Game Info
Year
2022
Players
2-6
Age
14+
Playtime
60 min
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Description
Fast-paced skirmish game of mechanized mech combat featuring highly customizable HE-V mechs
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Video 42M2BqHOLvA
Tabletop Minions Analysis at 8:00 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Awesome Mech game
- Bought two complete forces
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
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No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- Games Workshop makes the best models in the world but who cares if the prices are too high and they're sold out all the time
- The warning is about price and tipping points
- Games Workshop is putting their entire product line into a position of diminishing returns for their customers
- As long as people continue to buy products especially luxury products like wargaming Miniatures then the prices will continue to at least stay the same and potentially rise
- There is something known as a Tipping Point and I wonder how soon before we see it really start to take effect here
- The world seems to be pressing against Games Workshops Tipping Point more than ever before in their history
- You as the player/ buyer have all the agency you want to play one company's game with another company's models you totally can no one can stop you
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Tabletop Minions Top List at 5:04 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Customizable mech designs.
- Streamlined yet unique rules that allow for quick gameplay.
- Balanced customization options that are not overwhelming.
- Distinct looks for different factions.
Cons
- 3D printed models require building and painting.
Thematic elements
- Mech combat.
Comparison games
- BattleTech
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Mech Customization (HS) — Humanoid Endoskeletal Vehicles (HS) allow for customization options like weapons and appearance.
- No Hex Grid — The game is played without a hex grid, unlike BattleTech.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- This viewer suggested that I make a video about new skirmish games with potential
- I love me some skirmish games so here we go
- The rule book is tiny and cute as a button, which is probably not the response the designers were looking for but you know I call them as I see them
- The rules are streamlined mind but also I think unique and the game flows pretty quickly
- It's really the rules and this system is very interesting to me
- These are games that are pretty Indy generally except for like one is maybe a little bit less Indy than the other two
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Tabletop Minions Analysis at 5:50
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- BattleTech
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- finding the right rules instead of the right Vibes is most important in wargaming
- one person's crunchy rule set is another person's streamlined and simple rule set
- Games Workshop is very good at their intellectual property but if you're not a fan of their rules to play their games and I understand that you can still keep you know Warhammer in your heart and on your mind
- the rules are are actually important they're how you interact with the story and the models and the other stuff but that doesn't mean that they're intrinsically linked
- every game is Miniatures agnostic if you believe in yourself
- be the change that you want to see in your local gaming group and try out some rules you might like better
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Tabletop Minions Top List at 2:12 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
positive
Pros
- Affordable starter box under $100
- Modular mechs for customization (older version)
- Streamlined gameplay with pre-made lists (new version)
- Compact rulebook
Cons
- Older starter box required assembly
- Newer starter box has pre-built mechs without full modularity
Thematic elements
- Mech combat
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- mech customization — Players can design mechs for each of their units.
- modular miniatures — The older starter box included three mechs per side which were completely modular and allowed players to build them however they wanted.
- Pre-built miniatures — The new starter box includes pre-built mechs with weapon insert options.
Video topics + discussion points
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Quotes (from this video)
- seven different two-player War gaming starter sets for under a hundred bucks
- a good two-player starter box should include models for each side uh rules you know required tokens and such if needed maybe even Dice and if possible maybe even some terrain
- a good two-player starter at a 100 bucks or less is a great place to start
- the crazy thing is that steel Rift for as long as I've known of it has always had a two-player starter box for about 80 bucks which is under 100
- now what's interesting is that where your figures are placed in each grid square is actually quite important you still shoot model to model and not grid to grid so cover and Scatter terrain and all that kind of stuff are still actually quite important
- Alpha strike is kind of the stripped down version of classic BattleTech
- if you like Fantasy games well this is honestly the only Fantasy game on the list as it turns out
- I grew up reading Judge Dread in 200000 ad magazine whenever I could find it and I also loved the 2012 dread movie with Carl Urban the earlier movie with Sylvester Stallone not so much
- this is not the same rule set as the earlier Fallout Skirmish game which was called Wasteland Warfare
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Tabletop Minions Discussion at 30:14 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Excellent online army builder
- Customizable units and rules
- Pre-made lists in starter box for quick start
- Flexible army building options
Cons
- Potential for overpacking by players
Thematic elements
- Mech combat
Comparison games
- Infinity
- Warhammer 40,000
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Army building — The game uses an online Army Builder which is considered by the host to be the best available, even compared to Games Workshop or Infinity.
