another war game based around Lego think you guys would enjoy brikwars which is a lot more in line with Warhammer come-pair to here with battletech. Think that be a fun video to watch you guys talk about
When my friend and I first got interested in this game (before the kickstarter, when it was called Mechaton), we weren't sure we understood the rules just from reading them either, but when we tried playing a game we found that they were actually pretty easy to follow. I think that most folks can understand the game if they give it a try.
"Very expensive to get into that hobby." Yes, accurate. The 40k of Warhammer 40k isn't the year, instead the cost of the cheapest army you can build. 😋
I played a game with the same idea about 20 years ago. They used the large pirate ships you could buy from lego. So a lot more expensive. But rules for knocking men off the ships, and trying to save them before a shark got them. it was fun. You need a large space to play too. But knocking off pieces, or destroying sails, and the like, is easier with lego. Like Jorphdan said, take a piece off, and you see the damage.
This game feels like it would be pretty straightforward to translate to a video game. It also feels like this game would go well with Bionicle's, the oft forgotten action figure builder version of lego.
So when they had the kickstarter, they had a starter set of sorts with the basic build in the rulebook, but last I checked it wasn't available anymore.
Yes, Lego now owns BrickLink so it's the same thing in many ways. I will say that you should NOT go to your local Lego store expecting to find all the parts you will need. You will be sorely disappointed. You may find some, but you are MUCH better off ordering all the parts you need from BrickLink. Many builders, such as myself, provide both PDF instructions and parts lists for free.
It's a cool concept, but I think the amount of time you have to invest before you can actually play is a massive barrier, much like other war games. Who has the time to shop for dozens of hard-to-find pieces when you don't even know if you'll enjoy the game? Jorphdan's point about needing a starter set is a good one. Even if they had just found an existing LEGO set you could buy a few copies of and had specific instructions on how to build from it, it would make it so much easier for people to start. (Someone probably did on a forum or something, but without copies on the main site, they may have been lost to time.) Also, part of me is compelled to point out that "summerize" is not how you spell "summarize", unless you're implying it has something to do with the season after spring.
Hello! I'm an avid player of this game. Several members of our community do go to gaming conventions (such as PAX) where they sell starter sets for this very reason!
It's just as easy to ask why anyone would spend the time to shop for dozens of hard to find books, write detailed setting lore, construct world maps, or roll up dozens of characters and scenarios just to then need to find common time and place for a bunch of people to meet for a SESSION ZERO. That's not even the real game yet! If you're into ttrpgs all of that stuff is an integral part of the fun - what makes the actual play session worthwhile. Finding and assembling an army, building terrain, and ruminating endlessly on the best configurations of troops and tactics is exactly the same experience for a wargamer. You know very well that these aren't "easy" hobbies. We have video games, books, and Netflix for when we take nights off.
Honestly, just simpler to play Battletech...which isn't as expensive as you might think. And if you go to the simplified Alpha Strike rules, it gets even faster. Neat idea, not sold on execution when I have an alternative that works already.
Having played both, I urge you to try mfz, you can even use your battletech minis and track systems and damage on a bit of paper. The two are worlds apart and have a lot of different things to offer. The forced asymmetry alone is novel.
another war game based around Lego think you guys would enjoy brikwars which is a lot more in line with Warhammer come-pair to here with battletech. Think that be a fun video to watch you guys talk about
When my friend and I first got interested in this game (before the kickstarter, when it was called Mechaton), we weren't sure we understood the rules just from reading them either, but when we tried playing a game we found that they were actually pretty easy to follow. I think that most folks can understand the game if they give it a try.
"Very expensive to get into that hobby." Yes, accurate. The 40k of Warhammer 40k isn't the year, instead the cost of the cheapest army you can build. 😋
Oh, this also reminds me a bit of "Gaslands," which is a wargaming race that uses matchbox type cars.
I played a game with the same idea about 20 years ago. They used the large pirate ships you could buy from lego. So a lot more expensive. But rules for knocking men off the ships, and trying to save them before a shark got them. it was fun. You need a large space to play too. But knocking off pieces, or destroying sails, and the like, is easier with lego. Like Jorphdan said, take a piece off, and you see the damage.
This game feels like it would be pretty straightforward to translate to a video game.
It also feels like this game would go well with Bionicle's, the oft forgotten action figure builder version of lego.
So when they had the kickstarter, they had a starter set of sorts with the basic build in the rulebook, but last I checked it wasn't available anymore.
Thanks 😊
Yes, Lego stores have a pick-a-brick section. The Lego website also now has a pick-a-brick section.
Yes, Lego now owns BrickLink so it's the same thing in many ways. I will say that you should NOT go to your local Lego store expecting to find all the parts you will need. You will be sorely disappointed. You may find some, but you are MUCH better off ordering all the parts you need from BrickLink. Many builders, such as myself, provide both PDF instructions and parts lists for free.
It's a cool concept, but I think the amount of time you have to invest before you can actually play is a massive barrier, much like other war games. Who has the time to shop for dozens of hard-to-find pieces when you don't even know if you'll enjoy the game? Jorphdan's point about needing a starter set is a good one. Even if they had just found an existing LEGO set you could buy a few copies of and had specific instructions on how to build from it, it would make it so much easier for people to start. (Someone probably did on a forum or something, but without copies on the main site, they may have been lost to time.)
Also, part of me is compelled to point out that "summerize" is not how you spell "summarize", unless you're implying it has something to do with the season after spring.
Hello! I'm an avid player of this game. Several members of our community do go to gaming conventions (such as PAX) where they sell starter sets for this very reason!
It's just as easy to ask why anyone would spend the time to shop for dozens of hard to find books, write detailed setting lore, construct world maps, or roll up dozens of characters and scenarios just to then need to find common time and place for a bunch of people to meet for a SESSION ZERO. That's not even the real game yet! If you're into ttrpgs all of that stuff is an integral part of the fun - what makes the actual play session worthwhile. Finding and assembling an army, building terrain, and ruminating endlessly on the best configurations of troops and tactics is exactly the same experience for a wargamer.
You know very well that these aren't "easy" hobbies. We have video games, books, and Netflix for when we take nights off.
Honestly, just simpler to play Battletech...which isn't as expensive as you might think.
And if you go to the simplified Alpha Strike rules, it gets even faster.
Neat idea, not sold on execution when I have an alternative that works already.
Battletech is definitely cheaper than legos at this point lol.
Having played both, I urge you to try mfz, you can even use your battletech minis and track systems and damage on a bit of paper. The two are worlds apart and have a lot of different things to offer. The forced asymmetry alone is novel.