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Title: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: greatescapegames on 11 February 2013, 10:51:49 PM
The first instalment of the Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, a weekly series leading up to the release which outline what the game is about. Later issues focus on specific game rules, miniatures, and the range of pre-painted MDF buildings. Online now.

http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/dead-mans-hand

(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x103/greatescapegames/Dead%20Mans%20Hand/DMHChroniclepdflinkforweb_zps2d7b8dcd.jpg)
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Ray Earle on 11 February 2013, 11:17:25 PM
Cool. Just had a read through. Sounds very promising.  :D

Will the miniatures and rules be available at the same release date in April?
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: greatescapegames on 11 February 2013, 11:41:18 PM
Yes, and buildings.
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Thargor on 11 February 2013, 11:55:08 PM
Will be watching how this develops.
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Elbows on 12 February 2013, 12:22:09 AM
Sounds good to me.  I'm sold on card activations (any skirmish game with say 15 or less models per side has no excuse not to use it!).  I like the idea of your storyline based scenarios.  I'd imagine there will be plenty of rules to conjure up these scenarios (or will a BUNCH be provided in the game?).

Overall, looking good..and thankfully different than my own rules.  lol  (I admit, since I don't play a lot of various rules sets, I was afraid I'd read yours and find them to be identical and then I'd cry).  :D
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Cultist #3 on 12 February 2013, 01:24:58 AM
Will there be a ubiquitous Kick starter on this? or is funded in house?

Either way, I'm on board  :D
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: greatescapegames on 12 February 2013, 03:01:33 PM
It is all funded, Cultist, and we have extra figures and buildings sketched for the months after the April release.
Elbows, there are a bunch of 4 storylines in the book, and it will be fun seeing what storylines other folks come up with!
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Malamute on 12 February 2013, 03:28:11 PM
Looking forward to seeing these at Salute maybe?

 I am also interested to see the miniatures. Will there by any chance be mounted versions of each figure?
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Gibby on 12 February 2013, 05:09:11 PM
Looking forward to seeing these at Salute maybe?

 I am also interested to see the miniatures. Will there by any chance be mounted versions of each figure?

That would be perfect :-)
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: greatescapegames on 13 February 2013, 05:37:39 AM
There's a batch of foot models, then another batch of foot models, then...who knows.
If the project is so successful as to make mounted models, we'd love to do one of each of the foot models on horseback.
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: axabrax on 13 February 2013, 06:22:22 PM
We really need a replacement for the now dead LoTW. This might be it. Any plans to add Indians to the mix?
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Treebeard on 13 February 2013, 06:35:53 PM
We really need a replacement for the now dead LoTW.

It's not because it is "dead" that you can't play it anymore if you like this set of rules.
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: greatescapegames on 13 February 2013, 09:44:17 PM
We really need a replacement for the now dead LoTW. This might be it. Any plans to add Indians to the mix?

Yeah, I never liked LoTOW as a ruleset myself. There will be a gang of "Renegade Indians" in the second batch of DMH figures. They won't be Plains Indians, rather somewhat "Westernised" native Americans armed in a similar fashion to other gangs.
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: greatescapegames on 17 February 2013, 02:13:16 AM
Issue 2 is out on Monday - http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/dead-mans-hand - and discusses cards in Dead Man's Hand.


(http://i186.photobucket.com/albums/x103/greatescapegames/Dead%20Mans%20Hand/DMHwantedpostersmaller_zps6588dda0.jpg)
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Ray Earle on 17 February 2013, 01:46:01 PM
Excellent.  :D

Are the cards going to be printed separately? Therefore no need to cut them out of the book.
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: greatescapegames on 18 February 2013, 09:18:46 AM
Dead Man's Hand Chronicle issue 2 in now up. This article takes a look at how cards are used in the game. There's also a preview of some of the accompanying range of models. http://www.greatescapegames.co.uk/dead-mans-hand

Ray, the book comes with the deck of cards.
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Ray Earle on 18 February 2013, 09:33:47 AM
Superb, thanks.  :)
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: Ramirez Noname on 18 February 2013, 10:35:53 AM
I like the way this is developing ...

RMZ
Title: Re: Dead Man's Hand Chronicle, issue 1
Post by: sepoy1857 on 20 February 2013, 09:39:01 PM
Sounds interesting!