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  GamerDad - Unplugged #48: It’s a game of miniatures, not a miniature game!
This means the basic game can be picked up as a starter set, but fans of the game will then want to go on and buy booster packs filled with a semi-random assortment of new figures.
Unique to Wizkids miniatures, their line of figures are placed on top of a combat dial that is rotated as the figure takes damage in the game.
Based off of their respective role-playing game licenses, the Star Wars and D&D miniatures can be used within the role playing games or played as a separate wargame with an emphasis on combat between squads and armies.
www.gamerdad.com /detail.cfm?itemID=3198   (1346 words)

  
 Collectible miniatures game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Collectible Miniatures Games or CMGs are a form of miniature wargaming that is also similar to Collectible Card Games (CCGs) — the primary difference being that while CCGs are card-based games, CMGs feature miniatures.
Like miniature wargames, a popular theme for CMGs are strategy wargames, since games of that genre typically feature miniatures such as: soldiers, vehicles, etc. Miniature wargames have been around for a long time, but the idea of a collectible miniature wargame is recent.
In a conventional miniature wargame, players purchase the miniatures they want and generally invest time in assembling, painting, and otherwise decorating those miniatures for use in play.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Collectible_miniatures_game   (236 words)

  
 Miniature - GuildWiki   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Miniatures, also referred to as "mini pets," are items that reserve one of your inventory spots.
Miniatures only appear while you are in explorable areas or missions.
Miniatures are received via Birthday Presents, entering a Factions or Nightfall Collectors Edition Key, or through promotional giveaways.
gw.gamewikis.org /wiki/Miniature   (690 words)

  
 eBay Store - Karls Wargame Miniatures: About Mage Knight Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Mage Knight is the first game of a new genre dubbed a 'collectable miniature game' (CMG), and the one line description would be a cross between a collectable card game (CCG) and miniature wargaming, or Magic: The Gathering meets Warhammer.
This differs greatly from many board games where there is usually a simple, linear path to the goal and it's more a matter of players working their way around to reach it.
Along with the various new games that are being developed, Mage Knight continues to expand with the addition of more deluxe pieces and the castle expansion, which allows players to buy large pieces to build castles, battlements and other structures to spruce up their battlefields.
stores.ebay.com /Karls-Wargame-Miniatures/About-Mage-Knight-Game.html   (2195 words)

  
 Jackson Gamers' WWII Gaming Page
Jay Striblng was the game-master for this 15mm WWII game on a hex-gridded groundcloth, using a modified version of the Squad Leader in Miniature rules.
Jay Stribling was the game-master for this 15mm WWII game somewhere on the Franco-German boarder.
The Battle of Abbeville was the title of the 6mm WWII game that Rick Parks ran on January 27, 2001.
www.angelfire.com /games3/jacksongamer/WWII.htm   (950 words)

  
 The Game Monkeys Magazine Spotlight!
Well, since every other historical miniatures game I've been exposed to requires charts, graphs, slide rulers, and quantum physics, it's worth noting straight away that the biggest thing that sets Flames of War (FoW) apart is it's simplicity.
And that's a huge plus in my book…since I'd rather play a fun but quick game in an hour or two than make sure the angle of impact and penetration of a 76mm gun vs. the armor of a Panzer Mark IV is perfectly historically accurate.
Forces are assembled based on historical chains of command and the relative availability of divisional and detached support, and a point system very similar to a number of fantasy strategy games allows both sides of a battle to create a force of approximately the same strength and threat.
www.gamemonkeys.com /spot.htm   (924 words)

  
 Miniatures Games
Games to playHuntsville Times, AL - 8 hours agoHeroClix Miniatures game, themed tournament, game changes weekly, The Deep, 2312-C South Parkway, Saturdays, 4 pm, $15, 532-1292; Haven Comics,...
GASP Game Day - Board games, RPGs, card games, etc.Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Dec 17, 2006Bring along your favorite game, or join in on one of the many games available.
Games Expo 2007 Set for March in VegasEmediawire (press release), WA - Dec 15, 2006Games Expo identifies the categories of board games, cards, role play, miniatures, family, party, educational, trivia and other socially interactive,...
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Games/Miniatures   (842 words)

