Conan [Monolith Boardgame] - KS over and funded

[Pijlie]

Just finished my shopping list in the PM. My purchase may be called mildly excessive 

Shipping to the Netherlands about $35 for such a load seems actually quite reasonable .

[Braxandur]

Just finished my shopping list in the PM. My purchase may be called mildly excessive 

Shipping to the Netherlands about $35 for such a load seems actually quite reasonable .

Another dutchy that went all in? Good to know that shipping will be reasonable. Where are you actually located? I already know that at least three pledges will be shipped to nijmegen area.

Looking forward to receiving this sometime in the future. Looks to be a great way of playing a miniature game with friends who are more into board games.  This and many more games are making the border between those two less and less distinct, resulting in a lot of gateway games both ways.

on a funny sidenote, I noticed that miniature gamers had less problems getting into boardgames compared to board gamers getting into miniture games, or even cthulhu wars...

[Pijlie]

I am in the Utrecht area. Actually I am one of those miniature gamers that stepped into this one for the minis. It being a good board game is more of a bonus, although I do play board games. Especially when the minis are good, like Shadows of Brimstone.

I got into Conan and Zombicide Black Plague to jumpstart a fantasy miniature collection. Since Frostgrave has been released in the meantime this proved to have been a good decision!!

[Drunkendwarf]

Another dutchy that went all in?

And another one who went all in....

DJ

[obsidian3d]

I only paid the base King pledge amount when the campaign was running. The cost of add-ons is pretty high, and as others have mentioned, currency exchange is a killer. I'll likely have to axe a few things from my wishlist in order to be able to afford it.

One thing I know I can skip for sure is the Paolo Parente box. Call me petty, but I'm not paying for anything with that man's name on it ever again after my Dust KS experience.

[Elbows]

I did my pledge yesterday...King's pledge, but I did decide to grab the Frost Giants expansion...simply because.

[von Lucky]

Question - is there a deadline to pay by? I'm not adding anything, but I don't see why I need to pay shipping now when it's ~9 months out.

[Duncan McDane]

but I did decide to grab the Frost Giants expansion...simply because.

Yeah, that one is the most tempting. The KS-only add-ons ( miniatures and artbook )  I will take next to my King's pledge but the rest I probably will order later.

[Pijlie]

Question - is there a deadline to pay by? I'm not adding anything, but I don't see why I need to pay shipping now when it's ~9 months out.

Well, it is a Kickstarter, not a shop. You'll have to pay up front. Or wait for retail.

I am afraid I grabbed all expansions.... 

[von Lucky]

That I get, I only have my shipping charge unpaid.

[Centaur_Seducer]

After reading the rules, I've come to the realisation that I've payed 125$ for a shitty game with some pretty graphics and miniatures.

The economic in me screams with rage.

[Dolmot]

Well, I paid $135 for something like 300 miniatures including five Conans and got a game with them too.

Besides, we tested a self-printed copy of it this spring. It was quite entertaining, action-heavy and faithful to the theme. There's plenty of good old sneaking, fighting, magic, princess saving and loot grabbing. It may not be particularly deep, but in my opinion a game called "Conan" really shouldn't cause a major brain overload. As he said himself, "time enough for thinking in the grave".

$42 for shipping was still steep, though. We're essentially in the same shipping zone as some remote Pacific islands...

[Pijlie]

After reading the rules, I've come to the realisation that I've payed 125$ for a shitty game with some pretty graphics and miniatures.

The economic in me screams with rage.

Well, the Alpha rules were available before the KS was finished as well as some scenarios. So you had the opportunity to analyze before buying. No one was tricked into paying for something unknown.

There's no accounting for taste, but the 300 minis for $135 argument is still strong even if you don't like the rules. In any case, you should easily recoup your expenses by selling the minis. That should soothe your rage somewhat  

[Braxandur]

After reading the rules, I've come to the realisation that I've payed 125$ for a shitty game with some pretty graphics and miniatures.

The economic in me screams with rage.

Would you care to elaborate on what you don't like about the game? If you feel so stongly about it without even playing the game,  there are probably some specific problems with the rules that you cannot stand.

So far I have heard mainly positive feedback on how easy it to get out on the table and play.  Not a bad thing imho.

[Duke Donald]

After reading the rules, I've come to the realisation that I've payed 125$ for a shitty game with some pretty graphics and miniatures.

I backed this for the minis and not the game itself. This being said, I'm very impressed by the quality of the rules they've released. There are some novel and nifty mechanics in there and the trade off between detail and bookkeeping seems excellent. While I reserve my final judgment until I've played a few games, I believe this should be an excellent game.