Miniature Wargaming

Before anything reaches the table you spend dozens of hours painting your own army

A squad of miniatures, a tape measure, a fistful of dice, and a rulebook the size of a textbook: the money is a genuine barrier here. The time goes into assembling and painting rather than playing, since a usable army takes dozens of hours, and many people paint more than they play. Most cities have a shop running fixed game nights, and this barely works at home alone.