Mark T has Battlestations, or so he claimed :)
Thus, I have not seen or even touch it :)
Anyway,
Here is something I found on the net about Bellicose and announcements:
" Sanity Studios has created Bellicose Fantasy Battles - a low-cost
juggernaut in an industry dominated by costly money-pits. Table-top
war-gaming has endured for many years; but has always had a relatively small
following. It can be very rewarding; but has its share of frustrations as
well.
Some of those frustrations were keenly felt by the authors of Bellicose,
one of whom described it like this: “Over the course of a few years, I spent
countless hours and hundreds, if not thousands, of dollars trying to build
impressive, playable miniature armies. Just as I was making progress, the
company completely revised the rules. Suddenly all of my books were
obsolete, and my miniatures, too, as the new designs were significantly
different from the old ones and they didn’t really look right together.
I was not alone in my frustrations. I talked to many other gamers who
told me that these game companies revised their rules and content on a
regular basis. The rule changes between each version did not really enhance
game-play, but were seemingly aimed at milking more money from customers by
forcing loyal fans of the game to completely re-purchase the rules every few
years. The games themselves also seemed obvious devices to promote their
lines of miniatures rather than to stand alone as a game in and of
themselves.”
The goal of Sanity Studios, then, was to create a game that existed for
the sake of the game. The result is a fast-paced, easily learned offering
good for smaller confrontations, or large-scale campaigns. It is friendly to
using miniatures, but it is not necessary to spend a small fortune to buy
them. Sanity-Studios does not sell any pewter miniatures at all, so you can
mix and match your favorites from different manufacturers. You don’t even
have to use miniatures. The rules include alternative ideas, and the Sanity
Studios website has some free download-able top-down counters that are
specifically designed for the game. They also plan to start releasing
inexpensive, yet visually appealing, paper miniatures for use with
Bellicose.
Now you don’t have to be a millionaire to enjoy this rewarding hobby.
Visit their website for more information.
You can purchase Bellicose online at the website for only $18.95 + S/H;
or avoid shipping costs buy picking it up from your local hobby-store. If
they don’t carry Bellicose, loudly demand that they begin to do so. Sanity
Studios welcomes dealer inquiries from their website."
Sanity Studio is a local Utah company, I think they are based in Price, but
my memory can be wrong. http://sanitystudios.com/, they also produce board
games...
To play Bellicose, all you need is the rules book, it will include all the
armies info. And you can use paper miniatures (printout) or make your own
counter sheet.
So no more expensive rules, army books or miniatures... Quite neat...
--- Ken ---
On Mon, Jul 13, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Mark Crane <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Wow, it sounds like there were lots publishers there, and some of the
> games Ken played sound interesting, especially Bellicose. Do we know
> who ended up with Battlestations so I can stage a raid? Thanks!
> >
>
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