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When building an army, or playing a game, which point total do you prefer and why? I'm curious to see whether players prefer smaller skirmish games, or bigger, more diverse games.

I prefer 2k games. It allows me to use some of the shinier toys available.

~Vryce

2k+.

When people come to play with me or I go to play with them, I tend to stay over to play with an awful lot of models; and my games against my wife are great time wasters so we often go really, really big.

Average "it's sunday and there's nothing to do" games with the wife or my closest of friends can easily breach 10k points.

It's worth noting that I play a heavily custom system though which makes the game much less clunky for huge games.

I prefer 1500 to 25000, but most people I play with use 500-1200, with the average being 750. For me, its just not as fun.

Rare for us to play a sub 2.5k game at our club. Tourneys are about the only time we're not rocking big lists.

3.5k with Lords of War this week!

I enjoy games from 500 (fast and intense) to 1500 (you can field most toys you have). So I am saying 1000.

Notes:
1: More points implies more time, something I usually can´t spare.
2: The you-go-I-go system makes the game quite boring for me after 2000 points.

Mostly 1500 - 1750, I still often play with guys who are not that firm with the rules so even those games often last a whole afternoon.

1500 points is a nice size for me.

1500 for me, though I'd prefer 1850 with Daemons or Grey Knights but our games would take too long as quite a few of them are 2 vs. 2.

2k+ doesnt really do justice to the lists I want to play... If I could find more people to do 6k-10k I totally would... 1v1 10k per side.

For normal games, typically around 1000 pts. However, I've been playing HoR Killteam recently and those forces start at 250 pts.

I play 1850 mainly because that seems to be the preferred points value around here, but I would much rather play 1500.

 Xerics wrote:
2k+ doesnt really do justice to the lists I want to play... If I could find more people to do 6k-10k I totally would... 1v1 10k per side.

If you lived here, I could invite you to my celebration of the Warzone valedor add on in a giant Nids vs Eldar game. But alas.

When my friends and I played often, we would do 2500 point games in an evening. Now that we don't play as much, and have only done a few 6th ed games, generally 1850 takes us 4 hours.

Large games can be fun, however remembering everything during those games can be tedious.

Last time I brought this up, I got alot of semi-disgusted responses, but our group has jacked it up to 3.5K as our regular starting point.

Works for us, anyways.


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 BlackTemplar1 wrote:
I prefer 1500 to 25000, but most people I play with use 500-1200, with the average being 750. For me, its just not as fun.

And at least we're not playing at 25k

2500. Small enough to fit on one table, not take more than 3 hours, and fit in one force org chart.
Big enough that both armies are varied and have answers for everything, from AV 14 to hordes, and people get to use some sub-par models for fun without crippling themselves.

I find the sweet spot to be 1500-2000pts, although I've been interested in seeing a sub-1000pt game to see how it changes things.

Lately, 1000 to 1200 points because a couple of beginners just joined the group. We also have a lot of Orks/Tyranids/Guard that start to crowd the board at higher points values than that. I find smaller games are a lot more tactical and involve a lot more finesse since you can't really afford to take too much damage; larger games often devolve into a slugging match with little room to maneuver or thought to tactics.

1500 is my jam.

 da001 wrote:
I enjoy games from 500 (fast and intense) to 1500 (you can field most toys you have). So I am saying 1000.

Notes:
1: More points implies more time, something I usually can´t spare.
2: The you-go-I-go system makes the game quite boring for me after 2000 points.

Agreed. I like anything 500-1500 points. It has a good, quick pace, enough time to consider things and then start your turn. In larger battles, you get bored during your opponents turn.

Tried a 3500 points and it was awful. The table was full of models with no room to maneuver, each turn took forever, after two turns you just start throwing dice to get it over with and there are so many rules questions/conflicts.

1500 Seems to be a fair point level to play on.

niv-mizzet wrote:
2500. Small enough to fit on one table, not take more than 3 hours, and fit in one force org chart.
Big enough that both armies are varied and have answers for everything, from AV 14 to hordes, and people get to use some sub-par models for fun without crippling themselves.

Pretty much what I was going to post.

 Kain wrote:

 Xerics wrote:
2k+ doesnt really do justice to the lists I want to play... If I could find more people to do 6k-10k I totally would... 1v1 10k per side.

If you lived here, I could invite you to my celebration of the Warzone valedor add on in a giant Nids vs Eldar game. But alas.

Yeah its unfortuante that for some reason people out here buy exactly enough for 2k and don't go any higher. We do have 1 person out here who bought enough models for an entire chapter of Marines (Blood Angels I think) and he said he is gunna send out a call to arms at some point for everyone to come and play against his entire chapter. Needless to say I look forward to being part of wiping out an entire chapter of Mon Keigh

Due to a lack of models, space, and opponents, I usually play with 1000 points.

 BlackTemplar1 wrote:
I prefer 1500 to 25000, but most people I play with use 500-1200, with the average being 750. For me, its just not as fun.

Ugh, I could not devote enough time (or money) to a 25000 point game. 2500 yes, 25000 no.

That said, I have no real preference, and usually let my opponent decide on points. If it is someone who is new (or at least new to 6th edition) they usually prefer smaller games (500-1000). Against the vets we tend to go larger. Most of my games against vets are usually 1750, as that is the point level for my stores ongoing Veteran's Night Tournament.

 Happyjew wrote:

 BlackTemplar1 wrote:
I prefer 1500 to 25000, but most people I play with use 500-1200, with the average being 750. For me, its just not as fun.

Ugh, I could not devote enough time (or money) to a 25000 point game. 2500 yes, 25000 no.

That said, I have no real preference, and usually let my opponent decide on points. If it is someone who is new (or at least new to 6th edition) they usually prefer smaller games (500-1000). Against the vets we tend to go larger. Most of my games against vets are usually 1750, as that is the point level for my stores ongoing Veteran's Night Tournament.

I'm always willing for a ~8k-10k game just so I can play with almost everything, but yeah... usually have to settle for something smaller.

1850 is about where i normally play though i prefer 2k+

like a few others here though i am thinking of throwing a gauntlet at a few mates and calling a 12k+ challenge and have 3 or 4 players against me... and even then i can customise my army lol

 ausYenLoWang wrote:
1850 is about where i normally play though i prefer 2k+

like a few others here though i am thinking of throwing a gauntlet at a few mates and calling a 12k+ challenge and have 3 or 4 players against me... and even then i can customise my army lol

Why is it everybody who has big armies is always so far away from me?

 Xerics wrote:

 ausYenLoWang wrote:
1850 is about where i normally play though i prefer 2k+

like a few others here though i am thinking of throwing a gauntlet at a few mates and calling a 12k+ challenge and have 3 or 4 players against me... and even then i can customise my army lol

Why is it everybody who has big armies is always so far away from me?

Because you live in SD, which IS far away from everyone.

 Lobukia wrote:

 Xerics wrote:

 ausYenLoWang wrote:
1850 is about where i normally play though i prefer 2k+

like a few others here though i am thinking of throwing a gauntlet at a few mates and calling a 12k+ challenge and have 3 or 4 players against me... and even then i can customise my army lol

Why is it everybody who has big armies is always so far away from me?

Because you live in SD, which IS far away from everyone.

Its only half my fault. I didn't ask the government to put me way out in the middle of nowhere...