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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

Having been aware this was coming for a while, I'd not noticed there isn't a thread here for it (or anything Guild Ball related for that matter.)

For those unfamiliar with the game, now has to be a great time to jump on board!


£49.95 • $69.99 • €64.95 • $99.99 (AUD)

Box Contents

Kick Off! Rulebook
Captain’s Handbook
Guild Ball Core Rulebook
3’x3’ Double-Sided Board of the Football Pitch
12x Coloured Plastic, pre-assembeled Models
Player Character Cards
128 Game Tokens
Measuring Tools and Templates
Guild Ball Dice

















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What's the mat made out of?
   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

It's like a board game board, apparently, so not quite as nice as a neoprene job, but a lot better than a paper WMH starter style one.

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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I'll definitely pick this up, I have the rule book and two teams (Buchers and Brewers) allready but never got round to getting all the tokens and a mat so this set will be great as I have several friends I can offload the spare book and brewers team to! Roll on payday!
   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

It's the Season 3 rulebook I've heard, so it might be something to hang on to.

Also, look out for a re-balancing of the first two seasons' players around the same time. This happened in S2 as well I believe (pre-dates my involvement with the game) and a low cost card pack was made available with the revisions on the player cards.

SFG are very keen to keep the game balanced, and while there's nothing too egregious, they are just going to fettle a couple of players to make them less of a no brainer choice (either to take or exclude.)

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The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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Oxfordshire

The season 2 updated cards were an OK sell, useful and not overly expensive. I imagine the season 3 to be the same. The big kick in the wallet will depend on how much the plays and traits have changed. The tokens for those aren't cheap even from independent sellers.

On the whole though I'm encouraged that they are prepared to do a wholesale rebalancing when needed. The box set looks a really good deal (it's a shame I already have Mason's and I don't particularly like the Brewers' sculpts ).
   
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Scotland

Looks great. I already got the Masons starter and S1 rulebook after a demo game but never had time for it. Will ask for this as a Christmas present, maybe with Bloodbowl as well, for a second try.
   
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Thermo-Optical Hac Tao





Gosport, UK

Pretty reasonable. Masons are a possible team I'd like to play. Not got much interest in brewers but considering the box isn't much more than just the Mason models would be... although I already have Fishermen, Morticians and Butchers and I'm interested in the Hunters so I probably don't need more...

The cover is really cool, I love the guild ball art style.
   
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Few more questions.



Any firm date on release?


After seeing this, really want to get into it as its two full starters. Plus knowing the board is like a hardcardboard is huge plus.. As much as I like the paper mats, they never last.

Biggest barrier for me was the fact that starters are 3 models, and you need 6, so got to buy the mascot, and 2 more guys.

I see the hunters are a full 6 with mascot, is that the model they are moving to?

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It's releasing on the 25th November.
   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

str00dles1 wrote:
Few more questions.



Any firm date on release?


Already answered.

After seeing this, really want to get into it as its two full starters. Plus knowing the board is like a hardcardboard is huge plus.. As much as I like the paper mats, they never last.


Do your due diligence on this before diving in. I've not seen anything official confirming this, and even "board game board" can range from barely better than paper to suitable to manufacture a nuclear bunker from.

Biggest barrier for me was the fact that starters are 3 models, and you need 6, so got to buy the mascot, and 2 more guys.

I see the hunters are a full 6 with mascot, is that the model they are moving to?


As they're the newest faction, that's a reasonable assumption. Although rumours of a Church faction are popular, with them taking a similar mercenary approach as The Union, so I guess they might be the original format should it come to pass.

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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Gosport, UK

Isn't the next faction Farmers? There was a Farmers guild model at GenCon.
   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

Farmers is confirmed. Rumours persist of another guild in the near future alongside them.

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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This looks pretty great. It's too bad I don't like the Mason's or Brewer's Guilds. Still, really good deal, so might be worth picking up anyway.
   
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Gosport, UK

 Azreal13 wrote:
Farmers is confirmed. Rumours persist of another guild in the near future alongside them.


Nice. Church could be quite cool.

