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Showing posts with label Burns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Burns. Show all posts
Wednesday, 24 May 2017
First Look - Dark Souls the Boardgame
Dark Souls the board game by Steamforged Games
Dozer finally got his Kickstarter backer reward of the Dark Souls board game and asked Wolf and Burns to help him out in playing it and giving some feedback. Wolf is the 'Souls' series expert having played each of the three Dark Souls, Demon Souls, and the spiritual sibling Bloodborne.
Friday, 28 April 2017
Infinity May Release Review
By: Canadian Tabletop Gamers
Every month we will be reviewing the new minis for Infinity.
This month we have a slew of new faces for our first collaborative post. We have Antonius, Burns, Dozer, and Forgotten giving us their feedback. A few re-packaged minis seeing new life alongside some brilliant looking releases that has become the hallmark of Corvus Beli.
O-Yoroi
Pilot Faction: Yu Jing (JSA)
"Dynamic pose but a little too much fan service for my taste."
- Forgotten **** (Above the Standard)
"Good pose, but the outfit doesn't seem that practical for a pilot."
- Burns *** (Meets the Standard)
"The mini looks fantastic but it looses some of the charm with being 'skimpy' with the outfit. The pose is great, I love the action in the sculpt with the drawn sword but I want to see the Contender collapsed on her back - just something a bit more"
- Dozer **** (Above the Standard)
5th Minutemen Regiment "Ohio"
Faction: Ariadna (USAriadna)
"Amazing sculpts. It is great to aee options to add multiple minutemen to a band. I don't play USAriadna myself, but this could change that."
- Antonius **** (Above the Standard)
"These guys look fantastic. Variety of poses, have that low tech feel of Ariadna fluff. If I played them I would buy them."
- Forgotten ***** (Challenges the Standard)
"I like 'em. Also, reminds me a little of Cadians from back in my 40k days. Memories..."
- Burns **** (Above the Standard)
Major Lunha, Ex-Aristeia! Sniper
Faction: MERCS
"The pose I would normally dislike for a 'sniper' miniature, but knowing that this pose come from her time in Aristeia! makes sense what I see the mini. Favorite of the May releases."
- Dozer ***** (Challenges the Standard)
"I love the sculpt, save for the legs. It would have been very awesome if they had added some scenery to give her pose a bit more context."
- Antonius **** (Above the Standard)
"Dynamic pose, good detail, cool weapon. She looks slick."
- Forgotten **** (Above the Standard)
Gorgos Pilot
Faction: Tohaa
"I'm not a fan of the faction's look, but the detail and pose is awesome."
- Dozer **** (Above the Standard)
"Cool details and interesting pose."
- Forgotten **** (Above the Standard)
Gecko Pilot
Faction: Nomads (Corregidor)
"Maybe I am biased, as I play Nomads but I like the Geckos but I think this model looks awesome. Favorite of the May releases."
- Forgotten **** (Above the Standard)
"Corregidor got a slick pilot. As another Nomads player I have to say it seems we got some major love this month."
- Dozer **** (Above the Standard)
Dactyls, Steel Phalanx Support Pack (Re-box)
Faction: ALEPH (Steel Phalanx)
"Nice looking but what I have come to expect from the latest releases out of Corvis Belli."
- Forgotten *** (Meets the Standard)
"A solid set of minis. Seems like they are meeting a need and the best of the three re-packed sets"
- Dozer **** (Above the Standard)
Orc Troops (Re-Box)
Faction: PanOceana
"It may just be the colour scheme, but what I see is a 4-eyed, buck-toothed rabbit."
- Burns ** (Below the Standard)
"Both older models, ok minis but not to current Corvus Belli quality"
- Dozer *** (Meets the Standard)
"The HMG's legs look weird like she has to pee (maybe that is the photo angle) either way I think they can do better"
- Forgotten ** (Below the Standard)
Zerat Special Missions Regiment (Re-Box)
Faction: Combined Army (Morrat)
"I’m never been a big fan of the female Morat models: the long pink hair doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of the aesthetic. Looking past that, I put the new sniper well ahead of the hacker"
"The hair reminds me of the terrible wildcat sculpt otherwise it looks good."
- Forgotten *** (Meets the Standard)
"A bigger fan of the Sniper rifle. Has a nice pose without having unnecessary embellishments added. The hacker leaves something to be desired with its sculpt."
- Antonius *** (Meets the Standard)
Every month we will be reviewing the new minis for Infinity.
