Terminator Genisys Miniature Game N&R

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**MrFlutterPie**

Alex C wrote:
judgedoug wrote:
Regardless of rules designer, my main concern is that it is the Terminator Genisys license - I have no idea how accurate the background will be to the Cameron Terminator stuff, which is my favorite. At least T4 had lots of nods to the Cameron background, but T:G may just rewrite it all and get rid of all the great stuff that I loved about the Cameron Terminator Future War stuff.

This is my biggest concern too. If I can ignore all the new stuff and game based on T1 and T2 then it will be a mighty tempting game.

I also share this concern. I want to field units that are closer to T1 and T2 future war aesthetic.

But I feel like even if they only have the Genisys license they can still fudge a lot of stuff to make some of the mini's look more like their T1 and T2 counter parts. For example, scarp car technical are generic enough that the shouldn't need any extra licensing. They could also make the main resistance troops look like the movie but have a different type of squad that resembles the the uniforms form T1 and T2 without copying them directly. Same with the HK's we will probably get ones that similar to what we saw in T1 and T2 but updated a bit like T3's flying HK, As long as it's close enough I will be happy.

**JohnHwangDD**

I liked the design of the USS Vengeance.

Scale was a bit off.

**Manchu**

USS Bottleopener more like.

I wonder if this game will have a mechanic where you can send a model 'back in time' to prevent your opponent from that one really great roll. But your opponent may send one his models back as well to stop yours.

**Pacific**

Manchu wrote:
USS Bottleopener more like.

I wonder if this game will have a mechanic where you can send a model 'back in time' to prevent your opponent from that one really great roll. But your opponent may send one his models back as well to stop yours.

That is the best idea for a game mechanic that I have ever seen.

Sure you could make a very interesting 'D20' table to role on, to determine the results of the units going back in time..

**adamsouza**

JohnHwangDD wrote:

I'd really like to see that Harvester in 28mm... Imagine how many Necron Titans would be purchased!

Remember when I said I was waiting for this game for like the past 20 years ?

Gallery Link here if you want to see larger images

**Alpharius**

Manchu wrote:
USS Bottleopener more like.

I wonder if this game will have a mechanic where you can send a model 'back in time' to prevent your opponent from that one really great roll. But your opponent may send one his models back as well to stop yours.

Yes, that is awesome!

You should send it over to the crew at River Horse ASAP!

**JohnHwangDD**

Manchu wrote:
I wonder if this game will have a mechanic where you can send a model 'back in time' to prevent your opponent from that one really great roll. But your opponent may send one his models back as well to stop yours.

That would be a pretty clever mechanic.

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adamsouza wrote:
JohnHwangDD wrote:

I'd really like to see that Harvester in 28mm... Imagine how many Necron Titans would be purchased!

Remember when I said I was waiting for this game for like the past 20 years ?

Exalted!

I can't believe the Harvester is in scale. Amazing.

**Barzam**

Where did you even find a Harvester? I thought those only saw limited distribution in Europe.

**H.B.M.C.**

I've never seen Salvation, but is the Harvester the giant stealth robot that snuck up on the good guys?

**Manchu**

Yes, it also carries MotoTerminators in its legs.

**BobtheInquisitor**

The harvester is the transformer-imitating terminator Skynet uses to kill franchises.

**adamsouza**

JohnHwangDD wrote: I can't believe the Harvester is in scale. Amazing.

It does scale well with 28mm miniatures, but it was entirely too small for the 6" action figures it shared a line with.

Barzam wrote:Where did you even find a Harvester? I thought those only saw limited distribution in Europe.

I had pre-ordered it from Amazon, months before the movie release. It was delayed multiple times, then one day it just showed up.

The T1s I picked up on clearance for half price at ToysRus. Went back to get more and the Flying HKs the next week and the T1s were back up to full price, and the flyers were all sold out.

The Hunter Killer came from Minimates, kinda look like Lego, figure line.

**Pacific**

Absolutely awesome Adamsouza, looks like you're going to be having bigger games than the rest of us!

**Ruglud**

Comment from Warlord Games via Facebook

Q: Is Warlord also providing the plastics/miniatures?

Warlord Games: This is a River Horse product not made by us. We are the exclusive distributors worldwide. As soon as we have approved pics we'll make sure to show them off.

**adamsouza**

I'm beggining to fear that we haven't, and won't see pics any time soon, to avoid spoilers for the movie.