- customization — The Army Builder allows for customization of units, including changing names, adding special abilities, and selecting equipment. The game also allows for the ability to turn off force organization rules for more flexibility.
- List presentation options — The Army Builder allows users to switch between a 'card' format for unit representation or a simpler 'table' format.
- skirmish combat — The game is a skirmish game where units can come in small squads, and some units like Hunters come in packs of three.
- Unit customization with points — Elites can be customized with different weapons or abilities, costing additional points within the army's point limit.
- Unit stats and abilities — The Army Builder displays unit stats and special rules like 'Furious Hero' and 'Tough', with tooltips explaining their effects. Printed lists also include this information.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I don't not every game needs to have deep lore Some people just want to play fun games Some people want to take the lore from game a and bring it into a game B where they like the rules better
- lore is interchangeable so you know one of my favorite games out there is space weirdos it has literally no lore it's fine I make up lore on the Fly
- I like the fact that they're giving you options to play with the models you already have without having to go through and go geez I don't know what are they trying to get a point like what is this again you're like well these guys are supposed to be tyranids oh well it didn't come across as tyranids or whatever I have a whole bunch of tyranids and so I should use this
- the rules are generic not the lore
- Are they officially model agnostic I mean sure yeah you can use whatever ever models you want I mean to be fair every game is officially model agnostic even if they don't say it is it is
- I just don't like moving them in a chunk I like being able to move them separately I don't like that that just here's a thing and the the type of play where it's like well this part has to wheel over and do this and then then you're attacking from a flank
- rivenstone is the game that you're talking about
- the problem is this well it's not the problem here's the most recent answer they still haven't produced the stuff yet but the most recent email I got from them which I think was in July was them saying another company is basically buying the game from us and they will do the production and the the Fulfillment
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Tabletop Minions Discussion at 1:03:21
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Pros
none
Cons
none
Thematic elements
Comparison games
- Warhammer 40,000 (Imperial Guard Ursula Creed model pricing)
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- Two-player starter box — A two-player starter box for Steel Rift costs $45 and includes six models, quick start rules, sheets, and 2D terrain.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I don't not every game needs to have deep lore Some people just want to play fun games Some people want to take the lore from game a and bring it into a game B where they like the rules better
- lore is interchangeable so you know one of my favorite games out there is space weirdos it has literally no lore it's fine I make up lore on the Fly
- I like the fact that they're giving you options to play with the models you already have without having to go through and go geez I don't know what are they trying to get a point like what is this again you're like well these guys are supposed to be tyranids oh well it didn't come across as tyranids or whatever I have a whole bunch of tyranids and so I should use this
- the rules are generic not the lore
- Are they officially model agnostic I mean sure yeah you can use whatever ever models you want I mean to be fair every game is officially model agnostic even if they don't say it is it is
- I just don't like moving them in a chunk I like being able to move them separately I don't like that that just here's a thing and the the type of play where it's like well this part has to wheel over and do this and then then you're attacking from a flank
- rivenstone is the game that you're talking about
- the problem is this well it's not the problem here's the most recent answer they still haven't produced the stuff yet but the most recent email I got from them which I think was in July was them saying another company is basically buying the game from us and they will do the production and the the Fulfillment
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Tabletop Minions Discussion at 1:47:05 sentiment: positive
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Overall sentiment (raw)
Positive
Pros
- Cool game
- Models are 3D printed
Cons
none
Thematic elements
- Mechs
- Mech game
Comparison games
none
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
Mechanics unknown.
Video topics + discussion points
No key topics recorded for this video.