  
 RPGnet: Review of Starship Troopers: The Miniatures Game
Although Mongoose produce metal miniatures for the game, both armies in the starter are plastic, multi-part models that require assembly and painting.
As can be expected, these affect game play by allowing you, for instance, to shoot more often, more accurately, to move faster, to shrug off damage more easily or a number of other benefits in the game setting.
They can really impact the way the game is played and, as with the air assets and tunneling, I'd hold off for a game or two before chucking them into the mix.
www.rpg.net /reviews/archive/12/12144.phtml   (2616 words)

  
 Vanguard Nominees for Innovative Game Products - Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design
Axis and Allies Miniatures gives both novice wargamers and veteran grognards the ability to engage in historically authentic, squad-level tactical combat with detailed, 15mm scale, pre-painted plastic miniatures featuring varying degrees of rarity to enhance collectability.
Unlike most other games, however, Clout Fantasy lets you search through your entire “stack” looking for the best chip to throw at that moment, so you are always using the best response for the situation at hand.
With a game system designed by Andy Chambers, plastic miniatures sculpted by Bob Naismith, and the background created by one of the most influential science fiction writers of the 20th Century, Starship Troopers has a pedigree that is hard to beat.
www.originsgames.com /aagad/nominees32/vanguard---innovative   (1032 words)

  
 Stargrunt Science Fiction Miniatures Game
The game's emphasis on troop psychology and command and control really appeal to me, as opposed to other games where the Mark VIII Super-Plasma 75 shot-per-second Cosmic Death Ray is the most important thing.
SGII is a game with emphasis on squad- to company-sized battles, where the average trooper is taken into consideration and is not just cannon fodder.
It is a tactical game where you actually have to think about maneuver/counter maneuver and get the best position for winning the battle, (and not just having the most impressive fire power, either).
theminiaturespage.com /rules/scf/stargrunt.html   (2256 words)

  
 Axis & Allies Miniatures Game Review | d20 Magazine Rack
Axis and Allies Miniatures is a standalone miniatures game from Avalon Hill and Wizards of the Coast.
The miniatures are cast at 15mm (1/120) scale and are well-painted and given authentic detailing.
To win the game, a play must simply control the objective (be the only player with any units adjacent to it) at the end of any turn between turn 7 and 10.
www.d20zines.com /v7/node/1732   (1701 words)

  
 Miniatures Game or Expansion of the Year - Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design
Confrontation is a tactical combat game in which battles between groups of heros from rival factions are simulated.
Powered by the Universal Skirmish System™, Defiance: Vital Ground is a squad-level game of modern and science-fiction battles for use with 15mm or 25mm miniatures.
Rezolution is a fast paced, cinematic miniature battles game set in an original science fiction universe, with a revolutionary simultaneous play and story based missions.
www.originsgames.com /aagad/nominees32/minis-games   (725 words)

  
 Star Wars Miniatures Fan Site: Rebel Storm and more
In the Star Wars Miniatures Game, characters with a 5-point cost are low-powered units, often used to fill out a squad of high-power characters or serve as basic troopers (such as Stormtroopers or Rebel Troopers).
Gaming in a galaxy far, far away is the focus of his starwars.com blog, Delusions of Grandeur.
In the Star Wars Miniatures Game, the Sith Trooper Commander is a decent stand-alone character with a respectable punch and a good number of hit points -- some of the best among all the non-Unique commanders in the game.
www.starwarsminigames.com   (9788 words)

  
 CAV by Reaper Miniatures - A Game Monkeys Review!
It has the normal plethora of rules, the typically arcane combat rolls, and more charts than you can shake a stick at.
While a little steep, they've managed to include enough info that you probably wont have to spring for more supplements until you actually want to.
Still, as with any miniatures game, those extra pieces of lead and the corresponding stats are gonna cost you plenty.
www.gamemonkeys.com /reviews/c/cav.htm   (620 words)

