A Song of Ice and Fire Tabletop Miniatures Game

fjw70 · Nov 22, 2018

Any thoughts?

The rules look nice and simple, the sculpts look great, no mini assembly required, and I am a huge ASOIAF fan.

Jhaelen · Nov 23, 2018

So, CMON is trying to get a slice of Games Workshop's market. Color me unexcited.

The reviews on BGG are pretty good so far, though. Since you're an AGoT fan and if you happen to enjoy tabletop wargames maybe you'd like it.

Flexor the Mighty! · Nov 28, 2018

I've seen battle videos on various youtube channels and I didn't think much of it.

pogre · Nov 29, 2018

I have a friend who has painted up a ton of it. Have not played it yet. Hoping to try it over Xmas break.

fjw70 · Nov 30, 2018

pogre said:
I have a friend who has painted up a ton of it. Have not played it yet. Hoping to try it over Xmas break.

I am getting it for Christmas so I hope to try it out during the break too.

pogre · Nov 30, 2018

I do wish they had gone with closer to 28 mm instead of 32 mm at the eye. These are in line with a lot of newer WFB AoS scaled minis, but I would prefer something closer to heroic 28s or even 30s. I also wish they would have gone with a pewter option - I would have paid it - although I realize I am very much in the minority on that one.

fjw70 · Dec 1, 2018

I agree on the scale so they would mix with my D&D minis better but it is still close enough to me.

The plastic minis plus no assembly is a huge plus for me.

Olgar Shiverstone · Dec 4, 2018

Like the theme, but rank & file maneuvering is a pass for me.

Instead, I found a good ebay deal on a lot of Battles of Westeros games and expansions. Less a full minis game, but I prefer it to the whole rank and file business.

For a full hobby minis game, I'm playing Star Wars: Legion; I'm also finding Warhammer: Underworlds to be a great combo of minis skirmish, board game, and deck builder.

fjw70 · Dec 4, 2018

I have the original Battlelore game but never got the Battle for Westeros. It looked pretty good.

Flexor the Mighty! · Dec 5, 2018

pogre said:
I do wish they had gone with closer to 28 mm instead of 32 mm at the eye. These are in line with a lot of newer WFB AoS scaled minis, but I would prefer something closer to heroic 28s or even 30s. I also wish they would have gone with a pewter option - I would have paid it - although I realize I am very much in the minority on that one.

At the rate sizes are increasing in 10 years we will be playing with 12" action figures. Then again I'd still prefer true 25mm.