The Culture: The Man From Hawaii Shows How To Give Back

Friend of the Retreat Jon Mollison had two good videos this past week.

Over at the Clubhouse, I've talked a lot about having an action resolution system that scales. En Garde is not one of them.

That does not mean that it is a bad game. It is not. It is a game that, at best, involves melees no larger than you see in one of Dumas' Musketeer novels; like SJ Games' Man To Man or The Fantasy Trip's Melee, this is purpose built for man-to-man or (small) skirmish-scale combat where the fine detail of individual combatants is what the game is about.

If you're looking for a specific, purpose-built game that does one thing well you're good. If you're looking for a cornerstone or core frame to build a machine around, this ain't it chief. A lot of the games Jon features are like this: very good at achieve a specific gameplay experience. You should watch those videos, see him play those games, and pick those that appeal to you to add to your library. You will enjoy playing them.

More people should also watch those videos to show how to present the play of a game. Jon's presentation style is in that sweet spot between TikTok/YT Shorts and Oh God Not Another Video Essay By A Reddit Retard That Goes On For DAYS! Gets to the point, show the receipts, doesn't cut out where he screws up (adds to autheticity and sincerity, both big things in building rapport with viewers), and GTFOs as soon as Mission Accomplished. More people on Youtube need to do this.

Then there's Jon giving attention other worthy folks.

Give those channels a shot.

• Mini WarMutt
• Battle of Prestonpans 1745 Museum
• Dragons Beyond
• The Crusty Colonel's Wargames Show
• Peter Pig Wargames

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