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Weekender: Mars Attacks Ready For All Out War!
May 16, 2015 by dignity
We're back with another episode of The Weekender! Sit down with us on this wonderful Saturday morning and maybe do a bit of hobby as you get ready for some gaming...
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Mars Attacks
We've had Mantic in the studio all week and we've been talking about a myriad of different games including Mars Attacks. We'll be looking at the new Extermination expansion content, and a whole bunch of models working towards World War.
Kings of War
A new series is also in the can for Kings of War where we explore more of the tactics for the game. The new rules are also out soon and we'll have a chat with Ronnie Renton of Mantic next week.
20th Century Battlezones
Mantic have also bought out a new set of 20th Century Brick Battlezones terrain and we have a look at it deciding on its uses for the tabletop. Coronation Street anyone?
Boot Camp
Next week is also our Bolt Action Boot Camp so there will be NO Weekender as we'll be running the Live Blog instead. If you're interested in coming to the Infinity Boot Camp later this year there are still spaces so check out the form HERE if you want to join in the fun.
Competition Winners
As well as all that we have the Battlezone Challenge Finalists which are comfysofa or sycorax and we want you to vote on them. Comfysofa made an impressive industrial complex style table with multiple levels and more besides. Sycorax has put together a massive Oil Rig which is just as impressive.
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AND the Carnevale winner to announce so watch to see if you won.
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Wow am I the first to comment?
I really want that Mars Attack stuff, I regret not backing the Kickstarter.
Mars attacks but Snickers defends
Goodbye and good luck, Sam!
Very nice set
Well, I like comfysofa’s 8×4 Battlezone, and I like Sycorax’s oil rig, but which is better? There’s only one way to find out…FIGHT!
God speed Sam. Kings of War 2 yes! Great show guys.
AcK ACK ACK ACK !!!!!!!!
*We come in peace!
Thinking on there is a regular poster on the Warlord Games forum who is based in Japan
One game to rule them all. Great show guys. You rock as always.
Ack Ack ACKACKACK *Happy Saturday*
I went with the 8×4 table because you can change it up with different layouts were as the oil rig cant
Happy Saturday.
Picked up the TIger Corps & the MA version of Blaine as my KS rewards for this and they are awesome!
Also, wish I could get the time off work/ afford that Infinity Bootcamp 🙁
Guess I’ll be saving some pennies in case it returns next year 🙂
This makes me want to see the new Warpath stuff asap!
I love their new battlezone stuff!! I also can’t wait for the deadzone and warpath stuff!
Mars attacks. A great way to get the family into wargaming my kids and I love playing the game and we can’t wait for more troops to send into Greenville
Happy weekend, I can confirm that everything is within easy staggering distance in Colraine
Mars Attacks looks like fun.
Warren, Monday is the 18th May, Wednesday is the 20th, so which is it? I know this because it just so happens to be my birthday on Tuesday the 19th and my daughter’s on the 20th! ; )
OOPS! Yup its the 20th!
Mid Week for sure!
The Mars Attacks stuff looks really cool.
Mars attack defo looks great
Another good show. Gutted i can’t make the Infinity boot camp (wedding). Hope you guys go back and do ‘re-boots’ of previous camp where people missed out.
Mars attacks looking good and I agree 50’s style army looks better than modern
Goodbye and have a great time Sam!
i love the mars attacks minitures they are so cool love to get my hands on them but moneys a little tight really hoping i win
The people at 4ground are fucking MENTAL! (in a very good way). I wish me and my better half lived in a house so I could have my own hobby room. Then I would have space for all kinds of 4ground goodness.
Oh…and for the voting. COMY SOFA.
Itching already! Ack Ack Ack
Once again very nice show!
I’ve been meaning to ask, are the voiceovers for your new breaks done by Rebecca Jackson, former CarBuyer video reviewer?
… and does Lloid (with 2 ‘L’s) have a problem with people misspelling his name or something? 😉
Warren, to answer your question “How many times do you get to celebrate a 100th episode?” Once!
You then have to do another 100 before the next anniversary. Simple maths really 😉
God luck in Japan Sam.
Damm i completely forgot i all of my Mars Attack kickstarter stuff. That’s what happens when you are backing so many kickstarters.
Looking forward to see the Kings of war battle rapports.
Its a hard choice, who should be the winner of the battle-zone competition. They both look amazing.
Awesome – have to appreciate giant tripods destroying everything in their path… what’s not to like
I would to play this game, a few friends have it and I love the story. The way the world unfolds as result and the major players of the time being written into the fluff so creatively. I really like well done alt-history.
burning 4th Ground tress will be awesome in a mars attack playground 🙂
Mars attack seems cool, I watch the movie again yesterday, niak, niak, niiiak…
Mars Attacks Bugs! Yay! At last, miniatures I can use in Cyborg Commando! Blast from the past, look that one up guys, I have all the material Gygax produced on this, sad? No not really ; )
Ack ack. we come in peace.
Love the new connecters they blend seamlessly
Really glad I backed the kickstarter for this. The minis are great value, the game is great fun and it’s an excellent gateway game to get people into tabletop wargaming. My niece and nephew picked it up quick and love playing it with me. Next will be Deadzone, and then the world, muhahah!
Great stuff. Good luck Sam.
Ahhhhh bugs !! .. And those hornets :/ i want a tom jones mini for Mars attacks !!
It’s not unusual for Mantic to do celebrity homages.
Great show. Are there any plans for a Mars Attacks show like dreadball and deadzone?
