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Post by Scott on Dec 26, 2007 11:38:58 GMT -5
Anybody ever play this? It's lile an introductory miniatures war game for kids. You buy the starter set that comes with two armies, and then you can buy expansion packs with different armies, strongholds and siege engines. You shoot little projectiles at each other's armies with little catapults, bolt throwers, etc. I bought it for Avery for Christmas. Haven't tried it yet, but it looks cool.
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Post by geneweigel on Dec 26, 2007 13:12:37 GMT -5
No, but I had the 80's version with the minotaur launcher add-on.
I really don't have any lads to buy stuff for anymore. My nephew strictly wants video games (or you're an asshole) so I just let Dorothy buy him stuff now.
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Post by GT on Dec 26, 2007 13:13:03 GMT -5
Haven't seen it Scotty, but it sounds fun! My hobby store is about 25 miles away, so I don't get over to check out the new cool stuff very often... country living (although I do work in Lafayette; usually I just wannna go home after work! )
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Post by grodog on Mar 22, 2008 23:55:47 GMT -5
I didn't end up buying this because it looked too expensive, but I did get a similar game for Ethan for his bday (next month): Pressman's Weapons & Warriors. Looks like a C&C clone, but it's definitely cheaper
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Post by stranger on Mar 23, 2008 20:02:07 GMT -5
I bought C&C for my 10 month old as well. Sadly I have a couple years before I have a good enough excuse to play it. I also picked up Heroscape for him, fortunately that was on clearance at $18. but I will probably have to wait even longer to try that.
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Post by Scott on Mar 24, 2008 6:09:15 GMT -5
Part of the reasons I bought Avery Crossbows and Catapults was to get him his own miniatures to play with. He always wanted to use mine, and he has broken a few of them. Also, when I'm painting minis, he wants to paint too, so that takes care of that too. I've been tempted to buy Heroscape, but have resisted so far, primarily because of the listed age range.
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Post by geneweigel on Mar 24, 2008 10:13:54 GMT -5
Out of Heroscape, I picked up the Roman legion set, the knights templar, an ice diorama with yetis expansion, and the modular castle expansion. However, I've avoided getting most sets and the game itself because of the conflicting aesthetics they present which are much similar to the kind found in other Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro fantasy. Honestly? Anything that looks man-femme is right out but its a little more subtle than that sometimes. The orcs just seemed wrong somehow and the zombies just seemed cheesy.
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Post by Scott on Mar 24, 2008 15:51:15 GMT -5
Here's Avery playing the knights:
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Post by Scott on Mar 24, 2008 15:51:44 GMT -5
And me controlling the orcs:
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Post by geneweigel on Mar 26, 2008 15:40:14 GMT -5
The original set had barbarians vs vikings. The "barbarians" were actually what I like to picture as ideally presented orcs. Here is a picture that I found on some Board Game website and you'll see what I mean: and heres them with the "Vikings": I think the version that I had (either 83 or 84 that it came out according to the above mentioned website) also included a comic book. Theres no mention of the comic though. I seem to recall a story in comic book form.
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Post by Rhuvein on Mar 29, 2008 18:00:23 GMT -5
Great pics there, Scott. The game looks pretty cool. My nephews would probably like it. I'll have to check out some online pricing.
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Post by Scott on Mar 30, 2008 5:29:49 GMT -5
It's pretty fun, and it cuts down on the abuse my minis would otherwise have to endure. There are a few expansion sets I'd like to add.
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Post by stranger on Mar 30, 2008 6:29:43 GMT -5
I've actually always played the "home" version of this since I was about 5. My dad and I would set up plastic dinosaurs and use a metal film canister filled with nickels to knock them down. Many years later our game evolved when Barnett started making a blow gun for kids that used suction cup darts. Each guy would sit at their own end and take turns firing at the others men. We actually still play this, even my father who is now in his sixties.
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Post by Scott on Mar 30, 2008 6:39:55 GMT -5
We would just set up armies and then take turns shooting rubber bands at them until one side was wiped out.
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Post by stranger on Mar 30, 2008 9:58:49 GMT -5
We would just set up armies and then take turns shooting rubber bands at them until one side was wiped out. We did this as well but found the dinos harder to knock over. We also set up lincoln logs to stand them around and behind. Typically we played at a distance of about 18 feet so rubberbands didn't quite cut it.
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Post by geneweigel on Mar 30, 2008 10:57:20 GMT -5
We used to play a shitload of different games like that.
Fireworks wars too: set up your armies then take turns bombing, etc. That got a little too expensive when my cousin Bill started GI Joe versus Star Wars. I've still got the burnt up stormtroopers and "grunts" from those days. I've got to dig those out.
Another action figure game that I came up with was "power craps" where you'd set "one of three power levels" of action figures then roll with a bonus. So the hulk would be "3" and say a soldier would be "1".
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Post by geneweigel on Mar 30, 2008 11:10:58 GMT -5
Burying toys then looking for them an assigned number of years later. The best was Yoda under a small waterfall in the brook. He held out for years (in his case we checked every year with a flashlight) that is until the flash flood.
My favorite game was "Edges" on played on "alternate side of the street parking/garbage day" two times a week where the whole curb was clear. You pick a vehicle. It could have up to 2 "pilots". The "track" was the curb and all cars lined up in order they were won (one potato, etc.). The first guy tries to push as far away as possible other wise the second guy is going to knock him off. If you go off the track the only way to get back was to have lost a pilot on the road before the vehicle went off. On your next turn you could put the vehicle back on the road if your pilot wasn't "run over' by then. So it was kind of ideal to have a pilot that wasn't too loose or too tigh.
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Post by Rhuvein on Apr 1, 2008 22:32:01 GMT -5
I think I might pick this up from Target ~ $35 big ones. Looks good. ;D
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