Krisken's art stuff, previously all 40k miniatures
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Ok, this post over at the 11th Company forums has me really, really angry.
I'm in awe of how stupid this all is. My response was
Just unbelievable how ridiculous this position is. Especially with so many fantastic board games already out there. I'm going to start looking at other two player games where I can get my modeling on.
I fucking hate this being trotted out every time price is brought up.
We reduced the price of a single unit in an incredibly unpopular army, in a relatively unpopular game, and the volume of sales didn't increase!
NO FUCKING SHIT. When I buy Warhammer figures, I sure like buying 30 of a single unit because it's cheaper. BECAUSE THAT'S HOW IT WORKS. Reduce the price of the WHOLE FUCKING ARMY YOU GOD DAMN MORONS and see if that changes anything.
Ok, begun pimping out my new love, X-Wing.
One square of my 3' x 3' board. The other 8 are done but in the garage drying. Currently adding felt to the bottom of the tiles so the game board doesn't scratch any other surfaces. I'm also planning on picking up some thin foam to put between the layers. I want the board to fit nicely and not get scratched up.
One square of my 3' x 3' board. The other 8 are done but in the garage drying. Currently adding felt to the bottom of the tiles so the game board doesn't scratch any other surfaces. I'm also planning on picking up some thin foam to put between the layers. I want the board to fit nicely and not get scratched up.
Until GW get's it's collective head out of it's ass, I don't see how you can keep playing.
You make a good point. One comment on my blog post suggested I take a break and hopefully I'll come back when/if the game improves. But for now, yeah, I think I have to put the game to the side. Sadly that means the blog will be put to the side as well.
I'm thinking of starting a new blog to talk about board games and the other stuff I'm doing, not so focused. More of a open format than being so specific like Scratchbuilt 40k was.
It might be time to rename this thread into something more general.
Changed the blog name. Seemed an appropriate time to change it to reflect my change in attitude toward gaming and including other games.
Battle Report of my X-Wing game on my blog, What To Play (formerly Scratchbuilt 40k)
It's my first battle report, so let me know what you think. Suggestions are certainly welcome!Hello all, welcome back to What To Play! This weekend I was able play a second game of X-Wing, and wow was it a close one!
Our game consisted of 150 points a side on a 3' x 3' board, 4 players each controlling 75 points. On looking back, I think the game is a little tight in those quarters.
The beginning of the game started with the Rebellion running Han Solo and a B-Wing on the upper left flank while the upper right had Wedge and Luke, each sporting Proton Torpedo's while Luke had R2-D2 (seriously, R2 is the best upgrade in the game, hands down).
The Imperials started with 5 Tie Fighters in a formation in the bottom left, Darth Vader, a Tie Bomber, and one of the new Imperial Aces on the bottom right. The Tie Fighters shot forward to confront the Falcon and the Advanced/Bomber/Interceptor all shot in to assist. The Falcon needed to turn to attempt to get away from the nightmare of the Tie's, but quickly fell to their might.
Meanwhile, the B-Wing flew forward doing damage to the Interceptor and to Darth Vader. At this point the Falcon was down to 1 hull point, and things were looking pretty grim for the Rebellion.
The Ties flew forward and ended up crashing into the Tie Bomber, causing a mass pile up. Wedge and Luke did their best to try to take down Vader, but he managed to escape their destruction.
The Tie Bomber flew off the board, getting sucked into the void of space, while the Ties finished off the Falcon and prepared to make their way to the three remaining ships. The B-Wing flew in front of Wedge, causing him to become fatigued when he crashed into him. However, it was at this point the Ties started to take some damage. Wedge took some hits and was left with no shields by this point as well.
It was at this point Darth Vader took a critical hit and went down, taken out by Luke Skywalker (which brought me much amusement!). Things were still looking grim, however, as there were still 4 Ties and the Interceptor doing their best to destroy the B-Wing. Eventually, the B-Wing took too much damage and was removed from the battle.
I'm a little fuzzy on how the Interceptor died, but eventually the battle looked like this.
The Tie Fighters kept dishing out hits, but R2-D2 kept giving him his shields back. Still, he had taken 1 hull damage and there was a real possibility the Ties could come back and shoot him down. The Tie at the bottom of the board, however, was destined to fly off into the void, never to be seen again. This left Luke in a much better position than I had believed possible.
Lots of reversals and shots later, Luke managed to shoot the last two Tie Fighters in a stunning upset. By all accounts the Imperials had the game, but due to a couple bad maneuvers (choosing the wrong direction) and some asteroid hits (the funniest being Darth Vader going over an asteroid with a loop de loop, only to fly over the same asteroid) and some hot dice to make up for my really cold dice in the beginning, the Rebellion managed a win.
Well, that's my account of the events, as best as I can remember them. Hopefully you enjoyed this battle report and if so I'd love to hear some feedback on changes I could make in the future. I had a lot of fun playing and the outcome surprised me as much as anyone.
Till next time, happy gaming!
Wow, they are a LOT cheaper. If I had $95 CAD to spend, I'd happily get the bird daemon.
Zappit
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So it seems GW is giving up on 6th Edition. 7th is confirmed for later this year, with a starter kit featuring Blood Angels vs. Orcs.
Also, players will be able to field Unbound armies, which do not have to follow the Force Organization Chart. Armies that do use the FOC, now known as battle-hardened, will receive bonuses that Unbound armies do not.
Chaos just got interesting...or Drakey.
Also, players will be able to field Unbound armies, which do not have to follow the Force Organization Chart. Armies that do use the FOC, now known as battle-hardened, will receive bonuses that Unbound armies do not.
Chaos just got interesting...or Drakey.
It's crazy. I've been following what they plan to do a bit and it seems a bit insane. Psychic powers will get their own phase and operate more like Fantasy spells. Armies will be able to summon Daemons.
I'll be honest, I don't have a lot of faith in whatever GW puts out. The last two years have been a nightmare, and while the game itself started out fine once they started making new codex the whole thing went to shit.
And yeah, an all Heldrake army would be crazy.
I'll be honest, I don't have a lot of faith in whatever GW puts out. The last two years have been a nightmare, and while the game itself started out fine once they started making new codex the whole thing went to shit.
And yeah, an all Heldrake army would be crazy.