Love the idea of a Mars Attacks boot camp, something I would definitely be interested in as watching the show I was as excited as Lloyd. Although I love and appreciate the work in the oil rig I would go with the guy whose imagination has been set free and who has adapted the parts of the kits to make unique pieces that fit the genre and give the gaming table that practical diorama feel while remaining something you can easily pack away afterwards.
Great video, I paid very little attention to Mars Attacks because I struggle to find time for what I have let alone something else, but I do like the way it is progressing, some lovely models too.
Also wanted to wish Sam a safe trip, enjoy yourself.
By the way, watching the new Game of Thrones, I think he was a body double for Aria Stark.
I may get some of the red brick scenery from Mantic, for using with Bolt Action
More Mars Attacks!? Yes, please.
Sam, if you’re going to Japan you need to try their curry rice! It’s the main reason I keep going back there.
Sam, have a great time in Japan, you’ll be missed.
Happy Wargaming!
Oh wow, I can fully sympathise with your difficulty to pick a winner of the terrain competition. However, for my two cents, comfysofa’s board instantly set my imagination in gear, thinking about all kinds of different scenes which could be played out (assassinating a target while on the loo? Epic face off on top of the crane? Mutants spilling out from the open hatches?). My vote goes to him.
Also, good luck to Sam. Your presence will be missed on the show 🙂
Did Justin just orgasm over a tree? 🙂 And good luck Sam, really enjoyed your intelligent input for the show.
Pretty pretty pretty please let me win
My vote is for the Oil Rig. The other is impressive, but the Rig is pure genius!
Both terrain builds with the deadzone stuff looks amazing! But in the end, the built in dice tower made me vote for the oil rig!
Couple of things I want to ad today, firstly good bye and good luck Sam! Off to teach English good way to get to travel and earn say a big high to Tokyo for me and have fun in the Karoke Bars! Second point is I wish Mantic would stop making cool stuff!!
watching the weekender with my 2 week old baby boy… gotta get him started sometime
Great show again.
Sad to say sayonara to Sam.
Ps MtG is very popular in Japan.
Intriguing!
Mars Attack looks pretty sweet!
Great show! The oilrig would be so cool to play on!
Mars Attacks looks a lot of fun, i hope i win
Didn’t realise they unlocked so much in the kickstarter
good luck sam
omg mantic are awesome
nice show i prefer the table with the windmill and crane
Mars attacks looks good
Liked the movie! Game looks cool!
Good luck in Japan Sam, loving Mars Attacks and would love more.
VOTE @comfysofa (Tony is an epic guy and this board is AMAZING to play on!
My pick would be the big compound. Way easier to play on. And now we know that even in wargames toilets are needed 🙂
I never thought I would like this stuff, however, it looks lots of fun.
That’s it im buying loads of martians and a load of bolt action yanks got to be done 🙂
my morring is complete now with an epp of weekender 🙂
Comfy sofá is the winner for me, awesome tables
I’ve never bought ready made trees, always made them from Woodlan Scenics stuff, but damn those 4Ground trees are going to change that.
Oh and good luck in Japan Sam!
Great show guys
such a shame that I cant go for Infinity bootcamp, all the best guy and have a great fun,
oh and I vote compfysofa because you can use that terrain in so many ways but If I could pick one for myself to keem I would go for Sycorax’s Oil Rig.
Great idea Warren…. Imagine the possibilities if Marsh Attack met Bolt Action.
Really regretting not backing the Mars Attacks kickstarter. Gonna have to get my hands on that gear one way or another 😉
I was giving serious thought tother it when Mars Attacks kickstarted, as similar but more simple alternative to deadzone to play with my daughter. I love that the various elements are difficerent coloured plastic so it really can be played straight out of the box.
Fantastic-Very informative, not to mention entertaining! KoW2, well I’m sold already on an Abyssal army, but with the new Mars Attacks World War stuff being made available, Lord help my paint brushes and wallet, but Damn, it’s worth it!
Attack Mars, don’t let Mars Attack you
What an awesome show today… so much good stuff … drooling over those 4 ground trees …can’t wait to see them at next week’s Bootcamp. .. @warzan can I swap my army for trees…lol
Not really looked at Mars attacks before but I really think I may just have to get this, especially as it looks like a game my son would love 🙂
Ok I am off to relax in 5 star luxury now as I am away at a conference…its a hard life
love Mars Attacks it’s so much fun
Wooo competition entry!
It’s a Saturday & im painting with the weekender. Shame it’s painting a nursery & not plastic goodness.
Give them both a prize for all their efforts they are both fantastic!
I want to a matian man
comfy sofa gets my vote
Guess it wasn’t the dove.
Looking to get into the Mars Attacks world with the Mantic game. Heres hoping on winning, and good luck to all.
with the mantic terrain i think it’s a pity that there are no fillers for the holes where the pieces go together.
Great show.
Sam best of luck in Japan
Love the look of Mars Attacks. Looks like a fun easy game to get into.
After years of rejection from Britain’s Got Talent, The X-Factor and Stars In Their Eyes I’ve finally found fame on Beasts of War for making teeny tiny toilets for my War Barbies… I was BORN to do this! 😀
Thanks for choosing me as a finalist guys, I put my heart and soul into that project so it’s hugely rewarding to get into the top two. Massive respect to @sycorax for an equally insane build, and that dice tower is a master stroke!
Cheers to anyone voting for me, if I win that prize I have some cracking ideas to build next!
