Two earlier posts discussed the unique dice rolling rules for 7TV. It's clear that you can manipulate the resources in the game, the Plot Points available to you and your opponent, by creatively spending PP during combat. If you are the Defender, you can spend PP on extra dice hoping to force the Attacker to... Continue Reading →
Again, so many of HeroQuest's miniatures are iconic. Are they the best example of sculpting? No, though they are great. Are they the most dynamic fantasy figures? No, though they are definitely of their age. But, show these figures to anyone of a certain age range and they will know just what it is. That... Continue Reading →
7TV is a great game. One of the great things about it is that Crooked Dice comes out with new material and figures at an impressive pace. At all of the new stuff without having to purchase a new edition of the rules or scrapping your old armies and buying new figures. No, they put... Continue Reading →
The project moves ever onward. The figures are nearing completion, at least for the base game. Furniture is next, though even that is going well. We've seen the Heroes, the greenskins, and the undead. Now, the forces of Chaos. Which, I have to say, always confused me as a kid. Primarily because for Chaos Warriors... Continue Reading →
Last figure from the Argonaut's KS from 7TV, the Big Man, Argo himself. This is not the first time I have painted Argo. If you recall, he was the Not-a-Santa Santa in 2019. That Argo was older, probably not wise. This time I painted a younger Argo. Still a sharp dresser, but darker hair, full... Continue Reading →
The last of the core box undead. Finally I'm getting away from greenskins. I am fairly certain that these skellies were never orcs or goblins or fimirs. How do I know that, you ask? Clearly they were farmers. Note the reapers' scythe, a subtle indication that these are undead farmers. Even after death, they really... Continue Reading →
A bit of cross-over fun for those who recognize the various inspirations, Crooked Dice's MadameDriod. Yes, this looks a lot like a Martian robot from Mar's Attacks, but not quite the same. Yes, this fits well with the FemBots from Austin Power's, but still not an exact fit. In the end what we have is... Continue Reading →
Continuing with the HeroQuest undead, and unexpectedly with the greenskins. Here we see the mummies. In HQ terms, the mummies are the big hitters for the undead. Slower even than the zombies, the mummies make up for the lack of speed by having 3 Attack and 4 Defense dice. Those stats are great. I tried... Continue Reading →
Finishing up the last of the Argonaut Kickstarter figures before the newer &TV KS arrives. Here we see Argo's one time body guard, the Clockwork Kid. Is he Yul Brynner in West World? Is he a robot version of Clint Eastwood? Does it matter? I didn't waste much time on the face or head for... Continue Reading →
Too many zombies out there nowadays. Zombies!!!, Zombicide in all it's various forms, and many others. Nowadays there are zombies in modern settings, fantasy settings, zombies in space, and zombies in the old west. Zombies have been ubiquitous for pop culture and gaming for the past 20 years or so. But when HeroQuest came out,... Continue Reading →
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