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Welcome to “Gaming with Neoscream”, the all new
weekly gaming post that replace’s the “MK HeroClix”, the “Model Painting” and
the “7TV Listings” posts as well gaming news and events that use to be in my
“Neoscream’s Life” posts.
Gaming News
First off is the Mantic news. On Saturday I found
out why I am still waiting for my DreadBall KickStarter. There was a major
delay with the cards for Ultimate. Backers that did not get them were sent off
and first while they were waiting for the cards. Shipment of the stuff with
cards have began to ship, but it is still a pain that the all their season
three stuff (apart from the Ultimate box set) has been out in Wargames Workshop
since Tuesday last week. As this post is posted I still have not received my
third shipment. Well anyways, the Mars Attacks KickStarter broke a new record
by meeting the main funding goal of $50,000 in just fourteen and a half
minutes. I like the way they thought this KickStarter out and it is a BIG
difference to other KickStarters. The major to backer levels are "Will of
Man" ($100) for the core game and $50 of extras of your choice of CORE
add-ons (plus an extra human character new) or The Invasion Arrives ($150) for
the core game and $125 of extras of your choice of CORE add-ons (plus an extra
human character new). This means you can customise what you get, but please
note if it is NOT a core add-on you will have to up you pledge as the credit
does not cover non-core add-ons. I decided to go for "The Invasion
Arrives" (at Early Bird 6 so it will be $145 instead of $150) and plan on
getting tons of terrain. In also a week they managed to unlock: There are now
eight sculpts for each of the two main grunt types instead of four; the human
characters Ashley and Eve was added to the Starter Set; the Core Expansion One core
add-on which has a deluxe gaming mat, four exclusive Topps Mars Attacks trading
cards and the human character Don Manning; both grunts units have gained a
Commander (includes the starter set ones); Urban Accessories has been added to
all Boxed Games and Ruined Scenery Deluxe Pack core add-on; the “Attack From
Space” (or is it “Attack from Mar”) core add-on with the characters Buck
Spencer, Xiuhcoatl, General Zar and Sidney Rose riding Henry the Giant Flea;
four more Martians have been added to "Will of Man" level and above;
comic book based add-ons (note not a core add-on); and 3D Burning Cattle tokens
core add-on. Stretch goal that were left as I start to post this were: Martian
Saucer with Heat Rays Add-on at $250,000; pack of basic Civilians at 2000
backers and a special 3D token for special event cards for every 500 backers
after that; Martian with Freeze Ray added to the starter set; Martian Marine
unit core add-on; the human character Deke added to the starter set; Martian
Dredd; US Trooper with Rocket Launcher added to the starter set; Stealth
Martian unit core add-on; anti Martian (or at least Saucer) human artillery vehicle;
Giant robots; and more Giant Bugs. Due to some unknown reason, I cannot save changes to the KickStarter links on the right hand side of the blog. So here is the link to the Mars Attacks KickStarter.
Next is the HeroClix news. This week there was
previews of the IRW Avatar of Tomed from Star Trek Tactics III; Bonebreaker
Shaman and Solonavi Domineer from Mage Knight Resurrection; Crossbones from
Marvel The Invincible Iron Man; Firefly from DC Batman Arkham Origins; and
Uruk-Hai and Uruk-Hai Berserker from Lord of the Rings The Two Towers. Two new
Marvel sets were revealed for next year, Deadpool and Guardians of the Galaxy.
Also the next organised play that will follow Marvel Avengers verses X-Men, DC
War of Light.
Now for the Zombicide news. A new mission was added
to their site called Zombie Factory.
Next is the Kingdom Death news. I received my
figures now. They look fantastic. The head sculpt on Beyond the Wall as just
wow. The scary think about Savior Pinup Morgan is that she is the only
miniature I see or own this have camel toe. There are plans to make several
videos to help people play like an explanation play thru of the games tutorial
and a few other drilling down into the more technical and mechanical aspects of
the game. There are also plans putting together a searchable online Addendum
which will include bizarre user scenarios and how to resolve them. I spotted
the other day that a plastic version of Survivor Aya unlocked in the
KickStarter with extra gear (and I think head too) that are compatible with the
armour kits, in game rules for them and a Challenge Scenario. There was no
information if this was a KickStarter exclusive or not, so I massage Adam, the
Creator of the Kingdom Death universe. Aya, also known as Survivor (Female) is
one of my favourite figures from Kingdom Death (without that skull helmet) and
sadly I do not own the figure. I would love to be able to get it and use it in
the game. Adam reply very quickly as he was online posting in the KickStarter
comments as I was writing the message. By the sound of it he is not sure yet if
he will be doing general releasing things like the plastic Aya with game stuff.
