Weekender: Adventure Through Time With GF9’s New Doctor Who Board Game
December 17, 2016 by warzan
Welcome to The Weekender packed with awesomeness this morning. Firstly though we have to dive into a tribute to a well-loved community member who is no longer with us, Jack Ramstad (@nomadnation). You will be sorely missed buddy.
Updates Galore
We're got plenty to tell you when it comes to what's been happening and what is on the horizon. Starting things off there will be no regular Weekender next week but a special Christmas Day XLBS for you to enjoy!
We also have loads of awesome content for you over the Christmas period like a Prime Axiom Build, Paint & Basing blog AND loads of free content for those who are signed up as we unlock some goodies from Backstage.
Additionally next year you can look forward to a Relic Knights and Wrath of Kings Themed Week plus the Annual Awards AND a Flames Of War 4th Edition Boot Camp too.
In terms of what's been going on, we had the Dropfleet Commander Boot Camp. You can watch the weekend here with a look at Friday, Saturday & Sunday.
Winners Announced
We also announce the winners from the Dropfleet Commander Boot Camp so make sure to listen out for your name and use the Claim A Prize Form. We'll get the goodies out to you as soon as we can!
News!
We have plenty of news to get stuck into...
- New Volksarmee & Soviets - Team Yankee gets a new bunch of epic vehicles and infantry.
- Micro Art Studio Sci-Fi Terrain - Create alien worlds and ruined cities with new terrain sets.
- Armoured Assault Sets - Get troopers and vehicles together in one box for Warhammer 40,000.
...what caught your eye?
Doctor Who: Time Of The Daleks
We take some time to sit down with John-Paul Brisigotti to discuss the new Doctor Who: Time Of The Daleks board game which will be with Whovians soon.
It's a fantastic game packed with great mechanics and a wonderful look. We can't wait to play it.
Kickstarters Ahoy
Rounding things off we're checking out some Kickstarters...
- The Other Side - Take a look at this new game set against the world of Malifaux.
- Kraken Scatter Terrain - Get together a new collection of terrain for your Sci-Fi & Post-Apocalyptic gaming tables.
Phew, that's quite a lot to get stuck into!
What did you think of this weeks selection of awesomeness?
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Happy weekend!
DF commander boot camp was brilliant.
RIP Jack
Well said gentlemen.
Happy Weekend! In an equally strange way as Warren’s number/colour mind meld, the mention of the BoW annual awards event, conjures up deep, almost primeval, (in my case being an old bloke!) warm fuzzy feelings. I have really enjoyed the previous years awards events, the lead up, the short listing, the voting and finally, the awards evening, resplendent with formal dress code etc etc. To me, it’s like the ‘official’ ending of one game year and into the New Gaming Year! with all the ‘what’s next’ to be revealed excitement feeling, (just like being a kid again). Summing up: Thank you BoW et al for being a major part in keeping me feeling young, irrespective of my actual physical age. As Warren has alluded to, here’s to fantastic New Gaming Year in 2017. XXX Best Wishes to All
Happy weekend. On the last leg of my journey home. From the last trip to BoW HQ
Flames of War Boot Camp.
Oriskany . . . inbound. 😀 😀 😀
I never knew you were into second world war stuff buddy hehe 😀
1:21:02 the moment Warren let slip he is going to eat Justin’s Ass! Maybe the most disturbing mental picture possible that has been mentioned on the show and that’s saying something 😀
It’s the weekend!! But will we all survive in one piece? 😉
Sounds like Warren has a mild case of Synesthesia to me! At least you didn’t smell 2016!
The issue with the cobble effect on FoW infantry bases is that they are effectively ‘insert trays’ – but with the figures stuck in. So preparing the base before the figures are added means they need to be blended in when added. Doing an effect with then in place will be tricky – especially at that scale.
At that scale do you need the 3d effect or could you simply print a pattern onto an overlay?
