Infinity Operation: Icestorm Coming Soon!
June 6, 2014 by brennon
A brand new teaser has appeared on the internet for Infinity. This time it has the rather awesome title Operation: Icestorm and from the teaser it looks like we could well be getting some kind of two player starter set!
If this is true then it's certainly something that we've been waiting for from Infinity. They have plenty of great entry points into the hobby but this would be a fantastic start for anyone interested in the game.
Get talking about your thoughts on Operation: Icestorm below!
ERR…..MA…..GERD….
2 player starter set? yes please!
I want it! Don’t know what it is but if it comes from Corvus Belli I’ll gladly find the money somewhere to buy it.
Why must they tease us so?
Ok… time to do it with this song : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L397TWLwrUU
Well I think thats me finally starting to play Infinity! My mate and I started playing DzC because of their starter kit so I’m sure we will be delving into this one!
That is simply going to be fantastic!
that would be very cool to see it come out
A starter set for infinity would be cool – and a pretty good move IMO. I am a sucker for Starter sets and there has been some amazing ones over the past few years (Dropzone Commander, Flames of war and yes, Dark Vengeance) – Us wargamers are really spoiled for choice these days. I look forward to see more of this!
What !?
May something like a Standalone Boardgame with plastic minis and a simplified infinity rules ? I am all in !
I swear i remember him saying they were thinking about a board/tile game in some interview long ago…..I hope that is what it is. Though, maybe i was just dreaming it.
Judging by the other spoiler material for this it appears to be Nomads vs. Pan O’. So it seems I’ll be starting two more factions and I’m OK with that. 🙂
I’m not too sure about a board game- it looks like the quick-start rules for infinity v3.0 to me. Also, looks like there will be a civilian involved, which is always a good thing.
Awesome! Hope it’s Ariadna or Nomads
If this is a 2 player starter starter – rulebook, templates, dice, 15 metal minis, playing board(?) – it will be interesting to see what price range it falls into considering the average single player boxed starter (6 minis) is nearly £30.
My guess (or perhaps hope) is that it will be in the region of £65. Of co7rse if you add up the retail value of two starters, a Dire Foes box, dice and templates and the printed material (quick start rules, paper gaming mat and some – probably – card stock terrain) that’s going to work out to be more.. but I’m hoping they will opt to make less of a profit with the starter and recoup those costs with by bringing more people into the game who can then go on to purchase the full 3rd edition book.. and… Read more »
Amen to that sentiment. 🙂
More people playing Infinity and more TAGs sounds like paradise to me!
I really like Infinity….a new starter set would be fantastic. What’s always dragged the game down for me and my friends is the really steep learning curve once you get pass the basics. Some simpler,easier to follow version of the rules would drag more folk in. I don’t thing I’ll played a single game were we haven’t come away saying, ‘great game but we did this and this wrong…..and we forgot to include this rule!’ The background and miniatures are fantastic…..even the relative high price of the figure doesn’t worry me as they are some of the best on the… Read more »
I think you make a very valid point. There is room for a very lite version of the rules to be marketed for those people who love the minis, the setting, and all the fluff. I know the Infinity veterans and enthusiasts would probably argue that diminishes the whole focus of the game but there is an element of depth to it that puts many people off. Although I like Infinity as it is, I know more of my friends would play if the in depth game mechanics were easier to learn. I have had a much easier time introducing… Read more »
I’ll be getting my JSA on before too long, so really looking forward to this.
So…plastic minis? I could use some plastic orc troopers for another project. Or at least ones with more poses than the “straining to keep pants clean” one with multirifle.
Plus most people these days expect the starter set to be plastic, even if the rest of minis in the line are metal or resin, just look at DzC.
if this is indeed a starter set then color me intrigued, if the Aleph or Yu Jing are part of the deal than my wallet will probably start weeping
I am picking Pan O for one of them. Yu Jing would be nice though. 🙂
The Facebook site pretty much indicates the two factions are PanO (blue) versus Nomads (red). There were several other teasers prior to this one on the Facebook page and in the full context this becomes more obvious.
I doubt they will be plastic after the recent interview with CB that Warren did. – But they could always make an exception…