Xenos Rampant is coming!

[Daeothar]

Yesterday I received my latest copy of Wargames Illustrated, and in it, I came across an add for Xenos Rampant, scheduled for a release in November.

This piqued my interest, because: sci-fi skirmish game, and searching for it, I found several threads on it here on LAF, but it's been awfully quiet so far; last thread about it was from July 2021!

I even remarked that I was very interested in one of them (and I am), but I would have expected some more traffic about it, so close to the release date 

So; is there no general interest, or has it simply been flying under the radar?

[zemjw]

I'd completely missed it until the same WI advert.

I am hopeful for it, but most of my stuff is individuals, with very little more than a section of a couple of things - Pig Iron troops, some Tau, that sort of stuff. If this is a W40k lite kind of game, then it's probably not for me

I'll certainly be having a look at it, but it's not a "must buy" for me just now. The update to Tomorrow's War intrigued me a bit more, but I don't know how much those two rulesets will overlap.

[OSHIROmodels]

I’ll probably get it for both Star Wars and 40k.

[Daeothar]

I’ll probably get it for both Star Wars and 40k.

That was my take on it as well

[Elk101]

Definitely interested in it, just waiting for it to come out whilst I occasionally 'add' to potential armies!

[Silent Invader]

Yep!

Presently painting units for my …..

StarWars, Serenity, Expanse, possibly Aliens

….. mash-up.

[Doomwolf]

already on pre-order

Very interested in seeing how it is presented, especially vehicles and aliens or even alien vehicles

Glen

[Daeothar]

Just pre-ordered as well.

Because, you know; it's the only way to be sure... 

[Silent Invader]

Just pre-ordered as well.

Because, you know; it's the only way to be sure... 

Lol

[eilif]

Strongly considering buying this.  I had a good time with Dragon Rampant so if the mechanics are similar, I might want to add it to my repertoire.  On the other hand I've really been quite satisfied (and more importantly so is my son) with Grimdark Future to the point where I'm considering using it for Star Wars (WOTC figs mostly) and WWW2 (K47). 

I'm trying to buy less rulesets that never get played and I haven't even tried Galactic Heroes which I recently bought.  Will probably wait and see what the reviews say, but it's definitely a contender and has the potential to be a nice one-step-up in complexity from Grimdark Future for my son.

[tomrommel1]

I also preordered a copy for my Star Wars games

[fred]

Just had a look at this on the latest Osprey newsletter, and noticed its £25, so twice the price of blue book rule sets. Any thoughts on what the extra page count will provide?

[AKULA]

Just had a look at this on the latest Osprey newsletter, and noticed its £25, so twice the price of blue book rule sets. Any thoughts on what the extra page count will provide?

More grief from the missus when she finds your credit card bill?

[Codsticker]

I may have a sniff at this. I thought Beyond The Gates of Antares was going to be an alternative to 40K with 40K models but I never got beyond reading the rulebook.

[Warren Abox]

I ran a game of the unofficial beta-test XR rules on the channel, to see if the Rampant rules could handle more modern warfare.

The half-baked rules that I used worked really well.  They felt like a modern (as in, modetn setting) ruleset, with a nice ebb and flow.  Shifting the game from melee focussed to shooter focussed was natural, and the few tweaks to make that transition were simple and evocative. And that was just the rough draft.

 I'm really looking forward to getting my hands on the fully playtested and polished set.