Unboxing - The Walking Dead: All Out War

After spending many months in a state of perpetual anticipation wave one my 'Something to Fear' Kickstarter pledge finally arrived. The Walking Dead: All Out War is a table top war game from Mantic Games for 1 or more players. It can be played solo, cooperatively or versus. I'm quite excited about playing this game; a quick review of the rules 

The box arrived in overall descent shape. Two corners were a little banged up but nothing compared to some stories I had heard from other backers.

 So many minis! The first tray contains 38 miniatures and a Kickstarter exclusive badge and bag o' guns.

 The second tray contains the gaming cards and a bunch of Kickstarter goodies such as...

 This dice bag...

 The second tray neatly stores some scatter terrain, dice, and game cards.

The vehicles are hollow plastic. I'm looking forward to painting these up and weathering the crap out of them.

 There are various barricades included.

 There are also many different supply catches.

Each character has a card for game play which includes: Point Cost, Name, Faction, Nerve Level, Health, Special Rules and Abilities, Melee, Shoot, Defense, and room around the edges for various equipment to be attached. Characters can be outfitted with items, armor and keep additional equipment in their pack.

Under the character cards are 8 more walkers! 

 Event cards

 Supplies and equipment cards.

 A dice bag with lots of unique dice for game play.

The core rules set, a quick start rules book, and the Day's Gone Bye expansion. 

Cardboard punch out terrain and markers. These are more of the standard to be expected in the retail version. The Kickstarter version included models of many of these pieces.

Overall I'm quite happy with what I've received so far. Wave 2 will include the Green Family Farm expansion with at least another 16 miniatures, a rules/scenario expansion, and more character/equipment cards.

Unboxing - Sabbat Crusade 1st Edition

The Tanith 1st and Only, respectfully referred to as Gaunt's Ghosts, hold a warm place in my heart and a couple of rows on my bookshelf. When I saw that a new collection of Ghost related fiction was coming out in a limited first edition I had to shell out the dough. Considering I'm in the process of assembling a Tanith army I thought it would serve dual purpose as source material and reading entertainment.

Today it arrived and if there is one thing Games Workshop does best it's produce quality publications. I'm the proud owner of three Imperial Armour books and this collection lived up to the level of quality I have come to expect from GW.

My excitement began when I opened the mailbox to see the "Black Library First Editions" box art stairing back at me.

 After opening the box I was greeted with this lovely red tissue wrapped package sealed with a the Tanith emblem.

 I was very careful when removing the sticker. I have plans to scan this and start printing some decals sheets in the very near future.

The book itself is protected by a gorgeous gloss camo book sleeve adorned with the Tanith emblem on the front and spine.

A beautiful battle rages across the front and back covers in a combination of matte and gloss which lends a real depth to the image.

 A murderous vision of Colonel Commissar Ibram Gaunt graces the inside cover page.

The book contains a copious amount of new reading as seen here in the table of contents.

There is some additional artwork including illustrations of Gol Kolea, Tona Criid, and a couple of other characters. Not nearly as much artwork as I was hoping for but that's okay because it leaves tons of room for more stories, time lines, and maps. There is a page marker ribbon incorporated into the book. The inside back cover is a star map of the areas involved in the Sabbat Crusade.

I'm only on the Sabbat Martyr in the Gaunt's Ghosts series so I wont be publishing any reviews any time soon on the story content of this collection. With that in mind I am thoroughly pleased with my purchase. The book is one of uncompromising quality and I'm proud to set it on my shelf alongside the rest of the series. I'm also excited at the prospect of using the illustrations to help me design my Tanith army to be as true to the fluff as possible. I've already started to consider what bits I can use to recreate the banner and ornate pole depicted on the front cover of the book.

For die hard fans of the series this is a must have. Thank you Games Workshop!