Wow, Sam. We’ll miss you but it’s an awesome decision you’ve made. Have a great time in Japan and you can dine for weeks on my envy!
@dracs sayanora sama-san!
Both entries in the final of the Battlezone contest were superb. Very well done folks!
Mars Attacks: looks like crazy fun.
On the topic of Martians, this film is from the 1990’s. It is not part of the Mars Attacks IP but has craziness and comedy – worth a look if you can find it – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spaced_Invaders
Another great show, sold me on Mars Attacks
Goodbye Sam
Going to watch Mars Attacks with the kids today, it would be an added bonus to win the comp
OMG, mars attacks looks like a lot of fun. Love the giant alien robot.
Ack ack ack, ack ack , ackakaka!
I would love to get my hands on these!
I think I’d have to go with the oil rig… just. Mainly as it doesn’t look like Battlezone sections but one big piece.
I often find myself looking for each component of Battlezone built terrain. Not on the oil rig.
Both are amazing though, well done.
would love to see a game of mars attacks with bolt action minis
Great show, good luck Sam…looking forward to tomorrow’s XLBS
Looks like fun. I’d love to see a local demo.
Mars Attacks looks great! Missed the kickstarter:(
We come in peace.
So far, Mars Attacks is my favorite Mantic game.
It’s nice to see the brick Battlezones are commercially available now.
Guys, the voting should be on project only! Why have you given away the nicknames of people behind them?
Good Luck Sam.
I’m voting for the (at this point less popular) Oil rig, because I don’t think we play games vertically enough since necromunda fell out of fashion , and that’s what it reminded me of- when we’d use two sets of the card buildings it came with to make super tall buildings, the extra height really helps create “moments” especialy if you put objectives on different levels- one ganger spent 3 turns getting into position to fire down on an objective only to discover it was 13″ away and therefor beyond the range of his trusty revolver…
Never thought I would really be too interested in Mars Attack but this weekender has made me consider giving it a second look.
Good luck in Japan Sam, great show as always
comfy sofa
Sam, have a great time in Japan. Best luck to you.
Mars Attacks looks like lots of fun.
Mars Attacks is a great fun time!!!
I waiting for the king of war gameplay demo and great show guys
I’m posting on BoW on my honeymoon. That’s my argument for why I deserve the mars attacks bundle!
I’d get the bolt action USMC to battle the Martians.
rex uranus ahaha :p
I’ve really been wanting to try out Mars Attacks. I love how the minis really capture the retro-futuristic feel of the source material.
Great show and Mars Attacks looks awesome!
Ack ack, ack ack ack, ack Ack Ack!*
*translation “I say what, jolly good show old chaps, and free mars attacks would be rather spiffing!”
Love Mantic’s scenery stuff
I backed the Kickstarter, but more is always better!
Come back soon Sam
Big fan of Mantic, waiting on my KOW kickstarter goodies. Also any idea what episode Sam will be/has been on in GOT so I can look out for him?
Good episode, like the new trees.
I’ve got a huge bunch of Mars Attacks stuff from the Kickstarter that i’ve yet to get stuck into. Maybe I should!
Good luck Sam. As a guy currently doing the same thing but in Beijing, China I can tell you this will be the time of your life. Eat everything, talk to everyone and never say no to something crazy. Asia is an incredible place. The wargamer scene is new, even more so in China but card games are popular. In Beijing we all play a game called sanguosha, a brilliant card game based on the romance of the three kingdoms and incidentally if anyone reading gets the opportunity to play I would highly reccomend it. There is an online version and a great translation app on the AppStore.
I was in Beijing for a couple of days last time I was in China. Fantastic city, though we did arrive during a particularly high patch of fog. I came across that game when I discovered 7/11 sold boosters for a bunch of different card games. Didn’t get the chance to play it unfortunately.
I don’t suppose you’d ever be inclined to write a gaming city guide on Beijing for our backstage? If you ever do, email me at sam@beastsofwar.con
Great shows guys, and good luck to Sam
Best of luck Sam. Hope all goes well for you and see you again soon.
Both the Battlezone tables are epic!
ACK ACK ACK-ACK-ACK ACK!!
Mars Attacks does look awesome, so annoyed I didn’t back the kickstarter!
I am curious about how mars attack is going to turn out as a massive wargame
Really cool Battlezones. Looking forward to the Kings of War videos.
All the best in Japan, Sam!
Sad to see Sam go take care over in Japan matey you will love it 🙂
i backed the kickstarter for Kings of War so am really looking forward to seeing the new vids on game play. Mars attacks does look brilliant and the terrain looks great for Bolt Action too 🙂
that mars attacks stuff looks great and what an awesome prize
Best wishes Sam…..
Long live Mantic! I’m a DreadBall fanatic, and eagerly waiting for Dungeon Saga. Big Stompy Robot? Yes please!
Love the Mars Attacks sets….
Good luck to Sam and his oriental adventure. I hope you have some time to report on gaming in the east.
As for the Battlezone Challenge, I tried to participate in it and bought a big box. It’s lovely stuff. But I didn’t get everything sorted in time. Yes, even with this amount of time.
My vote will go to the industrial complex with the crane because of the creative use of components. I also prefer the slightly brighter and more colorful painting style compared to the oil rig.
Have a great time Sam…Mars Attacks!!!
Goodbye Sam. Have fun in Japan.
Good luck Sam. Fun show guys.
