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I assume this is another boil to straighten thing - that's typical of all PVC minis.

Pretty sure the one with spears touching won't be straightenable without cutting, which means either losing more detail when you cut, or having to repair the damage with GS or similar.


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Oh, and bear in mind they were described as "amazingly detailed" rather than "pretty good"!

I don't think $75 is massively overpriced for the game and the large minis, assuming the gameplay is up to Eric Lang's usual high standard. The small minis feel and look to me more like "pretty good" game pieces than like amazingly detailed minis though.

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 Ian Sturrock wrote:
Pretty sure the one with spears touching won't be straightenable without cutting, which means either losing more detail when you cut, or having to repair the damage with GS or similar.

We'd love to hear a report back of your results!

I thought CMON showed us pics of the production plastics? I think that the plastic they have been using is more of a gloss or satin finish, which makes minis look less detailed.

Played my first game last night, the rules seem pretty straightforward and after the first age everyone seemed to know what was going on. The overall consensus was positive. Here are a few of my observations:

1) Quests are very important for obtaining glory, overlook them at your peril.
2) Initially I thought that giving all of my warriors a glorious death in battle was a good tactic. Turns out it left me short of numbers in the later stages (who would have thought it? ).
3) The Troll is a total douchebag.

Regarding some of the bases and spears being bent out of shape, I had no problems re-shaping them with hot water, then placing them in cold water to "lock them in place".

If you plan on painting the figures (I sure do!) I recommend not using the coloured base adapter thingies, they tend to bend the bases a little when they are removed which, over time, will definitely be problematic.

Just got my shipping notice in my email. Hopefully it doesn't come till Monday or the wife might have some blood rage happening to my head given the box sizes I've seen.

Same. Mine is on a truck that just left Georgia.

Is everything shipping in one 'wave'?

 Alpharius wrote:
Is everything shipping in one 'wave'?

Yes, this was avery streamlined kickstarter. The only options were the 5th clan expansion, the art book and the core game. It's all shipping in one ginormous box, theres been pics on the kickstarter comment page with unboxing videos. THe only "waves" we're which boat you were on for north america, boat one or two.

Thanks for the info Theo - much appreciated!

(Mine gets delivered today!)

Mine's due saturday, hopefully the wife is too busy to see it on the porch while I'm at work. She has events all evening, so it might be there when i get home at midnight.

Got mine today. Lots of stuff, and some really great looking models!

I was really hoping it was coming Monday as I'm off and the wife is working. Makes it so much easier to sneak into the basement , but looks like it made it from cmon to my local post office in Saint Louis, MO in one day and will be brought out tomorrow. I work all weekend and the wife is home ....been nice knowing you all.

Say it was a gift from a friend who lives in Wisconsin!

Came with just enough time for me to open and leave for work. Best of all the wife had taken the kids out before it arrived , it is safe in the Rage Cave now .

You got lucky - it was a rather sizable box!

Double checked the PM to make sure everything was right there. All good but no notice for me yet. Jealous. Lol.

~Eric

There was more air in the box than I had expected, but I guess it simplified things to have exactly one box printed and prepped.

Just got the shipping email.. says I should have a 10 pound box at my door tomorrow

Mine arrived today while I was home alone. Able to scurry it away into my room unseen.

Played the first game the other day against my wife.

Mechanics are good, similar to Chaos in the Old World, but without characters and with more upgrade customization as you go.

Set up is a good bit faster than CitOW, and the rules a little more streamlined I think. The card drafting mechanic is good, but will slow people down the first game or so. It does lend itself to a lot of replay ability, however.

Winning fights is not always the best move, but neither is losing. In fact, you can kind of shaft your opponent if you just refuse to challenge their pillaging of a region instead of getting into a losing battle.

The blind battle card and secret quest mechanics give you a lot of leeway to mess with other players and pull off sneaky moves, even when behind.

I am pretty sure the game would be better with more than 2 players. You don't get most of the big monsters with two players, and I think having multiple opponents to split your attention between would make for a better, slightly less frustrating game.

My wife hates playing games against me. She quit in frustration in the middle of the last age. I finished out the turn, and she won by a fair margin. I think it says a lot for the balance of the game, and also how you really have to be ok with losing things to really have your hands on the system's levers. A big part of the game is getting your guys smoked, preferably as the region explodes, but often just in regular combat is fine too.

So general score is 4.5 out of 5. Two player is iffy, and maybe can seem unfair, but we will definitely be breaking the game out for holidays and when friends are over. Mrs Wehrkind liked the game, just not having to play against me solo; she likes to grind opponents into the dirt, and finds me too shifty 1v1 in most games.

I think the game is probably best with 4; like you said it works, and well, with 2 and 3, but with four there's a lot of fun interaction going on.

grumble, grumble .. fedex decided I wasn't important to get it today after all, so it's coming tomorrow :(

Wow.. tons of vikings! Quite a haul for $105.

The game looks fun, but I honestly doubt I'll play it, I was in it for the models and they all look great. There's an occasional bent spear but they're easy to fix. I like how PVC minis have been getting more and more detailed lately.

I was planning to do a viking themed chaos army for WFB.. I guess the round bases would be fine for AOS now, and they'll be good for KOW too. I'll have to set everything up and see what my unit sizes will be like, but I may end up picking up a 2nd copy when my FLGS gets it in stock so I can make the units bigger. Since the minis are a little smaller I'm starting to wonder if I should aim for something more like an Empire army, sans guns?

Just won Blood rage with all ks extras for 75 bucks plus 24 dollars shipping.

That is less than I spent on the kickstarter itself. I feel cheated.

 Piston Honda wrote:
Just won Blood rage with all ks extras for 75 bucks plus 24 dollars shipping.

That is less than I spent on the kickstarter itself. I feel cheated.

Where did you win that at? Did you get the artbook as well?

So after about 12 plays of this, I have to say it's one of my favourite boardgames ever. Multiple strategies, very little luck, lots of opportunity for clever comebacks. As with Chaos in the Old World, board position and local tactical dominance is important, but is not everything. Sometimes you can win the game despite losing most of your battles, and having more of your units in Valhalla than on the board most of the time...

(I've still not gotten round to boiling or painting the minis though!)

While the game looks nice enough, and the engine seems very playable (not unlike CMoN's Dogs of War game), I decided to sell mine while interest is still high, and got quite a bit more than $99 shipped.

So, I just got my BR box in the mail the other day and a couple of us broke it out tonight for a three player game... All I have to say is, HOLY CRAP is this game fun.

First of all, vikings, giants, Ragnarok, etc. Duh.

Second, all the different vectors of success mean that everything - literally, every single action - matters, and you are still in the game no matter what. Wow, not had this much fun on an initial playthrough of a board game (or similar) in a loooooooong time. Two thumbs up for sure.