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Grand Moff Tarkin Was a Wargamer?

By Rob Baer | July 19th, 2015 | Categories: Offbeat, Star Wars, Tabletop Gaming News & Rumors

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Yet another celebrity looks to be a friend of the hobby. Checkout what actor Peter Cushing (Grand Moff Tarkin) had to say about wargaming!

Via Gav Thorpe and  El Descanso

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I get all the relaxation I want from my collection of figures, I am a keen  member of society figures of soldiers which meets once a month in a pub in Regent Street.
Why collect figures of soldiers? I like to play a war ‘a game invented by HG Wells, who was also a collector.
It is a game full of strategy and is to last nine hours to completePeter Cushing

Yikes nine hours for one game? Heck people tell us 40k takes too long. That literally is an all day affair full of rich liquors and mannerly conversions. Can you imagine playing any war-gaming with this gentleman, it would literally be spectacular!

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I would like to propose in you next game of 40k using some of Grand Moff Tarkin’s catch phrases in honor of this distinguished gentleman of wargaming.

Phrases like the ones below could surly make their way into your next engagement.

You would prefer another target, a military target? Then name the system!

Fear will keep the local systems in line. Fear of this battle station.

But watch out for Princess Leia’s famous retort… The more you tighten your grip, Tarkin, the more star systems will slip through your fingers.

Have fun with it guys, that may be what this hobby is all about after all!

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About the Author: Rob Baer

Virginia Restless, Miniature Painter & Cat Dad. I blame LEGOs. There was something about those little-colored blocks that started it all... Twitter @catdaddymbg