I didn’t pick up Mars Attack simply because I got a lot of of Deadzone stuff, and I couldn’t really afford supporting both since they are really close to the same game. Plus, I don’t think I could play the Martian without my opponent wanting to murder me,,,Ack, ack, ack, ack! However, the game looks great.
You guys are right about the Battlezone competition. Both finalists have really out did themselves in very different ways making it difficult to choose. I think I’ll have to go with the Oil Rig though because it is cleaver fitting within the 2’x2′ area, the functional dice tower, and the fact the whole thing looks like an actual oil rig.
Finally, I am quite interested in how the new Warpath rules turn out. I hope Mantic really out did themselves there. There isn’t enough coverage of Warpath (or Deadzone) on the internet these days.
I hope I’ll win the game so I can try out.
Good luck Sam! Would be wonderful to win the Mars Attacks prize! Fingers crossed.
Oil Rig.
Don’t let Mars Attacks die. Tell Ronnie to have Dinos ready for Sams’ return. Good luck Sam.
ACK ACK Saturday
Good luck Sam. I taught English there for two years and it changed my life. You’ll have a great time!
Enjoyed the show
Don’t forget that Mars Attacks models all have rules for use in Dead zone too!!! Including giant bugs & stomps robot!!!
Tough call, I saw the Oil Rig at the last open day and it was incredible. I also saw loads of photos of the 8×4 on the facebook group and the level of ingenious terrain use is impressive.
I’m going to miss Sam injecting some sanity in the weekenders, it’s all down to John now!
I’m curious to see how Mars Attacks plays in World War. We played a (admittedly insanely) large game of deadzone on a 2×4 (which was way, way too small) and took about an hour just to complete the first round of activations.
Mars attacks prize would be great, but I ain’t that lucky lol. Gutted I can’t make the infinity boot camp. I play, but would be an awesome hobby weekend with missus to get her into Infinity. Dam thesis writing and double dam vivas!
Bon Voyage Sam.
Would be really great to win some Mars Attacks! Have not had the pleasure of playing it yet.
Good looking set, wish I got on the kickstarter
Would love to win me some Mars Attacks action :D… I’ve been looking at this game for quite awhile .. I’d love to see a Mars Attacks battle report with the new stuff.
Love Mars Attacks, would be great to get the expansions in the house 🙂
Good luck in Japan Sam
Bon voyage Sam. You will certainly be eating well where you’re going. In our 10 days visiting my brother and his family we ate like kings and lost weight as well.
Mars attacks looks like great fun. I’ll have to give it a try.
Ack me thats a good prize of martian gaming
my vote would be for comfy sofa’s. Although both look great I suspect the oil rig wouldn’t be as much fun to play on.
AK! AK AK AK! AK! AK AK!
Good luck in Japan.
Cool models.
2 minute walks, and I still drove everywhere lol
Wow – “Mars Attacks” looks even better than I expected. I still remember the spanking my folks gave me for buying a couple packs of the original bubble gum cards. Now my wife will kick my butt for buying the starter set.
Man now I just want to watch Mars Attacks…..
I am really impressed with the Mars Attacks game. Happy beasts of war supports it. I’m looking forward to future videos.
Also, good luck to Sam. Enjoy your new chapter.
Not bolt action, Dust aliens in dust. DUST MAN, DUST
I want me some Mars attacks
I didn’t have the money to kickstart this one when it came around. I would be thrilled to win it!
I picked up the starter set at salute. I’ve nearly got it all painted.the scenery is all airbrushed up and I’ve played the first mission. Really good game really enjoyed it. But I need 4 gaming mats use as the base for my new batman scenery I’m building. Good show guys keep up the good work
“What are the posters of?” Haha. I was thinking the same thing. I’m going to miss Sam.
Mars attack was another in a long list of Kickstarters I regret not backing.
here’s for mars attacks
I prefer the big board, as it is mentioned in the weekender, much more versatile.
Got to get my comment in on this one. Can never have enough Mars Attacks stuff, especially now that it is a wargame as well as a board game.
Good luck, Sam! Ak ak ak ak ak ak!!!!!
Wow lots of cool new stuff coming out!
Massive Mars Attacks Bundle sounds good, think I’ve leave a comment on this video.
Yes I do, I really, really do want the Mars Attacks Stuff. 🙂
Mars Attacks weekend sounds cool, though its a shame I won’t be able to come but it would still sound cool to watch.
Good luck sam!
I kind of want a few of the flying saucers to Orkify with grot pilots and kit bash them into deffcopters.
Nice show again
i got tones of Deadzone stuff but nothing from Mars Attack and as i can see this lokks simply amayzing NOW i want it all 🙂
Ack. Ack, Ack, Ack, Ack, We Come in Peace
Give me Mars !
Give me Attack!
Give me Mars Attack!
😀
ars attacks tempts me and new one piece cast seem nicer than the old restic
love the mars attacks models
Mars attacks would look great on my game table. 🙂
Mars Attacks is great – picked up a starter copy with my 5 year old at Salute after Mantic did a demo game for him. It’s simple enough for him to play (without the cards etc).
We got the big robot too 🙂
Good luck, Sam
Comfy Sofa just edges it for me but man that oil rig is cool. I can see why you guys couldn’t decide.
Best wishes to Sam as he flies off to Japan, I enjoyed a couple of weeks over there.
In terms of the Battlezones voting the Oil Rig looks nice but the work and imagination that has gone into the construction yard is amazing.