  
 Game-it-Yourself! -- Free Miniatures Games
This game is designed to get gamers outside the house to get some fresh air and engage in some physical activity.
The game is now expanded to cover all the states and expeditions in the entire eastern Mediterranean, and the regions around the Holy Land.
The basic unit of the game is the platoon, which is composed of somewhere between 20-50 Red Gangsters or White Interventionist Dupes.
www.runestoneit.com /~dseagraves/miniatures_games.html   (945 words)

  
 Blood Bowl Fantasy Football Miniatures Game
Several new rules have made the game a good game, first of all is the radical Turnover rule.
The fact that Games Workshop has failed to make a balanced pricing system for the different players causes many a Dark Elf coach to envy the High Elves that are allowed to buy an identical thrower for a price that is 10k less than the Dark Elf has to pay.
Being both a miniatures game and a boardgame, Blood Bowl is discussed both on rec.games.boardgame [mostly] and rec.games.miniatures.
theminiaturespage.com /rules/fan/bludbowl.html   (787 words)

  
 Star Wars: Gaming | Size Matters Not: Star Wars Miniatures
The Star Wars Miniatures Rebel Storm Booster Pack includes seven fully assembled, prepainted plastic miniatures, including super-rare figures that are not available in the Starter Set, with a full-color stat card for each.
All miniatures packages are randomized and made up of figures of varying rarity.
Miniatures can be used to play skirmish-level or mass-battle combat scenarios, to add dimension to Star Wars Roleplaying Game, and makes for a great collectible.
www.starwars.com /gaming/other/rpg/news20040614.html   (283 words)

  
 Fantasy Miniatures Games
Warhammer: Mark of Chaos - Let loose the Chaos Hounds of war.iTWire, Australia - Nov 27, 2006The 'Games Workshop' company have spent over a decade and seven iterations in fine-tuning the rule set of their high fantasy miniatures game.
Petsche and his five teammates are the salaried elite in a vast subculture of adult Lego...
Syrian artist?s paintings on displayThe News - International, Pakistan - Dec 1, 2006Adib does not belong to any particular school as his style is a combination of primitive art and fantasy.
www.iaswww.com /ODP/Games/Miniatures/Fantasy   (367 words)

  
 Miniatures are Brought to Life in the New Action/RPG “Mage Knight: Apocalypse” - PC News
I know that players of the miniatures game are really going to like this, because stuff that they’ve seen in the background that was dry or static, will sort of come to life in front of their eyes.
Dave continues: “Whatever you do in the game, whether you use a skill or swing a sword, make a potion out of herbs, whatever, is going to increase your attributes by a tiny little bit.
Essentially, the game revolves around the concept of dynamically-scaling the game to match the player’s skill level.
pc.gamezone.com /news/08_23_06_09_27AM.htm   (2472 words)

  
 Funagain Games: D&D Miniatures Game: War of the Dragon Queen
The rulebooks, components, and configuration of this latest Starter Set have all been modified to introduce those unfamiliar with D&D or miniatures gaming to basic skirmish concepts in an easy yet fun manner.
These figures tower over other miniatures in the set and are accurate representations of the larger side of the D&D creature lineup.
The figures in the set were chosen from a variety of D&D roleplaying titles, including several volumes of the Monster Manual, Heroes of Battle, and the Eberron and Forgotten Realms campaign settings.
www.funagain.com /control/product/~product_id=015821   (390 words)

  
 Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Now you can play out furious battles, add the miniatures to your roleplaying sessions, or trade and collect the miniatures set by set.
In addition, one of the nine miniatures are much larger than any miniatures released to date.....
In addition, one of the nine miniatures are much larger than any miniatures released to date and are representative of classic, larger-than-life DandD icons such.....
www.mouzergames.com /cat_dd.cfm   (757 words)

