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WMegaCon Games (FKA – MERCS Miniatures) has launched their next project on Kickstarter.

Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1700755582/mercs-recon

BGG Page: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/154939/mercs-recon

Box Art-


Tile images-


Player Board-


Security Forces Cards (non MERCS enemies)-


Enemy AI Cards (Movement & Event)-


Finally; what looks like an expanded room scenario tile called "Breach and Clear"-


MERCS: Recon is a minatures boardgame utilizing the same miniatures from the MERCS tabletop skirmish game.
(no word yet on if these will be metal or plastic,... we'll just have to wait for the KS details once it launches)

A team of 5 MERCS enter an office building and must complete a mission. At the beginning, the MERCS deal with civilians and poorly equipped security forces, but things escalate quickly. By the time the primary objective is reached, the MERCS are facing formidable security forces and an opposition MERCS faction.

Here is the first shot of prototype testing:

MERCS: Recon is a fully cooperative, stand-alone game set in the exciting MERCS world. Recon uses a modular setup that allows for a highly replayable experience.

Players are MERCS infiltrating an opposing MegaCon location. The MERCS team must fight through the tight corridors of the structure, capture and interrogate worker-citizen, find mission objectives, and breach and secure the package.

Recon utilizes MERCS well known dynamic, high-quality miniatures, an engaging fog-of-war mechanic with variable agent movement, escalating security forces, and a tension-filled end game through a unique breach and clear mechanic.

Game setup:



Modular Tiles (several sizes which can be rearranged to form many layouts):



These are of course all sneak peek pics at prototype testing,... so none of these are actual components, and the art is not yet final.

Edit:

Now live and funded,... Here are the pledge levels (you can get just the MYTH content with the MYTH Level pledge):



Stretch goals:

Thanks! Less work for me to do! Others were getting irritated at me stinking up the Myth topic with those shots.

I have a feeling (and hope to see) this one pull in some big bucks.

I think this has the potential to really do a lot both as a board game and for the skirmish game as well. Wouldn't surprise me if we see some larger plastic pieces (vehicles/ power armor/ robots?) end up as stretch goals as the security teams you're fighting get sick of you doing stuff and killing things.

It has potential and it can be quite interesting.

From the original mercs and the Myth after that, they showed they know how to do boardgames, so this one will be interesting.

What I am not sure is the board with the tiles arrangement and replayability, maybe they should think about more board types as streachgoals.

Not only has this team been killing it in terms of solid, interesting rules-sets, and quality production, but they also happen to be the most incredibly kind people you'll meet.

If money allows, i'll back this for those reasons alone.

Out of interest, how many Dakkanauts play MERCS?

I have supported them since the start -- bought their first ever models -- and I have the rules and four original factions.

I've got 7 of the 9 factions,... And supported them through the MYTH campaign,... I'll second the words of NewTruthNeomaxim,...

Great guys @ MegaCon

I have to be honest, I tried to like mercs, got the rulebook with the exclusive model, but never liked the system, I felt it was a boardgame, I backed Myth because I felt from mercs they can do great boardgames and I feel I was justified, they do make great boardgames.

I feel Recon will take Mercs in the boardgame scene and I believe it will do great for the title.

I wonder if the second edition will push mercs in a more wargame direction than it is now.

All the above said, I have met both Mercs creators at GenCon and I must agree they are great guys and great game developers, I am quite happy to support them on Myth and soon on Recon.

I like the Mercs models and I'm interested. I didn't back Myth, but I followed it sporadically. I'll wait and see what the situation is for non US backers however, don't think I'll blindly jump in.

I got KemVar and ISS (plan on selling the ISS) but never played MERCS. Had a less than pleasant customer service experience and something about them just rubs me the wrong way. Was happy that they were able to get the guy that sculpted the KemVar (best figs of theirs in my mind) full time but I have no intention to support them. I wish them the best of luck in their future endeavors, more variety is always good in the market and hobby.

How "imminent" is "imminent" in this instance?

Probably after they ship the first part of Myth.

I backed MYTH, and I like the Mercs aesthetic. I'll be watching this one with interest.

 cincydooley wrote:
How "imminent" is "imminent" in this instance?

Based on comments on the MegaCon forum,.... I'd say within the next two weeks.

Hey, maybe I'll finally have something to use my Kemvar in. If I have any money, I'll back this one.

So....when is Myth shipping?

Sining wrote:
So....when is Myth shipping?

