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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Twowolves" data-source="post: 3174664" data-attributes="member: 18093">Two weeks ago when this thread was new, BGG had about 6-8 pics, not 100+, and only 1 or 2 showed unpainted figures. I never implied the manufacturer was trying to pull a bait'n'switch. In fact, the only link provided in the OP were to reviews, not to an official website, and since BGG was the only one I regularly visited, that's where I went. I paint metal minis (and have for years) as a part of my D&D hobby. I also played (past tense) mini games in which you had to paint your army yourself. I also play mini games now with prepainted figs. Given my limited play time, I'll not be painting any figs unless they are major characters in an RPG I'm playing in, and with the ever improving quality of prepainted paint jobs, I won't be dropping a ton of cash on a game without them in the future. Heroscape, Star Wars, D&D minis, all have decent paintjobs and high production values. And I can always repaint any I don't like.Other folks mentioned what a great ruleset Battlelore has, so that makes the appearance of the figures secondary to the enjoyment of the game. The same can easily be said for any miniatures game: if the rules are great and it's such a fun game, you don't need the well-painted, pretty "cool" figures to enjoy it. But it does make playing more fun. So, no, I don't think it's overstated at all. You can play chess with coins, on a board drawn with a stick in the dirt, after all. But most would prefer something a little better presented. Plain grey figs kinda detract from the colored gameboard and colored cards, after all.</blockquote>

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