I am guessing it will be determined by how well the game sells. Oh and there
are some interesting images of 3D sculpts from a sculptor who does some of the
figures from Kingdom Death (Beyond the Wall is one of his work) that have the
Kingdom Death logo on them. Are these of up and coming figures (that were not
funded by KickStarter) or figures Adam discarded. These are 3Dkd_04 to 06, 09,
12 and 13. 3Dkd_06 is my favourite which I have included on the post, seems very ninja like. Here is a link to the  |
| The all new Guru |
Now for the Crooked Dice Games news. Preview images
of the masters of the brand new Guru and Kali figures have been revealed and
both look great. Due to minor changes needed to be done to them they will be
out next month and they might be joined with some cultists.
Next is the Mekton news. The mech section is about
to be layout soon for the book. This is just a decision to do first, group by
Class or Side.
Lastly there is the Interface Zero news. There has
been an update on KickStarter. The book is currently at over 300 pages, much
bigger than it was originally. However the creator has couple of problems. Both
the Gollemmech and skill specialisations are not truly ready for release yet.
What might happen is that the Gollemmechs will be cutting down to just a couple
of mechs and basic rules and skill specialisations will be removed from the
main rule book. The full final versions will be most likely be released in some
kind of Compendium book.
Past Events
Friday last week was the Warmachine High Command
release event at Wargames Workshop MK that was ran by Guardians of Tyr. There
were ten players. Sadly we only got time
for two main games due to people needing to go and one four way game. I lost both
games sadly, the last one being just by one victory point. I gained nine
Command Points, which meant I won two cards which was “Thyra, Flame of Sorrow”
and a second which I need to get today. On the four way game I ever won it or
draw at first place with Ian, as we both had 27 victory points (however I had
three locations while he had two). It was great fun. During the event I used
Cygnar, Protectorates of Menoth and Cryx. Cryx was fun to play with in
multiplayer as they have as you can rush a ton out to all locations in the late
game. (Later rule the rule book and found that I won the four way game).
Saturday was the final DreadBall Tournament from
Guardians of Tyr for 2013. There were fourteen players, the biggest turnout all
year. I was using my standard Robot team. I spent my 20mc on an offensive
Coaching Staff (AJ) and two Coaching Dice. This tournament was a league
tournament which was using the Season Two league rules. On the first round I
was up against Peter Melvin. He was using a Season One Corporation team. It was
a close game but Peter won it in the last action of the last round with a three
point score that had a fifty percent chance of success (one dice need 4+ which
he rolled a 4). My number two scored two four pointers which meant he level up
to Rank Two. As he was in Striker mode most of the match, I decided to roll on
the Season One Striker table and ended up with +1 Skill. Also number one gained
Man of the Match, when it did next to nothing all match surviving a massive
blow. In the second round I was up against Aron Britchford. He was using a
Marauder team. Number two did me proud as he scored two four pointers in Jack
mode, which won me the game by a landslide. My first ever landslide win. SWEET.
Number three gained Man of the Match, again he did nothing in the match. The
third round I was up against Stephen Fase. He was using a Marauder team. It was
another close match, but I managed to win this match. Number two went up
another Rank marking it Rank Three and gain Misdirect. Also Number three got
Man of the Match again, which led to it gain a rank. As it was in Guard mode in
the match I decided to roll on the Guard table and got Can't Feel a Thing.
After the third round the top four players moved onto the semi finals while the
other continues playing normally. Shock Horror, I was one of the top four. OMG.
So in the semi finals I was up against Jon Burrows. He was using a Season Two
Corporation team. Sadly I lost by a landslide and also lost Number four. After
that there was the third place play off. I was up against Mark Wright, who was
using a Season One Corporation team. I managed to win the match getting third place in the tournament and second
place in the 2013 DreadBall Championship. I might not have won any prizes in
DreadBall, but I am doing well. Leon Chapman won the tournament while Rob
Taylor won the Championship.
