I Return!

So after a hiatus on the club blog I have decided mine should live again (thanks Jim) I am continuing to cover games I like though I suspect this to be a different list to previously.

So i also now have a man cave (Tardis) so can properly paint and play though restricted to 4x4 games

Batman Miniatures Game – the new major game I collect and sometimes play has interesting mechanics and plays quite quickly with great heroes and villains from the batman/dc universe . If you like Batman or comics check it out

Guild Ball – easiest pick up and play game for me and its football (soccer) with some amazing models and in my opinion the best table top sports game out there.

I am struggling for the 3rd game due to finances and time but will end up one of these three

Horus Heresy – 30K is still where I want to play GW  games so happy the Betrayal at Calth box is coming once I settle on a legion of course

Malifaux - After GW the most popular game at the club and great fun also plays on 3x3 table so can play in Tardis.

Knight models legends - Marvel universe because Marvel!

 Also I have Kickstarted a couple of games that are due soon/early next year

Devils Run Route 666 – I supported on kick-starter so will continue the journey here hopefully showing off my model as it comes to life

MERCS Recon - a board game of corporate espionage which looks like it will finally ship in the next few months .

So lots on and suggestions for third game most definitely welcome.

Ishi

Apologies

Hi all 

I have not vanished just struggle to do two blogs so will currently be focusing on the club blog so feel free to come over and say hi I will still post here but infrequently 

Thanks 

Ishi

Guild Ball

Hi all and apologies for the quiet time. Today we look at Guild ball the newest fantasy sports game from Steamforged Gamesa new UK based company

i ordered my minis from Element games who are linked with Steamforged and the delivery was as usual for element amazing ordering lunchtime the day before and delivered by 11am the next day

Guild ball is a fantasy football (soccer) game with small teams of up to 6 models played on a 3x3 board though small games can play on a smaller board. but rather than teams being based on races or areas the teams are based on trade guilds like the Brewer's or Fisherman's Guilds

The game uses D6 dice pool basis for the system so you roll a number of dice equal to your stat and try and beat the difficulty on the opponents relevant stat. for example to hit someone you roll a number of dice equal to your TAC with a difficulty of the targets defence on average about 4+ and for the more success the better the effect as based of a "playbook" which defines what you can choose to do. 

The first time i played i had no idea what i was doing and was using a complex team and it almost put me off the game for demonstrations simpler teams are definitely the way as you see the complexities of the game but without the added headache of figuring out what else you can do.

I ordered 2 starters and the rule-book to get started with and it all comes stylishly packaged. 

The first starter i ordered are the Brewer's Guild which come in a sleeved box the art work is beautiful for the packaging

Inside the box you get 3 models for your team, stat cards for them and a ball

Tapper is the first model i opened and there are a few mold lines on this one and a bit of flashing on others but the sculpting is beautiful and the detail for metal models is some of the best i have seen in the market. my only issue is the fit is not great on the parts so could end up looking odd.

The Second starter is the Fisherman's Guild and to begin with i was like "so happy i picked the Brewers for my guild!" not i am not sure and think its a have them all situation.

The rulebook comes in a slipcase that is as nice as the rest of the range. The book it self is odd in that its a landscape format rather than portrait which is the norm but it does allow the book to contain some beautiful artwork. 

these are available for download too at  -http://guildball.com/#downloads

overall presentation value is easily 5 - 0 win  

the game-play as i said depends on what you play to begin with but in the long term its deeper than most fantasy football games so 4 - 1 victory

the models are lovely i personally wish they were plastic but at least they are not resin with the fine parts that would be horrid.4 - 1 again

To be honest if i didn't like it i wouldn't of invested into it so yes i am pleased with what i have received. and i look forward to getting to play it with some friends.

Thanks for reading

Devils run demo evening

So last night one of the guys involved in the kickstarter came to the club and ran demos.

The mission was dash for the stash which is part race part fire fight

I played two games the first was a close affair with a bit of light damage on both sides 

I played as hauls Angels and can honestly say weapon wise flame thrower is amazing.

In the second game I took the law haulage company and thought I used my experience well early to take out the trike with the flame thrower but the game turned into a ram fest which was great fun. I should of won the second game but failed to grab the stash with my biker. 

Here are some pictures from the second game and a picture of the prizes me and a friend one for playing.

Big thanks to word forge games for the support.

Devils run: route 666

An amazing kickstarter has launched and already funded in less than a day.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wordforgegames/the-devils-run-route-666?ref=dash

The game is a post apocalyptic Racing game set in the U.S. Supplies are dropped in from other nations and gangs race to collect them.

At the moment there are 2 gangs but more are on way.

There is already some cool characters and stretch goals on the horizon 

And if you are more of a personal touch type of player they have conversion kits to modify any small toy car,

The beta rules are available to try from the website

http://www.wordforgegames.com/

And the first in a series of you tube videos has been published

Here are some pictures of the models please go and support this.

Open combat board finished

Well other than tiny scatter terrain the board is done 

From this 

To this

Can't wait to play a game on it