I was looking at the starter set recently but it looked overly-complicated to me.
I started BT in Middle school, but could not convince many of my friends to play it. Switched over to reading the BT novels (have all the āclassicā ones)
Nowadays it is the same as with Warhammer 40k, I enjoy reading and playing video games in the respective setting more than messing with the miniatures. That said I would kill for more Battletech / Mechwarrior or Mech Commander videogamesā¦
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Yeah, Iāve been out of Battletech since high school. I agree with @Mirefox; the complications it has seem driven by theme rather than desired gameplay, as a result of which the overhead is too high for the choices offered. Itās not terrible, though, and I was pretty attracted to the relatively recent, tabletop-faithful digital version by Harebrained Schemes, but it wasnāt enough to tempt me to play on the computer and never came out for consoles.
I do recall really enjoying painting those miniatures, though, because Iāve always been a shit painter and (fictional) camouflage is basically unfuckupable.
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IIRC they also donāt have all the fine details of many other miniatures, being big mechs. A whole lot less washing and shading going on. Iāve been tempted to buy some just for the painting but havenāt gotten around to it.
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Phalanx appear to be specialising in bringing back games you thought would be gone forever. Their edition of Fire in the Sky was very fine, and even though I own UKC, I am tempted.
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Preordered, thanksā¦ had not heard of it, if not for you
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Itās a great game, and I think the small changes will help. However, I own the GMT version, so Iāll pass. I didnāt actually think the map was a significant improvement, but that may change.
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Wow, thatās different from most Compass Games offerings
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I bloody love SEAL Team Flix, and the creators have released their sci-fi reimagining:
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I have noticed a habit forming with me and kickstartwr.
I back it, get that dopa hit, and monitor. About two weeks in I decide I donāt have any spare cash and pull out.
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For me, itās more that I have a backlog of unplayed or too-little-played games, so I can wait. Since too many kickstarter games are mediocre, and most of those which are excellent will eventually be available another way, that means I donāt really delay when Iād actually play a game much by not kickstarting. So, for example, The Old Kingās Crown looks just terrific to me, but Iām happy to wait until itās been out for a while and see if itās holding up.
Usually I wait for ages for games from CTG to arrive where I currently live. But 20 Strong was so quick, quicker than any kickstarter I backed before. I got it one week ago.
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Ah yeah, most things shipping from China would probably hit you in Germany before me in Scotland. My last tracking ping has it chilling in Paris since Saturday.
YeahāI got mine before they had a chance to let people know it was on the way! One of the few, rare genuine surprises left on the doorstep.
As I discovered in playtesting, I am absolute shit at this game. However, I have an excuse now! I discovered on BGG that some of the dice were misprinted; one of my green dice (which should have three successes) had only two successes on it. So I got out the dremel and fixed it (CTG is amazing about customer service, and would happily replace it, but it was such an easy fix that seemed silly, especially as Iād already asked for a replacement blue die which didnāt quite fill its mold). So, check yours out when they arrive.
This might be the best solo game Iāve played for creating that fail-learn-try again loop. Itās quick enough and small enough that I have lots of opportunities to play, and despite relatively concise rules, offers a lot to learn.
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Yeah, the two things Iāve heard to watch out for is misprinted or chipped dice, and if they have a heavy petrol smell to them let them air out for a day.
Honestly I wouldāve been happier with dice without all the sparkly flakes.
Looks like mineās in the Midlands of England now, so hopefully arriving tomorrow or this weekend.