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| Author: | Denis [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 1:08 am ] |
| Post subject: | Demoing the game |
Hi, it's been a long time since I posted here, just want to ask what would be the best format for a nice demo game of EA. My local group wants a demo game and I'm hesitating between a big narrative battle showcasing all the misnis we can find, with multiple players on each side, or instead, many small (minigedon?) games with single players. What has work well for you guys? Cheers, |
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| Author: | Cranium27 [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 11:20 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
Something I've been musing about how to demo Epic at shows. The big battle looks great if you wanted to do an eye candy game. The minigeddon style game is a great introduction to gaming and getting people involved. I have a slight leaning towards Minigeddon style as one could show off a number of differnt cool armies for people to choose from to have a 'quick' game. Not only will they get use to a few of the basic mechanics but can also see that a playable force need not be all that unattainable. Personally I might offer up a couple of armies of original figures, and then a few armies of suitable proxies. Nothing worse than the "look at these cool models (but you can't get them very easily)". |
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| Author: | Mlkr [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 3:10 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Demoing the game |
As a beginner myself I would say start with minigeddon and then shock and awe everyone with a huuuge narrative game a bit further down the lane when the rules are a bit more understood  also make sure to present where to find miniatures and maybe even supply a few helpfull starterlists for people who want to buy and paint their own armies. For newbme I find this is the biggest hurdle to get over. What should I get and where can I get it?/Mlkr |
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| Author: | Blip [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 5:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
Yeah, i got 3/4 local guys into it with minigeddon to start with. Have to be careful with army selection though - some "competitive" minigeddon armies can table an opponent in 2 turns if the player doesnt understand the game, and that can be demoralising. I'd start with some standard guard vs orks or similar (mirror match guard can be good) before getting assault heavy with marines or eldar! :-) Good luck! Sent from my mobile using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | brumbaer [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
I find Minigeddon games rather tricky for introductional games. If you do not have initiative 1, you might have turns without passing an activation roll. Everything you do and every loss has more far reaching consequences and often enough a game is over in turn 2. I also miss the sweeping movements of an ordinary game - we don't use drop/air assault lists much. I prefer 2k games for introductionary games or larger multiplayer games with an experienced "moderator" on each side. |
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| Author: | kyussinchains [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:32 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
I agree with Brumbaer, 2k is a good size, lets you use the big toys and play with retaining initiative Minigeddon is good to hone rules knowledge although I find the format dull and boring myself, its also not really visually that 'epic' looking..... I think the most important thing is to make sure there are experienced players around to offer advice, explain why certain moves/actions are taken and generally hold hands as required, also you need to let them win their first game, in my experience it takes a long time before new players start winning games by themselves
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| Author: | Cranium27 [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 8:58 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
Fair points Kuss. Never played minigeddon so did not realise some of the drawbacks. Sounds like 2k intro games may pitch about right though? |
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| Author: | kyussinchains [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 9:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
2k is fine, 3k is also fine providing you're willing to help from the other side of the table, also letting them use titans is generally a good idea, less to worry about, just stomp around and shoot!
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| Author: | StevekCole [ Mon Aug 15, 2016 10:44 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
Depends how much time you have. The good thing with minigeddon is there are less rules to learn and games are faster. Though as kyuss points out its more of a crapshoot. Randomly I learned playing 5k as that allowed my brother and I to use all the models not sure I recommend it! Sent from my HTC Desire 610 using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Ginger [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 12:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
Agreed guys; It really depends on what you are trying to achieve here.
In all cases, I would recommend 'basic' armies to ensure a minimum of 'special rules' - so possibly Marines or IG vs Orks. |
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| Author: | Denis [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 1:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
Thanks for the input! I'm demoing this to a bunch of 40k/FoW players that are comfortable with any rulesets, so I guess I'll go for the full rules, get some nice toys on the table and make sure the games flow nicely. Will update with pics when it happens! Cheers, |
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| Author: | Blip [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:09 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
FOW players should get epic very quickly. You are probably good to go straight into a 3k with some big toys. :-D Sent from my mobile using Tapatalk |
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| Author: | Apocolocyntosis [ Tue Aug 16, 2016 8:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
Ginger wrote: In all cases, I would recommend 'basic' armies to ensure a minimum of 'special rules' - so possibly Marines or IG vs Orks. Black Legion without any demons make for a very good basic army too (marine status but without ATSKNF) |
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| Author: | Doomkitten [ Thu Aug 18, 2016 12:07 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
Loyalists against Chaos Marines is a classic combination and good for low-activation point values. Easy to build up a small force of each using old (and generally not that scarce) SM plastics, too. |
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| Author: | Denis [ Sat Aug 20, 2016 5:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Demoing the game |
25 years of collecting and still have unbuilt stuff, i'm in inventory and repair mode now for the demo... Attachment: unnamed.jpg [ 244.63 KiB | Viewed 6977 times ] |
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