Preview #1: Dice Mechanics and Weapons

Here’s another little sneak peek into what’s coming. Typically, in the game, when making a roll, the default is rolling d6’s for your dice. Certain situations can cause dice to get added (shooting from an elevated position) or removed (shooting at a target that gets cover from terrain) from your dice pool. Typically, adding or removing dice is due […]

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Introduction – Heavy Metal War

What is Transformers: Heavy Metal War? It’s an unofficial Transformers tabletop miniatures game that is designed to be played solo or cooperatively against an AI enemy that is activated by a deck of behavior cards.  It is inspired by “boss battler” games, where a team of characters will have to work together to defeat a […]

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The Case for Star Wars Unlimited

So. FFG has announced a new competitive Star Wars card game. Allow me a brief tangent. The Seamus Heaney translation of Beowulf was one of my favorite readings during my English literature undergraduate courses. Heaney begins his translation: So. The Spear-Danes in days gone by / and the kings who ruled them had courage and […]

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