(KICKSTARTER -- February 27, 2018) Monolith: Batman - Gotham City Chronicles

[DivisMal]

YAY!!  So, my Knight Models will have good company.


I have been very pleased with my Conan, and really looking forward to Mythic Battles (which I also pledged for).

But, this...I'm gonna be on it like white on rice!! I'm really excited for this.

Yep, me, too. Only thing I'm sad about is that MB hasn't even been published yet, and the Batman KS will start after that...

[BadgerTheBrave]

Yep, me, too. Only thing I'm sad about is that MB hasn't even been published yet, and the Batman KS will start after that...

Monolith have said that they won't start their Kickstarters for Batman or Joan of Arc until Mythic has been delivered.

[Duncan McDane]

Well, they ( MB ) did mention something of a Viking themed game as the next thing after Mythic Battles, so I guess that will be their big early 2018 KS and we won't see the launch of Batman until late 2018-early 2019.
But we'll see...
*Edit: changed the dates, it's 2017, not 2016 now  .

[BadgerTheBrave]

With any luck, Mythic will be shipped before Christmas, meaning we could see Batman as early as December, this year.

[BadgerTheBrave]

Batman is a highly anticipated game, from the same team that brought us Conan. Using the same system as Conan "THS" (Tactical Homeostatic System) but with tweaks to make it fit into the Batman Universe. Let me answer a few questions for you

What changes are there from Conan?
A seventh characteristic appears: intelligence, which will represent the ability to solve problems, hack computer equipment ...
Heroes' can now choose a Defense and Recovery action.
When "The Villain" (the Overlord in Conan) activates a unit, there is no restriction on movement being the first action.
Overlord units now have additional features like Manipulation or Intelligence.
Two new dice have evolved with a specific breakdown of successes to better represent certain actions.
And many other evolution!

Will there be any crossovers?
Other superheroes will not be in this game, due to the fact that "they" are SUPERHEROS. Superheros have super powers that would out balance the system of the game. Batman is a highly trained...man. Like his colleagues and some of his adversaries. So there will be no Justice League, sorry to say.

Conan, even with the same system, will not be tied into Batman. Even if Conan has crossed a lot of people in his career, it would be too far removed from the two universes. But nothing stops you from creating your own scenarios, if you own both games. It will, just not me one of the things that Monolith will attempt at this time. The Batman Universe is already a big one.

So, what will be in the box?
Like Conan, there will be 2 double sided boards with 4 different environments, 8 scenarios and more than 100 figures. This is the base box, with no KS exclusives or add-ons.

Will it be available in stores after the Kickstarter has finished?
A big no...Monolith have learnt from their Conan experience with  distribution at reasonable prices, is not viable. But that is not stopping local stores from backing multiple copies of the game, and then selling them on.

And finally, the big questions.
When will the Kickstarter be coming?
As soon as Mythic Battles starts shipping, expect the KS to go live
 

[tnjrp]

When will the Kickstarter be coming?
As soon as Mythic Battles starts shipping, expect the KS to go live

Interesting that it won't be in the stores... That would actually kinda make the entire thing Kickstarter exclusive then, no?

[CptJake]

Not really, they can (and likely will) sell it via their webshop.   They just will not put it into distribution channels.

[supervike]

Actually, I'm considering selling off my Conan, so I can make room for this.


(or maybe I'll just get a bigger house)

[tnjrp]

(or maybe I'll just get a bigger house)

You'll have to miss on some add-ons in the next KS you participate in tho if you do that

[BadgerTheBrave]

I'm sure that there will be a bat-cave of stretch goals that will give you enough goodies to play with.

[BadgerTheBrave]

Do you want to see what the game looks like?
Well, you can.
Do you want to know what the game plays like?
Well, you can.

I had the chance of experiencing Batman (the prototype) the Boardgame and recorded it in this youtube video:

[Elbows]

This is not really my genre normally, but I like these minis far better than anything I've seen from Knight Models (doesn't hurt you get a whole heck of a lot in the box). 

[tnjrp]

The man himself, in render:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/batman-the-board-game/dons-cowl-monoliths-board-game/

[tnjrp]

And now we have Nightwing:
http://www.beastsofwar.com/batman-the-board-game/nightwing-hero-preview-monoliths/

[Onimusha]

Very interested in this KS, I hope they fit well in the Knight models range, so I can use some of the models there.