Grab Great Escape Games’ Gangster & Wild West Starter Sets
November 5, 2020 by brennon
Great Escape Games has got two Limited Edition Two-Player Starter Sets for you to consider picking up from their webstore. Both of their Historical wargaming options for Dead Man's Hand and The Chicago Way are available to pre-order ahead of a November 11th release date.
Dead Man's Hand Starter Set // Great Escape Games
Both of these games fit into the 28mm scale and focus in on small-scale skirmishes between a handful of miniatures a piece. In the Starter Set for Dead Man's Hand, you'll get a set of Lawmen as well as an Outlaw Gang who are trying to cause trouble!
Dead Man's Hand Starter Set // Great Escape Games
You also get everything that you need to play the game including the rulebook, cards, tokens and dice plus a cool MDF kit for you to use as a backdrop for your firefight too. This seems like a really good little set to get you going in the Wild West.
Gangster Squad!
If you prefer the clashes of the 1920s between the cops and the mafia then you can also get a new Starter Set for The Chicago Way.
The Chicago Way Starter Set // Great Escape Games
In this set, you'll get a similar collection of miniatures that you can use to play out a clash between the law and gentlemen criminals on the streets of Chicago.
The Chicago Way Starter Set // Great Escape Games
The focus here is on a fight for the streets so you'll find a map for planning out your campaigns alongside the miniatures for the Gangsters and Prohibition Agents. You've also got three Terrified Civilians who are hoping not to get in the way.
Both of these games seem like a lot of fun and might be just what you need for a cool two-player campaign experience throughout another long lockdown period.
Which set are you tempted by?
"Which set are you tempted by?"
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These are both fun games, both modeled on the same deck-of-mini-cards based system. The system is easy to learn & the cards give it flavor. The only not-so-great thing when I played was there were tokens and mini-cards laying all over the table, and to some people that clutters up the board. But gameplay-wise, it’s a great gateway game.
No extra ace card’s in the game.
Are the figures similar in scale to the Black Scorpion Tombstone minis ?
https://www.blackscorpionminiatures.com/product-category/tombtone/
(and why would I want a 3rd skirmish game set in the wild west ? … )
Comparisons here…
http://gunfightersball.blogspot.com/2017/11/size-comparison-ii-gunfighters-ball.html
…and that’s up to you. You’d have to watch/read to see if this does something new and different that you like compared to other games. From all accounts, Dead Man’s Hand is a great game.
Thanks.
My wallet doesn’t like it, but I do like the fact that they are close enough in size/proportions that they can be mixed.
Wops, my finger slipped on the Dead Man’s Hand set.
The Wild West hobby slot has been filled by WWX,but i’m drawn to The Chicago Way every now and again,just haven’t pulled the trigger on a starter set as yet.
I’ve enjoyed Deadman’s Hand since I discovered it a while back.
Anyone just a little interested should jump on this starter set.
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