Loving the idea of an upscaled Mars Attacks… If Lloyd does stat the martians up for Bolt Action please please put states up on BOW for us to use. As to the boards I think they should BOTH be winners…
Okay! That giant robot is really nice, and those bugs, lol love how they gave you guys the creeps, and they’re really well done for single piece models. Just get those mold lines off of them and your ready for some painting…. love that giant robot.. ACK ACK ACK!
Have fun in Japan Sam! Been teaching English abroad myself. Great experience.
Looks like a fun game to play!
I’d love to get into this! All my money is currently tied up in Warmachine….
Way too many talented people out there for those boards, even if I quit my job and worked on mine full time I could never have come close.
Good games for the weekend
Happy
I think the oil rig looks better but the 8×4 look like it would be easier to use game wise
Please do a Mars Attacks weekend that would be sweet. 🙂
I voted for the 8×4 table because I think the board would be more versatile for different games and it shows clever use of all the components.
Big table because it has more games you could play. The reason is once you figure out the weak areas on the oil rig it become a game of stopping the other guy from using them.
The Mars Attacks game looks magnificent, especially the giant bugs. With regards the the battle-zones tables I’m afraid the sci-fi privies tipped it for me.
Was at mantic today the mars attack stuff is great
not sure about Mars Attacks game, Sad to see little Sam go. Goodluck and Happy travels
Yay the weekend. Mars Attacks looks interesting, would be good to have a closer look…you know on my table…once my prize gets delivered 😉
Ack, Ack, Ack, Ack, Ack, Ack, Ack, Ack! Great fun for a contest. We will all miss Sam! Have a good time in Japan and hurry back.
One of those KS projects I regret not being able to back. Have managed to pick up some bits but being a typical wargamer always want more.
Mars Attacks looks like so much fun, I wish I got in on the kickstarter
Great show as always!
Great show as always. Begging for some Firestorm Armada and Planetfall love!
Ack, ack , ack , ack , ack , ack, ack ! Bolt Action !
Ack, ack, Sam !
Gotta love those Martian mini’s. So much fun in Dreadball too!
thats a great opportunity for you sam, all the best, good luck and don’t worry so much about them wasps and quakes 😉
4ground….what can I say there stuff is amazing! the kings of war table is another good example why! speaking of kings of war mantic also makes amazing stuff i haven’t played any of there games yet, still dreadball and mars attacks are on top of my gaming bucket list!
oh wow oil rig or 8×4 industrial….i voted for Comfysofa’s 8×4 Battlezone only because its more versatile to bad there can be only one! 😉
My vote would be for comfysofa’s 8×4 table because they have done the unexpected with the kit, but could you imagine the two combined!!! Oil rig with megaphones, porta loos, a crane etc, and with the clever accessibility to the lower levels? Wow – my mind is blown.
love the 4Ground trees. Think I have to get some of those.
The game looks great!
Great give away and Good Luck Sam
Love the cool terrain! 4Ground has just been knocking it out of the park with all the cool stuff they’ve been releasing this year. (Is it ironic that the shift-4 is a dollar sign on North American keyboards? $Ground is super pricey here…) And I love all the terrain boards that have been made for the Mantic terrain contest.
And….Wait. Warren. Is that shirt bedazzled?
I love mars attacks.
Took me all day to decide about the tables. 🙂
Comfy sofa without a doubt. Love that table!
Great show as always! We wanted to wish Sam the best of luck with your new adventure! We will miss you! Safe travels 🙂 Love all the new stuff for Mars Attacks! Adding it to my wish list.
Looking forward to tomorrows XLBS.
I wasn’t sure about Mars Attacks, but this makes it look really cool. And safe travels Sam.
Already in with Deadzone: Infestation, Dreadball, Dreadball Xtreme. Can’t get Mars attacks right now, but would love to win it!
All green of skin… 800 centuries ago, their bodily fluids include the birth of half-breeds. For the fundamental truth self-determination of the cosmos, for dark is the suede that mows like a harvest.
very cool stuff, i’m looking forward to the kings of war coverage!
Looks great!
Mars Attacks looks like a fun game system!
Bye bye Sam. Mars Attacks rocks, and unfortunately I remember collecting the original cards but never kept them!!
Man that Mars Attacks looks cool!
Great show guys as always. I have to say I was blown away by the Mars Attacks stuff. They slipped under my Radar, but thanks to the Weekender I have a new project to contemplate.
It’s really great seeing Lloyd getting so excited about the mats attacks stuff combined with WW2 bolt action! Reminds me of All Quiet on the Martian front but more pulp-ish. Keep up the great work.
Love the routine / schedule you guys are getting in with midweek hangouts, plus the 2 weekend shows, and the boot camps even though being in the USA they are bit out of reach.
another great show guys, cant wait to watch the Boot camp next weekend, shame im not there this time.
another great show guys, cant wait to watch the Boot camp next weekend,
Giant robots, what more needs to be said!
goodbye Sam. Hope you will teach us some japanese
Good luck Sam, you’ll love it buddy! BOW won’t be the same! As for Mars Attacks…..Ack Ack Ack Ack Ack!!!
Those Martians used to scare the crap outa me As a ki… Maybe painting some might get me over it 😛
gonna miss sam!
i work away alot now and the weekender is always a highlight on a saturday night with a few pints!
wish i could join backstage but i would’nt get my monies worth with work and i still havent found a game to play and collect!!!
someone help me out 😛
Oh man, I’ve been a fan of Mars Attacks since I was a child. Really regret not backing that Kickstarter.
