Video games. Miniatures. Boardgames. Shitposting.
Fantasy skirmish game? In this economy? It’s more likely than you believe! That’s why the pod sat down to play Thud and Blunder, a game that left us impressed with just how fast it plays – and how friendly the warband building mechanics are.
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Sports? In my miniature games? More likely than you would believe! For example, we just played Techno Bowl, a miniature game of American Football that’s less violent than in real life!
When we ask for our listeners to tell us about games they enjoy, it’s not idle banter or grasping for engagement. The titles you tell us about do lead to episodes, like this Rogue Planet review we just did.
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Back in 2021, when me and Cassa were still dangerously wet behind the ears, we started Fortified Niche with an episode on Grimdark Future. It was done without any playtesting – something that may actually be useful when you’re judging rules for tabletop miniature wargames. That’s why we made a redux episode to check out the game with more expert eyes.
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Fantasy Flight Games’ Rogue Trader TTRPG looked beautiful but was mechanically terrible. And that was only partially due to the Warhammer Fantasy RPG engine not being able to handle automatic firearms. However, with the license now in the claws of Owlcat Games, Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader the CRPG seems like it’s going to both look cool and play well.
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When worlds collide, new rulesets emerge! Such is the tale of medieval Lion Rampant getting adapted into fantasy Dragon Rampant which in turn evolved into Xenos Rampant, a skirmish miniature game of sci-fantastic battles for nearly any miniature that you have!
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Yo, what if Blackstone Fortress wasn’t set in Warhammer 40,000 and you could use whichever minis you wanted? Because that’s what Space Station Zero aims to be.
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What if you set out to make black powder game that isn’th set during the Napoleonic Wars OR American Civil War? Then you’d get something like Muskets & Tomahawks 2E, a title concerned with small skirmishing actions in the French-Indian War, American War of Independence, the War of 1812 and… damn it, it does have a Napoleonics supplement!
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When I finally got into the Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus beta pre-launch, Snowprint Studios hadn’t yet replaced their standard intro. So my GRIM DARK tactics were always preceded by a cheerfully smiling snowflake accompanied by a fairy “ding!” I thought that was funny.
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What if the Goons4Hire4U gig economy app from the third season of Westworld was the premise behind a whole game? That’s what Reality’s Edge tries to tackle by updating the cyberpunk future to match more modern depressing trends.
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