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I have been following dropzone commander since I first saw it on news and rumors. I was watching the website, waiting for it to be released. However none of the stores that I know of carry the game, so I was thinking of buying from the dropzone commander estore if the game is good enough. Has anybody played it? Is it any fun?

Have not had a chance to try it yet. But from what i hear its worth the money, even just for the models

Played it... loved it. Here was my review from the DakkaDakka review new games thingie!

Game: Dropzone Commander


At least one link it can be cheaply bought from:
The Warstore (http://www.thewarstore.com) has great deals on all Dropzone Commander minitures - HOWEVER - the creating company (http://www.hawkwargames.com) is also somewhat cheap to buy from direct. Also, they are the only ones that offer the larger army and mega army deals - with approprieate army foam to compensate.

Cost of entry (minimum to play) and likely future costs:
No more then $200-$250 for a normal game (think 1500 points Warhammer 40,000) - that is including the rulebook!

minimum players:
2

recommended players:
2 - however much carnage you can fit on the board.

Recommended ages:
14+

likely time to run a game:
A standard game runs about 1.5 to 2 hours - quicker if both players know rules off top of their heads.

What's to like:
Ok so here is the rant. This is an N-scale gauge game, so in comparison it is the scale of Heavy gear and Epic 40,000. The models are low cost for their model size, but the quality of the model is fantasitc. Each model has very little, to absolutly no, air bubbles, and the resin cast perfectly takes in all the details. The game is set up much like FoW - where you each activate squads a turn - but can activily take a squad and use it if the appropriate reponse happens; for example, if I decided to zoom through the streets of the city in my aerofighter jets to take down a building, they might pass a street set up with AA tanks that can fill the air with lead and maybe hit my ships! Speaking of buildings, the creater has provided ALL nessecary materials on his website for FREE - so yes, you can download all the buildings and tokens you want and create your own cityscape. Every race has a gimmick, but it is all balanced - meaning if I bring a lot of tanks onto the field without infantry backup, I WILL be outflanked! This game requires people that like to strategize and have fun, because in the end - having a trio of of fighters on an attack run getting blown up by AA fire set up outside the city is more cinimatic then... other games

Oh, and for those who like to customize, the creator literally made the models to have magnets on them. The game, like the title, is mostly run with dropships ferrying troops around. Every figure has "spots" on it that look like the model, but can be drilled into easily to put small magnets so that they attach to the dropship - COOL!

What you might not like:
This game is set with small models, so for those who do not like painting small models this might not be for you. The alternate activation system is a bit different if your used to other games - its not game-breaking, but it does take getting used too.

Bottom line:
This is a great game to get into. The models are low cost and high quality - the game is intense and constantly in motion - most of the resources are free - and this is just the beginning of the company.

Websites of Relevance

http://www.hawkwargames.com - Main site of the Game, can buy direct and larger army packages with included foam (and they all have extra room to spare if you want to expand army)
http://www.thewarstore.com - Where you can buy them if you also want mini's... just a bit cheaper
http://hot-lz.com/index.php - Unofficial forums... check this out for pictures and Battle reports - not much activity yet because of newness of game
http://www.youtube.com/user/ThePrimalAce/videos - check this guy out. He will show how detailed, beautiful the models are. He will also teach how to magnetize/build them if you want!

I will be starting a P&M blog on Dakka soonish so I will keep you updated

Best miniatures game I have planed in a long time.

I like it enough that I am planning to buy all four armies.

Orlanth, did you get it from a British stockist?

Guys if you can get to Essex in the UK you can soon come and see the Tabletop Nation DZC demo boards and we are going to run some special days which Hawk will be attending to demonstrate the game to new players. The store is also fully stocked for DZC as is the Wayland Warehouse/Webstore.

The minis are in a league of their own though, its hard not to use hyperbole but they really are something special.

Availability seems gak so far, which might be a killer for a game in a less common scale. I just asked for a refund on mine, since I preordered a month and a half before release and there's still no sign of them.

Troll Trader on ebay has had stock in for me, placed 2 orders over the last couple of weeks, both arrived within a week (whilst my Maelstrom order for some PHR has just ticked over past 2 months gone).

http://www.trolltrader.co.uk/ now have a website. .it's not on there yet but i know they have the full range instock in the store so mite be worth emailing them. As it's free world wide shipping

It's fantastic! Make sure stock is in before ordering, or order direct- still waiting on most I ordered from distributors in the US, but direct came quickly.

Ahem
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=417350341658098&set=pb.114276428632159.-2207520000.1348406695&type=1&theater

rich1231 wrote:
Ahem
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=417350341658098&set=pb.114276428632159.-2207520000.1348406695&type=1&theater

Ok, looks like these guys at... hmm... not sure... must be Maelstrom or Dark Sphere or someplace... have a good amount of stock.

 Flashman wrote:

rich1231 wrote:
Ahem
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=417350341658098&set=pb.114276428632159.-2207520000.1348406695&type=1&theater

Ok, looks like these guys at... hmm... not sure... must be Maelstrom or Dark Sphere or someplace... have a good amount of stock.

You've got it wrong, that's definitely a pic from Total Wargamer.

Cheeky g1ts!

The miniatures look great, and I really like the city buildings the company website sells. I just don't need to get into yet another miniatures game. I've managed to trim my stuff down, but Kickstarter pulls me in with new things. My wife would probably kill me if I dropped some money on DZC now.

The rules are fairly solid and simple but cover a good range of things, the models are excellent. It's a fun game that's easy to learn and plays fairly well but is *very* dependent on having a good deal of rather extensive terrain.

 Vaktathi wrote:
The rules are fairly solid and simple but cover a good range of things, the models are excellent. It's a fun game that's easy to learn and plays fairly well but is *very* dependent on having a good deal of rather extensive terrain.

All the battle pics show city based warfare. I take it the battles are not supposed to be fought in an open environment? e.g. desert

 Flashman wrote:


All the battle pics show city based warfare. I take it the battles are not supposed to be fought in an open environment? e.g. desert

There's plenty of rules for different terrain types, but at least 2-3 of the game types do require a few buildings, and a lot of stuff does assume that there will be buildings. (eg. the whole point of infantry is to occupy buildings, and objectives are located in buildings, etc)

cant you download free cardstock buildings from the website ?

rich1231 wrote:
Guys if you can get to Essex in the UK you can soon come and see the Tabletop Nation DZC demo boards and we are going to run some special days which Hawk will be attending to demonstrate the game to new players. The store is also fully stocked for DZC as is the Wayland Warehouse/Webstore.

The minis are in a league of their own though, its hard not to use hyperbole but they really are something special.

I played in the 40k tournament @ TtN On saturday (great venue btw); I saw all the stock but not a GzC demo table. Did I miss it or is it not there yet?

Not there yet, it is the next table after the X-Wing one.

 CURNOW wrote:
cant you download free cardstock buildings from the website ?

You can, I've printed & assembled 25 buildings onto 160g/sm (get good coverage on a 4x4 board). They're decent enough but I'm not sure how long they'll last - it doesn't help I have to transport them to and from my local club either.

Riquende wrote:

 CURNOW wrote:
cant you download free cardstock buildings from the website ?

You can, I've printed & assembled 25 buildings onto 160g/sm (get good coverage on a 4x4 board). They're decent enough but I'm not sure how long they'll last - it doesn't help I have to transport them to and from my local club either.

I made mine from non-glossy laminated paper (we've got a lamination machine at work, I bought the sheets from storage). They will last until doomsday, I think.