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 MLaw wrote:

ced1106 wrote:
Wasn't part of Spartan's mistake having four similar game lines? Their customers were unhappy after buying $$ of miniatures and painting them, only to find Spartan lessening support and putting out another game line.

*Sorta* like the reaction to FFG from Imperial Assault gamers of FFG's Legion miniatures (not the same scale, gonna have to buy more miniatures, gonna have to paint more miniatures, etc.).

Now, if Monolith puts out a 25mm Batman: The Animated Series boardgame KS, a 32 mm Batman Beyond boardgame KS, and a 15mm Batman: The Television Series boardgame KS, all within a few months of each other, okay, maybe something to be worried about.

Neither FFG or Monolith are miniature companies. They make boardgames with PVC figures. I think maaaaybe your examples of similar games may also be a bit too on the nose. It would more likely be something like.. Batman.. then I dunno something similar to Sin City.. then something like Daredevil. Putting out repeats can work if it's done properly though.. look at Zombicide.. I'm being given pause though because it's no doubt an expensive property license coupled with a buy-in that might be too high for casual gamers in the "hey dad, can I play Batman" boardgame crowd.. and.. it's more or less restricted to a niche consumer avenue (crowd-funding). I am hopeful that the strength of the brand + their success in previous ventures + the quality they're able to achieve means this will be a strong addition though. Definitely not trying to be doom and gloom on this.. just really hope they haven't put all their eggs in this one dark and broody basket.

I think if you are going to back a horse, the biggest selling Superhero of all time is a good choice, Knight miniatures did and look at how that line exploded over the past 5 years. This will break a million or two at least.

ced1106 wrote:
Now, if Monolith puts out a 25mm Batman: The Animated Series boardgame KS, a 32 mm Batman Beyond boardgame KS, and a 15mm Batman: The Television Series boardgame KS, all within a few months of each other, okay, maybe something to be worried about.

This shouldn't happen. Fred Henry is a respected board game designer, role player and nice guy. I don't think that he would do that to us.
Now, if it was Wizards of the Coast or Fantasy Flight, I would have the same douts as you.

On a side note, Monolith are re-running a short Kickstarter for Conan. For those who missed out.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/conan/posts/1977826

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The second kickstarter is just another book with lots more scenarios to use the KS1 models

 endtransmission wrote:
The second kickstarter is just another book with lots more scenarios to use the KS1 models

Mostly, but there are also going to be some extremely limited pledges letting you pick up the stuff from the first KS.

I was thinking of trying to nab one, as I managed to completely miss it first time around, but I think I need to save my money for Batman (I've got a feeling it could get expensive).

 aku-chan wrote:

 endtransmission wrote:
The second kickstarter is just another book with lots more scenarios to use the KS1 models

Mostly, but there are also going to be some extremely limited pledges letting you pick up the stuff from the first KS.

I was thinking of trying to nab one, as I managed to completely miss it first time around, but I think I need to save my money for Batman (I've got a feeling it could get expensive).

If you are short of funds, weigh it up. It won't be long until Batman comes to Kickstarter.
It's like if a new Avengers films comes to the cinema the same time as a Gardiens of the Galaxy film, and you have money to watch one, but not the other

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What is going on here!!!
:O
New mini has been introduced But can you guess how it fits into the Batman universe...

It looks like the one guy mid-transformation into the man-bat.

According to their Facebook post it's some dude called Doctor Death.

Yep, that looks exactly how he has been drawn recently. He doesn't appear that often but he has worked for Hush in the past and a lot of the character designs for this game have been taken from the Hush storyline.

Doctor Death it is.

Now it's time to RUMMBLE...sorry RIDDLE
As a gang of thugs, working for "you know who" has come to the surface.




Would you want to mess with these bad boys? Or are they just Bat-fodder?

Uh-oh. Looks like the major villains might have their own add-on packs of them and their themed thugs. I'd rather have a generic set of thugs which could be used with villains. Cheaper and less figures to paint...

As someone who may never paint again, the more the merrier

Posted by Barry on BGG:

Not only are Jim Lee and Georges Clarenko works of are being use in the design of the game. Now David Finch joins the team.

Active since 1993 in the comics world, he quickly forged himself a solid reputation, becoming a star-artist of his generation. He regularly pencils the adventures of Batman since 2010 and started with Batman #700 and Batman: The Return.
He was also the lead artist and co-writer of the monthly issue Batman: The Dark Knight and one of the artists working with the writer Tom King on the Rebirth serie.
He had the chance to design many of the secondary characters like White Rabbit or the heroes Gotham and Gotham Girl.

He created an EXCLUSIVE ORIGINAL ARTWORK for Batman: The Boardgame depicting the rooftops of Gotham City. David included Batman, of course, the Bat-signal and also some of the closest allies of Bruce Wayne. Such collaborations with artists who are part of Batman's legend testify Monolith's will to offer the core of what the Dark Knight is to the fans!

One vs. Many?

Did we already know that?

I was hoping this would be One/Many vs. Game...

Maybe that will be an option or future expansion?

Along the lines of the announced "One vs. One"?

One vs. Many or One vs. One : https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/1793305/co-opsolo-mode

So, nothing official for Many vs. The Game, but we can hope for unofficial add-ons?

 Alpharius wrote:
So, nothing official for Many vs. The Game, but we can hope for unofficial add-ons?

It is also possible that Monolith will create a solo mode. But not at this time. They do not wish to spend more time working something into the game as the KS date is approaching.

The system is versatile enough to support a AI for the game, in fact some fans have used the scenario creator and made some solo Conan missions
https://the-overlord.com/index.php?/topic/469-les-tambours-du-destin-the-drums-of-doom-fren/&tab=comments#comment-9403

Average Joe's arrive in Gotham...And I'm not talking about the Gym!

We now have some civilians that will be populating Gotham. People for the Dark Knight to watch over.
Will they be cannon-fodder for those big bad, bad guy? Will the they block the route and hamper the good guys? Or will they be hostages to rescue and keep safe?

...Or will they be spy's?

Looks more like a vampire woman and her zombie thrall?

They look like vampires from Buffy... What the heck?

 Compel wrote:
They look like vampires from Buffy... What the heck?

Maybe monolith is working on that as well.

 Theophony wrote:

 Compel wrote:
They look like vampires from Buffy... What the heck?

Maybe monolith is working on that as well.

Or a "They Live" Minis game

Just got back from Essen. The Batman booth was packed for 4 days. We saw many people being turned away but coming back.

Rules have been tweaked. Art has be upgraded and everyone said how good the game felt. Just a few criticisms about the art and icons, but that's all. Take a look for yourself.

I have not watched it yet, but here's a video review from Essen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=egX9xwWBnmQ

Monolith have just posted some new images, showing off the ACE chemicals plant, Red hood and the Joker.

Showcasing the graphic novel side of the game. Where you will play out certain scenes from some of the Dark Knights greatest story-lines. In this case, The Killing Joke. Maybe Red Hood will fall into the vat of acid, scaring himself into the Joker. Will Catwoman be the one that pushes him into the green abyss? Or will the tables be turned and Robin takes a swim? All of this can be written by you...

Then there will possibly be the chance of the Joker having his revenge in a second showdown in the plant. February can't come quick enough.