Welcome to the “Gaming News from Neoscream”. This is
my weekly gaming news post for miniature games, RPGs, some card games, my
painting and upcoming local events.
“Gaming News”
First off we have the HeroClix news. We got previews of:
Ultron-6, Ultron-6 Drone, Vision, Ultron-14, Ultron-18.2, Ultron-18.2 Drone,
Age of Ultron version of Ultron and Age of Ultron version of Ultron Drone from
Marvel Age of Ultron Event.
Next is the Cool Mini or Not news. With the Zombicide
Black Plauge KickStarter, it is still going strong. It is currently at seventh
place in the top twenty non-computer gaming KickStarters. They have released a
PDF the the rulebook for Black Plague as well. Since last week’s post they have
managed to unlock: The Naiada Special
Guest Survivor/Necromancer Ostokar the Pale was added to both pledge levels;
the Edouard Guiton and Neal Adams Special Guest Boxes as an add-on; the
KickStarter exclusive Necromancer Grin was added to Knight Pledge level;
Deadeye Walkers as an add-on; the Counter Base Pack as an add-on; the
KickStarter exclusive Necromancer Queen Medea was added to both Pledge levels;
cards for a Necromancer version of Evil Troy was added to both Pledge levels; the
KickStarter exclusive Survivor Lady Faye was added to both Pledge levels; a set
of two variable height deck holders as add-ons.
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| The Kingdom Death Bone Witch |
The stretch goals that are still going as I post this
are: The KickStarter exclusive Survivor
Gilbert will be added to both Pledge levels at $2.8m; and the KickStarter
exclusive Survivor Scowl will be added to Knight Pledge level at $2,849k.
This KickStarter will end this coming Tuesday, let us
see what they can unlock between now and then.
Now for the Demigods Rising news. With Demigods Rising
Evolution, since last week's post they have managed to unlock: The seventh Demigod the Angel of Death from
Middara: and the Orc Rogue hero Saboteur.
The stretch goals that are still going as I post this
are: The Elf Warrior hero Swordmistress a
$55k.
There is a
massive under estimation with the upgrade levels. You do not release plastic
version with new resin version, you replace ALL plastics with the lower count new
resin version. That means at Silver Level for a cost of $49, you replace the
four original Demigods in plastic, the God of War, two copies of the original twenty-five
heroes (now with alternate forms) in plastic and eight minions in plastic with four
Demigods of you chose (seven now to choose from) in resin with alternate parts,
the God of War and one copy of sixteen heroes of you chose in resin with all
with alternate parts and forms. So you are paying $49 more (about half the cost
of the original KickStarter) for twenty resins figures instead of sixty-three plastic
(however I have an odd feeling that the God of War was resin in resins). While
with Gold level for an extra cost of $149 (about one and a half times the cost
of the original KickStarter) you replace the plastics for seven Demigods in resin
with alternate parts, the God of War, one copies of the original twenty-six
(might become twenty-seven) heroes in resin with all with alternate parts and
forms and eight minions in resin. I am not too happy with the massive loss of
figure with the massive price up compared to the originally price. Now being
resin, better sculpts and with the alternate parts might be fine with most
people, but I am not too help on paying more for less. I am still backing the
KickStarter and supporting it, but I am just getting add-ons instead of
upgrading (downgrading in numbers) my original pledge.
This
KickStarter will end this coming Tuesday, let us see what they can unlock
between now and then.
Next is the Cardfight Vanguard news. This month will
see the release of G Title Booster 1 “Touken Ranbu –ONLINE-” on the 17th
in Japanese and G Booster Set 3 “Sovereign Star Dragon” on the 10th
in English. There is a Sneak Peek (pre-release) event this Sunday at Wargames
Workshop MK. Places are limited and sadly I will not be going due to work.
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The weapon designer of the Twilight Order from
Kingdom Death. |
Now for the Journey: Wrath of Daemons news. Wave one
shipping news. The transport ship for the US is on way and should arrive at
dock mid-July. The ship to the EU has left and should arrive at the docks on
the 22nd of July. The ship to Australia New Zealand will leave on 7th
of July and arrive at the docks on 21st July. Direct mail to other
locations has started and we will continue carrying boxes to the post office
until mid-July. And deliveries to Hong Kong Backers should be finished by the
end of today. These boxes arrive very quickly; it was one of these that arrived
already.
Next is the Kingdom Death news. Everything is
completed and now printing has started. There is still no true set shipment
date, but it is close. They gave use a ton of CAD and drawings of up and coming
future Kingdom Death releases which includes new expansions for Monster.
Also on Tusday night/Wensday Morning they updated the
web store with a ton of new stuff and a couple of restocks. The new releases
were Distracted, Lion Knight 1st, Mage and Percival, while the
restock was Ammo Slave and Flower Witch. Sadly most of the stuff sold out very
quickly so I have missed out on them. I Really would have liked to get Mage and
maybe Distracted. What is left in the webstore as I post this are Percival,
Ammo Slave, Apotheosis male version, Apotheosis female version, Savior and the
Pinups of Death Hard Plastic Collection.