That's the elephant in the room.

Haven't heard much out of MERCS/ Megacon for the past few weeks since they said they were stuck waiting. Hopefully they'll fill us in soon?

I would imagine the games should be shipping out by March... hopefully.

They seem to think the container is on they way, but they haven't said (don't know?) exactly where it was

although they seemed to expect it a couple of weeks ago so stuck in customs?

I couldn't quite click with there rules for MERCS but love there miniatures, so hoping this is going to be great boardgame so I can grab some of them!

Supposedly we'll be hearing more about this and what's going on with Myth once one of the main Mercs dudes and his wife have their baby... which is supposed to be due within the next day or two.

You'd think with a baby due you'd have more time to play around with board games and the internet BEFORE the kid is born, not afterwards...

Free time and newborns never really seemed to mesh well together from what I recall.

Well as I have only spent a bit on Mercs, I hope that the KS doubles as an opportunity to get some slightly reduced price minis from the original game. I know KS policy frowns on it, but it would be a terrific "two birds with one stone" if this game's KS campaign could also be a successful relaunch of the core minis game.

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Well as I have only spent a bit on Mercs, I hope that the KS doubles as an opportunity to get some slightly reduced price minis from the original game. I know KS policy frowns on it, but it would be a terrific "two birds with one stone" if this game's KS campaign could also be a successful relaunch of the core minis game.

Not to mention, if they do them in Myth-plastic, rather than pewter? Possible?

 Zweischneid wrote:

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:
Well as I have only spent a bit on Mercs, I hope that the KS doubles as an opportunity to get some slightly reduced price minis from the original game. I know KS policy frowns on it, but it would be a terrific "two birds with one stone" if this game's KS campaign could also be a successful relaunch of the core minis game.

Not to mention, if they do them in Myth-plastic, rather than pewter? Possible?

Agreed. I'm soooo over metal minis. I have been painting for years now, and the allure of heavy, chunky, models is gone. I had a moment when painting a plastic Hordes Carnivean, and its metal counter-part in the same weekend, and the metal was just unwieldy, required tons of pinning to get these ridiculous heavy bits on, etc... whereas plastic was magnetized, done, and fun, in half the time (oh, and my Warmahordes bag weighs ten-times what my others do, despite having a third of the models in it....)

So yeah, nice hard-plastic miniatures would suit Mercs as the "armies" are always the same, all inclusive set, etc...

NewTruthNeomaxim wrote:


So yeah, nice hard-plastic miniatures would suit Mercs as the "armies" are always the same, all inclusive set, etc...

The MYTH minis are really dense and firm plastic,..... I'd say better than PP, but maybe not quite as firm as the GW stuff. I haven't really worked with them yet (maybe after this weekend), so I don't have an opinion yet on how they are to work on,..... I too am hoping for cross-over plastic minis that can be used in both the board game and tabletop game,..

Really; I can't see how they would do it otherwise,.... if it is a board game,... it has to have plastic minis,.... and that usually means that they are pre-assembled. The way MYTH was set up is a good compromise between typical one-piece board game minis,... and multi-part tabletop minis and bases. I'd be fine if they did something similar here with Recon. (edit - either that,... or they could make a simple round base that would fit into the standard 30mm curved edge bases from the tabletop game - easy upgrade)

I'd also love to see one of the new factions (EUInc, or EIC) included. Here is the EUInc. art (we have not seen minis, so my guess is that they will be in the KS).

I'm liking those EIC colors with that armor. Nice and chunky!

I would imagine we'll be seeing some paid add ons of existing factions, especially if there are rules included for the board game as well.

I love the style and aesthetics of MERCS and also love the rules for what they are (though a few of the applications of the cards, such as for templates, kind of stretch the concept a bit too far). I'd be up for this if it happens when I have money.

I see those and I'm reminded of Noel Vermillion from Blazblue. but in power armor

I'd like to go in on this, but I'm not so excited in giving them money before I get my Myth stuff - which apparently will be closer to the middle of the year.

I haven't seen that EUinc. pic before. I like it. A lot. Reminds me of the armor from the recent X-com games.

New pics today:

Most importantly is the box art:



They confirmed that the KS will be in March! and the box art confirms that the EU Inc will be included.

Interesting concepts. Hopefully this KS injects some new life into the community. My FLGS just recently stopped carrying MERCS. Apparently, it never took off, despite their best efforts.