tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post7228348212974164865..comments2024-03-28T15:56:26.409-05:00Comments on Fawcett Avenue Conscripts: "Hoth?! They Should Have Called It 'Colth'" Battle ReportGreg Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-80410928518055929462012-02-19T19:52:09.083-06:002012-02-19T19:52:09.083-06:00This looked like a fantastic game. The simple whit...This looked like a fantastic game. The simple white foam scenery was a nice touch. Great payback for such a small investment in resources.<br /><br />I'm a fan of the old West End Games Star Wars Miniatures Battles, and this report totally evoked the look and feel of that older system. The plastic prepainted minis from Wizards make a great substitute for the metal miniatures used back then.<br /><br />So your hybrid Wizards SW:Minis rules and the old West End games rules gives a second life to both oop sets of miniatures.<br /><br />I look forward to seeing more like this.Hivemind aka Starminerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00684452292673661682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-87818472512891838502012-02-04T13:11:00.903-06:002012-02-04T13:11:00.903-06:00Looks like it was a lot of fun. Sorry I missed out...Looks like it was a lot of fun. Sorry I missed out.Mike Ahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269265326993468482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-6377575420782418542012-02-03T17:12:56.015-06:002012-02-03T17:12:56.015-06:00heh... all the "AT-AT" comments give me ...heh... all the "AT-AT" comments give me an idea... perhaps I'll convert a Rebel Pilot figure to hold a lightsaber and call it "Luke Skywalker - Snowspeeder Pilot" with a +10 lightsaber attack doing 100 Damage vs. AT-AT underbellies... ;-)Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-40407287379120176552012-02-03T17:07:50.194-06:002012-02-03T17:07:50.194-06:00Speaking as an Imperial Player, an AT-AT would hav...Speaking as an Imperial Player, an AT-AT would have been fun, but I suspect it would have overloaded things a touch for Vader's side...Greg Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-25169581828694593562012-02-03T16:25:21.818-06:002012-02-03T16:25:21.818-06:00Great report! Looks like it was a lot of fun. Ne...Great report! Looks like it was a lot of fun. Next we need to what an AT-AT could do!<br /><br />Great stuff,<br />BrianWeird WWIIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04808434475629751337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-38858363091828484912012-02-03T14:04:20.249-06:002012-02-03T14:04:20.249-06:00If you run it at a con, it seems like you need to ...If you run it at a con, it seems like you need to add in the At-At...Lasgunpackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13529298072677726064noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-60536078886331272302012-02-03T11:49:34.439-06:002012-02-03T11:49:34.439-06:00Any game where we get to kill C-3PO with an orbita...Any game where we get to kill C-3PO with an orbital strike is a good game. Meeting the actual victory conditions was just a bonus :)Greg Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090722688748673409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-48419197116270438662012-02-03T11:32:15.238-06:002012-02-03T11:32:15.238-06:00Hi Michael - we simply substitute "inches&quo...Hi Michael - we simply substitute "inches" for "squares" in the movement rules. So humans on foot can move 6" and shoot, or 12" without shooting. Where the rules apply to a figure that is "adjacent" we interpret this to mean within 1". As far as melee, as you know there is no real "melee" concept in SWM, just "adjacent attacks". We play such that any figure in base contact can make an adjacent attack.<br /><br />I should also add that in large games like this one, we alternate activations by player. That is, there were three players a side in this game, so they split up the troops three ways. After the priority die is rolled at the beginning of the turn, one player from the winning side activates his whole group, then one player from the other side does the same, etc. It moves things along much more quickly (not to mention less confusingly) than alternating activations by one or two figures.Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-14838644204392731502012-02-03T11:25:36.878-06:002012-02-03T11:25:36.878-06:00Thanks! I should have noted that the models are ac...Thanks! I should have noted that the models are actually pre-painted figures from the Wizards of the Coast (WotC) Star Wars Miniatures game (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_Miniatures).<br /><br />Apparently the game and figures ceased production in 2010, but there are lots of figures around from card/comic shops, game stores and on the Internet from eBay etc. Lots of fun!Dallashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08816655312205569168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-47765985054272249912012-02-03T11:21:29.088-06:002012-02-03T11:21:29.088-06:00Since the star wars minis game uses a grid for mov...Since the star wars minis game uses a grid for movement, how did you adapt the game to be played on a standard tabletop? How far does each figure move? How many figures can be involved in a single melee? Looks great and a fun way to use a collection of minis.Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03279670699731739002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7369363918074860264.post-72444082861261057682012-02-03T10:42:36.191-06:002012-02-03T10:42:36.191-06:00fantastic. this looks so much fun. what game sys...fantastic. this looks so much fun. what game system and model range is this? do they have a website?Atreideshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05304081312256836817noreply@blogger.com