So, another Oldhammer blog. What is this one going to be about, who am I, and why should you care?
For those who stumbled in here on accident: What is Oldhammer? In a nutshell, it is playing one of the Warhammer tabletop battle games using out-of-print rules editions and / or the miniatures from the timeframe in which those rules were "current". For most people who do it, it means turning back the wheel of time to a period were gaming was (more) fun to them.
Though it may be the rules themselves or the sculpting style of the miniatures that tempt some, "going back" usually is not only about the games themselves, it is about the do-it-yourself spirit that was prevalent when miniature ranges never covered all the options for your army that you had by the rules, while some miniatures did not even have rules to accompany them. It is about using the miniatures you like and playing out your imagination - putting the experience, if you will, before the actual game. If you are curious, there's a pretty good guide on how to start playing Oldhammer-style at the Realm of Chaos 80s blog.
See, kids, this is how immortal Space Emperors looked back in the 80s.
And now get off my lawn, you young whippersnappers!