**Ruglud**

Facebook

Alessio Cavatore
Not intentionally a tease (well, maybe a little...), but it's all very secret (under big, fat NDAs), and all so last minute and in rapid development...
On Wednesday on BOW I will say what I can for now!

**BobtheInquisitor**

Last minute, rapid development? That's a sure sign of quality to come.

**warboss**

BobtheInquisitor wrote:
Last minute, rapid development? That's a sure sign of quality to come.

Maybe it is just the last mouth watering 2% and it is really 98% done already?

**Ruglud**

Update on Beasts of War

If you didn’t know already Warlord Games and River Horse, with Alessio Cavatore at the helm, are going to be kicking off a Terminator Genisys Miniatures Game this summer! We’ll be having a Google Hangout chat with the man himself this Wednesday at 7pm/19:00 GMT and we want your questions for him!

If you have questions about the rules, the miniatures, the main boxed game, the scale, or anything else you can think of put it in the comments below and we’ll handpick some questions and queries and get them answered for you.

As it stands we know it’s going to be a skirmish game based around the new movie and the main box will be called War Against The Machines featuring the forces of Skynet and of course the Human Resistance.

You WILL be notified on here before the Hangout begins and you’ll be able to watch it here, hosted on the main website or through our Youtube channel.

What would YOU like to know?

Unfortunately I will be at work during the Hangout, but I'll check in later on Wednesday night to see what is what...

**adamsouza**

What models will comprise the forces of Skynet ?

Will there be Forces of Skynet models other than endoskeleton Terminators ?

What is the price point of the starter box, and or rulebook?

**PomWallaby**

Now that the Google Hangout has been and gone. Does anybody know anything? Would have expected to see some answers pop up by now somewhere.

**MrFlutterPie**

I was wondering the same thing. What did we learn?

**OrlandotheTechnicoloured**

We learned that nobody at BoW (or even Alesio) realised that because they were showing 'pre-approval' stuff that they were not going to be able to keep it on line

Sorry guys this was a live one only.Their contract with FOX stipulates it can’t be viewable after because of imagery we were able to show live.They will let us know when we can set it public again - See more at: http://www.beastsofwar.com/the-terminator/terminator-hangout-alessio-cavatore-wed-7pm1900-gmt/#sthash.c2b1D1Kq.dpuf

so from the sound of it nobody actually watched (the BoW thread even had people saying they saw it start then paused it to watch later)

so expect this to run pretty much like the Alien vs Predator debacle (but with less of the delays/problems being visible as it isn't going via KS)

**NoggintheNog**

I watched it.

The boxed starter game will be 10 terminators versus 16 humans plus human hero.

Models are hard plastic, done by renedra, they only showed the terminators, they look a little static but were decent quality.

Heroes for both sides will likely be resin.

Besides the starter box, there will be hero clampacks and boxed additional plastic forces, with larger models such as vehicles coming later.

The game used poly dice, d4, 8, 12 and 20's, plus another dice he called a 'fate dice' (custom D6) to determine activation order. He designed bolt Action so think of a variation on that sort of turn mechanism.

Game will be out to coincide with the movie release which is july.

**CptJake**

Thanks for the info!

**DaveC**

Thanks for the info NoggintheNog. By Terminators do you mean T800 endoskeletons or something else?

**NoggintheNog**

T800's, with a choice of weapons

The T1000 will be one of the skynet hero characters, and he expects to add the larger skynet constructs as it progresses, as well as humvees and other vehicles for the humans.

Oh, and there is a time travel mechanism in the game too.

**JohnHwangDD**

NoggintheNog wrote:
The boxed starter game will be 10 terminators versus 16 humans plus human hero.

Game will be out to coincide with the movie release which is july.

So the game is "production ready"?

The good thing is that this will hit the ground, as it's locked to the movie. The bad thing is that the PR embargo means we have basically no news until the embargo breaks. The funny thing is that this got forced back to being a minis board game that doesn't use KS for funding / promotion.

**CptJake**

I'm glad it won't go KS. It shows Fox as a company may be able to learn from the AvP game.

Let Warlord and Fox work their stuff out without anyone making promises to us (potential) customers they will be unable to keep.

**warboss**

Hopefully the hangout will go better than their aborted one with Rick Priestly a few weeks back. Did that ever actually happen after the last minute cancellation?