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2018/01/19 08:44:38
Subject: Re:Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
Hope they blind playtest the LOS on the boards. On the Conan pict village board, we had all kinds of ambiguity about the LOS (the dot in the center of a space to another), to the point that some conservative gamers found no LOS on most of the board, despite each space having a LOS dot.
Hanskrampf wrote: Do we know how much an all-in will be? Would suck to never get another chance to get addons and stuff, if it really stays Kickstarter exclusive.
Are you sitting down?
Not sure if this is Official Official or 100% confirmed but:
It's a really fun game. We were really surprised by the emphasis on stealth and co-operation: it's very easy to over commit yourself, partly because the gameplay is so intuitive. Because it's narrative-objective based in any given scenario (here, we were trying to stop Bane blowing up an abandoned Subway station below a hospital), it feels very much like a comic story and, crucially, different enough to other games out there, both of the super/mini variety and of the board/mini variety. Yes, £90 for a basic pledge, £140 with all stretch goals, through to £320 for a full pledge might seem steep - but, as I said, remember that effectively at the basic price you're only paying £20 for a heck of a game, and £1.50 a model for some stunning miniatures, never mind great rules, dice, boards... It won't be to everyone's wallet, but it's an excellent, accessible game from a company with a track record of delivering on their Kickstarters.
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2018/01/24 18:36:27
Subject: Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
To be honest £320 all in including main game isn’t that bad compared to other recent miniature Kickstarters including Conan at $685 from a quick calculation and Joan of Arc at $700 the two additional gameplay mini expansions added in pledge manager.
2018/01/24 18:59:26
Subject: Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
Actually, and I am too tired to find it right now, but I thought the all-in quoted by Monolith staff on Facebook would be less than $300.00 US (though it may have changed or I'm just mistaken...or both!).
2018/01/25 14:28:30
Subject: Re:Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
Hanskrampf wrote: Do we know how much an all-in will be? Would suck to never get another chance to get addons and stuff, if it really stays Kickstarter exclusive.
Are you sitting down?
Not sure if this is Official Official or 100% confirmed but:
It's a really fun game. We were really surprised by the emphasis on stealth and co-operation: it's very easy to over commit yourself, partly because the gameplay is so intuitive. Because it's narrative-objective based in any given scenario (here, we were trying to stop Bane blowing up an abandoned Subway station below a hospital), it feels very much like a comic story and, crucially, different enough to other games out there, both of the super/mini variety and of the board/mini variety. Yes, £90 for a basic pledge, £140 with all stretch goals, through to £320 for a full pledge might seem steep - but, as I said, remember that effectively at the basic price you're only paying £20 for a heck of a game, and £1.50 a model for some stunning miniatures, never mind great rules, dice, boards... It won't be to everyone's wallet, but it's an excellent, accessible game from a company with a track record of delivering on their Kickstarters.
And while I'd be happy if it was $300 and not £300...I'll probably still be all in at $400 +/-.
IF the minis are good and there are a lot of them, at that price point.
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2018/01/25 23:04:50
Subject: Re:Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
While I don't recall the amounts I saw, they were clearly quoted in US dollars, questioned by commenters if that was right, and then verified by Monolith as accurate. All of Monolith's KS projects have thus far been in US currency (with a Nevada location), so dollars makes sense even if they are actually in Europe. Regardless, as has been said we'll all find out in the near future. :-)
2018/01/26 02:52:15
Subject: Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
At least that batgirl looks a lot better than the batwoman the page prior.
Deathstroke used to wear scalemail pretty frequently but it was later updated to a more modern tactical vest style armor.
2018/01/26 03:29:45
Subject: Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
So what are the sources of these sculpts? Speculation on BGG is that Monolith wasn't given free reign of which art to base their sculpts on. That would explain quite a bit.
wana10 wrote: Deathstroke used to wear scalemail pretty frequently but it was later updated to a more modern tactical vest style armor.
It's less the mail, and more the Blood Bowl Blitzer-esque shoulder pads that seems out of place.
They're giant pieces of armour that seem out of place on someone so agile as Deathstroke. Then again, as Alpha put it, he has two eyes, so maybe he ditched the heavier armour and relied more on speed only after he lost his depth perception.
H.B.M.C. wrote: That's a weird lookin' Deathstroke. Looks almost medieval with that armour.
That looks like the outfit from his own Deathstroke volume 2 series from 2011. This cover shows the spikes shoulder and gloves, you can’t see the chest straps that well but they match up to the model design as well.
Spoiler:
2018/01/26 12:46:53
Subject: Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
H.B.M.C. wrote: That's a weird lookin' Deathstroke. Looks almost medieval with that armour.
That looks like the outfit from his own Deathstroke volume 2 series from 2011. This cover shows the spikes shoulder and gloves, you can’t see the chest straps that well but they match up to the model design as well.
Spoiler:
Here is where it is from...
Automatically Appended Next Post: for an indepth look at the rules, this video just went up.
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2018/01/30 00:12:03
Subject: Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
Main "problem" about licensed products is that some costumed characters change costumes, so different customers may have different preferences for costumes. Unfortunately, the 300 whatever all-in would suggest that we may not see alternative sculpts for characters, other than the most popular ones.
ced1106 wrote: Main "problem" about licensed products is that some costumed characters change costumes, so different customers may have different preferences for costumes. Unfortunately, the 300 whatever all-in would suggest that we may not see alternative sculpts for characters, other than the most popular ones.
This is very true. When the publisher is on limited to a selection or they can only make X amount of characters for the game. That means some peoples dreams go down the drain.
But it also leaves room for a second KS, with more of everything...only if the first one is successful.
Holy Flaming Swords, Batman!
Now we are getting deep into complex story telling territory. Once upon a time, there was this dude, called Jean-Paul. He was a good guy. Then he found a programme...in his head which unlocked Azrael, an avenging angle (maybe he should have been in Marvel) who was bad. Than Bat's interfered and made he good, before giving him his mask, that turn him bad.
How did it finish? I don't know, I haven't gotten that far yet. (Call yourself a fan Badger!!!)
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2018/01/30 07:32:01
Subject: Monolith's Batman Boardgame Kickstarter - Launching Feb. 2018!
