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UK delivery arrived today.

The models look very nice though need assembly and will be greatly improved by painting. In this respect it is like Dread Fleet.

I'm a bit dissappointed to learn the Candi model is only going to people pre ordering from the Sodapop website, but I can understand it. I've pre ordered my copy from Maelstrom as soon as it went up.

Will the Candi model be available from Maelstrom? or limited to the Sodapop website?

TheSecretSquig wrote:I'm a bit dissappointed to learn the Candi model is only going to people pre ordering from the Sodapop website...

It's not. We had a whole discussion on this exact topic not a page prior to this one:

She should be up early December. We're still cranking her out to keep up on preorders, then we'll have to build a solid enough stock to offer her separately again.

My copy showed up today. This game looks amazing. Bell of Lost Souls have also posted a pretty indepth review (for BLoS, that is).

Now we await Candy and Cola's release.

I think everyone who owns the game is going to need this.

It should make putting the miniatures together far easier.

H.B.M.C. wrote:I think everyone who owns the game is going to need this.

It should make putting the miniatures together far easier.

Nice! Some guys here got copies and were mentioning how there's no assembly instructions. So good that there is something available in that regard!

The same guys linked me to that BOLS review- it's pretty great, actually!!! Lots of really good pics showing what's in the box.

Got this game, assembled (before getting intructions) and have played three games so far. 2 8bit, 1 16bit.

Overall the rules are a bit chunky in the read through but once you start playing it makes sense and is frakking awesome!

I love this game and am already excited about expansions.
The models are excellent, and the rules seem to flow well

MDizzle wrote:Why anyone buys this stuff is beyond me but to each his own if you like enjoy.

Guess you're just a cooler nerd than the rest of us.

A friend of mine has reported to me that a few of the cards that he got in his box were in French (we're in the US.) I haven't been home to check all of mine since I got in, but the rest of you might want to make sure all yours are in a language you can read.

Now I'll need to check mine...

[EDIT]: Ok, no French, but the quotes on these cards are great.

On the 'Rune of the Sage' - There is no spoon!
On the 'Intimidating Axe' - I wouldn't do that if I were you.
On the 'Rune of Rage' - RAAAAARGH!
On the 'Berserker's Helm' - ANGRY!
On the 'Elfin Boots' - Nothing slows me down when I wear my dancin' shoes!
On the 'Rune of Defence' - Stop hitting me!
On the 'Rune of Focus' - I think I can. I think I can.
On the 'Rune of the Stray' - Nice kitty.

This game is adorable...

H.B.M.C. wrote:Now we await Candy and Cola's release.

My FLGS had these in stock w/ the games this past weekend.

AJC

AJCarrington wrote:

H.B.M.C. wrote:Now we await Candy and Cola's release.

My FLGS had these in stock w/ the games this past weekend.

AJC

My FLGS was able to get me Cadi and Cola included with my preorder through them.

Mine wasn't. I am relying on the Soda Pop web store.

Thanks to H.B.M.C. for that assembly sheet.

Mine arrived a few days ago looks awesome - even the missus fancies painting some.

I found the pegs made assembly fairly self explainatory.

Couple of issues with the rules to sort out and then a plundering I will go!

So, this game is awesome. My question is, has anyone heard if any expansions are going to be like the game, or are they going to be individual miniatures, in metal or resin, making the expansions much more expensive.

I'm personally looking forward to making some 3D terrain dungeons. Possibly using 40mm square bases as tiles, and real terrain around them so that the rooms/corridors are enclosed.

I have seen some picture of some turtles with cannons no idea where though. No clue as to what medium they will be in though!

Yep, there's the turtles one coming at some point. I'm under the impression from talking to the Soda Pop guys at GenCon that it'll be a boxed set expansion. It looked pretty darn cool.

Friends are saying they're a bit disappointed that the rules are quite "loose"... but, early adopters and all that. Totally worth it for the models, imo! Perhaps someone will post up a house rule "FAQ" for all the common questions to help everyone work their way through any issues.

What's the age range on this?
My 8 year old daughter likes the look of the figs better than the Orks she's been painting

vitki wrote:What's the age range on this?
My 8 year old daughter likes the look of the figs better than the Orks she's been painting

The box says for ages 3 and up. I would probably not play it with someone that young given the large number of small peices. An 8 year old should be perfectly suited to play this game, it really is alot of fun.

Any way of getting more of those resin treasure chests?

Can never have too many of those and the mimics.

How do the metal mini's and the game parts squre up together?


should I stock up on the metals while I wait?

They used to include 1 resin chest with each blister of the metal heroes on their store but it looks like they took down those models for purchase. I have a couple extra stocked up with me but I'm think we're going to have to wait for an expansion (or pick up a second copy) if we want any more chests.

