Conan [Monolith Boardgame] - KS over and funded

[Dr. Zombie]

Still no sign of mine...

[Sir_Theo]

Mine came today! Unfortunately in the brief 45 minutes I'd had to pop out... Try again tomorrow...

[Pijlie]

They must have been waiting around the corner for you to leave...... 

[Eric the Shed]

mine has arrived....yippee

[Dr. Zombie]

I moaned to soon it would seem I just got a T&T number. I think...
Everything is in French but it seems to be en route.

[Dolmot]

I moaned to soon it would seem I just got a T&T number. I think...
Everything is in French but it seems to be en route.

If it's a Chronopost link, there's an English version. Look for a language switching link in the upper right/left corner (maybe starting from the front page and then entering your tracking code after switching). I only noticed it after one failed delivery attempt while trying to figure out what's going on. Local delivery was handled by the very worst logistics company in this country. (No exaggeration. They have a 1.2 star rating out of 5.) I only found it out after a few days because they left no message, and absolutely nowhere it was told, who has the #&% packet. It took a small miracle and several hours of work to get it.

Excuse my French but right now I'm seriously pissed off. Our local post may have returned another Kickstarter delivery to its sender. They keep it for two weeks, waiting for a customs payment, but they only managed to deliver the notice to me in two and half weeks, two days after their own "return to sender" deadline. Could someone please explain, how in hell was I supposed to pay that on time? Some heads are going to roll soon. I could list about one thousand better (and more urgent) things to do with my free time, instead of going through this kind of horseshit.

Yep, the best communication methods we have in 2016 comprise letters delivered a few weeks late and inexistent notes whose content I have to guess.

Oh well, at least I have my Conan boxes. Usually I'd calm down by reading the rulebook and planning a game, but now I fear that the rulebook doesn't make any sense and it'll frustrate me even further. Should I just bury myself in the miniatures instead? Someone cheer me up.

[Pijlie]

Go watch this, it will cheer you up. The rulebook isn't so bad and this video will clear some things up already.

[Elbows]

Dolmot...that sucks and it's something I've run into before with our own post office. 

So, after discussing it with a buddy I stopped my sale on eBay temporarily.  Question for those who have played the game - what kind of effort would it take to convert the game to a co-op style game?  Do the mechanics make that possible at all?  I have no problem creating action/response decks, rules, etc.  But do the mechanics bode well at all?  My main concern is that I mostly play co-op board games.  If I keep the game I'd like to get double duty out of it (i.e. some nice minis and then play the game on occasion).

[Pijlie]

Actually, for the Hero players the game already is a cooperative game. But you want to eliminate the Overlord role?

[Suber]

Got mine and my first impression was like 'What have I done? Where am I going to stack all this?'
Great minis at first sight, I'm truly pleased so far!

[Redmao]

I can't wait for this to hit retail so I'll be able to play Conan "army men".
What? Isn't it a legitimate form of solo gaming? 

[Sir_Theo]

So mine finally came... Wow what a lot of stuff!

The minis all look great.  I'm going to try and pay t the first few heros tonight to see how that goes! My ambition is to paint everything, almost wish I hadn't got a King pledge!

The rules look good too.  I suspect this game will have far more going for it mechanically than a lot of mini heavy Kickstarters.  Looks an actual good game!

[Elbows]

Actually, for the Hero players the game already is a cooperative game. But you want to eliminate the Overlord role?

Yep.  I guess I'll watch some gameplay videos but I'm curious if the Overlord is being genuinely mischievous and plotting things or if he's just pushing bad guy models at the heroes (something any deck or reaction system can accomplish).

[Momotaro]

Arrived today.  Good lord, that's a huge box!

Had a quick look through - some very nice minis in there.  Very nice

[Sir_Theo]

I slapped a bit of paint in some of the heroes last night.  I'm pleased to report that once paint is applied a lot more detail is revealed on the light plastic pieces than is immediately apparent. The comparison with Reaper Bones is unfair IMO.