Yes, but he (stormphoenix) was responding to MY post. I never said it wasn't a clix based game (his contention). I just said it wasn't focused on combat (because it's not, though that's an element of the game).

I really didn't understand his comment that the lack of focus on combat was because it was designed by a game designer rather than a fan of the franchise. I could see fans designing it either way (combat-oriented or mission/problem-solving), and designers doing the same (SFB and Federation Commander were designed by game designers and they are combat-oriented).


Well, in fact it *IS* a clix based game - it uses a dial with different stats that you click to the different settings. Whether or not it could be well represented without a dial is beside the point, isn't it?

FWIW I think it's a cleaner design with the dial. Yes you could mark the card somehow, but the dial makes that a non-issue. Since you can only select your settings within your current range on your turn, having a dial set to those current settings is handy.

I think I'd probably prefer it without the dial, as the ships would be easier to repaint and potentially reuse for other games. However, if you don't care about paintjobs and only intend to use these ships for this game, having the dial is probably superior.

Just a follow-up.................did Fred get a chance to post this and I just missed it?

Yeah I'm looking forward to it as well. Looking at Fredwood's recent activity, he hasn't had a chance to post it yet.

Unfortunately my buddy was ill and was unable to make it both Thursday and Saturday, I'll try again this Thursday.

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If true, and I don't think it isn't.....I wonder how much more the painted version will cost. :fingerscrossed:

That's a good move by Wizkids (and probably they are doing it in response to the uproar about them being unpainted). A lot of board games release deluxe versions with painted minis a while after releasing the general version.

Personally I'll be happy to just paint them myself.

are there any other board games out there where you can purchase unpainted or painted pieces? I have never heard of one before.

According to Wakandaman, right above your post, it sounds fairly common in the industry.

Wizkids released an unpainted version of MageKnight back in the day.

I was hoping for some examples

War of the Ring is the first one to come to mind. It's a big LotR board game with lots of little miniatures. In the standard set they come just in three colours of plastic (red for bad, blue for good and grey for important characters) but there is a Collectors version that has them all painted. I believe it is a lot more expensive, but there are lots of miniatures in the game. The Collectors one also has a much cooler board, box, etc.

Shadows over Camelot is another one. It has miniatures of King Arthur and his Knights as well as a few other things. I believe you can buy a pack that has just painted versions of them if you really want it. I'm actually in the process of painting mine at the moment.

I'm sure there are others.