tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post1847878338269482626..comments2024-03-27T07:02:30.838+00:00Comments on A Wargaming Odyssey: Intergalactic BargainsDavid Crookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-51253738299751013902021-04-01T09:54:36.631+01:002021-04-01T09:54:36.631+01:00Hi there Steve J,
1st edition Space Hulk and the ...Hi there Steve J,<br /><br />1st edition Space Hulk and the expansions were good fun and when you used a timer as the marine player it could get incredibly tense - the film Aliens inspired much of the content methinks! The second edition had far better Terminator marine figures but the third edition - with the super detailed ‘art house’ models killed it for me. I have no objection to detailed models as long the designers bear in mind that these are effectively gaming pieces first and foremost, not better suited to a diorama.<br /><br />Star Saga has a lot in common with Space Hulk but has far more depth to it - not complexity as such, just more substance.<br /><br />I am looking forward to painting the figures which is something i never thought I would hear myself saying!<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-1644860603066862912021-04-01T09:34:53.953+01:002021-04-01T09:34:53.953+01:00Space Hulk always looked fun but I never got to pl...Space Hulk always looked fun but I never got to play the game:(. The layout always reminded me of our early forays into D&D, but on a far more professional level! Some days I still hanker for those simple games, but the flap of butterfly wings always takes me onto something else;)Steve J.https://www.blogger.com/profile/12143308117853983963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-79274764037759631102021-04-01T09:17:19.225+01:002021-04-01T09:17:19.225+01:00Hello there tradgardmastare,
Back in the day I us...Hello there tradgardmastare,<br /><br />Back in the day I used to play a lot of Space Hulk which was huge fun - at least until GW took the whole thing rather too seriously for my taste with the models - and this is very much in a similar vein although with far more depth. Dare I day it? It is not just another bug hunt although if you wanted to that would be a viable option. Initially I was only looking at the game for the material therein but now that I have looked at the background in a little more detail it certainly ticks a number of boxes for me. Some the base game figures could easily be used for contemporary special operations style games - think Strikeback for inspiration - so I am not looking at it exclusively from the Sci Fi perspective. <br /><br />I have a copy of Osprey’s Black Ops which I am also keen to try out at some point so some of the figures could easily be used with them.<br /><br />Something to think about.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />DCDavid Crookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02497436789811496047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4472889370304077924.post-78945423902855769332021-04-01T09:06:51.838+01:002021-04-01T09:06:51.838+01:00An excellent purchase full of scenic potential.An excellent purchase full of scenic potential.tradgardmastarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13116967655904601740noreply@blogger.com