Fantasy armies for a custom RISK board game

[mmcv]

Very nice!

Be interested to hear what you think of Root. Have considered getting it myself at some point, though as most of my board gaming friends now live further away and have young children not sure when I'd actually get to play it.

[Ithoriel]

I've played a few games of ROOT and enjoyed them whether I did well or not.

We used the added players expansion as well.

I like the asymmetry of play.

Don't let the "Tales of the Riverbank" theme put you off. Some skill, a little luck and the unwitting assistance of your opponents is required.

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Cool

[paulr]

 

[Noktu]

Yeah! Really excited about this game, also kickstarter backed their other project called Oath: Chronicles of Empire and Exile.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2074786394/oath-chronicles-of-empire-and-exile

In Oath, after every game you need to write up the "story" that you just played. And in the next game the story from the earlier game will affect the board.


@Mmcv: There's a refined player bots Expansion for Root (The Clockwork Expansion). Where you can go and add any number of "AI" opponents. Also I've heard the game works alright in 1 v 1 if you play the high "reach" factions (The most Militant ones).

@Ithoriel: I suppose Root is best when players are yet to learn the game, as I've heard it gets rather stale when everyone is just going for the "meta" strategies? So hope we'll stay newbies for a good while! (I also bought all the expansions so that we can add more races to the mix to keep the gameplay loop fresh and exciting)

[Ithoriel]

@Ithoriel: I suppose Root is best when players are yet to learn the game, as I've heard it gets rather stale when everyone is just going for the "meta" strategies? So hope we'll stay newbies for a good while! (I also bought all the expansions so that we can add more races to the mix to keep the gameplay loop fresh and exciting)

In non-Covid times there were five or six of us. All buying games regularly. If you played a game more than a couple of times it was something spectacular. Stale wasn't a problem

[Noktu]

In non-Covid times there were five or six of us. All buying games regularly. If you played a game more than a couple of times it was something spectacular. Stale wasn't a problem

non-Corvid?

[toxicpixie]

If you're after a good fun fantasy Mini's game (That isn't Pendraken's also excellent Wsrband!) try Oathmark from Joe Mc - I'm currently playing in 10mm, using 80mm unit bases, 1" = 1.5cm and tracking casualties instead of figure removal.

It's a fairly gritty sort of fantasy Dark Age setting with racially/culturally mixed up kingdoms so you can have Patrician style Elves ruling masses of Orc-Goblin foederiti, expansionist Human armies with dwarf mercenary's & goblin wolf rider scouts etc.

[Ithoriel]

non-Corvid?

"Nevermore!"

[Lord Kermit of Birkenhead]

Quoth the raven   

[Noktu]

If you're after a good fun fantasy Mini's game (That isn't Pendraken's also excellent Wsrband!) try Oathmark from Joe Mc

I'll surely check it out! Thanks for the recommendation Pixie!



Also, was able to finish something and slowly trying to get my inspiration back! I keep getting these new project ideas but wish I could finish everything I've got going first. So decided I might delve back into the medieval setting and do these first and then get the WW2 stuff done. Really would like to do a small 6mm skirmish game with the hexagons that I scrapped a while back.


Got the Mercenary Crossbowmen done!

42 by Atte, on Flickr

44 by Atte, on Flickr

43 by Atte, on Flickr

[Techno]

Lovely stuff, once again, Atte ! 

Super work !

Cheers - Phil

[Steve J]

Superb work

[mmcv]

They look really good. The texturing effect on the pavaises really stands out well.

I keep getting these new project ideas but wish I could finish everything I've got going first.

Always the danger! I've packed away all but 6 of my projects which fit into a stack of A4 plastic boxes (getting the house ready to sell) and that's limiting me from starting any new ones. So if I get any time to paint over the next month or two (unlikely) I can focus on finishing up ongoing ones and file new ideas away for future consideration. At least this is what I'm telling myself...

[Duke Speedy of Leighton]

Very nice