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30 Jun 2016 15:51 #229560 by charlest
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NECROMUNDA.

I want to shoot an Orlock Juve in the face with my Delaque's Heavy Stubber.
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30 Jun 2016 16:07 #229561 by metalface13
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charlest wrote: NECROMUNDA.

I want to shoot an Orlock Juve in the face with my Delaque's Heavy Stubber.


Pretty sure Necromunda is in the plans for the new specialist games. I don't think Gorkamorka is though.

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30 Jun 2016 16:54 #229565 by Michael Barnes
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The only other one (aside from Blood Bowl) I've seen mentioned is Adeptus Titanicus....but that's a different scale and they just did Imperial Knights. They also just turned up at a licensing show and they had a HUGE list of "legacy" GW titles they were promoting, including pretty much all of the above. So it's kind of up in the air.

But I think they get (finally) that offering a) miniatures that will appeal to both board gamers that want the one set and also to collectors building armies, b) a good value over MSRP of existing models, and c) a quality "pack in" game will spell success.

I like the Stormcloud Attack stuff but it feels like a whiff at the price, even though it is a good value. The problem is having it separated into three packs.

I also think that more likely are NEW games that include miniatures or factions they are currently promoting with other products like books- SA has a couple of books that go along with it.

Maybe they will do a Warlord Titan board game that features four Warlord Titans in a box big enough for four midgets, retailing for $3000.

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30 Jun 2016 16:58 #229566 by metalface13
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I believe when they announced the return of the specialist games, there will be a new version of Epic/Space Marine/Adeptus Titanicus at 10mm. It's not as popular in the US, but Epic still has a really big following/tournament scene in Europe.

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30 Jun 2016 17:39 - 30 Jun 2016 17:51 #229572 by Mr. White
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You guys...

You wanna play Necromunda? Gorkamorka? Get out there and organize a game! The rules are out there, There's more minis lines than ever to pull from. There's nothing stopping y'all from playing these games now. Orks, bikes, and war trukks are plenty available. Heck, I played Mordheim at least three times last year. It's like all the fellas getting excited about the new BB...."I can't wait to start a league!"...Uh....go for it now. I've been playing BB and there's been no official GW release for that line in about a decade.

Don't wait for your corporate masters...kick that DIY spirit into gear!

Anyway...about these new releases. I'm reading on some of the 40K boards that most of those folks are buying these games for the great deal on the minis and not to actually play the games. Can't say I'm surprised, as much of a savings as these are. I hope the games are good though. Seems like it's mainly the boardgamers giving these titles a try or two. Personally, I'd like to see a more unified branding on the new GW boardgames. Unless you're read up, the boxes on the flgs shelves don't appear much different than all the 40k box/starter sets. The classic GW boardgames had a familiar aesthetic. They look great lined up on the shelf.

Dark Future specifically...I don't get the rumors on this new release. It's not 20mm/hot wheels, but 28mm. It's not set in the same future earth setting (which was great), so the name makes no sense. The DF brand is fairly obscure, so I'm not sure why GW simply don't call it something else. Seems like the new game is closer in spirit to Gorkamorka...a title with a larger fan base. Plus, that new DF video game will now be in a different setting than the tabletop game? Uh? Brand confusion here. Maybe I've got the rumors wrong though...
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30 Jun 2016 18:28 - 30 Jun 2016 18:33 #229574 by Colorcrayons
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Michael Barnes wrote: I hope they continue with "multipurpose" products...I like that I have Deathwatch and later on I can use them in 40k with their new codex. I like that Silver Tower figures can add to an AoS army.

There's so much they could do, I think a Space Hulk expansion that gets beyond Terminators/Genestealers could be good. But I would really like to see board games with different races...like an Eldar vs. Necron thing or something. Something focused on land vehicles.


Barring Dreadfleet, that seems to be their main focus with miniature boardgames for decades now. The drug that brings you into the main addiction...They standalone, yet can be mixed into their main wargames. And even creative people managed to add dreadfleet somehow into their manowar games, I'd bet.

