Conan [Monolith Boardgame] - KS over and funded

[Duncan McDane]

I backed this for the minis and not the game itself.

+1. I don't care about the rules and I didn't check them before I backed. We will play it, of course, at least one time and if it's a good game it will return on the table. If it isn't my cup of tea, fine, I'll have 300+ miniatures to drool over and hopefully even have some painted, eventually, when the time is there, wind blowing etc. etc. 

And as I write this down I realize that's the case with all the miniature boardgames I backed ( or bought ). If the models are ok, I'm in, regardless of the game. If they're not worth using as miniature wargaming figs, I'll pass.

[Braxandur]

I actually do care about the rules,  but with the amount of good looking miniatures that some kickstarters include it is bonus if the rules are good enough that they help bringing the miniatures to the table.

Rules don't even need to have a lot of detail,  if the game itself is either very thematic, tactical, varied or a combination of those.  For instance,  go or chess are great games with pretty easy rules, while heroquest also does not have lot of depth,  but has a great theme.

[Elbows]

I haven't even glanced at the rules...as with almost every KS (Blood Rage, Hero Quest, Dungeon Saga, Zombiecide Black Plague, etc.) I'm in for the minis with a big "maybe" on playing the actual game.

I've got a nine year old nephew though, so perhaps some of the lesser games will get a run if he's ever interested.

[Dolmot]

A few clarifications:

1) I made up the 300+ figure as a placeholder for "so many that I no longer care nor can be bothered to count". The actual King level is probably more like 185 minis and 33 terrain bits, but I think you can actually exceed 300 with enough extras (which will be more than $135, though).

2) When I buy or fund a game with minis, I also care about both to some extent. However, the decision will be based on what I can see or estimate reliably enough. I wouldn't shell out $135 or even $20 for just rules which I haven't studied beforehand, but in this case it felt like a fair price for the minis alone. The team's faithfulness to Howard's canon also played a major role. Concerning the rules, the shown amount of playtesting and previews gave me a feeling that they wouldn't be utter crap. We tend to play this kind of games only occasionally with enough beer and bravado so even mediocre rules are acceptable. If they're actually good, it's a bonus.

In 2015 everyone should know that crowdfunding has its inherent share of gambling built in. I'd say this one is going pretty much as expected, including the mandatory update about a three month delay with the phrase "a huge learning experience". Everything on track.

[Pijlie]

 

[Sir Barnaby Hammond-Rye]

I was going to query that 300-figure!

 

I backed it and just completed thepledgemanager yesterday. I didn't select any add ons, however. It didn't state what the stretch goal bonuses were, which I found mildly annoying. I couldn,t remember what they were and wasn't going to take the time to look so I just left it at the basic level. Wasn't this game at GenCon?

I don't understand why some gencon dweeb gets a copy before the backers do.

Lack of respect, IMO.

A few clarifications:

1) I made up the 300+ figure as a placeholder for "so many that I no longer care nor can be bothered to count". The actual King level is probably more like 185 minis and 33 terrain bits, but I think you can actually exceed 300 with enough extras (which will be more than $135, though).

2) When I buy or fund a game with minis, I also care about both to some extent. However, the decision will be based on what I can see or estimate reliably enough. I wouldn't shell out $135 or even $20 for just rules which I haven't studied beforehand, but in this case it felt like a fair price for the minis alone. The team's faithfulness to Howard's canon also played a major role. Concerning the rules, the shown amount of playtesting and previews gave me a feeling that they wouldn't be utter crap. We tend to play this kind of games only occasionally with enough beer and bravado so even mediocre rules are acceptable. If they're actually good, it's a bonus.

In 2015 everyone should know that crowdfunding has its inherent share of gambling built in. I'd say this one is going pretty much as expected, including the mandatory update about a three month delay with the phrase "a huge learning experience". Everything on track.

[Braxandur]

It didn't state what the stretch goal bonuses were, which I found mildly annoying. I couldn,t remember what they were and wasn't going to take the time to look so I just left it at the basic level. Wasn't this game at GenCon?

I don't understand why some gencon dweeb gets a copy before the backers do.

You can always just go back to the kickstarter page to  see the stretch goals, but it would indeed be nice to see that back in the plede manager.

I don't recall the game being available at gencon though; are you not thinking about another Conan game?

[beefcake]

I recall some game I backe at kickstarter being present at gencon, as said in one of the updates, it may have been Conan. They did state though they just had a few to show off to retailers interested in stocking the game, I don't think they were being sold. May not have been conan, may have been the mantic dungeon crawler, or a C'mon one.
EDIT: It was dungeon Saga that did this, Not conan.

[Pijlie]

This is how bad rumours start  

Conan has indeed been to GenCon, but only to be demo-ed. Just as it has been on a number of other Cons before and after the KS.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/806316071/conan/posts/1302563?ref=backer_project_update

As to the 300 figure mark, I bought into the Kings Pledge, most exclusives and all three add-ons which adds up to some 290 figures/scenery.

[beefcake]

This is how bad rumours start  

Yeah, not wrong there. EVERYONE IGNORE MY COMMENT. 
(In reality I was just too lazy to check and was seeing if someone else could back me up.)
After checking stuff it was Dungeon Saga. I'll go back and edit the original post.

[Duncan McDane]

Doesn't matter,
whichever pledge you choose, there are a gazillion nice and shiny toys to play with en probably not one of us will paint them all  .

[von Lucky]

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

Okay, I think I've got until the pledge manager closes to pay the outstanding shipping cost. Do we have any idea when that is?

[Pijlie]

September 26th. It's in the last email update.

[PanzerKaput]

I want to see pictures of the latest production figures, the only ones are the blurry ones on facebook and the quality on this looks petty soft.

[The Red Graf]

I want to see pictures of the latest production figures, the only ones are the blurry ones on facebook and the quality on this looks petty soft.

Yes, I agree. The first thing that went through my mind when I saw them was is it too late to cancel?