Great show this week!
Oh, also… I wanna WIN!!!!
I want those saucers and robots. The saucers I’m going to use for my Dalek army! 😀
another great weekender
Could do with a few martians.
So coooool, Mars attacks comics are something I’d like to check out too
Ack Ack Ack! I’d love some Mars Attacks stuff to pit against my Bolt Action Americans!
great show guys the mars attack stuff looks amazing. I hope you have fun in Japan Sam p.s. when are you going to be in game of thrones?
Mantic just keeps delivering the goods , the awesome and the down right brilliant!
God bless them.
Thanks for the show. Those Mars Attacks bugs look great
Wow another great Weekender. Well done guys. And good luck to all to win all that great Mars Attack goodies.
Oh and for the robots I’m going to put a ww2 German Soldier in the cockpit and use it in a wolfenstein themed Bolt Action game!!
BOTH of those guys should be winners btw. I simply can’t choose a winner.
When the Mars Attack maoviie came out I was 100% scared of the martians. They still freak me out, but I think a bunch of minis of them mighht help me not be so weireded out by them.
Mars Attacks game-. Shut up and take my money. Better still, pick me, pick me!
Excellent mantic terrain entries. Love the oil rig.
I want to win this, so that as much as I want this, I can put it up for an auction with the proceeds to go for the Combat Stress appeal. And if I did win it could the whole team please sign upon the inside of the box,s.
Great Sam my niece is teaching English in China at the moment and loving it. Go for it mate, I worked on the outskirt of Osaka incredible people and incredible country.
Chris Goddard
I would say the first one is the winner for me.
However the second one makes me want to build a Planet Kamino terrain set 🙂 though for Sci-Fi
Ahh, I remember when Mars Attacks came out in the movies
Great show as usual and Mars attack is looking very interesting.
I think no vote and Ronnie should award both a first prize. Good luck Sam
Mars Attacks does look rather fun. I am voting for Comfysofa.
I voted for Sycorax, and yes, the Mars Attacks line just keeps getting more awesome with each release. I also missed the Kickstarter.
Love the retro stuff 😀
Love Mars attacks, need more!
I wonder if the other accessories (dumpsters) will be available at some point.
Vote for Sycorax
Ack ack Aaaack = Me me Meeeeee 🙂
Love this idea of scalability, has Sam been abducted by Martians, good luck Sam going to miss you. Love the work you have been doing!!!
Played Mars Attacks a few times. My invasive n was thwarted by my own flaming cows. Twice!
Love the red brick terrain, I sort of want to make a “Local Shop” (for local people, we’ll have no strangers here!)
Oh man that NEEDS to be done!
So Sam is off to Nippon, 199 Weekenders, a gigantic prize giveaway, and now the news on the Infinity BC can this weekender get any bigger?
Yes, supposedly Due Studios and Battlefront have figured out how to do business. Personally I will believe it when I see it.
Dust not due. Hate autocorrect.
so many games
so many choices
Ack ack ack, ack ack ack ack ack ack ack ?
Gonna miss Sam, but hope he will share some experience of a gamer in Japan…Mars attacks looks like an awesome Game…Jim
I kind of hate voting on this, as I feel bad for the other one. I hope there is/will be a good 2. place prize.
Cry Havoc and let slip the Rex Uranus of War!
Sam please make tons of Vlogs! I want to see how gaming is in Akihabara, that is where you MUST GO!
I am kind of surprised the robot looks so much better painted. I also hope they have rules for giant bug swarms like in the comics.
Great show as always guys! Can’t wait for the Ronnie interview! @warzan make sure you grill him for Warpath 2.0 secrets!
Great show gang, thanks. Sam, good luck to you on your Japan adventure my gaming friend, send updates on whats going on with you too.
As for the voting, I’m in with the oil rig but both setups are most impressive. If I were BoW I would start today to see if two first place prizes could be awarded, both are certainly deserving, imo.
i Love mars attack a really fun game
Crazy cool stuff!
Mars AttAAACKs!!!
I’m loving mars attack
Mars Attacks: Super fun game! Love the random events.
Humans must die!
Can’t wait to see the KOW series, i’m eagerly waiting for my KS stuff (Basileans and Lower Abyssals: Good vs. Evil lol).
Have a great time in Japan Sam!
Those table sure look awesome, i finaly voted for the Rig, but not by much, lighyears ahead of what i’ve done so far with my battlezone terrain but, i still have lots left to upgrade it!
See you next week, i’m going to check on that bootcamp!
Damn…..lol. Ive not even painted or assembled my Mars Attacks kickstarter basic set and the goodies I added, now I’m tempted to go to the Mantic site and order a bunch of new toys. 😉 Maybe I’ll just win the drawing and destroy the Earth that way instead.
The mars attack sets looks cool. so many cool things… so little money 🙂 As far as the battlezone build challenge, I like the oil rig
Good Luck Sam, we’ll miss you
Another great broadcast, good luck to Sam
Good luck Sam, Enjoy it mate, sounds like an amazing opportunity.
Wasn’t able to get into the Mars Attacks Kickstarter, but the stuff does look great. A Mars Attacks weekend would be awesome (more so if there wasn’t an ocean in the way), and it definitely needs Japanese wasps for the Science Division.
I do have to say that I haven’t been overly thrilled by Mars Attacks, but is definitely becoming FAR more appealing…
Dave better hurry up and release Dropfleet Commander before I have even less money (if that’s possible) 🙂
Best of luck, Sam!