Quotes (from this video)
- I bought wargs this weekend because of your video made them sound cool well there you go that's pretty cool I hope you have a good time building them and painting them and then playing games with them
- I swear they said we were going to get rid of this Daylight Saving Shenanigans and as everything else in the government nothing happened well nothing good at least
- I don't mind it in the fall kind of I mean other than the fact all a sudden everything gets real dark and spooky all the time but that extra hour of sleep is sort of dope but yeah then you know in the spring they they steal it from you which is a bummer
- I don't know what an ice NAD is but it sounds sounds sounds icy
- To quote kitan from Batman the Brave and the Bold Ben Franklin was a fraud
- I think there is too much weight on dice roll which removes maybe skill or for luck with the action success
- The pain of wanting to play a game my area doesn't want to play it's real y'all I'm trying old world and Middle Earth
- I'll be real Frank with you folks I haven't signed up to be in an event in a minute it's like cuz usually I'm there and I'm doing other stuff but I haven't taken a class or signed up for events or anything like that
- I literally just want you to send it to me in a cardboard box and that I can recycle easily that's literally all I want I am unimpressed completely by packaging
- the trick will be parking that bus
- Harbinger of failure
- I love when Amazon offers the minimalist packaging option for things usually a lot easier to get whatever I bought
- the Virtual Boy was the Google stadia of its day
- Companies will absolutely use the tariffs as an excuse to sneak in price increases in blame tariffs
- I think that they're very much stuck in this situation where they're like things are going well somehow inexplicably and so let's continue doing it even though there may be some writing on the wall that reducing model count would maybe get more people into the hobby which could then end up being better
- there's no benefit that's the problem with tech these days is that they're like trying to figure out how to it's like they learned how to do a thing and now they're trying to shoehorn it into stuff to make it a product
- If I could get AI to clean the toilet that'd be great
- I think machine learning AI where it's like doing a thing that saves you a whole bunch of time that's what I that's what I want more of that less of the other thing less of the the um what is it the um when you take somebody else's writing plagiarism less of the plagiarism machine and a little bit more of the saving me time machine that'd be great
- the way that you roll can be kind of also modified depending as well and then that'll tell you basically you need a seven Up is basically the case in most situations but there can be modifications and tweaks and things like that
- The the vending Hall was it was a nice space but it wasn't anywhere it was in like a kind of an odd spot and people weren't coming through much cuz they didn't sort of know where it was
- The only benefit it seems like it's something that makes sense for gaming but for everything else yeah I don't want to do business with a VR helmet on my head
- with dead zone I like painted up the the when I when dead zone 1 came out I painted up the enforcers and the plague and um it's now we're on dead zone version three and I still haven't played a game
- I was just thinking about that game recently because I remember when there was like the kickstarter was like several years ago and I hadn't heard anything about it in a while and I was like I wonder if they ever like actually fulfilled or whatever
- Cosmic frog World eaters from Dimension zero is a skirmish board game from Devious weasel games where you play as two mile tall extra planer frogs eating planets and fighting each other
- I've only managed to play one trench Crusade game with a friend and I think that there is too much weight on dice roll which removes maybe skill or for luck with the action success
- the person who's shooting at you gets to choose whether they want to use those blood markers the blood markers are not just like hey this is hit points they're almost like they're a little bit like marker lights like if you've ever played the TOA in 40K back in the day
- it is a quick game you can definitely have somebody who can just get wiped out in one shot it just happens you know
- Excessive packaging is bad.
- VR makes me sick.
- AI should be useful, not just a buzzword.
- Companies should sell STLs.
- Price increases are concerning.
- um I wasn't wowed by cyber Punk either
- any company not named Games Workshop needs to sell stls at this point or they're dead
- the price per page for the type of books that we do is going up 76%
- I don't use AI for artistic Creations I just don't even like the amount of power and energy that that takes personally
- you think GW needs to rescale the amount of models in 40K especially with the focus on competitive events
- it's unlikely that any of our titles would start losing money necessarily but we've been getting a certain amount of profit which pays for our ability to get artists and do all that kind of stuff that will dwindle drastically
- I don't know it's a good question I'm glad I don't have to make the decisions over there
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