The (Several) Sunday(s) Round-up

Not a bad week this week. I'm finally beginning to get some movement back in my wrists so basic hobbying is now an option but unfortunately painting isn't really viable yet due to the real world blurring out of focus periodically when I concentrate on anything for too long. I can however get away with doing some assembly work so used that as an opportunity to get some Warzone Resurrection bits and pieces assembled as well as finally getting around to organising several of the Kickstarters that have landed on my doorstep over the last few months that I've done nothing with.

This also means that I've managed to put together unboxing articles on a number of projects such as my Myth Kickstarter, my Pulp City Kickstarter and Cthulhu Wars...which was (not surprisingly) also a Kickstarter...

Even more surprisingly these can be found in the 'Other Unboxing' Tab at the top of the blog. The fact that this is where they go isn't the surprising part...the surprising part is that the tab is actually up to date...in fact that's not the only thing that's up to date...

All the Malifaux Unboxings are now in the appropriate tab, the 'Malifaux Resources' section now contains links to all my own useful features as well as now possessing a handy podcast section, all the guest articles that I've posted now have links in the 'Guest Article' section and the 'Other Galleries' tab is fully up to date with all those inspiring Wednesday Gothic, Steampunk and Cosplay galleries that we admire for their artistic merit.

One of my own recently created useful features is a list of the locations of all the background stories and character profiles of all the usable characters in the world of Malifaux that can be found in the above mentioned tab or that can be headed to directly by clicking here.

I've had some messages about the Hobby Newsletter section (again...it's one of those links under the blog header) as several people use it so they can peruse all the various companies whose products new releases and news interest them. Therefore rather than update it once a week (if you're lucky) I'm instead going to update whenever a newsletter is posted and from next week will also be including Warlord Games and Privateer Press releases as well as all the usual ones. The most recent newsletter from each company will be listed separately in their section so the newest entry is obvious though the archive bit will remain just in case you've been chained in a basement for a while and want to catch up...

Next week I'll be having a bit of a change and looking a my long neglected Dreadball Xtreme and Dreadball Season four models with possibly an article or two along those lines...

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome.

'Myth' Unboxing and Review

Some time ago I took a chance on a Kickstarter for a game called Myth as the rule-set seemed rather interesting and the model concepts also had a certain appeal...

Unfortunately I didn't have a great deal of time to invest in another game system by the time it arrived and so after checking the pile of extras on arrival I did bugger all with it. However after being knocked off my bike by a car and unable to work (my job involves a lot of walking about and lifting of awkward lumps of metal) I actually have time to sort through my various piles of hobby...even if I am doing it one handed and with the occasional break for painkillers to take effect...

I'm hoping to get a review of the game-play itself together for in a few weeks time but for now lets have a look at what's in the basic box set and what the quality is like...

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Quite a lot of Stuff.

Their was quite a lot of extra bits and pieces that arrived with my Kickstarter pledge but I'll just be covering what's in the 'Core' box in this particular feature.

The Box.

It wouldn't be an unboxing without a picture of the box...

Instruction Book.

The book is of good quality and is well laid out in a logical and user friendly order, There are diagrams explaining pretty much every aspect of the game and the playable 'heroes' each have their own section. The mission parts are also clearly laid out and explained.

Board Sections.

The material used is sturdy enough so that they should stand up to repeat use and are double-sided for use in different scenarios. There are a few different sizes and their use is clearly explained in the instruction booklet. I've included pictures of both sides...

Myth Counters and Board Pieces.

The pieces are of the 'push-out' variety and are also double sided so I've included pictures of both sides...

Game Accessories.

Each player get's their own 'stat card' to keep track of all their various possessions and statistics and 'The Darkness' gets one as well, 'The Darkness' being the game itself trying it's best to murder you. Basically the more the players get up to the more actions the darkness gets to do against you...

Dice and Card Sets.

Far too many cards for me to show you them all but here's some pictures of the various decks...and the dice...

The Models.

There are models to represent the heroes and others to represent the minions of darkness. These are just the ones from the core box...there are lots of others available and those of you who got this game through the Kickstarter will have picked up some bonus ones as well. The quality is more than adequate for gaming purposes and is in many cases above the standard you'd expect for board game pieces. There are some quite significant mould lines on a few models but nothing that would be an issue to even the most casual of hobbyists and are only really worth worrying about if you're planning on painting them...

Heroes.

The Bad Guys.

So that's what you're getting for your money. Hopefully I will have a game-play review for you at some point in the next few weeks...

Thoughts and comments are (as usual) most welcome.