It. Is. Here!
Firelock Games’ 28mm historical pirate game is something really special. I went all in for their first Kickstarter, so when the second arose I had to go big or go home!
[Brother Handro: “...is that why there’re still hundreds of lead coloured pirates in the basement?”]
I’m a big fan of Kickstarter. It gives smaller companies the space to expand their range or start their business with guaranteed funds and a new player base from the off. I joined Alex Huntley’s 2nd and 3rd kickstarters for Arcworlde [Der H: “and haven’t painted much of that either!” ] and always find that, with wargaming at least, the enthusiasm of the creators gets stuff finished and shipped out pretty promptly!
This Kickstarter is BIG, huge box...glad I took the landy to pick it up.
Such goodies!
The contents are far too numerous to list here, however I will post some pictures of the haul:
The ships are, as with the first Kickstarter, beautiful. The Paragua and Bark are relatively small, and the canoa are essentially glorified longboats with some extra rules.
The fun starts with the Fleut and the Galleon. The Galleon is a BEAST of a model, 4 decks and an impressive chunk of resin. It sounds hollow so I’m tempted to look into putting a Bluetooth speaker in to play dramatic navel music [Der H: “Think master and commander...” Brother Handro: “yeeees! Do it!” ]
The faction boxes are a nice touch; the previous KS had loose figures!
The less clear miniatures are assorted characters, with beautifully crafted cards, and civilians. Always nice to see the disguised female pirates and monkey with blunderbus make an appearance!
Like a kid in a toy shop....actually, exactly like that...
The Deluxe/special edition/combined rule book is beautiful! Crafted with a raw cut edge...
...it is styled to represent the style of many books of the era; Great work Firelock!
I feel it will be a few weeks at least before I get my teeth stuck in. Exams, real life and the release of Titanicus have occupied much of my time. All being well the new year will see much more hobby time, but until then we shall plod along!
Der H
Thought for the day: “To wives and sweethearts; may they never meet”