Now
for the Mantic news. Shipment of wave three of DreadBall Xtreme has started
this Monday. I will take them several weeks to ship everything.
Next is the Ninja Division news. News on the Super
Dungeon Explore Forgotten King wave 2. With US and Canada it is through customs
and should begin shipping soon if it has not already. With Asia they should
have finish shipping to back. With the UK the ship is now should have arrive in
port last Monday. With the EU the ship should arrive at port at the end of this
week if it has not already. And with Australia the ship has arrived and Wave 2
should have arrive at their warehouse.
Now for the Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game news.
Due to quality printing will take longer and wave one shipment has been push
back from late August to late September now.
Next is the Wyrd Games news. They have revealed a ton
of new stuff that are coming. First off there will be a Two Player Starter
coming for Malifaux with two four person crews that are Henchman led of
completely new models, two Fate Decks, measuring tapes, quick-start rules and a
link to download a digital copy of the rules manual. The next Malifaux
expansion “Shifting Loyalties” with rules for new models and rules to play the
game as a campaign. Sweet! They gave example pages of some of the new Ten
Thunders stuff and they look gain. The Campaign Deck which contains all the
Upgrades used in the campaign system from Shifting Loyalties. The Generalist
Deck which contains the general upgrades in M2E and Crossroads. Into the Steam
which is the first expansion for Through the Breach. Northern Aggression which
is the next Penny Dreadful multi-part adventure for Through the Breach.
Darkness Comes Rattling which is a cooperative board game that pits the players
against the snake Darkness. All of the
above is scheduled (but not guaranteed) to be available in stores in August or
September. We also got a piece of artwork of the Crossroads Seven. A Malifaux
band/Warband that are a mix of all the factions by the sound which the new Ten
Thunder, Lust, is a part of. I cannot wait until I can see an image of the
figure. I am hoping that the Crossroads Seven will be sold
separately as I want two copies of Lust, One to keep as it is and one to
convert to have a tsugaru jamisen instead of a violin (basically Beni Ninagawa from the Wagakki
Band).
Next is the Guild Ball news. This week we got a look
at Smoke, the new Alchemist Captain for Season 2. They also had a major restock
on their webstore.
Now for the Wild West Exodus news. They are doing a
Mega Sale on their webstore this weekend ranging from 10% to 40% discount.
Next is next on Conan from Monolith Board Games LLC.
The Pledge Manager should be going live on Saturday the 25th of
July.
Now for the Stonehaven Miniatures news. With their
Half-Orc Adventures, the vast majority of stuff have already made it to backers
and the rest will soon be arriving to backers. There will be no more updates
for Half-Orc Adventures as it is all done.
They also revealed that they will be doing a new project
this month which I am guessing will be KickStarted. It is a game this time
instead of a miniatures line or terrain. I am not saying there will not be any in it,
but this will be their first GAME. It is called Stonehaven Peacekeeper’s Oath.
Next is the Crooked Dice Games news. They have posted on-line to download the beta rules for Second Edition 7TV. I only just spotted this news as I was finishing off this post, so I have not had the time to check them out yet.
Lastly here is this month’s look at the top twenty
non-computer gaming KickStarters. Here they are in descending order with how
much they made unless the KickStarter is still going:
20. Sedition Wars - $951,254 (Did not back, but I do own the game)
19. Myth Journeyman - $972,886 (Backed at $1)
18. Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King’s Quest - $1,057,975 (Backed at add-ons only)
17. Super Dungeon Explore: Forgotten King - $1,151,890
(Backed at $1)
16. Deadzone - $1,216,483 (Backed at Scout level)
15. Shadows of Brimstone - $1,341,305 (Backed at Cowpoke level)
14. Cthulhu Wars - $1,403,981
13. Robotech RPG Tactics - $1,442,312 (Backed at Battle Cry level)
12. Ghostbusters the Board Game – $1,546,269 (Backed at $1)
11. Revolutionary Miniature Terrain by Dwarven Forge -
$1,908,156
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A gatherer from a settlement that
Worships White Lions.
Kingdom Death. |
10. Kingdom Death - $2,049,721 (Sadly did not backed, but managed to get in from the 2013 Black Friday
deal)
9. Dwarvenite Game Caverns Tiles Terrain by Dwarven
Forge - $2,140,851
8. Zombicide Season Two - $2,255,018 (Sadly did not backed, but I do own box sets)
7. Dwarven Forge's City Builder Terrain System –
$2,359,260 (Backed at $1)
6. Zombicide: Black Plague (currently still going)
5. Zombicide Season Three - $2,849,064 (Backed at Patient 0 level)
4. Bones II from Reaper Miniatures - $3,169,611
3. Conan - $3,327,757 (Backed at $1)
2. Bones from Reaper Miniatures - $3,429,236
1. Exploding Kittens - $8,782,571 (Backed at The NSFW
Deck level)
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Wave two of “Kings
of War Second Edition” (July 2015), wave two of “Robotech RPG Tactics”
(December 2013), wave two of “Journey Wrath of Daemons” (July 2014), “Mekton
Zero” (digital December 2013, physical March 2015) and wave two of “Shadows of
Brimstone” (August 2014) have all been delay due to problems and currently have
no dates on when these will start shipping.
