tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350611440505059146.post5239071561011067156..comments2024-02-12T05:24:22.186-08:00Comments on Always Board Never Boring: Review - Warhammer Quest: Silver Tower - Hero CardsCarbon Copyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13155710832017131015noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350611440505059146.post-22625248587790049442016-10-07T04:52:16.960-07:002016-10-07T04:52:16.960-07:00Good thinking. I have already scanned Grombindl...Good thinking. I have already scanned Grombindl's cards from the White Dwarf magazine and laminated it. If I hadn't already done that, I might have been searching out a Pritt Stick right now.Carbon Copyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155710832017131015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350611440505059146.post-48491750963272935772016-10-07T04:38:35.804-07:002016-10-07T04:38:35.804-07:00There might not be a card for the White Dwarf in t...There might not be a card for the White Dwarf in the set... but there is that card promoting the app (with the same artwork on the back as the rest of the cards). With a copying machine, some glue and a pair of scissors you will have a sturdy card for Grombrindal in no time.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02403409225429216347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350611440505059146.post-41867829507652687932016-10-05T13:52:18.052-07:002016-10-05T13:52:18.052-07:00Games Workshop pricing is pretty odd. Their boxed ...Games Workshop pricing is pretty odd. Their boxed games and bundles are really quite good value (exceptional value if you are really into the miniatures), yet they still sell individual models for £18 or so each.<br /><br />My perception is they are trying to make the pricing more competitive without just lowering prices across the board. They want to maintain their "premium" status, and they don't want to show the weakness that comes from being forced to drop the price point.<br /><br />But yeah, I am very impressed with how GW is operating at the moment. I'm not sure there's much they can do with a lot of the FFG titles - in most cases it was their IP, but FFG's rules - but I wouldn't be surprised to see Age of Sigmar: Talisman, at some point in the next year or so.Carbon Copyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155710832017131015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350611440505059146.post-68286731487942280792016-10-05T12:24:45.191-07:002016-10-05T12:24:45.191-07:00I am impressed with modern GW. Yes, some of the pr...I am impressed with modern GW. Yes, some of the prices are too high but we're getting lots of new ideas -- and some older but nonetheless welcome ones -- and it's brilliant to see the company branching out from wargames.<br /><br />I am interested to see what happens with the FFG licensed stuff; five years ago I would expect GW to let those games disappear into obscurity, but now I'm not sure.thekelvingreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01928260185408072124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350611440505059146.post-34414123591470194152016-10-05T10:50:12.830-07:002016-10-05T10:50:12.830-07:00It's a really great way of handling it, especi...It's a really great way of handling it, especially for people who own a lot of miniatures (either the official Age of Sigmar ones, or ones they can proxy with).<br /><br />Using a new hero in a game is as simple as grabbing one of these cards, and then finding a suitable model or gaming piece. Almost endless variety, with almost no impact on the wallet.<br /><br />I purchased Gorechosen last week (Games Workshop's new arena-based fighting game), and all four miniatures from that game have a hero card in this Silver Tower pack. So, right there, Gorechosen becomes as much an expansion for Silver Tower (and Age of Sigmar) as it is a game in its own right.<br /><br />I also have a few Games Workshop skaven, goblin, and dwarf figures lying around, all of which I can use as proxies for these hero cards.<br /><br />I'm going to go into this a bit more in a forthcoming review for The Lost Patrol, but GW is starting to feel more and more like a company that wants to invite you into the universe to play. It feels like they want you to create your own little rules and mix and match your collection; to actually have fun the way you want to have fun, rather than just the way the game out of the box tells you to.<br /><br />Anyway, thanks for reading.Carbon Copyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13155710832017131015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6350611440505059146.post-108450038627626822016-10-05T10:35:21.720-07:002016-10-05T10:35:21.720-07:00Although I don't own this game, the thought of...Although I don't own this game, the thought of these extra characters brings me joy. This is exactly the kind of fun thing which I loved from Games Workshop when I was growing up. Many companies these days would have sold individual characters for £30 a pop, each with a plastic miniature and it's own cards + tokens. The approach GW have taken, I imagine, will allow enormous customisation without too many extra fiddly things. Mikenoreply@blogger.com