Reply To: A good alternative to Age of Sigmar ?

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@templar5836 when Clash of Spears (not exactly a big team) and Spectre Operations (tiny operation) as well as Moonstone (one man doing everything) can produce good looking rules then I think the argument that “it is a small team” starts to get kind of silly.

One can hire artists, editors and layout experts to help finish a product and give it a chance in a crowded market.
I’m not expecting GW levels of art, but a bit more effort than using the ‘old school design’ as an excuse for art that feels more at home in a highschool project and less like something that is worth buying. (I’m sorry but I really don’t like that style)

I’ve seen the Osprey wargaming booklets and I know what to expect (good art, nice layout), so I can take a chance (and I still need to find extra stuff to buy in order for the shipping to not be more expensive than the actual product).

With a book that I need to hunt for (redirect to a publisher who redirects to Lulu and a broken amazon link) I really need a bit more than a tiny picture of the cover and a claim that it won a prize at Origins at release.

http://www.songofblades.com/category-s/114.htm

tells me to go to here http://www.ganeshagames.net/

which redirects to
https://www.lulu.com/content/paperback-book/song-of-blades-and-heroes—revised-edition/13218405?page=1&pageSize=4

66 pages, black & white ?

Meanwhile Osprey :

https://ospreypublishing.com/store/osprey-games/osprey-wargames/dragon-rampant

https://ospreypublishing.com/store/osprey-games/osprey-wargames/kobolds-cobblestones

(sadly no EU delivery … )

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btw : I prefer physical books … pdf’s feel cheap and are tricky to use without a computer handy.