By Aaron Kamakawiwoole
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Our intro series to the game is almost complete – we’re going to walk through how deployment works in Starcraft, as it’s a clever improvement on some game systems while still borrowing principles from games you’ve likely played. You’ll find more info in the core rulebook PDF that’s free to download, but below is the short synopsis of Archon’s unique (yet familiar) take on deployment works.
By Aaron Kamakawiwoole
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It’s Shipping Week! Preorders for the Starcraft TMG are heading out from Poland, so within the next few weeks we’ll have some miniatures to show you! In the meantime, now that the Core Rulebook PDF is out and free to download, we’re kicking off our gameplay series by walking through how you build your force, and how multiple mechanics work together to prevent the game from becoming stale and settling into a swift “meta” for competitive play.
We’ll be using a Protoss army as our example today: a powerful psionic alien race with elite warriors, huge mechs, and powerful spellcasters.
By Paolo Paglianti
It’s time to liberate the peninsula from the Germans! We have been waiting for it for a very long time, but it has finally arrived. The virtual bridge between Mid and Late War in Flames of War, Liberation of Italy is set roughly between Fortress Europe and the D-Day operations, although the war in Italy continued well beyond the liberation of France.
By Kreighton Long
A few weekends ago I had the privilege to attend the Operation Amherst Bolt Action tournament at Bazooka Games in Westminster, Maryland. This tournament is the spring tournament run by Mike Kehs and the event reflected his veteran TO status. Rounds began in a timely manner, questions from players were quickly addressed, the atmosphere was friendly and constructive, and the tables were gorgeous and thematic. From a players perspective the event was well worth the drive and I left with some swag, a raffle prize, and some new friends.
Big treat today, we have Rich Hamilton from Wargame Design Studio and we talk about the latest release from WDS, The American Revolutionary War. We also talk about other WDS games and their recent news about using the Steam platform.
By Aaron Kamakawiwoole
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The Starcraft Tabletop Miniatures Game is out in the world now, and that means we can finally show an example of a stat card, because it’s probably the final version! With open beta behind us and being firmly in First Edition, as you consider ordering your minis, we thought it would be useful to look at an example stat card to show you how to read it, and what to look for in units that you prize.
For our example today, we’re going to take a look at the proud and powerful zealots of the Protoss.
By Aaron Kamakawiwoole
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Kreighton gave an excellent overview of the new Third Edition supplement for the Armies of Italy, and today we’re continuing in our review of the book by looking at some of the highlights for new units in the book.
Italy is the first of the “minor nations” in Bolt Action that has received an army book.
By Aaron Kamakawiwoole
En Taro Adun, Reader!
The Starcraft Tabletop Miniatures Game is available for preorder through April 15th (though they’ll still be in the online store following that time, albeit with some of the bundle options leaving circulation, so if you’re interested, check it out)! Last time we looked at the Zerg, and today we’re finishing our first look with their ancient foes: the Protoss, the firstborn of the gods, and a powerful psionic race.
By Kreighton Long
We here at No Dice No Glory had the privilege of looking through an advance copy of the upcoming Armies of Italy book. The new Army Special Rules are a welcome addition and add unique flavor to Italian armies in Bolt Action. Veteran Italian players will be relieved to see familiar entries but with new twists that will provide an opportunity to reevaluate their army builds. Aaron will cover some exciting new units in another article so I will focus my attention on the new Special Army Rules and the book as a whole.
Just back from Adepticon and yes I got into a new game! ESR Napoleonics, while I have known Dave for a while I never sat in one of his demos. However I got the book and got into the game. Dave and I talk about the design and how this game is a different take on playing Napoleonics.