Next week I will be talking about the Horde High
Command Demo that will happen later on today and maybe whatever happens on
Monday (hoping to run a demo or two of 7TV at Wargames Workshop MK).
Future Events
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On Mondays at
Wargames Workshop MK is Wargaming night.
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On Tuesdays at
Wargames Workshop MK it is Card games night (or is it just Magic the
Gathering).
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On Thursdays
York House in Stony Stratford is open from Wargamers and Boardgamers.
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On Fridays at
Wargames Workshop MK it is Boardgames night and Friday Night Magic.
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On Saturday the
12th of October, Rob Taylor will be running a couple of demos of DreadBall
Ultimate at Wargames Workshop MK. I will most likely not be going to this Demo
due to work.
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On Saturday the
19th of October, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Warhammer 40,000 tournament
at Wargames Workshop MK. I will not be going to this as I do not play 40k
anymore.
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On Saturday the
20th of October, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Steam Roller
Warmachine/Hoards tournament at Wargames Workshop Northampton. I have decided
to include Guardians of Tyr’s Northampton games in the events list.
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On Saturday the
2nd of November, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Star Wars X-Wing tournament
at Wargames Workshop MK. I will not be going to this as I do not play X-Wing.
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On Saturday the
16th of November, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Steam Roller
Warmachine/Hoards tournament at Wargames Workshop MK. As I am on holiday then I
will most likely be going to it.
York House has a £3 on the day gaming fee and a £5
fee for a year’s membership. However the first day is free and they only take
yearly membership fee at the start of the year. The Hall officially opens at
7PM, but normally people start arrived 15 to 20 minutes early.
Wargames Workshop MK has a £2 gaming fee or £4 with
a pack of Magic the Gathering cards unless it is a paid tournament run by
Guardians of Tyr. Weekday events normally start “playing” at 7PM.
For rules for Guardians of Tyr tournaments and
leagues as well as information on pre paying your place in tournament (highly
recommended) please go to their website which there is a link to their site
under my links to the right hand side of this blog.
Painting and Converting
This week I have done another Robot Guard, the final
two Robot Jacks (13 and 14), Rico Van Dien, K-9 and Commander Strax.
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| This week's figures front view |
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| This week's figures rear view. Not as good as last weeks LOL. |
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| This week's DreadBall Figures |
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| This week's Doctor Who figures |
Next week I should be doing Neclaw and four Zombies.
Armies
This week's 7TV listing will be the 300 rating version
of my Doctor Who team. The doctor is back with companions and allies throughout
time. Rose, Clara, K-9 and Commander Strax have joined the mix match crew.
Opps, that should have be Signature Weapon (Pistol) on Strax. In the future I plan on adding Vastra and Jenny
first and then maybe Sarah Jane. Next week I will be relisting my James Bond
team.
Homemade Rules
This week instead of rules, I like to talk about
some personal games stuff. Long term followers of my blog might remember the MS
Wars game I was a designing a long time ago or the Shōnen anime game I was
thinking of doing that I might have mentioned. Well I have not stopped thinking
about them, just never gotten round to do anything about them. With MS Wars, I want
to see Deadzone rulebook and cards first before doing any work on it. I had
always wanted to have a card element to the game, but I always had problems
with them in the couple of trial games I had ran with friends. However, games
like 7TV, DreadBall, Deadzone and Mars Attacks seem to be able to pull them off
fine. I also plan on keeping to just the Mechs and avoid Infantry and tanks.
Also the whole settlement system from Kingdom Death has given me ideas too for
the campaign side of the game. With the Shōnen anime game, the basic plan is to
use the Action:Engine system from Crooked Dice Games as the core of the game.
Just need to really design archetypes and new Special Effects based on some of
the major Shōnen shows like One Piece, Naruto, Bleach and Dragon Ball. I really
need to talk about this on the Crooked Dice Games forums to get some advice
from the other members. Out of the two the Shōnen anime game would be the
hardest to do due to a lot of the powers and heavy leveling up the main
characters do during the show. Shadow Clones and Super Saiyan are at less two
of the powers that would be hard to balance.
Until next time, Armour Up.
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