog about the effectiveness of different armies makes me wonder whether anyone has done any statistical analysis to try and balance the different army lists.

Actually, this makes me want to read a set of wargames rules, and learn more about how they work.  Still no desire to paint figures, I'm afraid...

Quote from: Cantabrigian on September 29, 2025, 11:31:35 AMThe comments in the blog about the effectiveness of different armies makes me wonder whether anyone has done any statistical analysis to try and balance the different army lists.

https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/09/adlg-v4-super-armies.html
https://blog.vexillia.me.uk/2022/09/adlg-size-matters.html
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And indeed worthy additional thoughts about adlg...Martin is very much your man for this!