  
 Star Wars: Gaming | A Closer Look at The New Miniatures Game
Fans already schooled in the d20 Game System mechanics of the Star Wars Roleplaying Games will find the Star Wars miniatures game a way of expanding their current games -- either as a supplement or as a stand-alone activity.
For fans who have never played an RPG before, the Star Wars Miniatures Game may be easier to enter than most roleplaying games on the market.
The Miniatures Game in particular is geared toward beginning players as the rules are much more streamlined and easy to understand than the more detailed and comprehensive roleplaying game rules.
www.starwars.com /gaming/other/rpg/f20040615/index.html   (588 words)

  
 D&D Miniatures Game Starter Set
This rulebook also features the two fixed miniatures that are now found in every Starter Set, allowing every purchaser the same learning experience right out of the box.
In addition to new components, the overall game rules have been updated to facilitate faster gameplay and encourage larger battles.
Per previous releases, the figures in the set are selected from key DandD roleplaying games titles such as Monster Manual, Monster Manual III, Miniatures Handbook, and the Eberron and Forgotten Realms campaign settings.
www.wizards.com /default.asp?x=products/dndmin/950510000   (228 words)

  
 Mudpuppy Games - Miniatures
Classic Miniatures is dedicated to bringing out-of-production lines of vintage miniatures back into limited production for the enjoyment of collectors and gamers.
Iron Wind Metals is one of the leading manufacturers of fantasy and sci-fi pewter miniatures in the world.
GALACTA•3™ is a man-to-man tabletop miniatures game in 25mm scale.
www.mudpuppygames.com /MGminiatures.html   (355 words)

  
 ICv2 News - Games Workshop LOTR Miniatures Game Has Book Trade Equivalent   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The volume, which carries a $24.95 cover price, is more or less identical to the rulebook for the Games Workshop LOTR miniatures game, which was announced as exclusively available from Alliance Game and Diamond Comic Distributors (see "Alliance/Diamond Have LOTR Exclusive").
Retailers were told that because of the cost of the license, the miniatures game was only available at a shorter than normal discount.
Retailers of games who are interested in talking to other industry participants about this and other topics of interest to the trade can e-mail GameForum@hotmail.com with their name and store info for a password to get into this trade-only site.
www.icv2.com /articles/news/897.html   (420 words)

  
 Star Wars Miniatures Game   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The miniatures in this product are randomized and playable right out of the box and, for the first time, include huge figures similar in scale to previously released DandD huge figures.
Whether you join the crumbling Republic, the desperate forces of the Separatists, or the bold mercenaries of the Fringe, the future of the galaxy rests in your hands.
Rebel Storm Ultimate Missions Ultimate Missions are the series of titles that accompany each Star Wars Miniatures expansion, providing extended information and gameplay suggestions for anyone looking to maximize their Star Wars Miniatures experience.
www.mouzergames.com /cat_star.cfm   (790 words)

  
 Dungeons & Dragons Miniatures Game - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Game also currently serves as Hasbro's official line of miniature figures for the Dungeons and Dragons game.
War of the Dragon Queen is the tenth set for the game and the second set, after Giants of Legend, to featured huge figures.
A third "icon", Gargantuan Blue Dragon, is to be released in January 2007, followed by the twelfth set, Unhallowed, in March, and thirteenth set, Night Below, in July.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Dungeons_&_Dragons_Miniatures_Game   (874 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Star Wars Miniatures Revenge of the Sith Starter Game: Toys & Games: Author-Wizards of the Coast   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A new boxed game containing all the basics for those new to the Star Wars Miniatures game.
The Star Wars Miniatures Starter Game provides those new to Star Wars miniatures with an introduction to the basic concepts of miniatures gameplay.
Familiar box size, gameboard, and game play components allow for easy introduction to rules for head-to-head battles as well as the collectable component of the Star Wars Miniatures game.
www.amazon.com /Star-Wars-Miniatures-Revenge-Starter/dp/0786936665   (1441 words)

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