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That's actually a really interesting idea, Nurglitch - it seems like the current mechs are either a negative, or at least not a draw, for most people. What about looking into a board game version without miniatures, where upgrades are just tracked on a dashboard like you described above?

I would honestly be much more interested in something like that, personally - it lets you try out the cool mech combat idea, but in a much slimmed-down format.

It would let you make the game footprint much smaller on the table, too - it might even be a really portable game.

This would ideally bring production costs wayyyy down, without closing the door on making a "deluxe" version with miniatures in the future. But for that, I really think you would need the budget for a complete overhaul of the mech design (likely outsourcing it). And this might help you take a step in that direction and what's more, get people playing and trying the game you've been working on.

It actually sounds much more unique, and like it might stand out a bit more, in the above format. It would of course have to contend with the broader board game market, so the game itself would have to be really fun and good... but making that the focus might be the better plan, I think!

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Right now, your minis are HUGE, which I assume to be the point, but what if they were only 40mm tall, Terminator-sized? That would be a smaller mold, so cheaper to cut.

What if your buildings were nesting pyramid stackable? That would shrink your box size and also reduce cost.

Gameplay-wise, your game could reduce to something like a Cheapass box, with 4-6 colored pawns and a fold-out map.

Couldn’t the buildings be made out of cardboard/paper/cardstock instead of plastic? If they could flat fold that would also save space for storage and printed buildings would not require stickers.

As some one mentioned above, I think you should consider a version with only cards and/or cardboard components. Until you can get some traction, you might also want to consider standees instead of minis. Battletech did start that way, and as you get more popularity, you can introduce plastic components.

Also, swinging back to the swappable head; besides cosmetic differences and possibly “sensor” differences, you could also align head styles to factions, and possibly even give them special traits for that. For example, the current head might symbolize the Hoplites, who azure known for aggressively closing with the enemy and using “lance” close range weaponry and energy shields. Meanwhile, the Minotaurs revel in destruction and maneuvering through the maze-like corridors of buildings and streets...

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As I see it, you'd start with standees. Sell a Miniatures pack, and a Terrain (buildings) pack.

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For things that are supposed to be super tall, standees are preferable to flats.

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I just watched the game play video you posted on the 26th. In that game, there seems to be a lot of open space on the board and the majority of the fight seemed to take place in one corner. Is that normal?

When I designed Giant Monster Rampage, static fights was something I kept trying to prevent, but they kept happening. It didn't take me long to realize that those types of fights are common in games where there are single combatants and no real reason to keep the combatants moving.

I recently reworked my entire game from the ground up with an eye towards forcing a more dynamic style of play and an increased number of combatants. Watching your gameplay video, I can't help but wonder if your game suffers from many of the same issues that my early design faced.

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If I can offer one suggestion - the cover art for the box really turned me off. Rather than have two mecha in mighty combat, it's one running away while being shot in the ass. Not really an epic narrative.

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Why are you like this.

What happened? Did Nurglitch get deleted or manually delete all his own posts?

Must have deleted it himself (herself?), wonder if he's got some interest in the game, that might mean he needed to pull it

But he also made a new post which is just the word "deleted" here, in a thread dead for several years