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In these strange times that we find ourselves, actual table time for a game has been less than easy to find. As such, an odd occurrence has to come to my attention, more than once it would seem!
The subject I would like to discuss is the continued release and eventual purchase of rulebooks (and in many cases further supplements) for games that I haven’t even played yet.
It is not unusual for me to buy a rulebook for a game I will never likely play. Many end up not hitting the spot in the way I would have liked, so I don’t get any enthusiasm up. I like, and buy, rulebooks as reading material so new ones are always welcome.
The newest one, released this month, is Stargrave. I do plan to play this one but it is one of a long list of new, or newish, releases that are stacking up in our play list*.
As well as rulebooks, I have picked up a few items for no reason other than I have always wanted them. They will eventually be used to round out some of the options in my Steampunk forces. In this case as a cavalry option for my Martian forces. The force mixes High Tech Tripods and robots alongside slave units of the more primitive Sanwar desert peoples.
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Ooooh, I like the Sanwar cavalry! 🙂 And the walker! Does the Walker crewman come separately, since I’d thought about getting one (he lied, has to be at least two) to use for 20mm VSF – if the pilot’s separate I can just put in a 20m figure of my choice!
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I’m planning on some sort of exploding Lance for the Sanwar but have no idea what to use yet.
The Walker comes with separate driver that is the classic bust shape (head and simple shoulders only) The base of the cockpit is flat and should take a cut down 20mm driver easily if you wanted. 🤓.
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An exploding lance sounds like it’ll give someone a nasty shock in a close combat action! 🙂 Thanks for the info on the walker – I think I’ll get meself a couple!
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Our Steam Wars Rules already have profiles for electro lances that give you that definite ‘shock’ when they hit. I am looking for these guys to have an AP lance as I see these guys charging tanks with lances lowered. Don’t tell them tell you that that is a poor tactic! It’ll be fine, as they are expendable slaves (according to their Cephalopod masters).
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So many rules! So little time!
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So True.
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I feel ya on buying rulebooks. I used to cobble together rules from different games to make my own. Stargrave is also on my play list. We got our Captains and First Mates selected and I’m trying to get some basic paint on minis so we can have our first go round. Looking forward to seeing what you put together!
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Stargrave is a good, simple, low model count (so low effort), easy access game. It ticks a lot of boxes in my opinion.
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