This month we have a slew of new faces for our first collaborative post. We have Antonius, Burns, Dozer, and Forgotten giving us their feedback. A few re-packaged minis seeing new life alongside some brilliant looking releases that has become the hallmark of Corvus Beli.
O-Yoroi
Pilot Faction: Yu Jing (JSA)
"Dynamic pose but a little too much fan service for my taste."
- Forgotten **** (Above the Standard)
"Good pose, but the outfit doesn't seem that practical for a pilot."
- Burns *** (Meets the Standard)
"The mini looks fantastic but it looses some of the charm with being 'skimpy' with the outfit. The pose is great, I love the action in the sculpt with the drawn sword but I want to see the Contender collapsed on her back - just something a bit more"
- Dozer **** (Above the Standard)
5th Minutemen Regiment "Ohio"
Faction: Ariadna (USAriadna)
"Amazing sculpts. It is great to aee options to add multiple minutemen to a band. I don't play USAriadna myself, but this could change that."
- Antonius **** (Above the Standard)
"These guys look fantastic. Variety of poses, have that low tech feel of Ariadna fluff. If I played them I would buy them."
- Forgotten ***** (Challenges the Standard)
"I like 'em. Also, reminds me a little of Cadians from back in my 40k days. Memories..."
- Burns **** (Above the Standard)
Major Lunha, Ex-Aristeia! Sniper
Faction: MERCS
"The pose I would normally dislike for a 'sniper' miniature, but knowing that this pose come from her time in Aristeia! makes sense what I see the mini. Favorite of the May releases."
- Dozer ***** (Challenges the Standard)
"I love the sculpt, save for the legs. It would have been very awesome if they had added some scenery to give her pose a bit more context."
- Antonius **** (Above the Standard)
"Dynamic pose, good detail, cool weapon. She looks slick."
- Forgotten **** (Above the Standard)
Gorgos Pilot
Faction: Tohaa
"I'm not a fan of the faction's look, but the detail and pose is awesome."
- Dozer **** (Above the Standard)
"Cool details and interesting pose."
- Forgotten **** (Above the Standard)
Gecko Pilot
Faction: Nomads (Corregidor)
"Maybe I am biased, as I play Nomads but I like the Geckos but I think this model looks awesome. Favorite of the May releases."
- Forgotten **** (Above the Standard)
"Corregidor got a slick pilot. As another Nomads player I have to say it seems we got some major love this month."
- Dozer **** (Above the Standard)
Dactyls, Steel Phalanx Support Pack (Re-box)
Faction: ALEPH (Steel Phalanx)
"Nice looking but what I have come to expect from the latest releases out of Corvis Belli."
- Forgotten *** (Meets the Standard)
"A solid set of minis. Seems like they are meeting a need and the best of the three re-packed sets"
- Dozer **** (Above the Standard)
Orc Troops (Re-Box)
Faction: PanOceana
"It may just be the colour scheme, but what I see is a 4-eyed, buck-toothed rabbit."
- Burns ** (Below the Standard)
"Both older models, ok minis but not to current Corvus Belli quality"
- Dozer *** (Meets the Standard)
"The HMG's legs look weird like she has to pee (maybe that is the photo angle) either way I think they can do better"
- Forgotten ** (Below the Standard)
Zerat Special Missions Regiment (Re-Box)
Faction: Combined Army (Morrat)
"I’m never been a big fan of the female Morat models: the long pink hair doesn’t seem to fit with the rest of the aesthetic. Looking past that, I put the new sniper well ahead of the hacker"
- Burns *** (Meets the Standard)
"The hair reminds me of the terrible wildcat sculpt otherwise it looks good."
- Forgotten *** (Meets the Standard)
"A bigger fan of the Sniper rifle. Has a nice pose without having unnecessary embellishments added. The hacker leaves something to be desired with its sculpt."
- Antonius *** (Meets the Standard)
Tuesday, 25 April 2017
Introduction: Burns
Name - John aka Burns
Where are you -
Ottawa, Ontario
Who are you -
Casual gamer, since my days of playing 40k in the late 90s who professionally solves problems for smart people.
What are you playing on the table -
Hordes - Circle of Orboros and Legion of Everblight. Magic the Gathering but only if it has Zombies. Infinity - Combined Army. Any board game that is fun or takes reference from the Necronomicon.
Play style -
Nothing fancy: smash the other guy. If I can pull off one cool move I consider it a victory, even if the rest of the game goes the other way.
Top irk at the table -
People who take the game too seriously
Getting my Combined Army into a tournament ready state, then adding models to my Hordes lists.
Last word -
Klatuu Veraata N’(cough)
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