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Wave one and two
of “Super Dungeon Explore: The Forgotten King” (January 2015) for Asia,
“Half-Orc Adventures” (May 2015), “Dungeon Architect Cards” and wave two of
“Super Dungeon Explore: The Forgotten King” (January 2015), wave three of
“DreadBall Xtreme” (November 2014) has been shipped or is shipping.
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“Slaughterball”
(June 2015), wave one of “Journey Wrath of Daemons" (July 2014), “Last
Saga” (November 2014), “Battle Systems Fantasy Dungeon Terrain”, wave one of
“Yashima: Legend of the Kami Master”, wave one of “Kings of War Second Edition”
and “Exploding Kittens” all should ship in July 2015.
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The “Demigods
Evolution” KickStarter will end on the 7th of July 2015
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The “Zombicide
Black Plague” KickStarter will end on the 7th of July 2015
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“Paranoia” (June
2015), “Mechabrick” (April 2014) and “Dungeon Saga: The Dwarf King’s Quest”
should ship in August 2015.
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“Kingdom Death
Monster” (December 2013), “Anime Miniatures”, “Dragon Tide”, “Blood Rage” and
wave one of “Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game” (August 2015) should ship in
September 2015.
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The Mountain Man! Part of the reason there are no Male White Speakers.
Kingdom Death. |
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Wave 1.5 of “Shadows
of Brimstone” (August 2014), “Conan”, “Ghostbusters The Board Game” and “Home
Raiders” should ship in October 2015.
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Both “Demigods
Rising” (July 2015)/”Demigods Evoltion” and wave two of “Yashima: Legend of the
Kami Master” (July 2015) should ship between October/December 2015
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Wave two of
“Thunderbirds Co-operative Board Game”, “Ninja All-Stars”, “Zero Agents” and
“Zombicide Black Plague” should ship in December 2015.
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Both “Dwarven
Forge's City Builder Terrain System” and “Deadzone Infestation” should ship in
January 2016
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“Myth Journeyman”
should ship in June 2016.
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The Honeycomb Weaver, a new monster still under
development. The thing on the end of its phallic-like
appendage is a bee hive. Kingdom Death. |
"Up and coming Events"
These are local gaming events in Milton Keynes I know
of, Guardians of Tyr events at Wargames Workshop Northampton and other events I
plan on going to or want to advertise.
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On Mondays (not
including Bank Holidays) 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 Friday Night Magic.
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On Sundays,
Wargames Workshop MK is now open. It will be for role-play and board games day
on every Sunday apart from the last Sunday of the month which will be a card
games day (Yu-Gi-Oh, Magic and Cardfight Vanguard).
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On Sunday the 5th
of July2015, there will be a Cardfight Vanguard Sneak Peek event of the up and
coming new booster set G Booster Set 3 “Sovereign Star Dragon” at Wargames
Workshop MK.
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Ringtail Fox Survivors. A new expansion under development
for Kingdom Death Monster. |
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On Saturday the
11th of July2015, there will be a Cardfight Vanguard tournament at Wargames
Workshop MK. Rules of the event will be on the Cardfight Vanguard MK Facebook
group.
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On Saturday the 18th
of July 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Star Wars X-Wing tournament at
Wargames Workshop MK.
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On Sunday the 19th
of July 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running a Steam Roller Warmachine/Hordes
tournament at Wargames Workshop Northampton. Also at Wargames Workshop MK, the
Painting Contest will come to an end and the winner will be announced.
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On Saturday the 1st
of August 2015, Guardians of Tyr will be running both a Steam Roller
Warmachine/Hordes and a Warhammer 40,000 tournament at Wargames Workshop MK.
Wargames Workshop MK has a £2 gaming fee or £4 with a
booster pack (Magic/Yu-Gi-Oh/Vanguard) unless it is a paid tournament run by
Guardians of Tyr. Weekday events normally start at 6/7PM.
For rules for Guardians of Tyr tournaments and leagues
as well as information on pre booking your place in tournament. Pre booking is
highly recommended so they know how many people are coming. So please go to
their website which there is a link to it under my links section which are
located on the right hand side of this blog.
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| The Crossroads Seven |
York House has a £3 on the day gaming fee (unless your
a child or unemployed where ot is £1) 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.
“Painting and Converting”
This post I have for you all two BattleZones terrain
spues.
With the next post there should be one more BattleZone
terrain spue and a spue of connectors.
Until next time, hope for a better tomorrow.
