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Miniatures Adventure => Future Wars => Topic started by: mindfad on 24 February 2014, 01:15:48 AM

Title: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: mindfad on 24 February 2014, 01:15:48 AM
Found this

http://www.zvezda.org.ru/nastolnye-igry-strategicheskie/8728/

Not really sure what scale, but i think its like 30 bucks in conversion. Could be wrong. Still trying to learn more.

54mm scale guys, if there were more aliens id b all over this even with the prodos kickstarter
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Elbows on 24 February 2014, 05:14:26 AM
I like a lot of the Zvezda stuff I've seen - can't see anything on your link, but probably a reasonable kit and good value for the money.
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Rhelyk on 24 February 2014, 05:40:29 AM
Not bad, figures look a little thin (especially that Predator), but good detail. Not sure on the 54mm bit, if they were 25-32 I'd be a lot more excited about it. $30 seems a lot for 5 aliens, a predator and 6 modern infantrymen since you presumably won't be able to play the actual game unless you speak russian. Still might be worth it, you could always make up your own rules and just use the minis and board.


(http://www.zvezda.org.ru/images/sets/8728.gif)

(http://www.zvezda.org.ru/images/sets/photoes/8728/3.gif)

(http://www.zvezda.org.ru/images/sets/photoes/8728/6.gif)

(http://www.zvezda.org.ru/images/sets/photoes/8728/5.gif)

(http://www.zvezda.org.ru/images/sets/photoes/8728/8.gif)

(http://www.zvezda.org.ru/images/sets/photoes/8728/7.gif)
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Malebolgia on 24 February 2014, 06:50:15 AM
In Russia, no IP can hear you scream...
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Elbows on 24 February 2014, 06:50:51 AM
Zvezda normally includes English translations, so I wouldn't be super worried - I saw some forums mentioning "reprint" when I was googling it earlier.  Is this a Russia re-print of a previous AVP game? After seeing the pieces I'd pass.  Shame as Zvezda's been on a roll lately.
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Torben on 24 February 2014, 03:26:22 PM
In Russia, no IP can hear you scream...

Bit weird that they put a copyright-logo on the miniatures then...
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Wachaza on 24 February 2014, 06:56:21 PM
Aren't the "marines" modern Brits with SA-80s?
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: manatic on 24 February 2014, 08:51:30 PM
There are four Aliens, a Predalien and a Predator, plus modern US looking troops. This would suggest that the game is based on the awful AvP: Requiem movie. Speculation on TMP (http://theminiaturespage.com/boards/msg.mv?id=258683) suggested that they might be a Russia-only licenced item, as Zvezda apparently had some other big names as well such as Terminator Salvation and Pirates of the Caribbean.

http://www.zvezda.org.ru/nastolnye-igry-strategicheskie/
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Zoggin-eck on 24 February 2014, 11:06:56 PM
In Russia, no IP can hear you scream...

Hmm? As mentioned, they make lots of licensed models for relatively unknown names like Marvel, Disney and Star Wars :) (OK, those are the same thing now :()

They seem to have a hand in all sorts of games, publishing the Spartacus boardgame and working with Dragon models and Arifix in some way?

Everything I own from Zvezda/Italeri (all 1/72 admittedly) has been great.
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Dr.Falkenhayn on 24 February 2014, 11:49:07 PM
the Terminator Game looks somewhat interesting imho,something in every Scale  lol :P

(http://www.zvezda.org.ru/images/sets/photoes/8737/7.gif)
(http://www.zvezda.org.ru/images/sets/photoes/8737/6.gif)
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Michka on 25 February 2014, 02:55:03 AM
It would be worth $30 to me just as a curiosity. I can see some uses for the game boards too. Now how in hell am I gonna find one? 
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: Elbows on 25 February 2014, 04:37:34 AM
Most Zvezda stuff is available from Warstore...but this one might be a pinch.  Perhaps ebay?
Title: Re: Alien vs predator boardgame
Post by: The_Beast on 26 February 2014, 07:24:13 PM
There have been 'toy soldier'-sized playsets before for Aliens; don't recall it being A v P, but I'll have to check the basement...

Doug

Edit: Also, for several years, there were games of Aliens at GenCon using 12" dolls, GI Joe and Aliens. So, I can still see something skirmish in the scale.

Nothing like seeing a colonist Barbie or Ken resin-ed to a wall...

Edit, part deux: Tree House Kids, definitely no Preds, but I also found I have half a dozen of the 12" bugs. Time to find me some tasty, er, brave colonial marines.