I would love the Mars Attacks stuff…
Ack Ack Awesome Saturday show no. 999.
Mars Attacks rules! Go Mantic!!
ack ack
Nice scenery 🙂
I rewatched Mars Attacks on Netflix tonight. I had forgotten just how many people were in the movie. Still a fun watch.
great show guys
Mars attacks looks so cool
Have a safe journey Sam! We will miss you!
You are all not allowed to win, because i will win.
Ack Ack ACKACKACK Wow. I missed the Kickstarter, Oh boy I want this game!
Looking forward to seeing the Martians storming Pegasus Bridge 😉
Very hard to pick a battlezones winner… Would love to see more of both!
Good bye and good luck Sam! We’ll miss you!
I’d love to win the Mars Attacks stuff, Dungeon Saga was the first time I backed a KS campaign and if I win this it will be the first time I win one of these competitions….
Wow I wasn’t that enthused by Mars Attacks first time round but this set is much more exciting. Just need to find something to make the ray gun noise now.
Mars Attacks does look pretty fun.
Now tempted to use my WW2 28mm U.S army against the Martians.
Great show again.
Really hard to pick a winner.
Good luck, Sam!
Those boards are epic. Good luck sam
Those one piece minis like those from Mars Attacks and the new Room Raiders are growing on me…the level of detail without any work to be done…sweet 🙂
Love Mars – eat several a day. Will Mars give me a heart attack?
Mars attacks looks fun.
Enjoy Japan Sam.
awesome show guys sad to see sam go and I so want to play mars attacks
Mars attacks looks like its would be great fun to play
That is some amazing terrain!
Very cool show with some very cool stuff. I like the terrain and trees. I’ll be looking more closely at their websites.
great Episode, I am loving the Mars attacks stuff, my father gave me some of the old 50’s cards when I was a kid, naturally they are lost in the mists of time – damn, they’d be nice to have now!
Happy gaming, ack-ack!
I need a squadron of saucers in my life.
That prize is exactly what I need to pry my fellow club members away from Flames of War for an evening… I’m suffering from “too many tanks” syndrome (sorry John 🙂 )
The Mars attacks stuff looks really fun
Good luck Sam and good luck to both comfysofa and sycorax. Both have made impressive construction.
Mars attacks looks fun.
Great show guys!
hehe Mars Attack….looks great 🙂
oh the 2 tables are NICE 🙂
I’d love to get into one of the Boot Camps, but living in L.A. makes that hard. Mentioned moving to Ireland to the wife. She surprised me with “when???”.
AcK ACK ACK ACK !!!!
I heard Warren was the catalyst that got KOW started. Thanks.
eck eck eck
Or if the Martians landed in Yorkshire
By eck By eck By eck
Critters! I haven’t seen those movies in decades! Now I want to do a Crites-themed army of some sort.
ACK ACK ACK. I once had a Brazilian roomate. When she phoned via Skype back home, it sounded like Marsian 😉
Love to play that game!!!
I’d like to win
I backed the Mars Attacks KS but gave it away as a present so never got to play it much, but it was an incredibly fun game. You can’t take it seriously.
Would love to have my own copy.
Also I’d vote for the oil refinery as it is a different style of build to just a large amount of terrain
Both those battlezones sre so awsome! Well done guys. I’ve voted but really it was so hard to choose.
And Mars Attacks. Wow! I didn’t back the kickstarter because the initial IP didn’t grab me. But seeing that big stompy robot and all the big stuff in the flesh… its huge. I so wish I had now!
I’ll just sit back and relax,,while I wait for Mars Attacks
Grear episode and epic scenery dudes. Hope to have a voras like this.
Both Battlezone boards are amazing. Contact Mantic and make them both winners!
Bye Sam, come back soon!
Really liking the look of Mars Attacks!
Can’t wait to see more from all of Mantics systems.
Best wishes for Japan Sam,
Quite a lot of my friends and many relatives have taught in Japan and all of them have said its far stranger than you might think… having never been there I will have to take their word for it
I remember the good old days, back in Christchurch NZ, watching Mars Attacks on the Big Screen while the sound of the movie was blocked out by the sound of the Nitrous Oxide canisters…. that’s the main thing I recall from the movie in fact
Brilliant Show guys.
I hope all goes well for Sam in Japan.
Both of the Dead-zone entries are brilliant take my hat off to them both! I really enjoyed Building my Mars attacks Ruins it a great game and no problem in playing Martians vs Zombies from the Dead-zone rules.
Mars attacks looks very interesting with all the bigger units.
its great to see you guys get frothy about mars attacks, good show gents
ACK ACK ACK ACK!
Oil Rig ftw
I love retro ,pulp scfi stuff !!
ACK! ack, ack, ack, ack the new terrain looks great,
Love the “mars attacks” stuff- love to have an 8 by 4 table with around 20 robots on it…..guess I will play aliens then lol
Looks like an awesome game….another winner Mantic!!
Safe travels Sam. Looking forward to hearing more from the land of the rising sun.
Loving the Mars Attacks’ saucers too.
I’d like to see a Tom Jones figure with rules for singing to the animals
Love the giant robot
Exterminate!!!!
Both those Battlezone set ups are amazing. I can understand why it’s a hard choice! Scycorax was a regular poster on the Deadzone infestation kickstarter comments board and from what I inferred he is well known at mantic HQ and has bought his rig over to conventions etc.
Mantic open day this weekend was also a lot of fun, the resin interceptor preview for Warpath was amazing!
