Greetings fellow wargamers and welcome to the Plasti-Crack Wargaming blog. Over the coming eons we will bring you the latest news and information on upcoming, lesser known and existing miniature wargames, as well as wargame related topics.
Now that the formalities are completed lets begin with a Historical / Mythological game that is currently still under production and, at least I believe has a very bright future. This game is Arena Rex and is currently on Kickstarter, and is well past its goal for launch.
Arena Rex is a gladiatorial arena based historical wargame with mythological flavors thrown into the mix. It is of course a low model count skirmish level game and an IGOUGO system, which means minimal investment is needed to enjoy some intense and (if you use your imagination) cinematic matchups, which is a great bonus to any wargamer. I know I myself find it hard to keep shelling out the dough for the "Big Boys" in the industry, and I'm sure I'm not alone in this.
The game designers from Red Republic Games are boasting an easy to learn and intuitive game system using a combination of dice (d6) and card based stats and maneuvers. The card method for stats and special abilities is a feature steadily on the rise in the wargames industry, and its no wonder, to have all the info you need for any one model in your possession at your fingertips is nothing short of genius. We all have our systems that involve many different books and playing aides to play, but sometimes we just need something basic and streamlined. Stat cards give us this.
Miniatures. Yes, easily everybodies favourite element of any game is the physical avatar or representation of your guys from the battlefield. Sometimes you get a great system with frightful quality minis, other times you get a set of rules you would think twice about even using as toilet paper but the most gorgeous miniatures you may have ever seen. in the case of Arena Rex we will get the best of both worlds. Cheap and easy to learn game system accompanied by high quality and highly detailed 35mm scale resin masterpieces. Below is an image to put these miniatures into perspective with the leaders of the current wargaming meta.
If you would like to find out more information on this promising new game system simple head to www.arenarex.com where you can read a more in depth overview of the game system itself and a little bit about the world it takes place in.
Also worth checking out is the official kickstarter page where you can pledge your support before it launches for special rewards.
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