Fist Full of Kung Fu - new painted pics on page 5

[Tom Reed]

Yes, I too ordered the big bundle of Kung Foo goodness and am awaiting its arrival.
Anyone know where I can get a 28mm semi tractor?

[NurgleHH]

Received my order yesterday. Very, very nice. The books of Osprey are getting a little bit better in quality. Not as High as Warlords books, but getting better. The Figures are very good. Worth buying.

[Van-Helsing]

Received my order yesterday. Very, very nice. The books of Osprey are getting a little bit better in quality. Not as High as Warlords books, but getting better. The Figures are very good. Worth buying.

Agreed - AFOKF is the best one so far.

[Smith]

Received my order yesterday. Very, very nice. The books of Osprey are getting a little bit better in quality. Not as High as Warlords books, but getting better. The Figures are very good. Worth buying.

You know we produced Bolt Action, right? 

Seriously, though, please feel free to PM or email me specific criticisms (or praise!) - it might be a slow turnaround due to how our schedules work, but it will influence our thinking going forward.

I'm glad you guys like AFOKF - it is the first OWG title to incorporate a slightly revised design intended to address some of the criticisms players gave regarding the first few (see what I mean about slow turnarounds?!). Margins are reduced somewhat, headers have been reworked to improve clarity, and there have been a number of other, less obvious, tweaks intended to improve readability.

[NurgleHH]

You know we produced Bolt Action, right? 

But it seems, that warlord is doing the quality control. I own all of the wargames series. I think that you need to improve the quality. The content is good, but the layout!
I give you a very good example of good content and layout: Victory Decision...

[Smith]

Thanks for the feedback, if not the credit for Bolt Action! 

Like I say, we've tweaked the layout for the OWGs with AFOKF, but stepping them up to the kind of fully designed Bolt Action approach would make them more expensive. Still, I'll bear what you say in mind - cheers!

[Wachaza]

The only whinge I'd have is that there are only four different miniatures shown in different positions in every single photograph. I know you want to pimp the North Star minis and you're waiting for painted examples but it does take away from the overall impression when each picture is a selection from four minis shown in slightly different compositions.

A few terrain shots, using compatible earlier North Star ranges like the Black Dragon Tong or getting another painter in might help.

[Smith]

We knew the production deadline for the book was going to be tight up against the production of the figures, so we expected to use fewer photos than in other volumes - which is why there's more newly commissioned art in AFOKF than any other OWG! It's not a perfect solution - as you say, it does take away from the overall experience to see the same miniatures over and over (however well-sculpted and -painted they are), but it was the best solution open to us at the time. Happily, we shouldn't face that kind of situation again*, which is good news!

Neglecting the IHMN tong was, however, a colossal oversight, and one I've kicked myself for already.






*Though I'm still trying to squeeze as much new art in as possible!

[Dr. Kevin Moon III esq.]

I have to say I'm really impressed with the whole ruleset (as I was with OGAM, IHMN and DuxBel), I think they are well made and well priced.

The art is fantastic - I absolutely love the Mr Fab picture on page 20 in particular.

Looking forward to getting a game in down the club in the next few weeks.

[Mr. Peabody]

I'm glad you guys like AFOKF - it is the first OWG title to incorporate a slightly revised design intended to address some of the criticisms players gave regarding the first few (see what I mean about slow turnarounds?!). Margins are reduced somewhat, headers have been reworked to improve clarity, and there have been a number of other, less obvious, tweaks intended to improve readability.

That's great news. Osprey has the experience to bring it all home; layout, an interesting read and the necessity of clear sets of instructions.

The OWG series has such potential. It's fascinating to watch gaming and traditional publishing come together in such a dynamic fashion.

[NurgleHH]

I would pay more for a quality product. I own all the BA-Books, because they are so fantastic made. Maybe there is a chance for a museum-version(high quality) and a normal version. I don't know if you sell enough for two versions. But, as I mentioned before, the content is good, only the layout needs improvement

[Grimrod]

 My order arrived today....love the minis :)h

[Commander Vyper]

Book arrived today. Very nice but lacking descriptive pictures re examples of rules in action and a real shame that you didn't use pictures of the entire range painted rather than just five or so, close up: very repetitive.   


Great opportunity a tiny bit missed.

[Dewbakuk]

Only those figures had been sculpted at that point.

[Smith]

A real shame that you didn't use pictures of the entire range painted rather than just five or so, close up

Absolutely agree. Unfortunately, by the printing deadline, those few figures were the entirety of the range - all the others were sculpted while the book was at the printer.