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It isn't that stores don't want to carry the items over here it's just that the distribution is so bad that items arrive months after release, if they arrive at all. I am hoping that as they are pushing Organised competitive events that they can get the distribution sorted.

When is this KS starting then?

Isn't it meant to be today (25th?)

The Red Wedding must be avenged!

8PM BST (1 hour and 19 minutes to go)

Great stuff !

One KS that I'm really looking forward to, can't wait to see what they have on offer.

Kickstarter is now live -

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmon/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-tabletop-miniatures-game?ref=profile_created

Predictions were correct about the price. Hopefully some good value stretch goals will be added.

Yeah, the lack of stretch goals is... interesting.

Maybe they want to see how quickly pledges are coming in before setting stretch goal amounts?

I suspect that's the case. Backing is slow for a CMON project at the moment but will hopefully pick up once more value is added.

Was surprised that it's only a 21 day project.

CMoN don't post stretch goals until funded, they will have set the stretch goal amounts pre KS and they don't fiddle around with them based on how KS funding goes, this has been seen in previous Zombicide KS where multiple SGs have been unlocked before they could post them and all were at set intervals and amounts.

$150 is pricey and it will need a good bit more to justify the cost as there will be a bit of sticker shock this early on.

 DaveC wrote:
CMoN don't post stretch goals until funded, they will have set the stretch goal amounts pre KS and they don't fiddle around with them based on how KS funding goes, this has been seen in previous Zombicide KS where multiple SGs have been unlocked before they could post them and all were at set intervals and amounts.

$150 is pricey and it will need a good bit more to justify the cost as there will be a bit of sticker shock this early on.

Thanks for the info. First time backing a CMON project, so stuff like this is useful. Looks like funding will come quickly.

The rather large funding goal makes me hope we see some good stretch goals.

I'm really curious to see what they add in here over the course of this campaign.

Secretly hoping for Dothraki, Unsullied, and Sand Snakes to pilfer and use elsewhere but they don't seem like they'd fit within the scope of this.

The rulebook talks about the North, the Lannisters, Stannis Baratheon, Renly Baratheon, and Balon Greyjoy in the introduction, so that's my bet on the starting factions.

Oh, and the current only kickstarter exclusive is GRRM as a joke-model. Silly, but alright.

They have previously said that the Kickstarter will be strictly limited to Stark vs Lannister with a second starter (presumably Baratheon vs Greyjoy) as a retail exclusive 3 months after the first starter hits retail. There is a release schedule floating around detailing the type of releases over the first few months.


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As they are looking to release this is a competitive game I think any Kickstarter exclusive will be a not serious like the GRRM or alternate sculpts.

Retail timeline

so far there are 8 units in the KS I count 35 on the timeline

 infinite_array wrote:

Oh, and the current only kickstarter exclusive is GRRM as a joke-model. Silly, but alright.

Even in his model, he still isn't writing and the page is blank.

 Sqorgar wrote:
Even in his model, he still isn't writing and the page is blank.

Funded already.

First Stretch goals: the Hound at 325k and Maege Mormont at 350k.

It's live!

$150 pledge, no EB's.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmon/a-song-of-ice-and-fire-tabletop-miniatures-game

Rulebook PDF has better pics of the mini's in the game : http://resources.cmon.com/SIF-RULEBOOK-WIP.pdf

Alright, the Hound, Maege, and alternate generic Lannister and Stark leaders have been unlocked. Less enthused about the plastic tokens, since I can see MDF tokens following the game's release pretty quickly.

The stretch goals are a little bit underwhelming so far but there's a long way to go yet I suppose!

Am in on the pledge for this, will be interesting to see how quickly it picks up speed but good to see a few stretch goals unlocked already.

One of the things I'm liking the look of are the variety in the basic rank and file sculpts. One of my fears was that we would have WHFB 6th edition style single pose miniatures. Just having a little bit of variety between each really does look much better.

 Sqorgar wrote:
Even in his model, he still isn't writing and the page is blank.

Brilliant

They could really do with adding a squad for each side via stretch goal even if over a couple of stretch goals and it's an already existing unit as an extra 22 - 24 models would really help with value for money.

 Pacific wrote:


One of the things I'm liking the look of are the variety in the basic rank and file sculpts. One of my fears was that we would have WHFB 6th edition style single pose miniatures. Just having a little bit of variety between each really does look much.

One of the designers stated that the 12 man units are made up of 1 bannerman and 11 infantry with 3 poses. All cavalry are going to have individual sculpts.

Again, not super happy that the next stretch goals are alternate versions of Umber and the Mountain. That's just wasted plastic.

I'm OK with the alt. Mountain as I'm not mad about the helmeted version but alt. sculpts for heroes is a waste really as you can only field one of them an extra rank and file pose would have been a better use of the resource

Alright, CMON gets a pass on the past couple stretch goals now that Roose Bolton is a mercenary force commander.

I suspect that we'll get plastic terrain before additional units- at least the low walls and palisades. Probably more tokens in plastic as well.

Is it just me, or does Roose Bolton look like Mads Mikkelsen?

It's not just you.

I've put in my $1 pledge for now while I wait to see some more stretch goals, Roose and now Howland Reed are definitely a good start.

Cool detail that got clarified about Howland. He's a commander, and so will add his cards to the tactics deck. But he's a NCU, so he'll be acting off the table on the tactics board.

 Sqorgar wrote:

 infinite_array wrote:

Oh, and the current only kickstarter exclusive is GRRM as a joke-model. Silly, but alright.

Even in his model, he still isn't writing and the page is blank.

Maybe in his artwork, but NOT his model!

I have backed this but likely going to drop it before the end. I don't know why but it just is not hitting my "gotta have it" button.

Love Game of Thrones, both the books and the show.
Love wargaming.
Love CMON games in general.

I should be overjoyed by this KS but at most I am "mehh" and I dunno why!

Ill be interested to see how it looks (and hopefully more interested period) in 20 days.

 keltikhoa wrote:
I have backed this but likely going to drop it before the end. I don't know why but it just is not hitting my "gotta have it" button.

Love Game of Thrones, both the books and the show.
Love wargaming.
Love CMON games in general.

I should be overjoyed by this KS but at most I am "mehh" and I dunno why!

Ill be interested to see how it looks (and hopefully more interested period) in 20 days.

I agree with you completely- so far it just feels like we've got characters that should have been included from the outset.

I'm in, but it's all a bit 'meh' so far.