Conan [Monolith Boardgame] - KS over and funded

[von Lucky]

+1.

I have club members egging me on because they (may) get Dropfleet Commander before I get Conan, but I can wait too.

[The Red Graf]

Anyone that pouts about not getting their toys on time has bigger problems they should probably be focusing on.

[Pijlie]

Nothing here yet either, so I stand a good chance to paint all my Zombicide Black Plague figures before Conan arrives

Only three dozen still to go.....

[psyberwyche]

Had a good read through of the Conan Facebook page posts earlier (here, although you have to join: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ConanBoardgame/)

Got to say I'm worried/annoyed by what I'm reading. It seems that the hero miniatures that are cast in a lighter plastic don't just look ropey due to the colour and lighting, as Monolith assured us, but actually are ropey. The comparison pics and first-hand feedback are saying that the heroes are soft plastic blobs, while the henchmen are comparable to Zombicide.

Added to that the update about the rules not being up to par, and a new rulebook having to be rushed out to backers... well, for a game that had such huge delays, that doesn't sound good enough.

I need to see it with my own eyes, but if the reality is as bad as these initial reviews, I think it'll be straight on EvilBay.

Bah!

[Braxandur]

With plastics the complaint that models are a blob without detail is often made. Sadly enough this is most often done by people who do not take the time to put primer or paint in the model. If they would have done this, they would notice a big difference. Especially with lighter plastics, as these are a bit more translucent, which makes it pretty hard to see any edges and gives the blob feeling.

A friend of mine already started painting his Conan figure, starting wiht Conan and there is absolutly nothing wrong with it.

I've seen them IRL ast Spiel as well yesterday and they looked very good to me. Maybe it helps that I'm not looking for resin quality, but just normal plastic quality.

At Spiel I've made some pictures as well of Myhtic battles, and will post these later.

Good to know as well:
There will be some Mythic battles - Conan Crossover action!   (at least if certain stretch goals are reached)

[Lt. Hazel]

My stuff arrived yesterday. It is true, the dark grey plastic of the henchmen looks better, and the detail is more crisp. But for a boardgame the overall quality is good!
I also played the First scenario yesterday, and I liked how the Game works.

[psyberwyche]

With plastics the complaint that models are a blob without detail is often made. Sadly enough this is most often done by people who do not take the time to put primer or paint in the model. If they would have done this, they would notice a big difference. Especially with lighter plastics, as these are a bit more translucent, which makes it pretty hard to see any edges and gives the blob feeling.

I'm sure that's the case (although in the case of the Lion miniature in particular, Monolith have admitted they screwed up, and it really doesn't have much detail).

I have to reserve judgement until I get my box. I'm seeing bitter arguments online between people who defend this company to the hilt, and others saying it's 'Emperor's new clothes' and that the quality is indefensible. For me, I'm primarily a painter, so I'm going to be more picky than a died-in-the-wool board gamer. Zombicide Black Plague is the minimum quality for me to paint to be honest, and as that's what Monolith promised, that's what I'm holding them to.

[Driscoles]

Arrived today....

Unpacking my Conan KS 

[TheMightyFlip]

Grrr...grrr....grrrr....wheres mine?...... 

[von Lucky]

I am still... patient.

Driscoles - nice photo, but that indent in the lounge chair belies what really happens.

[Elbows]

That's an awesome picture, Driscoles...you may have to start a KS trend here on Lead Adventure.

[Driscoles]

  you got me vor n Lucky. You are a galactic brain  

We should Elbows!

[powerfrog99]

I am waiting for mine too 

A friend of mine opened his package on wednesday and has sent me pictures. He is not really amused that especially the heroes and the single box minis like the valkyrie are laking in quality. Others are are up to the expected (expected was Blood Rage quality)!

So lets see what's in my boxes 

cheers Thomas

[Admiral Benbow]

Got my boxes yesterday, and after seriously unboxing and looking through all components there are three things I'm not amused about:

1. There is definitely a difference in detail quality between the lighter and the darker plastic miniatures. The lighter ones are much softer and are lacking much detail quality. I know that Monolith denies that, but it's absolutely the case, you'll see it when your boxes arrive.

2. My stretch goal box contained three counter frames, two in english and one in french. And when browsing through the scenario booklet, I realized that there were no counters for villagers.

3. The rulebooks are very difficult to understand as they are written for people knowing the game already, not for newbies. They are currently working on new versions ... Ridiculous.

Contacted Monolith already about the second point, waiting for a comment.

 

[Admiral Benbow]

Fact is, the two boxes contain lots of materials. To get things sorted and have everything nicely present for my first gaming session I thought about organising the stuff so that I don't need to pack both bulky boxes when going for a game. I finished my version of an improved Conan box this evening and like to share it for anybody to try it for his own game. It's dead simple, you only need 5 and 3 mm foamcore, some sturdy card, white glue, a steel ruler and a cutter. I used black and white foamcore, but that is what I had on hand and doesn't matter.

First I removed the small corrugated cardboard strips from the bottom of the box at both sides of the game boards and pushed the boards to the left; that way you'll gain some storage space on the right:




Using sturdy card (from a whisky package) for the bottom and 3 mm foamboard for the sides (20 mm hight) I glued a simple tray with one spacing around the middle and one open side. This fits snuggly into the free space, has exactly the same height as the board games and can accommodate all the terrain counters and the counters for the Book of Skelos.




Next I built another box from 5 mm foamboard (outer sides) and 3 mm for the separators. The frontside is 20 mm lower than the rest to gain good access to the components. Outer dimension of the box are 42 x 7 cm, the gap between spacers is 45 mm. This box fits into the space between the figure box and the main box and contains all character, monster, equipment and spell cards from both boxes, the crystals, dice and a bag of game counters.








With the figure box inside, all that's left are the character sheets, two small bags with the rest of all game counters and the two rule books. this could just be placed on top and the box cover over it. That's it, all in one box.  




If you like it, why not build your own one?