Old School Tactical up on Kickstarter

Barthheart · February 13, 2015, 02:00:16 PM

Flying Pig Games' (run by Mark Walker) new squad level game system is up on KS. First 100 can get it fer $55.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1408460255/old-school-tactical/description

Go get some!

O0

EDIT - only 33 cheap ones left!

bayonetbrant · February 13, 2015, 02:07:58 PM

yeah, 3 hours after I posted GARPA... grrrrrrrr >:(

panzerde · February 13, 2015, 08:24:35 PM

...and the 100 at $55 are all gone. :(

It was an insta-buy for me at that price, but given I've pretty much exceeded by gaming budget for the month, the $70 level has me stopped - at least for the moment.

Looks damn good though.

Staggerwing · February 13, 2015, 08:35:43 PM

Quote from: Barthheart on February 13, 2015, 02:00:16 PM

Go get some!

Some all got. :(

If they whip up a nice official VASSAL mod w/ lotsa eye candy I might consider the $70 tier. What's the regular release price supposed to be?

Barthheart · February 13, 2015, 10:17:13 PM

Quote from: Staggerwing on February 13, 2015, 08:35:43 PM
Quote from: Barthheart on February 13, 2015, 02:00:16 PM

Go get some!

Some all got. :(

If they whip up a nice official VASSAL mod w/ lotsa eye candy I might consider the $70 tier. What's the regular release price supposed to be?

First price posted at FPG was $90... don't know if that's still the "regular" price or not.

RE: VASSAL module... I can promise there will be one with lots of eye candy.... I'm doing it. ^-^

Staggerwing · February 13, 2015, 10:19:46 PM

Defo cool. :)

Jamm · February 14, 2015, 08:44:46 AM

Large 30 x 41 inch maps to play on.
2 to start and a 3rd based on Stalingrad, if stretch goal is reached.

I can hardly wait to try out the Vassal Barthheart. O0

bob48 · February 14, 2015, 09:16:07 AM

Whilst it does indeed look very nice, I have to wonder how much of an influence the LnL system games has on it, and do I really need another tactical game system. :-\

bayonetbrant · February 14, 2015, 09:19:55 AM

Quote from: bob48 on February 14, 2015, 09:16:07 AMhow much of an influence the LnL system games has on it

Shayne designed it before connecting w/ Mark, so it's origins exist outside of the LnL family. What's been added since then I can't say.

Barthheart · February 14, 2015, 09:39:04 AM

I've read the rules and the only thing it shares with LnL series is the fact it's a squad level game. They all have squads, crewed gun and vehicles... well except Combat Commander :P
This one has a very different turn sequence from all the rest.... although probably closest to Conflict of Heroes as the turn can go on until impulses get used up.

Love the 1" hexes. Big enough to use micro armour on. O0

bob48 · February 14, 2015, 12:29:36 PM

Meh!

Love the idea of micro armour. A pal and I actually have done that with CoH.

Arctic Blast · February 14, 2015, 05:55:54 PM

Man...this looks good, but the current awful exchange rate is making me extremely choosy with Kickstarter projects these days.

Barthheart · February 17, 2015, 10:48:13 AM

It's made the funding goal > $16K. O0

25 days to go to get to the Stalingrad stretch at $20K. :D

Barthheart · February 20, 2015, 08:11:08 AM

Woohoo! $20K+! Stalingrad map and units are in.

Next stretch at $25K is a 3 day campaign set of scenarios. O0

bayonetbrant · February 20, 2015, 09:59:02 AM

Quote from: Barthheart on February 20, 2015, 08:11:08 AMNext stretch at $25K is a 3 day campaign set of scenarios. O0

A campaign that takes 3 days to play!? You'd only ever get to it at a game convention!