As far as “The Other Side” is concerned… this is the scale picture you are looking for! (long link)
Yes, in the middle those are three Malifaux models for reference:
– Lilitu and another standard 30mm figure
– a Large Brutal Emissary
Boy those titans are … titanic!
Archangels’ Haven – you forgot to mention that it was also a tribute to Warren’s own little angels (the name works on more than one level).
@warzan your finding 2016 blue and 2017 orange is synesthesia. A couple of mates have it and it’s FASCINATING. Well worth a Google over your Christmas break.
@warzan lentils and rice can make good looking cobbles, dunno how that would look at 15mm
Also H0 scale model train stuff should look about in terms of scale, i.e. https://www.fruugo.co.uk/noch-44070-z-cobbles-self-adhesives/p-9550260-20160219?gclid=CjwKEAiA4dPCBRCM4dqhlv2R1R8SJABom9pHYgPrasStFdat4jwtrRzQriqMeVgGEAZwBwxWIFt-3hoCdn3w_wcB
For cobblestones you may easily use railroad model overlays (out of HIPS or paper) – 15 mm is essentially 1:100-1:120 scale which is roughly TT in railroads world(1:120).
Happy Weekend 🙂
Great show guys 🙂
“Well that’s another fine weekender you got me through @dignity!”
2016 is 5h1tty brown as far as I am concerned for a host of reasons BUT there were some good phases too (but nowhere near enough of them).
2017 looks like pure dysentery at the moment….
Happy weekend guys.
It’s an honour and a privilege to feed the Beast.
I know it’s been mentioned already but I heartily recommend the Noch cobbles for FOW. I’ve used them on a couple of terrain pieces along with pantiles. Both look great.
Also @warzan, have you ever read any of the Culture novels by Iain M Banks? The Culture has had some of the best ship names, chosen by the ship’s Mind (really advanced AI). They include “Gunboat Diplomat”, “No More Mr. Nice Guy”, “Youthful Indiscretion”, “Kiss My Ass”, “It’ll be over by Christmas” and “Happy Idiot Talk” amongst and whole bunch of others. A couple of SpaceX’s drone ships are named after Culture ships by Elon Musk – “Just Read the Instructions” and “Of Course I Still Love You”.
I could see a fleet named after quotes from Justins and Dragins, but the main station would have to be called Caesar’s Palace.
Congratulations to all of the winners, once again another Boot Camp that I am terribly upset that I could not possibly be involved in, one day… One day it will happen, I will have the money and Ill make sure I travel there to be part of one of these.
Couldnt be more in love with DropFleet (hence why Im part of a Podcast for it).
The one piece PVC minis are the only worrying thing for me when it comes to The Otherside, but as far as the looks of it is concerned I am also in love with The Gobbering Hordes, for all of the reasons @warzan is.
I just hope these minis are more like what we saw with the Guild Ball and Journey: Wrath of Demons as opposed to Aonis etc from Malifaux
Awesome weekender. I’m still telling myself not to back The Other Side. Simply because I got to eat…I think… Food is neccesary, right? Warrens enthusiasm is very contagious, though. And those models look awesone.
Looking forward to tomorrows bacstage version.
I’m in for the Other Side (sorry Kingdom Death, though you’re doing well without me :))
Just a quick one, Abyssinia aren’t the tribal folklore Johnnies – they’re super high tech elite.
There’s a size comparison pics for the titans on the Kickstarter now and oh my they’re whoppers!
Shooty Brits or Gibbering, yet to decide.
@warzan just to add to your Other Side love, if you watch the gameplay videos, the gibbering hordes have “without number” Style faction rule. They essentially get to recycle destroyed units back onto the table, thus punishing less for losing units in aggressive play.
As far as live stuff goes, I still think Live 8 is the best content you have ever put out in term sof immediate entertainment. Part of that was the two way conversation, and of course the unpredictability.
Darrel as the sanguinor is still one of the funniest things on the internet.
