I get home from work yesterday and Hackmaster Basic is waiting for me in my mailbox, having arrived about two days sooner than I’d expected. How fricking awesome is that? The game itself is right on target, surpassing all expectations. Combat looks flat out FUN. Converting a lot of the old stuff I’ve got in storage looks to be a breeze. I’ve rolled up a few Characters to get acquainted with the new rule set, and have even put together a serviceable dungeon crawl.
Now my only whine is “how long till the Hackmaster Advanced books come out?!?”
I noticed that Fantasy Flight Games is the current publisher of Talisman, an old favorite that went out of print a while back in despite being the most popular, well loved game of it’s kind. Once I confirmed that the The Fantasy Flight Games release of 4th edition includes actual paintable miniatures (like in the original) instead of the ridiculous cheap-assed cardboard cutouts that the previous publisher’s release had, I simply had no choice but to order it.
Oh and they’re also releasing the Expansions. Currently “Talisman - The Dungeon” is out (picking that up friday).
[Additonal - while scrounging around on the net I found this really cool Talisman related site.]
Blood Bowl! I think I’ve figured out what drives nostalgia… it’s being able to afford all the cool toys and shit that you couldn’t afford when you’re a kid that get re released when you’re an “adult. This game just looked awesome, but it (and honestly most of the games workshop stuff) was waaaaaaaay out of my reach back then. I was kinda pumped when I caught a scrap of info on the net indicating that Blood Bowl was being re-released, then I found out it this was what they were talking about. I’m not complaining, hell, I’m definitely gonna pick up the 360 version, but I was looking forward to an old school board & miniatures game.