Kickstarters And Quakers On The Cards For Infamy
March 31, 2017 by dracs
James Griffiths, the owner and lead designer of Infamy, has published a video showing off some of the plans for the coming year, taking us back to the Big Smoke and possibly beyond.
Mini-Kickstarter Appears From The Smoke
The first announcement is for an upcoming mini-kickstarter to help create a new background book to further explore Infamy: Welcome To The Big Smoke.
This will build upon the existing background book which went out as an exclusive to backers of the last Infamy Kickstarter.
Griffiths says that this one will feature a lot more in the way of stories and artifacts and that the mini-kickstarter they are planning may also help produce a deck of steampunk themed playing cards.
The art for a new model also looks to be on the cards, a steampunk interpretation of Wild Bill Hickok.
Wild Bill was a famous American folk hero and gunslinger, whose death while gambling provided the basis for the infamous "dead man's hand" draw in poker.
Infamy are planning to produce this model in both a large and usable game scale, making it a good collector's piece.
Happy Anniversary
Infamy have also announced that the 15th of April is going to be their 5th year anniversary (que humorous party blower).
To celebrate, they are putting together a special selection of pieces that they are calling the Anniversary Infamy Ton.
This will include large scale editions of classic models,
The new Quaker model,
A special large scale, anniversary only alternate sculpt Dr Watson,
As well as early access to future models.
At £100, this is pretty hefty set of stuff, but does allow you to get your hands on some fairly nice sculpts, as well as possibly getting in early on this mysterious new project Infamy have teased.
It looks as though Infamy will be bringing characterful sculpts to a new setting.
Do you want to see more from Infamy? What do you expect we could see from these new figures?
"It looks as though Infamy will be bringing characterful sculpts to a new setting."
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It all looks good, but it’s worth noting that Infamy is still lacking a rulebook from the first Kickstarter. James has been admirably honest about this, has recruited some rules-writers to the cause, but I’d like to see this land before he mires himself into another Kickstarter.
This game and this world has a lot of potential, this miniatures range is superb, I’d love to be able to use them in anger at some point!
It’s his honesty about everything that makes me confident we will get a decent set of rules. It takes a lot to own up to the issues and keep trying to fond solutions.
And the models are really very nice!
When I backed Infamy, I did it because I wanted those pretty minis. In this way, I feel completely satisfied with what he’s sent me (some very pretty minis).
On his end, he was trying to get a game going- and I sincerely hope he gets rules that are as awesome as his sculpts.
I backed for the rules and the models, and while its been a long wait for the rules, the fact he was able to deliver such excellent models and has been completely honest about the issues he’s had gives me hope.
Then again, I don’t have any friends to play the game with even if the rules came out tomorrow, do I can afford to wait!