Not sure how it would fit now with the weekenders, maybe a once a month live show would work and not add too much workload to the team?
Cracking show chaps. I don’t think i’ve ever seen @warzan happier around hobby / gaming stuff 😀 . If i was’nt up to my neck with my MB:P pledge, i agree with @dignity about the Kings Empire being my choice of faction also.
If I didn’t have so many projects on I’d be really tempted by the boot camp. Maybe later next year I’ll look to give FoW a go
@warzan
In you weren’t aware, the association of colours with numbers that you’re experiencing is called Synesthesia, in particular Grapheme-Color Synesthesia. It’s an interesting area of research from what i hear, not least of all for it’s implications for creativity and innovation. There’s a wikipedia entry of course: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synesthesia . ( This is not a diagnosis. )
Oh yes, a boardgame. Thanks chaps.
Warren. You’re talking about graphemes-colour synesthesia. One of my friends is currently doing research into it (she’s a proper neurologist, not just deep diving Wikipedia).
Great show guys. Looking forward to your xmas stuff now!
Dr Who does look good and the chance to play around with time travel is very tempting.
the other side has some very cool looking factions and the one piece PVC miniatures are about the best I’ve seen of this type of miniature, at first glance they look to be close to or on par with the Malifaux sculpts. i’m sure if Malifaux is anything to go by it will be a very good set of rules,with fantastic presentation and miniatures. always loved the setting and the artwork produced by Wyrd and i’m sure anyone jumping on is in for a treat. platoon level is perfect size for large scale confrontation’s at 32mm in my opinion. its a genuine contender in this category and will keep warmachine and hordes on top of their game along with the other big hitters at platoon level.
i’m going to miss out on the kickstarter due to other gaming commitments but i’ll be keeping my eye on how things develop with a view to getting involved latter down the line.
OMG I won a prize, first one ever and it’s a DropFleet Starter Set 🙂
Thank you
Thank you
Thank you
🙂
on the topic of the warhammer stream, its not at all as complicated as you guys are thinking, with one computer with 2 screens and three cams i could run the same stream including all the overlays, cam swaps and vid reels with one person running it all and be the commentator, kids literally do more complex setups than the warhammer stream on twitch all using OBS Studio which is completely free.
Warren try these bases buddy: http://gcmini.mybigcommerce.com/fow-bases/
European Fan style bases in 15mm for FOW 🙂
If you’re going with Odin for the station, sure Grungir (spelling?) would be better for its BFG than its fleet? 😉
For live content, how about ‘Warrens & Wyrms’ – some Critical Role style D&D gaming?
On “it could only work with Doctor Who”: @warzan, what about Star Trek, with one person playing Kirk, and another playing Picard and a third playing NuKirk and Borg in plac eof Daleks? 😉
Great show,
As to board games if Gale Force 9 makes it, get it! I have playing everything they have released so far. Their stuff just keeps getting better and better! My only complaint about them is that you can not trust their release dates. Star Trek Ascendancy may be the best boardgame ever, so far anyway 🙂
No way! I won a Starter? Totally worth being read out as BigRim! I was laughing about as much as Warren!
Congratulations to all the winners of the Dropfleet prizes. I can’t pretend I am not disappointed, but I look forward to the next bootcamp coverage. 🙂
Happy Weekend!
Damnit, the Bootcamp looked awesome, wish I could have gone but couldn’t get time in December.
The Other Side looks awsome, especially the Titans bus alas I’m tapped out at the moment, Damn you Christmas shopping!
Great show Guys! 😀
Hey,
I think “Nachwulfen 359” is reference to the star ‘Wolf 359’ and because it’s sci-fi: I’m quite sure it is a reference to the “Battle of Wolf 359″ (ST:TNG Best of Both Worlds”.
On the ‘Banana fleet’: If Justin add some grey and paints the fin blue like the studio models they might look a little bit like Vorlons.
