Introduction
Similar to my mobile experience this year, the 2024 look back on tabletop reflects a shifting of priorities. Because I no longer ran the Dungeons and Dragons club at my school and my plans to run a semi regular group with my family are still in the planning stage, I backed off D&D some this year. Chris, Jason, and I became less communicative over the year and my desire to play Magic the Gathering went with them. As a result, I became more involved in Warhammer this year.
Therefore, I came up with the idea to structure this article according to how likely I am to return to the hobby in the future. No spoilers, but the list goes from least likely to most likely. Then again, if you spend any time here, you know that things change daily and by this time next week, I might be knee deep in something completely unplanned.
Magic the Gathering
I already talked about the in person play group falling off. Unfortunate, but not unexpected. We’re all busy adults. We have other priorities. And, it truly was fun for the couple of times we played. Who knows? Maybe things end up working out again. I hope
Because, the other part of this is that I stopped playing Arena, too. It started as a gradual decline. But, I haven’t logged in at all in over two weeks. And, truly, I don’t miss it at all. So, unless the group gets together or I find inspiration to go to one of the stores, I don’t see myself playing the game anytime soon.
I could try to get one of the boys into playing the game to keep the tradition alive. I guess we’ll see how things go. Also, if any of them show interest over the next couple of months.
Dungeons and Dragons
The reason this comes in second is that I recently purchased an adventure. A couple of days ago, I visited DM Guild. I wanted to find an adventure with a Christmas theme. I looked for a few and landed on one that spoke to me. Many probably would have gone with Krampus. I looked at one but then I found the one I actually wanted.
It’s called “Not a Creature Was Stirring”. It revolves around a story that more closely resembles “The Grinch”. I think we can have a lot of fun with the adventure. I just need to get myself into the story telling mode. Right now, I’m trying to get out of the school mode. I will update you all with the progress during the holiday break.
Warhammer
Once I finally took the plunge into the miniatures that I received through my subscription, I got hooked. Every week, I build and paint one of the kits. I currently have several pieces for both of the armies. As a student replied, I don’t have a full army. But, I have enough pieces to play through the tutorials and scenarios that they set up.
One of the reasons that I think this one might get more play is that I got a request twice to play. Once, Christine felt sorry for me when I played through solo. Then, when Chris came to visit, we talked about playing. Never got around either time, but that encourages me the most.
The Verdict
While our 2024 look back on tabletop might strike you as melancholy. And, I admit, there’s some of that. But, mostly, I understand that the only constant in life is change. Things change and we adapt. Maybe with the free time, I can find other games to fill the time.