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Author Topic: A Billion Suns, Stargrave  (Read 7238 times)

Marc Gacy

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on: February 10, 2021, 05:47:01 PM
Anyone else jazzed as I am by either of these Osprey offerings?

https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/available-this-month/a-billion-suns
It's by the same author as Gaslands, which I thoroughly enjoy.

https://ospreypublishing.com/store/military-history/upcoming-books/preorder-2-months/stargrave
It's by the same author as Frostgrave and Ghost Archipelago, which I also thoroughly enjoy.

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Reply #1 on: February 10, 2021, 06:27:31 PM
Never heard of either, but I'm interested now

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Reply #2 on: February 10, 2021, 06:51:22 PM
OK,
I can tell you about the current games (don't know enough about the ones that aren't out yet)

Frostgrave/GA -
Approximately 10 minis per side - A leader, a second, up to 4 specialists, and the rest standard fodder, er, crew.
Two different books/setting - Frozen cities being revealed after 100s of years and a series of islands that surface after 100s of years
Exploration-driven as opposed to just head to head clash, nice scenarios and campaign rules

Gaslands
Kit bash hot wheels with weapons! Need I say more?
Also, this from the rulebook:
"In Gaslands, if the rules are unclear, choose whichever option results in the most carnage for all concerned. This is The Rule of Carnage"

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Reply #3 on: February 10, 2021, 06:52:00 PM
Yes, I came across this a couple of days ago (either here on the forum or Mentioned in Dispatches or ?) and ordered it.  8)

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Reply #4 on: February 10, 2021, 06:52:56 PM
Now that I think about it I believe Cyrano mentioned it on the last podcast.

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Reply #5 on: February 10, 2021, 06:53:06 PM
Tried to order ABS only to be told Amazon didn’t have it yet.

The multi-table thing is mechanically very interesting.

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Reply #6 on: February 10, 2021, 07:11:43 PM
Now that I think about it I believe Cyrano mentioned it on the last podcast.

Yep, he did around the 28:30 mark. Cost me $20.  :doh:

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Reply #7 on: February 10, 2021, 07:17:10 PM
A Frostgrave GA pic and a Gaslands pic
« Last Edit: February 10, 2021, 07:19:35 PM by Marc Gacy »

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Reply #8 on: February 10, 2021, 07:17:48 PM
Now that I think about it I believe Cyrano mentioned it on the last podcast.

Yep, he did around the 28:30 mark. Cost me $20.  :doh:

Where'd you get it?

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Reply #9 on: February 10, 2021, 07:24:47 PM
Ordered it directly from Osprey. No shipping notice yet but it says 'In Stock'.

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Reply #10 on: February 10, 2021, 07:26:44 PM
Huh...

Amazon says 2/23...

There is, however, already a TTS mod :).

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Reply #11 on: February 10, 2021, 07:30:34 PM
Really?!?

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Reply #12 on: February 10, 2021, 07:37:32 PM
Oh, yes...



This kind of goes to Brant's question from some months ago about how aggressively developers would embrace TTS.  It's remarkably furnished with ships, arcs, markers, CRT, &c.

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Reply #13 on: February 10, 2021, 08:37:37 PM
I've seen Gaslands before. It was the new ones I didn't know

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Reply #14 on: February 10, 2021, 09:57:49 PM
Stargrave and Frostgrave are actually cousins of mine. Just sayin'   :bigthumb:

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