Post by Arguleon Veq on Jun 28, 2007 15:21:02 GMT -5
I was so impressed with the Battle for Skull Pass Boxed Set, I thought I'd give it a quick review.
Savings and Contents -
When we look at what we actually get in the box, your looking at making a HUGE saving from what it would cost to buy these elements individually.
Heres a break down of what it would cost;
Dwarf Cannon; £12
30 Dwarf Infantry [12 Warriors, 8 Miners, 10 Thunderers]; Approx £36
60 Night Goblins; £54
10 Spider Riders; £18
1 Troll; £12
4 Characters; Approx £20
So for the models alone, we are already on £152. Now, the models are smaller than most regular models and they are mostly single piece of snap fit. But the quality is actually rather good. Especially the Goblins.
You even get some terrain thrown in! Plus a dice set, measuring sticks and templates.
Now the books we'll say would come to about £15, a pocket sized rulebook and a starters guide to the rules.
So a combined saving of about £125!
Quality -
The quality of the models, as I've mentioned, is really good. The models are well moulded and pretty well detailed. They are far better than the 40K starter set Battle for Maccrage, where the models are of a very poor quality.
My only complaint here is that the pocket rulebook does seem a little flimsy, especially the cover. They could have given it a slightly sturdier cover, but you can't really complain at this price.
Battle for Skull Pass Starter Book -
Now, obviously not being new to the game it would be hard for me to judge how useful this book is. So I gave it to my girlfriend to read, shes picked up the rules really well from it. It's nice and simple and takes you through everything in a nice logical order, reffering you to the rulebook to clarify more detailed parts of the game.
Balanced Forces? -
It is often the way with GW starter sets like this, that one force is far more powerful than the other but here, I think they have done a good job of giving you two nicely balanced armies. I think that without this balance, many new players would be put off. Imagine 2 new young players buying the box set between them. They start to play their first battles, the one with the weaker force will start to think they are bad at the game or just lose interest because they can't win.
Look at the 3rd Ed 40K Box Set, 20 Dark Eldar Warriors vs a Space Marine Tactical Squad and a Landspeeder. Any young player using the Dark Eldar would probably be put off pretty quickly by how badly they would be getting beaten.
So all in all, a great deal. It doesn't matter if your new to the game, looking to expand your Goblin/Dwarf forces or just looking to get hold of the latest edition of the game, whichever way you look at it, it's a bargain! [well, as much as a bargain as you can get from GW
]
Savings and Contents -
When we look at what we actually get in the box, your looking at making a HUGE saving from what it would cost to buy these elements individually.
Heres a break down of what it would cost;
Dwarf Cannon; £12
30 Dwarf Infantry [12 Warriors, 8 Miners, 10 Thunderers]; Approx £36
60 Night Goblins; £54
10 Spider Riders; £18
1 Troll; £12
4 Characters; Approx £20
So for the models alone, we are already on £152. Now, the models are smaller than most regular models and they are mostly single piece of snap fit. But the quality is actually rather good. Especially the Goblins.
You even get some terrain thrown in! Plus a dice set, measuring sticks and templates.
Now the books we'll say would come to about £15, a pocket sized rulebook and a starters guide to the rules.
So a combined saving of about £125!
Quality -
The quality of the models, as I've mentioned, is really good. The models are well moulded and pretty well detailed. They are far better than the 40K starter set Battle for Maccrage, where the models are of a very poor quality.
My only complaint here is that the pocket rulebook does seem a little flimsy, especially the cover. They could have given it a slightly sturdier cover, but you can't really complain at this price.
Battle for Skull Pass Starter Book -
Now, obviously not being new to the game it would be hard for me to judge how useful this book is. So I gave it to my girlfriend to read, shes picked up the rules really well from it. It's nice and simple and takes you through everything in a nice logical order, reffering you to the rulebook to clarify more detailed parts of the game.
Balanced Forces? -
It is often the way with GW starter sets like this, that one force is far more powerful than the other but here, I think they have done a good job of giving you two nicely balanced armies. I think that without this balance, many new players would be put off. Imagine 2 new young players buying the box set between them. They start to play their first battles, the one with the weaker force will start to think they are bad at the game or just lose interest because they can't win.
Look at the 3rd Ed 40K Box Set, 20 Dark Eldar Warriors vs a Space Marine Tactical Squad and a Landspeeder. Any young player using the Dark Eldar would probably be put off pretty quickly by how badly they would be getting beaten.
So all in all, a great deal. It doesn't matter if your new to the game, looking to expand your Goblin/Dwarf forces or just looking to get hold of the latest edition of the game, whichever way you look at it, it's a bargain! [well, as much as a bargain as you can get from GW
]
