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Pssh 40k miniatures in other games, that's heresy!

I mean if people allow such a travesty, who knows where this slippery slope will stop! Before you know it folks will be mixing 40k, Mordheim, and ancient Advanced Heroquest figures with dinosaurs in some kind of sick, twisted, skirmish level game!



(Oh, you mean we aren't just using this thread to advertise our pet projects? )

PS: I vote NO! for playing card based activation. I know The Sword and The Flame does it, but I'd try to find another alternative. Mixing cards and dice (and poker chips, from the looks of the video?) is a few too many types of media all at once.

 sdebaun wrote:
I'm not sure how SaTF does it, but the card-driven play is what everyone *loves* about Ars Victor. It adds a whole new level of strategy to the game -- you now have to organize and maneuver your forces with limited command ability. Each player has their own deck, that they go through only once, so there's a deck management axis to consider when you're planning your moves. It creates an amazing back-and-forth tempo that adds a huge amount of tension to the game.

I like the sound of all the benefits and mechanics of the card usage, I'm just not a fan of mixing mediums. Could you achieve the same features with dice activation?

Thanks for clarifying, that sounds like a neat and unique approach. I guess my knee jerk was anti-card, but the mechanics you describe sound like a great system!