Boarding Actions Book: Good investment or a cheeky cash grab?

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

As the title says. I am currently on the fence of purchasing it. How are the scenarios structured? Do they revolve around circular markers or are you advised to use models for objective markers such as consoles, ammo boxes, etc.?

[Lathe Biosas]

I will be 100 percent honest with you. The game is fun. But you will not play it that often... for one reason.

 

It is a chore to build/paint/set up the boards for the missions (and also it takes a while to take apart and put away).

 

If you have your own private space where you can leave a table set up for Boarding Actions. Great. Buy the book and enjoy.

 

If you are going to play at a shop, It just becomes a pain in the setup/disassembly and you end up just playing a regular game of 40k or Kill Team.

 

It's happened to me and my friends.

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

I have my own hobby room. The Boarding Action box also has already been bought. I know that painting it will take a lot of time as the scenery for Masters of the Universe had been quite the slog.

[Cleon]

I would only consider it if you meet at least one of these conditions:

1 - You and likely opponents like the current edition enough to go back to it when it soon ends for boarding games

2 - You and likely opponents are willing to take inspiration from the book and play it forward to future editions.

3 - You are 'Ready to go' willing to immediately launch into playing a bunch of boarding actions.

 

Otherwise I wouldn't touch boarding rules based on 10th ed based on the estimated remaining lifetime of the edition.

[kabaakaba]

My 10 cents. Wait for 11 edition book. They would add all new units and update it. Painting terrain set is no so long as some people referred . 

Right now you can use waha for rules. 

[Deus_Ex_Machina]

41 minutes ago, Cleon said:

I would only consider it if you meet at least one of these conditions:

1 - You and likely opponents like the current edition enough to go back to it when it soon ends for boarding games

2 - You and likely opponents are willing to take inspiration from the book and play it forward to future editions.

3 - You are 'Ready to go' willing to immediately launch into playing a bunch of boarding actions.

 

Otherwise I wouldn't touch boarding rules based on 10th ed based on the estimated remaining lifetime of the edition.

I only play Oldhammer 40K and HH 2.0. And I would like to know how valuable the presented scenarios are in the book irrespective of edition. If the scenarios are not up to snuff then I will put the walls down as I please and use the objective marker models which had been released many years ago.

[kabaakaba]

Scenarios are pretty good. 

I love conveyor scenarios and The Rock besiege campaign. Asymmetric missions are pretty decent too.

 

But you can play any layout. I'd also recommend looks for upgrades for gallowdark. Like breacheable walls and a lot of scatter terrain which make game better.

Edited 8 hours ago by kabaakaba