MOBA Inspired 54mm Scale Heroes Deliver Judgement On Kickstarter
January 26, 2017 by brennon
The team at Gunmeister Games has put together a campaign on Kickstarter to bring Judgement to life. See what you make of their 54mm heroes and the game they're battling out on the tabletop.
The game draws on plenty of MOBA mechanics as you pick your team of Heroes to head into the Arena and battle it out. You can see how a 3V3 game plays out in the video above if you want a better understanding of the mechanics.
The first thing you might find interesting is that there is a Pick & Ban rule in play where players can lay down which heroes they don't want to see, meaning you need to try your hardest to understand the tactics of all of the heroes if you want to put together effective teams on the battlefield.
Fought out in a large arena you will be embracing some quick and deadly gameplay which is all about getting into position to deliver devastating blows. You will also be able to farm creeps (NPC models) in order to pump up your characters.
This leads you to be able to level up your character as you're playing the game and unlock items and equipment to power them up. It's really taking a lot of the MOBA aspects that people enjoy and trying to translate them to the tabletop.
The Rulebook is also available for download HERE if you fancy diving into that. Of course, we couldn't ignore the mass of interesting characters, though!
54mm Heroes
54mm scale is an interesting choice here but in their mind, they've done this to get the most detail they can out of their heroes. For this style of game, I can see why it works too since you only really have to paint up a small handful of miniatures.
The characters are drawn from a number of different races including Dwarves, Elves, Humans, Minotaurs and Orcs and each of the different races operates within the bounds of a number of archetypes.
These different archetypes are Supporter, Defender, Aggressor, Soulgazer. You will need to master the synergies of each class to bring them together into an effective fighting force.
I really like the art design and the sculpts we have seen are turning into wonderful miniatures that would be a joy to paint. Of course I liked the look of Thrommel Ironbeard below as he's a mighty Dwarf!
There should be something for everyone however so if you don't like one race you should be able to dive into another.
Now you've had a look at the different heroes and their abilities make sure to dive in and give this campaign a closer look. 54mm might just be alright!
What do you think?
"It's really taking a lot of the MOBA aspects that people enjoy and trying to translate them to the tabletop..."
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Some nice renders and artwork here, and the first mini looks very nice. 54 mm is an odd scale though, and using the minis on say, pole playing battle mats would have them seriously out of scale with other models ( I like a bit of reusablity in my fantasy heroes)
I thought the sculpts on these were rather attractive, but that price – wow. Since the £ fell everything not in sterling really is seriously not cheap.
It’s dreadful isn’t it. Although I do feel sorry for the Aussies, they always have it awful when it comes to models.
Thanks @feeth for your sympathy.. it’s always nice .. 🙂 . I didn’t realise that this ” was a home game” until your comment. Now this is awkward because it would be nice for an Aussie game company to florish, but forgeworld stuff is at a similar price to this (using a gunbard ogre as reference point ..similar size ish and has a know quality) . I may end up supporting this out of blind nationalism (I backed a kiwi computer game for similar reasons ) but beautiful renders aside, I’m not a fan of the scale or the genre… Read more »
Models are… Okay… Nothing spectacular, but they’ll work for the game.
But 54mm?
I still don’t understand why companies try to push this scale. It adds significantly to the price and unless you’re a dedicated painter it offers nothing that 28mm won’t give you.
Add to that the fact that most of us don’t have 54mm terrain… Well… I just don’t get it. It’s a good scale for painting, but not for gaming.
Have to agree with the consensus here. 54mm rules out pretty much all my terrain. A strange choice of scale.
I know mate, I really want to justify the expense of supporting this, but it is a stretch
Hey everyone, My name is Andrew, the creator of Judgement. I actually posted an FAQ on the Kickstarter page regarding concerns about 54mm terrain. I will post it here for your convenience: “Judgement is a hero brawler that simulates a rolling melee between mighty heroes. Therefore the game requires very little terrain when compared to miniature games that simulate combat on a grand scale. The rules are built to work on a battle field with a few obstacles (50mm bases), some difficult ground and small copse of trees. The size of the battlefields (for either the 3v3 or 5v5 boards)… Read more »
Okay bloody @judgement has turned up and seems like a good bloke. Damn you and your good blokieness Andrew. So now I feel like a curmudgeon for not jumping on board earlier and feeling like a traitor to my fellow country man ….. who also as it happens , seems to be a good bloke …… bugger. Okay I can afford to throw at least a “pineapple” at this so I am in for the basic one model (at this stage …. I am a sure thing …… don’t worry , I’ll end up increasing it …….sigh) . Good Luck… Read more »