WWI Goes Steampunk

Started by bayonetbrant, April 19, 2012, 09:14:18 AM

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Gusington

Let's see what Herr Brant has to say.


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bayonetbrant

why do I have to say anything?

I just wanted some folks to check out the game and get back to us on how it plays :)
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LongBlade

Quote from: Gusington on April 19, 2012, 10:43:19 AM
^I definitely do but I have no one to play with.

LB got a site I can get some DW minis at?

Yes.

I first checked to see if our advertiser Gamer's Armory had them, but did not see any.

Failing to find that, I would recommend Miniature Market. http://www.miniaturemarket.com/table-top-miniatures/spartan-games/dystopian-wars.html
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Staggerwing

Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 19, 2012, 02:29:13 PM
why do I have to say anything?

I just wanted some folks to check out the game and get back to us on how it plays :)

Right now it's still in p500 for thirty bucks, to go up to forty-four after pub. I have no idea how close it is to daylight as of now and the blurb mentions that the rules are still 'rough'. Maybe one of you official-type guys can sweet talk some game 'alpha-bits' out of Mark Walker and take 'em for a spin around the tabletop.

Does L&L ever report their p500 levels in public?
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Gusington



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bayonetbrant

LNLP never reports p500 levels.  Mark's got a personal crusade against doing so, so don't try to understand it or reason with him about it.

I talked w/ Scott at Gamer's Armory and he doesn't have DW stuff in-stock, but can get it pretty quickly.  There hasn't been a huge groundswell for it around here.  Maybe if LB comes down to run a few demo games, they'll get a bunch of converts and he'll stock it regularly.
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Staggerwing

Quote from: bayonetbrant on April 20, 2012, 09:28:50 AM
LNLP never reports p500 levels.  Mark's got a personal crusade against doing so, so don't try to understand it or reason with him about it.

That's too bad. If it were reasonably close I'd pull the trigger now. He should at least consider advertising when a title is nearly there so as to create a buzz and a sense of urgency as to the pre-release price. I understand that he might not want people to feel discouraged early on but I think marking the product page as, say, 80 or 90% to goal would be helpful.
Vituð ér enn - eða hvat?  -Voluspa

Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

LongBlade

I can see both sides of the debate. On one hand, it's helpful to know if something is close. On the other, you could see something languish with 50 orders and that's no fun either.

All I can say is that he needs to make this a minis game. I know the guys at Spartan if Mark wants some contacts.
All that is gold does not glitter,
Not all those who wander are lost;
The old that is strong does not wither,
Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

Barthheart

It's not quite minis but the land dreadnaughts do stand up on edge in stands.....

Staggerwing

With Rapid Prototyping you could design your own minis. If you don't want to shell out for a 3D printer you can email your designs to companies that will make them for you. Not sure about what kind of files they can accept though.
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Nothing really rocks and nothing really rolls and nothing's ever worth the cost...

"Don't you look at me that way..." -the Abyss
 
'When searching for a meaningful embrace, sometimes my self respect took second place' -Iggy Pop, Cry for Love

... this will go down on your permanent record... -the Violent Femmes, 'Kiss Off'-

"I'm not just anyone, I'm not just anyone-
I got my time machine, got my 'electronic dream!"
-Sonic Reducer, -Dead Boys

besilarius

http://www.pointcon.org/

Geez, Gus.  You live so close to the Military Academy at West Point and don't know they have a miniatures gaming club and an annual convention?
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Pinetree

You might also want to check out Leviathans, which is set just before WW1

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Gusington

#27
Thanks Bes. I spend most of my time at USMA going to tattoos and hockey games :) Thanks for the links, Bes and Pinetree!

EDIT: Leviathans looks awesome too :(


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Leviathans looks awesome and is a neat system, but will they every get it out. It was supposed to launch at Origins last year, then GenCon, then... you see the pattern.  :-\
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Another picture of test game of Steam & Steel for Gus....