The LAF Games Workshop Discussion Thread

[Grimmnar]

My copy of Gang War arrived today and I am just a -touch- disappointed. It may as well have been combined with the existing rulebook but I can understand why it wasn’t. It is going to be a pain compiling all the rules together though.

Really? Cant get the reasoning?
Because if they included it in the original rulebook you would have paid more money to them. :-)

Grimm

[joroas]

It's so long since I visited a GW shop I was stunned to realise that I don't remember any of their current games. Have they had a complete rewrite?

[stone-cold-lead]

Really? Cant get the reasoning?
Because if they included it in the original rulebook you would have paid more money to them. :-)

Grimm

I think they'll make more money from a bunch of supplements than a single volume. I get the impression they're rolling out rules bit by bit almost as an unlock system to build the game over time. Probably to keep a steady flow of income over several months and maintain interest longer than letting everyone blow their load in one purchase only to move onto the next new thing 6 months down the line. Looks like the one and done boardgame approach might be done with and this and Shadespire are indicative of their current model.

[stone-cold-lead]

It's so long since I visited a GW shop I was stunned to realise that I don't remember any of their current games. Have they had a complete rewrite?

You mean you haven't heard of AoS?! 

[Cubs]

You mean you haven't heard of AoS?! 

I can't believe they just destroyed the Warhammer world.

[joroas]

AoS I have heard of, but there seems to be these enormous collection of new boxed games......

[YPU]

AoS I have heard of, but there seems to be these enormous collection of new boxed games......

Yeah GW definitely responded to the boardgame boom of the past few years.

[Arlequín]

I can't believe they just destroyed the Warhammer world.

Indeed, I've just read about it myself in this month's "Behind The Times" mag, I'm stunned!

 

[stone-cold-lead]

AoS I have heard of, but there seems to be these enormous collection of new boxed games......

Aside from Shadespire I'd guess a lot of what you're seeing are just the various AoS and 40K sets. Lots of different boxes but just different price levels for the same games really. There could be some of the stand alone boardgames there too but some of those should be pretty familiar.

[stone-cold-lead]

Bit of news on the WFRP front again.

The initial releases for WFRP Fourth Edition will be a core rulebook and a boxed starter set.

“The initial plan was to make some small updates to the awesome second edition, and that would mean we would be able to release the game in 2017. We’re all huge fans of the first and second editions of WFRP, and we wanted to take the game back to those roots.

“When I got into the guts of the game I started seeing more opportunities to add in some of the things we’ve learned over the years. This more creative direction meant a longer development phase. Games Workshop are extremely supportive of us taking the time we need to make WFRP Fourth Edition the very best game it can be, and so that’s what we did. I’m very excited about the way things have come together!

“The release date of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay Fourth Edition will be set for mid-2018, with a specific date to be set in a few months. Thank you for your patience while we invest the time to make the best game we can.”

https://www.facebook.com/Cubicle7Entertainment/

[YPU]

Some interesting observations to GW's current approach to licencing for computer games



TL;DR: Scattershot approach seems to work, everybody forgets the misses but the hits stick out.

[Arlequín]

I'm curious as to which will prove the more popular game, this or the AoS RPG, also to be produced as a separate line by Cubicle 7.

http://cubicle7.co.uk/our-games/age-of-sigmar-roleplaying-game/

My money is on WHFRP personally. 

[stone-cold-lead]

I'm curious as to which will prove the more popular game, this or the AoS RPG, also to be produced as a separate line by Cubicle 7.

http://cubicle7.co.uk/our-games/age-of-sigmar-roleplaying-game/

My money is on WHFRP personally. 

Personally I'm more tempted by the AoS RPG because it's something new and it'll help flesh out the game world more.

[Nord]

Upcoming blood bowl elf team looks pretty nice.

[Andrew Rae]

Could make a nice brat gang for Necromunda too.