Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Online rules available for Warhammer Quest




I'm sure companies like Fantasy Flight Games and Cool Mini or Not exist purely to part me with all my spare cash and time. FFG are soon to be releasing Warhammer Quest:The Adventure Card Game and it is yet another game I would like to add to my collection. There is something about dungeon exploration games that makes me feel like I am a kid again and so far this game looks very appealing. In order to whet our appetite FFG has published the rules on its website so you can get a taste for the game before its release.
 Rules and other stuff can be found HERE.

Fantasy Flight Games Imperial Assault Echo Base Troopers


The next ally pack to accompany Imperial Assault's Return to Hoth is 'Echo Base Troopers'. It features 2 sculpted minis which can be used to replace tokens from the expansion box as well as the usual upgrade cards and what not. More info to be found HERE.

Friday, 20 November 2015

Munchkin Marvel addition

Munchkin Marvel Edition


Steve Jackson games and USAopoly have announced the released date for their collaboration of Munchkin Marvel Addition. Released in April next year this game pits players as SHIELD agents who recruit superheroes to take down supervillains. As a Munchkin fan I am excited to see how this game pans out and hope that it is not a standalone but compatible, as most other Munchkin sets are, with eachother. I am slightly disappointed that the art isn't done by John Kovalic to really tie it in as traditional Marvel style art will stand out too much.
More info to be found HERE

Amazing Spiderman Dice Masters now available





Dice Masters by Wizkids is one of those games I have had my eye on for a while now but never actually took the plunge and bought it. For me personally the rules don't seem streamlined enough to play with a 10 year old even though the actual aesthetic appeal of the game is a big draw. Also being a fan of the Marvel universe tempts me to dive in and the fact that the sets are compatible makes it more appealing but I have watched online plays of the game and I just don't dig the mechanics, which is unfortunate.
Despite this the game still has broad appeal and may be something I invest in when my gaming buddy gets a little older.
More info can be found over at Wizkids.

Modiphius Entertainment announce Airfix Battles

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Airfix miniatures were the first model kits I ever bought. My first kit was the Hawker Hurricane when I was 8 years old and from that point I was hooked. 28 years later and my 10 year old son has the bug and he now collects Airfix, preferring the soldiers and tanks over WW2 fighter planes. Soon he will have access to Airfix Battles- The Introductory Wargame, where there is a set of rules maps and cards to add to an existing collection and actually fight table top battles with them. Shame its slated for a spring release as this would definitely be under the Christmas tree this year.
More details of the set can be found HERE.

Tuesday, 17 November 2015

Arcadia Quest Kickstarter is now live!

So after what seems like a long wait since CMoN's last kickstarter, Arcadia quest Inferno is now live and at the time of writing not only has it funded, (it funded in about 2 minutes), it already has 12 stretch goals unlocked.





The base game comes with tonnes of stuff and with what will probably be a large amount of extra goodies there has probably never been a better time to get into this game.
Follow this LINK to access it's kickstarter page.

Monday, 16 November 2015

Arcadia Quest Inferno launches today

So Cool mini or Not's latest kickstarter campaign launches today at 7pm for us in the UK and at 3pm EST in the states. It's sure to be chock full of the usual goodness that a CMoN kickstarter project brings. Will it break the internet like the launch of Zombicide Black Plague did? Probably not but you can bet that A it will fund very quickly, B all the early birds will be gone before you can even press 'Pledge' and C the first 12 hours will go without any updates.
As well as the new game CMoN have also announced some new releases for the original game:-






Friday, 13 November 2015

New and upcoming releases for Hordes and warmachine

Privateer press have announced the latest batch of new and upcoming releases for their Hordes and Warmachine game systems.


The first, released today is the Ace Cygnar Character light warjack for Warmachine.


This model was released on 11/11.

 Next is a bunch of upcoming releases for Hordes:-

















Monday, 9 November 2015

Arcadia Quest Inferno- Kickstarter Launch Date

So we finally have a launch date for cool mini or not's latest kickstarter project Arcadia Quest Inferno. having missed the original games kickstarter I have been looking forward to this one, that was until my wife placed me on a games buying ban. In order to keep her happy and of course admit that she is right about my game buying obsession getting slightly out of control, I have reluctantly decided to give this one a miss. I don't have enough time to play all the games I own and when I do have time I sometimes struggle to find anyone to play with, sad times I know.
I digress, however, and now bring you the news I was supposed to several sentences ago:-





So in just over a weeks time this new game will be launched. It will be interesting to see how well this fares in comparison to the current Super Dungeon Explore kickstarter which is nearing its end.

Games Workshop announce new Horus Heresy game




I've been a fan of GW for 20 odd years now but it has been a while since I spent any money on their products. For me they have long been pricing collectors out of the hobby and is why I personally have started to purchase board games with miniatures instead. A lot of these purchases have been on kickstarter because I do like to get a lot of bang for my buck. The same can be said of the new set which GW have brought out- The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth. This 'boardgame' version consists of 38 miniatures, on sprues so at least they can be assembled in any which way you want, but this set will cost you £95. Compare that to some of the games by the likes of Mantic and CMoN and you really don't get much for your money at all.

The Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth
Of course this being GW the quality will be high, but to me, so is the price.

For anybody interested in having a closer look you can do so HERE.

Friday, 6 November 2015

More sneak peaks from Arcadia Quest: Inferno

Still no date from CMoN for the launch of Arcadia Quest: Inferno, but they are still whetting our appetite with some more sneak peaks of some of the miniatures involved.












Thursday, 5 November 2015

Star Wars Imperial Assault- Return to Hoth





Imperial Assault is a game that I've never got into. Not because I don't want to, I just have to draw the line somewhere, (I have enough X-wing miniatures game to keep me going for a long while). However, my resolve is constantly tested by this great looking game and here is an expansion sent to tempt me some more.





It comes with some great looking minis which I know my son would be more than happy just to play with on their own.
Not sure on the release date of this but I imagine it will be in time for Christmas, plus there will be expansions revealed next week or so.

New Star Wars Rebellion boardgame







Great! Just what I need, another Star Wars game to eat up my hard earned cash and undoubtedly annoy my wife. Boasting 150 miniatures plus a game board which covers 32 of the Star Wars galaxy's most notable systems, this upcoming game from Fantasy Flight Games is sure to be a hit.


Wednesday, 4 November 2015

Zombicide ultimate survivors 2 release





The chaps over at CMoN have announced a new box set of ultimate survivors for Zombicide.

Featuring 8 survivors, along with their respective ID cards, these were 1st released in a slightly different iteration with the original Zombicide Kickstarter and up until now have been expensive to get hold of. They still aren't cheap though as this box will set you back $40 plus shipping. There is, however, a $10 reduction for you if you have backed any previious Zombicide kickstarters including the recent Black Plague.

Tuesday, 3 November 2015

Malifaux- Monday preview Gremlin Rooster riders
















































New upcoming Malifaux miniatures from Wyrd- Gremlin rooster riders. These images, of course, are of the 3-D renders but I do so wish Wyrd would publish actual finished sculpts of their models instead of these 3-D ones.