The year in Sci-Fi and Fantasy Games Battletech Classic and Alphastrike This is mostly workshop games through most of the year but for me Battletech beat the evil empire out in 2025. I only played three games of Battletech and one of Alpha Strike, all were a good time. Battletech has all the box checking appeal of naval games with Sci Fi trimmings. Classic is a little slow but has the major advantage of being very different from most modern skirmish games. In an era saturated with entertainment being different matters. Both forms of Battletech emphasize facing which is also unusual in modern games. Somethings were better in the 80s. Warhammer the Old World I have played around 20-25 games of Old World. I really loved my first ten games and since then have soured on it a lot. The start of 2025 patch was much needed and definitely improved the game. I think I have realised a few things about myself playing Old World. I enjoy crunchy games but I hate having...
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