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Hey wastelanders, in honor of the holiday weekend, World's End Publishing is having its first special deal at www.worldsendpublishing.com. Until May 26, by entering in the coupon code "roach525" and spending $50 or more, you qualify for an absolutely free Rad Roach miniature thrown in with your order. Note your order must include at least one other miniature. Enjoy.

Tsk, damn, if the rulebook were out yet as a hardcover I'd go for that. Any indication as to when the book'll be available?

 Wyrmalla wrote:
Tsk, damn, if the rulebook were out yet as a hardcover I'd go for that. Any indication as to when the book'll be available?

Ditto.

We are in a holding pattern with the rulebook. Different publishers have different requirements and I have been shopping it around to get the best price. One issue is just waiting for proofs and samples, which just takes time. I cannot give a estimate, because I do not want ti disappoint. Sooner than later though.


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Greetings wastelanders! The folks at the Fool's Daily have posted the first part, out of three, of their interview of yours truly. I talk about game mechanics, my inspiration, other post-apocalypse games, and even delve into the future of TNT.

Won't you kindly take a listen.

http://malifools.s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com/daily/

Hopefully the physical book is soon. Just got a great deal on some minis to use for this game.

I'm interested. Soon as a confirm, i'm getting in on this action.

The remastered muties was what sold me. Amazing, bringing them back into circulation.

Just listened to all the podcasts, very enjoyable!

And .pdf buyers will get a discount on the print book?

Insta-sell right there. Gonna go buy the .pdf right now!

FAQ can be found here: http://worldsendpublishing.com/frequently-asked-questions-faq-and-errata/

Thanks for posting the info gents. Dakka is all class act.

Deathwing, gotta say bravo on the rules mate. The .pdf is AMAZING. Can't wait for the print version.

Seriously good game here!

Argh, still waiting on the print rules, but I think that I may attempt a game using the .pdf version in about two weeks. There was mention of a quick start version of the rules wasn't there? ...Just to save me having to print off 150 pages that is.

I'm still working out the logistics with my group, but it looks like we'll be buying the PDF soon, and hopefully some miniatures too if I can convince them. Based upon the sample rules you let me try out back in March alone, I'm extremely excited to see what's in store.

Actually working on the Quick Play rules now. But the person who does layout for me is going on vacation for two weeks, so its going to be at least 30 days before its done.

Joey

Any further information on the print rulebook?

Nothing to report just yet. We are updating the book to match the printers specs. Probably a month or two at the minimum. Sorry for the delay.

Joey McGuire
World's End Publishing

No problem, having fun using the .pdf to build our warbands right now

Played it once. Felt like it took longer to make a 400 pt warband then actually play haha. It was enjoyable though. Plan to use my masses of WWX Indians at the tribal army

One thing I do want to note. The print your warband sheets you can fill your list in. Wish it has weapon spots. Had to fill it in all messy in the gear section. Broken down into boxes would be nice so I don't have to keep going back to the book

Jake in our gaming group made these fillable PDF roster sheets for the gang and separately for equipment.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B27Fszc83K8PUXpqTm9DdENKRFk

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B27Fszc83K8Pd3VHSnFicFRvREE

Ooh, thanks for sharing!

str00dles1 wrote:
Played it once. Felt like it took longer to make a 400 pt warband then actually play haha. It was enjoyable though. Plan to use my masses of WWX Indians at the tribal army

One thing I do want to note. The print your warband sheets you can fill your list in. Wish it has weapon spots. Had to fill it in all messy in the gear section. Broken down into boxes would be nice so I don't have to keep going back to the book

List building is half the fun.

Glad you enjoyed it. We are picking up steam as we get more folks interested.

Joey

str00dles1 wrote:
Played it once. Felt like it took longer to make a 400 pt warband then actually play haha. It was enjoyable though. Plan to use my masses of WWX Indians at the tribal army

One thing I do want to note. The print your warband sheets you can fill your list in. Wish it has weapon spots. Had to fill it in all messy in the gear section. Broken down into boxes would be nice so I don't have to keep going back to the book

Yeah the warband creation is fun!

We're using Wargames Factory Survivors, Woodland Indians and Brother Vinni Fallout minis for our warbands.



EDIT: Played our first game today! My Raiders against my wife's Caravanners. Rolled up the Zombie hunt scenario and had a blast killing the Zeds. After the final Zambie fell and the smoke cleared we agreed to a truce and both withdrew. I lost zero guys and my wife only lost her Tribal Representative. Good times!

Glad you had fun. Sounds like a real hoot.


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Thought I would pop over and provide some links to some very cool hobby content. Guerrilla Miniatures Game's latest Indie Game Battle Report: Nickel City Stories takes on This Is Not a Test for some post-apocalypse wasteland fun. I will highlight there is a chance to to win a free PDF of the game.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3pO7X8SLeE

Also check out their Widgets and Wonders series that takes a quick look at World's End Publishing's miniature line.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4IO3ifkdgc

Thanks for looking.

Been a couple of months now, any news on that print rulebook?

Short answer not yet. Unfortunately, this has been the hardest part of my adventure in bringing the rules to fruition with several challenges along the way. I don't have a time scale yet for release, but it is being actively worked behind the scenes. I hate non-answers, but I don't want to make promises and then not deliver.

Update at all on the hard cover on this? Or are you still trying to find a publisher who'll replicate that authentic irradiated 200 year old paper look?

Gameplay looks very interesting. How flexible are the gangs regarding size? Seems like all gangs have about equal number of members? Any plans for vehicles?

 Wyrmalla wrote:
Update at all on the hard cover on this? Or are you still trying to find a publisher who'll replicate that authentic irradiated 200 year old paper look?

Still working with the publisher. We had some formatting issues and I am waiting on the publisher's response. I would guess we are looking at least a few more months. I wish the process was easier, but given the size of the book, etc. it's a surprisingly complicated one.

 Illumini wrote:
Gameplay looks very interesting. How flexible are the gangs regarding size? Seems like all gangs have about equal number of members? Any plans for vehicles?

Warband size is dependent on the point level you are playing out. New warbands start out at 400 and sizes have been as low as 3 to 9 models. It really depends on much kit you want to give them. There are indeed plan for vehicles in an upcoming book.

I would also be remiss if I did not mention out new supplement Wasteland Essential 1. This nice little product full-color paper minis and templates for all the hazards in the book and for the more miniature intense scenarios. Plus a new scenario. Check it out.

http://worldsendpublishing.com/product/wasteland-essentials-1-paper-miniatures-templates-and-a-brand-new-scenario/



Thanks for the great questions guys.

Are you planning to release token sets? My experience from token-heavy games like warmachine is that good tokens improve playability, and that everybody buys them


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And when will you get more stock of the peacekeepers?

 Illumini wrote:
Are you planning to release token sets? My experience from token-heavy games like warmachine is that good tokens improve playability, and that everybody buys them

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And when will you get more stock of the peacekeepers?

The game is overall not particularly token heavy. I prefer to use markers to show which models have activated, for which I just use the bottlecaps I sell. There is also a free token sheet in the Official This Is Not a Test Facebook group files section. In the future I may do an official set, but not sure if the market is there just yet.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/905688146148353/

Just checked and peacekeepers are fully stocked. I updated the amount of deals available though.

Thanks for the questions.

For Halloween 2015, World's End Publishing will be proudly releases its first supplement for This Is Not a Test. Watch the hills!