As a hardcore epic fan, since the day of the original Adeptus Titanicus and Space Marine games, I was surprised to hear about his feelings on Epic 40,000. I too rejected Epic 40k when it was released, but later gave the system a chance after it went on fire sale and I was pretty amazed with what came with that game. It really is a ton of game in that starter, considering what you get from GW games today. The Armies book covered nearly every model released for that scale, which was amazing. I have all the White Dwarf articles released for it too, as well as the Firepower mags. There is a ton you can do with that game. It is however, abstract and math heavy, which I think holds people back. They think the rules are too simple, but they can actually create some complex gameplay. I think the rules for war engines were great too. It’s a shame the game wasn’t more popular, and I agree with Andy it was ahead of its time. I now think it is one of the best starter sets ever released.
As an amateur game designer (made severals, some reached prototype levels, one is about to be released in France) If I can add something about the feedback part, sometimes among the good feedbacks some don't... relate to what you think your game should be, it's up to the person creating the game to chose (when someone comes with an idea or an issue) what goes in the right direction, you always have to remember, when creating rules, what you had in mind in the first place, to keep the original feeling of it.
I really wish he had stayed on SC2 till its completion, because good lord it really needed it considering how the writing completely falls apart the moment he left.
Gaming should be fun, we are all just playing with toys after all. I miss the phycich phase and the moral panic part of 40k and am disappointed that they have been removed from the game. I am now questioning if I should return to the 40k game at all…
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This guy and Jervis Johnson are the reason I got into table top gaming… and I blame them for the 1,000s and 1,000s of dollars I have spent on it.
Was a really unique and cool opportunity to speak with him. Literally one of the few legends of tabletop design
Same story with my life, although I no longer have any of my original toys anymore because of being foolish as a youth.
I remember reading Andy's articles in the 40k rules back in the day. It's cool hearing him reflect on everything; he seems like a really cool guy.
As a hardcore epic fan, since the day of the original Adeptus Titanicus and Space Marine games, I was surprised to hear about his feelings on Epic 40,000. I too rejected Epic 40k when it was released, but later gave the system a chance after it went on fire sale and I was pretty amazed with what came with that game. It really is a ton of game in that starter, considering what you get from GW games today. The Armies book covered nearly every model released for that scale, which was amazing. I have all the White Dwarf articles released for it too, as well as the Firepower mags. There is a ton you can do with that game.
It is however, abstract and math heavy, which I think holds people back. They think the rules are too simple, but they can actually create some complex gameplay. I think the rules for war engines were great too. It’s a shame the game wasn’t more popular, and I agree with Andy it was ahead of its time. I now think it is one of the best starter sets ever released.
Woah, Andy chambers? That guy is like, super cool.
I know, right?
As an amateur game designer (made severals, some reached prototype levels, one is about to be released in France) If I can add something about the feedback part, sometimes among the good feedbacks some don't... relate to what you think your game should be, it's up to the person creating the game to chose (when someone comes with an idea or an issue) what goes in the right direction, you always have to remember, when creating rules, what you had in mind in the first place, to keep the original feeling of it.
I think Andy expressed this sentiment pretty well when talking about “finding your game’s core”
I really wish he had stayed on SC2 till its completion, because good lord it really needed it considering how the writing completely falls apart the moment he left.
Great interview! Thank you so much as I really enjoyed it!
awesome interview :)
Great interview! Honest answers, some hard questions, great guest.
Great guy.
Gaming should be fun, we are all just playing with toys after all. I miss the phycich phase and the moral panic part of 40k and am disappointed that they have been removed from the game. I am now questioning if I should return to the 40k game at all…
the man does great work
An actual Legend in Wargaming, one of the few
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