Conan [Monolith Boardgame] - KS over and funded

[LeadAsbestos]

I'll do all my Conan gaming in this scale! Great sculpts.

Maybe use Bronze Age as a filler source? David's stuff is quite large, but nicely done and correct enough to work.

[Too Bo Coo]

That is a great point.  I don't think most board gamers would care whether the miniatures are a couple of millimeters smaller, but for tabletop gamers trying to shoehorn these into existing collections, 4-5mm can make a big difference in the visual appeal and cohesion.

Honestly, it's a baffling choice.  I dont see much of a benefit for a small company to produce essentially a proprietary scale.  Even if this were a wargame needing tons of minis, to make an atypical scale can only alienate people.  To my mind it always comes down to time.  So when I paint something, I try to think of 2 or 3 uses for it.  If I have a mini that I know can only be used in more or less one capacity, it makes me that much more hesitant to buy muchless put in the time to paint.  Does that make sense?

[Elbows]

If the board game comes with a bunch of minis (and possible expansions) I can see someone collecting a couple boxes of the game to play solely in this weird scale...but I agree for people like me who was more likely going to use the cool minis in other games, it's a bit of a sadness. 

I suspect my buddy (the Howard-o-phile) will probably grab the box...I'll still be watching the kickstarter with great interest. 

[Eithriall]

Preview (taken in the BGG) of what is currently planned for the kickstarter and it is huge. Without giving you specifics, there should be :

* the base box, with a good mix of miniatures and 8 (or 12 with stretch goals) scenarii
* a lot of stretch goals will add various content to that box, if reached.
* several thematic add-ons, each on a different region of the Hyborian Age World, with a double sided board, new scenarii and a selection of miniatures, and possibly made by a known designer.
* several artist add-ons, with variant miniatures made by known artists
* an equipment add-on, giving a greater number of equipment cards for the heroes.
* there may also be some creatures packs, containing a big creature.

It's a bit vague, because Monolith is still working on it, but this is where things are headed at the moment.

- Now, the possibly bad news. It seems that the initial stated goal to sell the base box with more than 100 miniatures at 100$ may not be reached. Nothing is decided yet, but the box as it was described till now, may have an higher price. There may still be a 100$ pledge, but it would be a lighter box. All this is still conditional as it is being thinked out...

Now, here is a wild bunch of picts


And some words from Itai from the BGG forum :

Well, I cannot comment on the KS structure as it hasn't been finalized yet.
What I can say is that there is a lot of content planned, and of course a lot of great miniatures.

The main KS box will be by itself very full even if no stretch goal is reached, not only with miniatures but with a lot of game content.
And there is also a lot of content planned outside of that box, which will be either in stretch goals or in add-ons.

At this point I don't know what will be in stretch goals and what will be in add-ons. So I don't know what will be the price for someone who wants to get everything.

But you don't need to get everyting. Even of you don't buy any add-ons, and buy only the main KS box, you'll get a lot of value out of it.

What I can tell you about with much more certainty is about playtesting. Every scenario in the game is being thoroughly developped right now. And I mean every scenario, whether it is planned in the main box, or in additional content.

There is a lot of people working at this moment on the scenarii, some are renowned designers like Antoine Bauza or unknown ones like myself, and all will be finished and playtested before the KS starts.
Public playtests have been done in France for months, and more than 250 people already played the game, which enabled to refine the core mechanics on the first scenario.
Now public playtests will start to include the new heroes and new scenarii, which will add a lot of variety and replayability to the game.

So, yes, even though it may interest collectors or painters, it is primarily a board game.
And even though I know the produced version will be gorgeous, I enjoy it already very much right now, as a prototype made with paper and meeples.

[Elbows]

Seeing the quality of the sculpts in this thread I never believed for a minute the $100 w/ 100 miniatures was a reality.  Not a concern...scale, unfortunately is.  Now, that being said, if the game (even at say $160 buy in) ends up with 100-120 miniatures that's enough to wargame all of your Conan stuff with a single box (or two if you're really into it).  Particularly if this is planned to be backed up by additional add-on boxes in the future.

Most board games are a let down because they ship with 12-18 miniatures and gaming is just not feasible (look at the new Star Wars boxed set...just not enough minis).

[Centaur_Seducer]

I look forward to this!

[Eithriall]

Spiel 2014 in ESSEN :

Conan : Hyborian Quests will be in the main Asmodee area : Hall 3, Booth B108. Go try the game !

[Centaur_Seducer]

Spiel 2014 in ESSEN :

Conan : Hyborian Quests will be in the main Asmodee area : Hall 3, Booth B108. Go try the game !

Does that mean that Asmodee will help out with production to some extent, and most importan, making sure to get the right printers and logistics?

[Eithriall]

Asmodée will do the KS management and the Worldwide distribution, so yes they will give a lot of support to Monolith on this huge project.

[Doomsdave]

Sorry if I missed the answer, but will they be bendy plastic?  If so, I'm out.  If hard plastic then I'm in for hundreds.  I love the sculpts. 

[Admiral Benbow]

I'll attend the Essen show tomorrow and will check any miniatures they have there concerning size and material. From the picture I'd say it looks like bendy plastic ...

[Nord]

Well I am still interested, the scale doesn't bother me too much. I don't have an existing Conan/barbarian collection so if I have to use this lot standalone then that's fine. To be honest, the scale is not the only thing that will make these figures stand out - they blow away most of the mediocre metal stuff in 25mm/28mm. My biggest concern is the material, hoping that the lovely detail carries across into the final product. I am also hoping that there are not too many duplicate poses, that can be a killer too. But all in all, really looking forward to more details. Good show chaps, keep it up.

[FramFramson]

I'll attend the Essen show tomorrow and will check any miniatures they have there concerning size and material. From the picture I'd say it looks like bendy plastic ...

Do let us know Admiral! I think a lot of us will appreciate it if you're out there with a little ruler.

[Elbows]

Yeah, some personal info would be great...maybe toss a common miniature into your pocket so you can compare.   

[fastolfrus]

Let's just hope it isn't bendy plastic.