Weekender: Mantic’s Warpath Renewed & Kicking Off Guild Ball Week!
April 22, 2017 by lancorz
Join us for another episode of The Weekender even though technically some of us are actually at Salute 2017 right now!
Weekender Podcast Download
We've got some mega-prizes for you this weekend as we talk Guild Ball and Mantic's Warpath.
Awesome Prizes
By commenting on this episode of The Weekender here on BoW or over on Facebook or Youtube you could be in with a chance of winning...
- 1 of 3 Guild Ball Kick Off! Starter Sets
- Operation Heracles For Warpath
Added to that we've still got the competition from last week's show which has been extended where you could win FAITH Characters and a Terrain Crate from Mantic Games.
Updates & Family Gaming
Additionally, yes, Lance, Justin and Ben are indeed at Salute 2017 right now. If you find them, go and badger them as they wander around and as Warren has instructed; you have to lick Justin's head.
The UK Games Expo has also announced their Trade Hall Plans so you can start to work out where you're going to go when the event hits this summer.
Warren also takes us on a journey into an adventuring family (don't worry, no Sylvanians here). Take a look at Jakevim's Brood from Hasslefree Miniatures as they've certainly made an impression!
Guild Ball Interview
We sat down with Jamie and Bryce from Steamforged Games to talk about the Kick Off! Starter Set that acts as a great introduction into the world of Guild Ball.
Make sure to tune in next week for our full week or programming where we'll be looking closer at the game and it's factions.
News Time
We get stuck into some news with Ben as he catches Warren up on events in the world of tabletop gaming...
- North Star & Osprey Dwarves - A new Dwarf plastic set is on the way from North Star and will be at Salute!
- Gripping Beast's Salute Releases - Will you be looking after this bear at Salute 2017?
- Kharadron Overlords For Age Of Sigmar - A new faction arrives in the skies over the Mortal Realms.
- Flames Of War 4th Edition Artillery - Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom, Boom!
What caught your eye this week?
Warpath Interview
Joined by Rob from Mantic Games we go through what's awesome about Warpath and the different ways you can play the game now.
The different approaches to the game should make it a great Sci-Fi world to dive into as a hobbyist.
Kickstarters
We have two great Kickstarters for you this week...
- The Drowned Earth - Check out this amazing skirmish game featuring innovative mechanics and fantastic miniatures (also watch our Let's Play!).
- Gloomhaven (2nd Printing) - This mammoth game is back on Kickstarter and might well take over your life.
Will you be pledging for these games?
Drop your comments below and Happy Gaming!
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If I was there I certainly wouldn’t be licking Justin’s head. He might think he’s royal or something and get ideas above his station
Happy Weekend!
It’s the Weekend!
It’s Salute weekend! Just enough time to watch this before heading off…
…And No! I will not lick Justin’s head! Never know what you might catch!
Is it just me, or is the news section suffering lip-synchitis?
I was just checking to see if anyone else was having an issue
Ben or all three of us?
Yeah I got the sync problems to.
For me it seems to start when you start taking about the new releases. And yes all 3 of you
All three Bud.
And just for that section
Just for the news section. It’s not that bad, the video is half a second behind the audio is all.
It’s a bit like a badly dubbed kung fu film.
Does anyone have a good synopsis of Guild Ball vs Blood Bowl?
Big article in the new edition of Tabletop magazine comparing the two.
@turbocooler… basically Guild Ball is individual characters (each with their own abilities and stats) playing modified Rugby/Soccer using alternating activations and generating momentum to do more powerful stuff as they get motivated each turn. Bloodbowl is much more traditional american football with set up lines and plays using mostly ‘generic’ linemen, blitzers, and quarterback style players from specific races with a set # of plays per game to score.
I’d say Guild Ball is a skirmish game where you play football, whereas Blood Bowl is definitely a board game with minis.
Guild Ball is far better!
I can’t speak for BloodBowl, but I’ve been playing Guild Ball lately and having a blast. One of the best descriptions I’ve heard is that it’s a lot like Warmachine in the way it plays – allocating resources, clever planning / timing of character abilities and lots of fun with combos!
Most importantly for me though, every character is unique with a distinct flavour and background.
Off to Salute now!
Will try to get some dwarves and have look at Hasslefree 😎
Happy weekend!
I could never get a clear picture on how Guild Ball actually plays, so I’m excited about Guild Ball week.
Everyone who goes to Salute I envy you guys and I hope you have a great day!
Excited as well. The only thing I can think of that would be negative is having to use measuring tools rather than counting hexes like in Dreadball.
So I decided to get me a copy of kick off, but jesus its hard to get. I could order it from Firestormgames but it would cost me 50 quit to send it over to Ireland. oO I didn’t had good experiences with wayland so I rather not order it from them. And there is no shop as far as I’m aware of here in Ireland where I could get it from. One option would be to order it in a shop in Germany, send it to my parents and they can bring to me when they come over for… Read more »
I answered my own question 😀 I looked at a place where I never though I would find it, amazon is actually selling it directly so no shipping costs as well. 😉
I was never completely sold on the original Warpath, but from what I have heard the re-vamp looks like a great improvement. I am interested once again. Well done Mantic
Getting ready to go…lots of new shiney things to look at…….too many minis too little time!
Salute yeah!!!
You should also check out the Mystics Warrior Family pack from hasslefree miniatures, if you want a sci-fi family.
And believe the hype about Gloomhaven. It’s awesome!
Happy weekend! Warpath looks really good and the guys from Mantic are always so enthusiastic!
I’ll be leaving in 30, might see you there
One of the big upgrades from Deadzone to Firefight/Warpath are the vehicles. I want to see some Plague Interceptors dropping Teratons on some unsuspecting Peacekeepers.
While I really like the concept of Gloomhaven, the lack of plastic crack keeps me from making the plunge.
Well this go my juices glowing 😉
Happy Weekend.
I´m fully drowned in the Drowned Earth KS, go give it a look.
I´m struggeling with the Guild Ball Kick Off Box, I allready have the Brewers in my collection… but this Box is awesome. Why is there no Fishermen vs. Butcher Box.
You guys, have fun at Salute, can´t wait for your coverag
I feel the same. I’ve got Mason’s, but the box looks so good!
Love the models of the forged fathers.
Great show as always! Thank you for the tip about HassleFree mini’s. I just checked them out and now have mini’s on the way! lol They have amazing stuff!
Really interested to see how well Firefight works. Guildball’s new starter set has me very curious now as well.
Hasslefree and Guildball!
Now thats the start of a nice weekend!
Just arrived at Salute now! Will have to catch up with the show later.
Very tempted t pick up the Guild Ball Kick Off set and get in to this game.
Dammit, I already have my eye on The Drowned Earth, now I gotta watch Gloomhaven?!? And double check Hasslefree more frequently? Damn!
As for the live hobby night, I might just have to get a squad of Word Bearers ready to hobby with ya!
I would be really interested to see if Mantic can make a dent in the 40K primacy. I guess it depends on GW’s way forward for 8th edition, if Mantic can fill a void like the one left by WFB.
Probably not, because the followers of the Cult of 40K won’t countenance any opposition. Which is a shame!
Weekender Time!!!
Really nice to have a weekender before I head off to salute. Thanks for all the hard work guys!