Freelance is useful for that at least, I can decide if I want to avoid working and instead spend time on painting. Consequence is that I can't buy a lot of plastic though.
That's a company from a friend of me, they offer board game rentals. I think they are looking in selling them as well at some point. Might be of interest to some here.
They also rent canoes, but that's a bit more of a local affair (Norwich I think)
There are two rulesets for Necromunda now, a flat terrain one, and a vertical terrain one.
The flatter stuff is a cheaper way of getting in on the Game, and to allow people to start grabbing the terrain kits, as it all stacks with the Dark Uprising stuff, and new Necro terrain kits. Plastic Terrain expensive, and GW are committed to that line.
Bonus is this is cheaper if you want to get some terrain to mix in with MDF or card stuff.
Yeah, it's largely the same except one has some more detailed stuff for clambering and falling and other advanced terrain stuff.
I don't see it as a big deal, it just makes the game more accessible to people who don't have/don't want lots of terrain taking up space.
It doesn't stop you from playing Necromunda with cheap MDF terrain if you want to, but it also gives people an entry into the game at GW model quality.
Things have changed, GW don't do cardstock terrain anymore, it's not their business model. The box is still a great deal, and if you want to buy MDF or cardstock you can, it's a good way IMO. Dark Uprising still exists if you want dense, layered, modular terrain.
I just think its a shame that it's so expensive for younger kids to get into. I just checked and Dark Uprising is £175? You can bet that the starter set I got in the...erm...80s or early 90s?....wasn't that much when you factor in inflation. But hey ho. Can't argue that the GW stuff isn't gorgeous, and I get that premium gaming is what they're going for.
It's not the only want into the game though, it's just the premium angle. Grab a gang, the books, make some terrain etc, or play at your local club. It's just a different world these days and you have to roll with it I think.
Aye defo. I'm thinking more of wide eyed 8 year old me passing the GW in Manchester, sticky fingers and nose against the glass gawping at the all in one boxes. Everything in one box, relatively cheap and fairly simple to get into. Space Marine, Blood Bowl and Necromunda were all like that. Blood Bowl at least still is.
Been doing all my stuff from Aristeia recently. This is a game similar to the Underworlds games, made by the same company who make my preferred miniatures game, Infinity.
The main difference is that you don't have to do deck construction as such,, you have a deck of 10 standard cards, and then each of your 4 characters has 4 cards you choose 2 from each to make your total deck. It plays really well, and I highly recommend it
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Thanks guys, I've been struggling on and off with hobby mojo for a while so it's been nice to get back on.
Pea, yeah they're by far my favourite sculpts of pretty much anything, and the slightly anime SciFi aesthetic is totally my jam. The game (Infinity, specifically) is really in depth, and despite an initial rules overhead, is very easy to learn.
Yeah all Infinity stuff is metal.
While it may seem expensive, a full army for a game is only about 10-15 models per side.
That said, I own probably at least 50 for each faction I have...!
Yeh, seemed about £60 per unit? My problem is I play alot of systems, and like to have a bunch of factions for each, so £60 a pop is too much....especially when I'm buying boardgames too.
Still, they are awesome. I saw some bikers that I kinda want.
The lady in the shop was saying the rules are free to download? I might have a look sometime. I'm quite particular about rulesets though, bounced right off Frostgrave after a few plays. Which also rules out the upcoming Stargrave.
Yep the rules are entirely free to download.
There's a basic version of the game called Code One, which covers a lot of the rules and then the full version , which is in its 4th edition, or N4 which expands upon Code One with much more nuance and more skills.