The World Of Twilight

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Odd is the word that comes to mind. I shall have to read through it. Funky sculpts too. Cool little find Brandlin.

I think the Devanu would run rings around them...then roll them down a hill for fun.

HN

These guys are definitely on my personal Watch list. Have to see how the line fleshes out.

Actually, they look pretty cool without the eyestalks...

I do like finding fubarnii opponents: see Eureka Frogs, GW Skinks, Otherworld Kobolds, goblins, troglodytes, lizardmen and boglings, Reaper bloodstone gnomes, RBG and Heresy goblins, Zenit Orphans...

Some may be stretching it a bit, but I like lists.

I usually really love indie miniature lines but Im not to sure about these...If the world its set in is slightly comical then it could be interesting but th eye stalks just dont do it for me. I want the Devanu to eat them all >: D

Erm... Whilst I quite like these for their whimsy, you guys didn't think I was being serious about them being fubarnii opponents were you?

I was being sarcastic!!!!!

Sarcasm isn't always obvious on forums  :)
I like the models but was more than a tad dubious at your suggestion...

     They dont look very edible do they  :-X .

Maybe the eye stalk ?

I think we were just all playing along with the sarcasm ;D

well you should have made it more obvious then  :P ::)

The models looking interesting, they grab my attention.

But I don't understand what is a miniatures boardgame?  Is it going to be a board game on an actual board? or a miniature's game?

It's funny, if you read the designer's note, he wanted to call his game Twilight also, but Mike had already had that name for his game.

It might have a grid/board to play on i guess. I think Smog 1888 is going down the same route. If it does it might be worth getting. I am a big fan of grids on games :D

What Ben (Occulites creator) means is that it will be a board game that has a collectible miniatures component.   Impact bought Ben's fantasy basketball game,  Nuthin But Net,  and that would be how it would develop.   Our signature board game, Elfball,  has over 250 different pewter miniatures for it despite a team being only 12 players.   With D&D moving to a grid several years ago that approach  has become more popular.  In the US,  board games are more popular than tabletop wargaming.  I think World of Twilight could easily have grid based rules and then special scenario maps/mats. 

Ah ok, I wonder how big or if the board will be modular.  I'm really looking forward to what Ben is developing here.  I've almost bought some warrior frogs from Eureka Miniatures after visiting his web site before. :)

I checked out your elfball on BGG, look interesting.  The Great stadium is way awesome!

While I do prefer Grid systems I would say that I wouldnt like WoT to be on one. Simply because it would limit Devanu and there movement shenanigans, special rules might become less interesting etc I think if a game gets a grid it has to be one of the very first things thought about

Grid games and tabletop games both have their place! Twilight was designed as a tabletop game and I think it works best in that format. However, that doesn't preclude the idea of a different game set in the same universe but using a grid (or similar). Maybe somewhen when I have some of this thing people refer to as 'free time'...

Iv been using a floor plan with otherworld for DnD its not the same as a nice table top with

scenery but its easy to change parts adding and removing peices.

     By the way is there anywhere in London where WOT minis sell off the shelf ?  ???

     My latest pet loves furibarni ?

Although their Armoured shells get stuck in his teeth.

  

No brick and mortar shops sell Twilight, atm you can only get it from mike and Hasslefree. We should look into getting it carried by Dark Sphere, though.

I'm trying to sort out some brick and mortar type shops to sell Twilight, but it's going to need a slightly different approach to packaging (ziplock bags are perfect for mail order as they are nice and light and compact, but they simply wouldn't cut it on a shop shelf). I'm talking to Pyre Studios at the moment and they should hopefully have Twilight in stock within the next week or two (mail order initially, then hopefully in a real shop).

when I open the black galley in 9-24 months i definitely want to stock this game.

Just had a butchers at Pyre Studios, looks good. I like the sound of a shop dedicated to smaller games that don't rely on loads of expensive figs to play.

HN

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Getting better and better! Now with Luftles!

those models look amazing! I'm really into those little guys