….and the back. Apone doing what he does best - pointing and shouting!
The first of two expansions to Another Glorious Day in the Corps arrived yesterday morning which means that the cast of character models is nearly complete. The set contains 6 models including Apone, Drake, Crowe, Wierzbowski, Dietrich and for some unfathomable reason, the company bad guy, Carter Burke. Also included are the character cards, a deck of cards for equipment etc, more special marine dice and the additional rules which are geared mainly towards character development.
The next arrival will be the “Get away from her you Bitch!” Set which, as mentioned previously, includes Ripley in a power loader, Bishop - whole and in half, Ripley carrying Newt and the Alien Queen.Most importantly it also has a campaign system so that the whole LV 426 experience can be gamed.
The figures are really nice and are instantly recognisable as to who they are. The bases have the character name and feature a piece of metal flooring, appropriate for the colony complex of Hadley’s Hope. I need to think about these as they are a little restrictive in use - how many games would you fight in a colony complex? I may look to use something more generic but will need to thinks about it.
As an aside I have been looking at the models with a view to using them with Xenos Rampant - the Sci Fi Rampant series rules but would certainly need to expand the forces somewhat first.
“Ready to get it on!”
6 comments:
Hi David- This looks like a really nice Project - yes, great sculpts of the main characters and the Aliens...I'd expect that the type of game generated might be like SPACE HULK -which was a most enjoyable game. Have fun. KEV.
Hi KEV,
Space Hulk is an old favourite of mine and was certainly inspired by Aliens. This game has an almost RPG feel to it but if I can find a copy of the old SFSFW variant for the Colonial Marines I may even try it out!
I will need to assemble all the figures first before I can play the game and will need to think about painting as well. It looks like a lot of fun though!
All the best,
DC
You really are on a roll with this David:).
Hi Steve J,
At last the final part has arrived so that will be the subject of the next post!
All the best,
DC
It’s perfectly clear that the Butterfly is far stronger than a mere Alien…
A nice expansion to a great looking game.
I certainly agree with your opinion of Aliens… and of course Space Hulk.
All the best. Aly
Hi there Aly,
The game seems to have all the right bits and pieces for a fully immersive Aliens experience. I have acquired a copy of the Aliens variant for Space Hulk - it’s the only way to be sure….
All the best,
DC
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