Is it worth making this a general Guild Ball rumour thread? There isn't one as far as I know.
   
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SoCal

Guild Ball is pretty hot right now, I enjoy it, and enjoy news about it, so yes?

   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

I think that's a fair idea, I don't mind curating it.

There's even an outside chance I might be able to nab an exclusive tidbit from time to time. (I know people who know people, who know.. people.)

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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Redondo Beach

i just bought the Morticians starter a couple of weeks ago...
lovely sculpts, crisply cast in metal
now i am waiting for my Raven mascot to arrive...

the single-piece boardgame plastics make me sad, but hopefully they will make actual players happy...

Fishermen and Hunters are next on my list...
it'll be nice to see this game take off even more than it already has...
i am really looking forward to painting a few teams, and the more players there are, the better chance i have of selling a team or three...

thanks for sharing the news, Azreal13

cheers
jah


Paint like ya got a pair!

Available for commissions.
 
   
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SoCal

I'm eagerly awaiting changes in Season 3, this talk of Rookies intrigues me, although I hope Engineers are getting something.

   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

As a Huntsman, I'm excited for season 3 too. Although I've barely scratched Season 2 yet!

On the official forum somebody crunched the numbers as to who needed what to achieve parity of choice. Needless to say Hunter's need the most, as they're the only ones not to have either an alternate Capt or Mascot, but, suffice to say, I think everyone gets something.

Rookies have me intruiged too, I wonder if they'll be like reverse veterans (ie they're existing personas) or they'll introduce new characters who later go on to become experienced and even veteran players.

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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I suspect the model creep will happen this route like rookies. I wouldn't be surprised if they added things like Coaches and Cheerleader models at some point.

   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

Fresh close up of "live" product.

I'm neither inclined towards Brewers or Masons, but I have to say, for board game plastic, those models don't look half bad.
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We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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 Azreal13 wrote:
Farmers is confirmed. Rumours persist of another guild in the near future alongside them.


Please let it be Circus folk, hopefully with a big Evil clown, then I can paint them in Villa colours

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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

What, so you can inexplicably lose week after week, despite ostensibly having some really good players?


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But the Fool's Guild is a possibility, I don't know if it's just a popular idea or a bona fide rumour, but I've seen it talked about several times now.

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We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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Also as a note, they confirmed that the board/map is out of hard cardboard just like most board games are on and folds up, so very cool
   
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 Azreal13 wrote:
Farmers is confirmed. Rumours persist of another guild in the near future alongside them.


Farmers have already had their first model release, a ltd edition alternative sculpt for tater and a image for a second player has been seen (i can't remember the name off the top of my head but basically scare crow themed)

The second new guild is confirmed but no details yet on what it'll be, blacksmiths have been heavily rumoured and the church suggestion is popular among elements of the player base but in the season 1&2 books there are several other guilds mentioned that we haven't seen yet.
   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

The second Farmers player you're thinking of is Jack Straw, a scarecrow with reaper elements.

I've seen the image, but as we started with the new starter, I'm not going into the rabbit hole of old news, as then essentially the thread becomes a "history of Guild Ball news and rumours!"

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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Oxfordshire

What on earth is going on with Mallet's feet? I do like Brick's pet brick on a chain. It adds a little something to a model that I have previously said was good but bland.
   
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The Daemon Possessing Fulgrim's Body





Devon, UK

I think (hope) Mallet's feet is just perspective. His wobbly handle may need work however!

We find comfort among those who agree with us - growth among those who don't. - Frank Howard Clark

The wise man doubts often, and changes his mind; the fool is obstinate, and doubts not; he knows all things but his own ignorance.

The correct statement of individual rights is that everyone has the right to an opinion, but crucially, that opinion can be roundly ignored and even made fun of, particularly if it is demonstrably nonsense!” Professor Brian Cox

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http://steamforged.com/kick-off-news/2016/10/11/a-look-inside-kick-off

That link gives a pretty good detail on the contents in the box. Sounds like a great deal and that the health dial is something planned for the other miniatures in the game.

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