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Miniatures Adventure => Medieval Adventures => Topic started by: Codsticker on April 24, 2018, 04:00:27 AM
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So... self explanatory: has anyone tried using the original battleboards with the latest version of the rules?
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I bought all the original Saga stuff as I thought I would be able to play it a bunch but only played a few times. Never used Crescent and the Cross... not even once. :( If there was a regular opponent or two who were interested then I would have no problem jumping right in but I thought I would have a sniff and see if anybody had come up with a work-around for the old boards ;)
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Our club is holding off as well, I liked the A&A supplement but am damned if I am buying everything again.
Have started re-basing most armies for ADG etc...
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I played a few games with V1 boards when i first got to see the V2 rules.
It works fine, albeit you do have to allow for a few minor tweaks here and there.
If you and your opponent run through the boards you are using before you begin, it takes just 5 minutes to iron out any issues and work out an agreeable approach to any issues you find.
The biggest will be what you decide to do with melee/reaction abilities. Many can be tweaked to melee ones easily enough, but there are a few awkward ones you may need to think over how best to handle them for yourselves. (norse gaels challenges for example)
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Thank you for the advice Ducat. I think we might just try it.
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But it's the cost. The rules are cheap enough, but the 'world' books just seem to put it over that threshold for me. I feel like I am buying the same thing twice, paying a premium for the pleasure to boot, and being laughed at for doing so.
And it just sticks in my craw a bit too much.
I started with V2 and I agree with you - buying the rules, and the "universe" book is a steep entry price. - $120 AUD for both from my local retailer. The same price as my 4pt Byzantine starter warband + dice. So that's $240 to get me started, plus another $50ish to get me an extra 2 points of troops. Cheaper ways to do the minis than using the GB minis I'll admit, but even so it's a pricey "skirmish+" sized game to get into. Enjoying it a lot though, I have to say. I'd been wanting to play a historical minis game for years and years, and this is the first one that has piqued the interest of some of the guys I game with.