Nothing quite like a casual remark to start the juices running!!!!
I tend to agree with Paul Mc on what the King of Periods is and that is not a political position. Some wargames periods will continue to remain the mainstream even if their popularity appears to dip slightly from time to time. I know for a fact that Wargames magazines will to an extent be driven by manufacturers pushing products, buying advertising space and thus raising the profile of periods with contrived articles to make very uninteresting periods appear marginally diverting.
You only have to look at Foundry´s push on Darkest Africa a few years back... I mean, what was that all about
I think a few blokes got round a table in a pub had a few too many pints, watched Carry On up the Jungle and then thought up most of that stuff.. I just did not get it. Tarzan and Jane and all that malarkey.. some of the painting of semi nude women was a bit too gratuitous for me too.. far TOO MUCH DETAIL over certain area of the figures I thought
And, the names of the tribes... really. Was Kenneth Williams writing the script????
Anyway, plenty more examples since then. Part of it is back to attention span and instant gratification (oops there I go again). It´s the wargames equivalent of one hit wonder Boy and Girl Bands.... Look good but once you´ve played the CD once it´s all the same and sinks without trace. I think I´ll start a What Happened after they were famous Chart for old wargaming periods....
Yes, I´ve been out in the sun too long, time for another Tequila Sunrise
The old faithfuls will never die and will come round as many times as Doc Marten Boots, Harrington Jackets, Crombie Coats and Mullets! (most of those never wnet out of fashion where I live)
Ancients
ECW
Napoleonics
ACW
WW2
There, I´ve probably upset everyone now!
B