Got tonnes of MA stuff off the KS (including Many bugs 🙂 ), but, I’m a gamer, give me more
Mars attacks looks sweet, as for choosing between the oilrig and industrial complex too close to call, as modeller i love the oil rig, as a gamer i love the table..
Mars attacks does look pretty good. I would love to see Mantic make some giant ants. I always wanted to replay the movie Them. Can’t wait to get my new Kings of War Book.
Good luck Sam!
Looks like an awesome game!
Mars Attacks is pretty cool, love the look of the saucers and giant robit!
I see why you dont want to make the choice between those two awsome tables.
My vote goes to the oil rig by psycho axe or how that nick is spelled.
They were both so great, but the edge was simply down to it being “legal” size for Deadzone.
Have a safe trip Sam. Please confirm whether or not those rumoured Japanese Vending Machines that sell what might be called “soiled ladies’ undergaments” actually exist or if they just are urban legends. Might not want to actually asking anyone local about them though…
Mars Attacks is great, Mantic just keeps moving from strength to strength
FYI my vote would go to comfysofa, just barely
yeah I want to win this or win something for a change 🙂
Itterasshai Sam!
I’ll remember you as “The happy Hobbit” ^^
Gimme gimme
Have a good time in Japan Sam. You’ll be missed on the weekender!
Ack, Ack, Ack!!! Translated “I come in peace!!”
Ack, ACKKK ACKKKK Acccck!! Translated”Bugger that I want that game!!”
When Mars Attacks was on Kickstarter I didn’t think much of it but those models look much better then I thought they would.
I just got the Mars Attacks Base Game I am in love with it it is so fun. Even got my lady to play it.
I think it is really cool how you guys do the bootcamps, but I am wondering if you might eventually look into doing some sort of boot camp that extends into other parts of the world, because the chances I will ever get to partake in one are very slim. I guess what I am trying to say is, would you ever look into getting regional organizers to put together smaller events and perhaps use videos that you guys have made to give the impression that you are still running the bootcamp?
Mars Attacks looks pretty cool! I just ordered volume 1 and 2 of the comics!
Great weekender – all about stuff I like. thnx
Count me in as someone who would love to win that Mars Attacks! package.
Mars Attacks looks pretty cool
Godspeed Sam. Wishing you a fun and safe journey. Mars attacks and Rex Uranus!
Love the Mars Attacks. It reminds me of a family reunion from a while back.
Gonna play the Best of Slim Whitman every time I play this. Get my yodel on.
Really looking forward to the Infinity boot camp coverage!
Comfysofa for the win!
Mars Attacks looks like it would be a good laugh. I really like the idea of taking it back to the 40s/50s rather than modern too.
Damn it. I was stupid enough not to back Mars attacks. Now look at this! It turned out quite awesome.
think mars attacks is the way to go for me after dropping Dust
Really tempted by Mars attacks now, but waiting for my dungeon saga kickstarter first. Manic seem on an absolute roll.
The Mars Attacks stuff looks a lot of fun.
Surely Mantic can give out two prizes for the terrain comp? How can you pick a winner?
I need these expansions, Mars Attacks the suburbs is not big enough 🙂
@sam; join wargamers in Japan and infinity Japan on Facebook.
I am the infinity warcor for Japan. So come up to Tokyo for some games.
Fantastic, I am about an hour and a half away from Tokyo by bullet train, so I will be sure to come down and check it out some time. I better dig out and pack my Haqqislam.
I don’t suppose you would be interested in writing up a Gaming City Guide for Tokyo for our Backstagers? Drop me a message at sam@beastsofwar.com
Good luck Sam, my first job was in Japan, I’m sure you’ll have a blast.
Sad to see the confirmation that Sam’s leaving. Now I don’t know who will make the others’ heads explode by trying to explain wacky comic book plotlines. 😉 But best of luck to you, Sam, in all your future endeavours.
How long until the expansion with Jim Brown’s movie character, the one that simply punches the Martians in the helmet with his bare knuckles? That’s the guy I want leading a human force.
To bad I missed the kickstarter I do like the look of the game
Mars Attacks looks great! I like comfysofa’s 8×4 Battlezone!
Love Mars Attacks. I wish I’d backed that KS instead of DZ; it better suits my gaming preferences.
Unleash the attack from Mars!
Had to pull out of the original mars attacks KS as buying a house was more important according to my wife 🙁
Good show 🙂
Prepare to die earth scum!
I am really impressed with the oil rig
Sam – make the Japan into next worldwide gaming power 😀
AckAck for Mars attacks! Puts a smile on my face every time I see this game.
Good luck Sam! I totally missed the KS for Mars Attacks and it looks like a ton of fun. Been on the radar for some time now. Great show as always guys!
@dracs Good luck in Japan Sam! I know a guy on the Warlord Games forums who live in Nagoya, British expat, I’m sure he can give you info on his store or club or wherever it is he’s playing.
Mars Attacks! is great fun. Playing a friends KS-set and enjoying it immensely.
Good luck Sam!
Nice prize again! Would love to play Mars Attacks!
You guys force me to go buy Mars Attacks, now. Like I need a new game playing 😛
Good luck Sam! Maybe you should win the bundle to introduce Japan to wargaming, since, you know, it has giant robots and bugs ‘n stuff.
Nice to hear the news on kings of war and the new mars attack. Who doesn’t like some martians in miniatures war games.
So many good games coming out and not enough funds for them all!