CU,
Borbarad
hey guys great show as always. in response to the live shows it would be really good to see some live battle reports (of course including the innuendoes and puns that we have grown to love from bow) an element you could add is whilst you are playing a larger game e.g. of dropfleet you could have some other guys around the world playing some smaller games of dropzone and as the games progress their results of their games effect your game and as you achieve or fail in your game you can effect their games. e.g. as you win a sector of space in dropfleet this enables you to give your player in Peru a bomber run in dropzone and when your player in france wins a game in dropzone. they shoot a a big ass lazer at your opponent. you could have them face time you with their battle report during your game. just an idea that I think would be good to see and get the community involved. I’m sure you could use the same idea with historical you guys playing a large scale flames of war game. with bolt action players playing out the small skirmishes…
Happy weekend!
See you tomorow
@warzan I’m with you that the Gibbering Horde is the best faction in the game. 🙂 🙂
If you haven’t already you need to watch the Allegiance video on the KS page. It shows all of the super ultra cool gribblies that we’ll getting in our faction. Not just bugs and sharks, but fish people as well! There are critters that look modeled after lantern fish and deep sea moray eels, and I would love to be there to see your face when you see the render for the Armored Whelks. 😀
How do you upgrade your backstage account to yearly?
For a live stream idea how about you have a monthly hobby challenge were you guys each sit down with a set theme for each stream like kit bash , scatter terrain and so on and have the community vote on the best piece each stream and at the end of the year give the winner some kinda trophy. Not sure how difficult something like this would be , but it would be cool
I recently donated three three-month back stage passes. Hope they reach people who need them 🙂
“when hear a numver I get a flash of colour in my mind. I’ve probably talked about this before” – yes, to your doctor I hope @warzan 😀
My highlight of the Dropfleet bootcamp was participating in the attack on the space station. It was such an exciting scenario with lots of damage being dealt everywhere. Also funny to see how most players refused to attack each other, despite Justin’s encouragements. The uneasy alliance added a wonderful bit of social tension to the game.
I also enjoyed the Indian dinner on Sunday evening. It was nice to chat a bit more with the other participants and the BoW team in a more relaxed setting.
@dignity Kangaroo burgers are indeed awesome.
G’day!
Christmas day XLBS! holy crap that’s good news.
The bootcamp really sounds amazing (silly me to have thought I did not need to wake up at 6 am to register!) and that special scenario you did with the space station sounds even more amazing!
Flames of war bootcamp? I’ll get in on that one!
Team Yankee getting the east Germans…. ooooh god those T 55 are going to be expensive to make a whole company (I mean Battallion… 😛 ) of
@warzan your Dr Who’s theme was not bad at all. Though I must say I was a bit sad not to hear the high pitched wohouhou that was right after you stopped 😛
a great weekender guys like the look the new figures & the Dr WHO game.
Hey Warren! I recently discovered this website greenstuffworld.com they have an awesome hobby section overflowing with mind blowing projects as well as an online shop full of fancy tools and hobby supplies. Check out their textured rollers they have for making cobblestones, brick walls, etc. http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/22-textured-rolling-pins
I’m also very interested in their Blue Stuff http://www.greenstuffworld.com/en/reusable-blue-stuff/8-blue-stuff-mold-8-bars.html Could BoW investigate and see if this stuff is as good as they claim? That would be awesome!
Happy Humbug!
It was a brilliant bootcamp last weekend filled with memorable occurences and congratulations to all the winners. I just can’t handle all the gorgeous kickstarters, pledged two in the last month and looking at both Kingdom Death and The Other Side, my wallet can’t take it.
On the topic of live streaming, I’d love to see Hobby Lab type stuff live. Just the guys shooting the shit while working on projects. They could explain some stuff, but also just let us be there with them. Almost like we are in the room, hanging out. Doesn’t need lots of fancy production. Just throw a wide cam and once in a while switch to a close up. Or do picture in picture. I would watch that all day while I work.