I'm not a fan of what they did with chaos space marines, grey knights, eldar, imperial guard, etc. in white dwarf, the compendiums and the genestealer expansion for space hulk. It turned space hulk into a skirmish engine. Not a bad thing, but also very much not space hulk.

It lost its identity and focus when they did that. And the rules were lackluster even in that regard due to creating a complexity that was significantly higher than what was found in Hulk. This is why the deathwing expansion won awards and is still highly regarded to this day nearly universally among space hulk fans, and why the genestealer expansion has far more mixed feelings from fans.
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01 Jul 2016 10:13 #229601 by JEM
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I have* two boxes of Gorkamorka, because as noted in the topic, it was not only a really fun game, but also a super-cheap** way to build my 40K Ork army.

*in England :(
** Especially when the second box was on sale for 10 pounds.

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01 Jul 2016 11:50 #229609 by Michael Barnes
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Wow, with post-Brexit deflation that means you paid like 99 cents for it!
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01 Jul 2016 14:07 #229615 by JEM
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The best deal ever was Talisman 2nd Edition, plus the dragon tower middle bit, plus all four corner expansions for 25 quid in one of those clearance book stores.

My sister's family are enjoying that, along with my 1st ed Dungeonquest (w heroes and catacombs), Block/Mega Mania...

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08 Sep 2016 09:06 #233564 by metalface13
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Found this gameplay overview for Gorechosen last night. Sounds like it might be fun, couldn't tell from photos of the board before, but the board has a hex grid on it ... but the minis are on circular bases. I get Age of Sigmar is on round bases and you can use these minis in other games, but still seems like a no brainer to put these dudes on a hex bases. Definitely sounds like this game shares DNA with the old Mordheim Pit Fighter game that came out in Citadel Journal back in the day.

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08 Sep 2016 09:11 #233566 by Michael Barnes
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Yeah, it looks really fun with some cool, violent mechanics. They mention the game being a lot of laughs a couple of times, which is good...it's probably wild and random and unfair. Which is what I want from a GW game. There's a little more in the WD and the mini can be used in it.

Dan's Discount Game Store has it for $46 shipped on preorder.

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08 Sep 2016 09:14 #233568 by metalface13
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Yeah, in the FFG/GW split thread someone mentioned about GW making actual board games. Well this isn't DoaM but it's not really a skirmish game either. Definitely the most board-gamey game GW has come up with so far.

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08 Sep 2016 09:17 #233570 by Mr. White
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Michael Barnes wrote: There's a little more in the WD and the mini can be used in it.


Any chance we can get a brief review of this issue over in it's thread? I've got a copy sealed to ship overseas but am curious if the hype is justified.

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08 Sep 2016 18:56 #233629 by Michael Barnes
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We don't need a new thread because the review is short: BUY MORE MINIS.

The expansions all look pretty good, they are of the quality you'd expect from "classic" WD. Some are a little more extensive than others. Also like you'd expect, each one (except the Space Hulk one) is basically how to use other minis in your games. So there's rules for using Daemons in Execution Force, Terminators in Lost Patrol, that SWANK ASS Deathwatch flyer in Stormcloud Attack and so forth. Which is cool but...if you don't have those models and aren't inclined to proxy, this $9 magazine needs about $500 of miniatures.

The other content and features are pretty good if you like GW stuff...batreps, a really good painting guide for the Slaughterpriest (which I followed and got some of the best results yet), a little thing about some models from John Blanche's collection (which actually don't look so hot!). Lots of advertising, duh. Good layouts, good presentation. It does have that British magazine look and feel, with text all over the place. TONS Of great illustrations, of course.

It's worth $9, especially with the figure. It's REALLY good. And you can use it in Gorechosen AND Silver Tower AND Age of Sigmar. But most of the add-ons are iffy if you don't want to do something like buy a second Contemptor for Calth. I really like that they supported Space Hulk in there, and it's good for both the 2009 and 2014 editions with no alterations.

Zero support for Dreadfleet in there though. Wa waaaaah.
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09 Sep 2016 06:51 #233680 by Mr. White
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What's the space hulk addition?

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