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focusedfire wrote:OK, I'll play the devils advocate.

What is the difference between bowling alleys charging for shoe rentals and lane use?

Also, Pool halls charge for table use. It isn't that far of a stretch to imagine GW would look to recoup some of the cost that the the tables incur for the space they take up.

The difference is that I don't have to own my own bowling ball, my own pins, my own cue ball, my own rack, my own stick, etc. to make use of a bowling alley or a pool hall. I can just show up, plink down a few dollars, and they provide me everything I need to play. Plus access to beer. So GW could charge for tables, but they'd have to also provide you with an army to play with, or there's no point.

I would never, ever pay to play on a GW table. I consider the tables a right, it is afterall the only justification for how grossly overpriced their models are compared to every other company in the hobby. They charge two to four times what other companies charge for a single metal miniatures -- you can seriously buy metal models of the exact same size and quality from Reaper for $5 what you'll pay $15 for from GW.

If GW charged for table use, then not only would there be no justification for their overpriced models, but there would be a HUGE incentive to stop buying their models entirely and use cheaper proxies. I mean, if I have a choice between paying for GW's overpriced models and paying for table space and paying a club to rent space for tables where I wouldn't run afoul of GW's stupid anti-proxy rules, I would tell GW to kiss off in a heartbeat.

Ensis Ferrae wrote:

brother_zach wrote:As sill of an idea that is, I wouldn't be too supprsed as the company seems to be ran by chimps.

That being said, if they charge me for table space, they better have some red shirt moving my men around and asking if I have enough to drink.

could you imagine... have someone in the room with their wooden model mover standing there, where you give them the "coordinates" of where you want them to go, and how to form... just like the people in the RAFs fighter command during the Battle of Britain

Exactly what I was thinking. It would give me a great excuse to wear a monicle.

Me: "No Jenkins, I want first squad to flank left. Have second squad stand fast at once my good man!"
Red shirt: "Yes Sire. Have you enough sweet tea in your belly, my Lord?"
Me: "Yes that will do Jenkins".

I would just do what I do now, a 4x6 square of duct tape on the carpet.

Lord-Ironfist UNA wrote:I would just do what I do now, a 4x6 square of duct tape on the carpet.

Don't have pets, do you?

Platuan4th wrote:

Lord-Ironfist UNA wrote:I would just do what I do now, a 4x6 square of duct tape on the carpet.

Don't have pets, do you?

Or young Kids.


We used to have literal "house rules" depending on who's house as to how the Chaos Spawn(Kids) and Demon Beasts(Pets) destruction was handled. Eoll a d6 and 1-2 is an Earth Quake(Squad Pinned..even marines) 3-4(Warp Rift lose D3 models from affected units, 5-6 All models get back up ok and the host supplies extra food/snacks/beer.


On topic:

We have all seen the GW pendulumn swing. How long do you give before GW trlizes that Boutique stores with no play area hurts there business in the US and they move back to larger srores that have club fees? Or will GW just give up on the US market?