Edit: Mimics were included with the Kobold Dragon priest model, if I recall correctly.

Yes, I hope that we can get some more chests and that they decide to stock the dice separately also.

This game is so awesome, can't wait to see what they have in store for it!

Got my copy, overall the figures are nice, the boards and box feel a bit cheap though. Anyone else have trouble supergluing the models though?

fire4effekt wrote:Got my copy, overall the figures are nice, the boards and box feel a bit cheap though. Anyone else have trouble supergluing the models though?

Did you wash them first, removing the release agent help a lot with glue and painting aswell.

I didnt wash them, its a wierd type of plastic, similar to gi joes, but i'll try that.

fire4effekt wrote:I didnt wash them, its a wierd type of plastic, similar to gi joes, but i'll try that.

Wash them and you shouldnt have any problems.

Game was real fun. The models looked better than any other board game I've seen short of Dread Fleet and there were a lot more of them for less dough (unless you count rocks and stuff).

I think it's really good but the problems I had were:
Some of the more obscure abilities are a little unclear (like if you roll a heart, can the rogue use her lucky ability to turn it into a potion)
The map tiles need more clear lines showing walls. We had an argument over whether a something that looked like a railing over a pit was actually a wall or not.
The cards feel really flimsy.
The game seems very stacked against there heroes due to the amount of monsters that can just jam them up. The leads to the boss coming out quickly before enough of the spawning points can be removed and he gets an extra turn for every one left. When he has four attacks per turn and can fly over obstacles this can one shot heroes without much recourse. We only played with three heroes so with larger games this might not be an issue.
The game only comes with one boss and miniboss type. It would have been nice if another was included. I assume there will be more to get but for a starter it felt a little bit lacking in variety.

Overall we had a lot of fun though and it's really cool for a first attempt at a game and while I'm not super into the anime style it was a nice change from generic fantasy that we see in almost every other game.

Ixquic wrote:Game was real fun. The models looked better than any other board game I've seen short of Dread Fleet and there were a lot more of them for less dough (unless you count rocks and stuff).

I think it's really good but the problems I had were:
Some of the more obscure abilities are a little unclear (like if you roll a heart, can the rogue use her lucky ability to turn it into a potion)
The map tiles need more clear lines showing walls. We had an argument over whether a something that looked like a railing over a pit was actually a wall or not.
The cards feel really flimsy.
The game seems very stacked against there heroes due to the amount of monsters that can just jam them up. The leads to the boss coming out quickly before enough of the spawning points can be removed and he gets an extra turn for every one left. When he has four attacks per turn and can fly over obstacles this can one shot heroes without much recourse. We only played with three heroes so with larger games this might not be an issue.
The game only comes with one boss and miniboss type. It would have been nice if another was included. I assume there will be more to get but for a starter it felt a little bit lacking in variety.

Overall we had a lot of fun though and it's really cool for a first attempt at a game and while I'm not super into the anime style it was a nice change from generic fantasy that we see in almost every other game.

Overall I agree with some of your comments, but hopefully heres some rules things I think you are missing:

Once the boss gets awoken he gets one additional activation if any spawn points are left. So unless the heros can move really fast chances are the boss is getting two activivations per turn. Not one activation per spawn point left, check pg 28. It says "one additional time per round" not per spawn point.

The wall thing although wierd is actually clear, it says that if it is not a square or a hallway(which is just another square near the board connections) then it is a wall. So that green pit on the tile blocks line of sight just like any other wall. Pg 13 under "wall"

The rogue can change a heart into a potion and vice versa if she rolls it, like a healer gets two hearts if they roll it. not if the druid rolls it and gives it to the rogue or whatever. It says rolls on the card not gets.

These may be incorrect but At least thats what I gathered based on the ten or so games Ive got in so far and having re-read the somewhat confusing rulebook a couple of times and had others read the rules to get a different perspective on what they think they are trying to say. Becuase at the end of the day the rule book does need a little help.

I also do agree the cards could have been a bit sturdier, especially since they are the only location many of the rules exsist. If they are lost or damaged so is your rules set. I already got all clear sleaves for the heros and monsters and am going t buy more for the loot and treasure decks next time Im at a store. I also think some of the dice are little bit lightly printed on some faces and I actually got a couple deformed ones. Other then that though the models are excellent, I think the boards are good, and the game itself is super fun to play. I have enjoyed this game so much actully that I already want an expansion to give that extra flexibility that the consul will need to keep up with all the awesome options the heros get.

Put my money down on one today and picked up the demonkin rogue.

LMAO, great game. fun looking sculpts, and that additional stuff is really neat.

The Gauntlet. Nuff said.