Conan Miniatures Game - Nexus Games

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Can it be true?

Well, of course first I wanted to see if anybody was interested enough to ask :-)

Our next game based upon the Conan license will be the Conan Miniatures game.
This miniature game will be character-oriented, skirmish level, adventure/scenario based, and expandable.
(Generally speaking, closer to a game like Tannhauser than to Warhammer or Confrontation).

The plan is to create a modular game, which in time should grow both through the addition of new 'starter sets', focused on a certain stage of the Cimmerian's life, and a limited number of additional figures to enhance the use of the starter set.
At the moment, the first starter set and additional miniatures should have the early Conan adventures ("Tower of the Elephant" period).
Later starters will introduce additional periods, e.g. the Belit period, the Nordic period.

Of course, everything you will get from a wave will be usable with everything else.
Continuing the comparison with Tannhauser, what we wish to achieve, among other things, is more expandibility and scenarios which are less 'dry' and mechanical, more detailed more story-oriented.

If everything goes according to plan, the first set should release in the 1st half of 2010.

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Sounds great! Man, but I've avoided minis for so long. Would these be pre-painted like D&D minis or would you have to paint them yourself, because that'd be a deal-breaker for me?
 
flatscan said:
Sounds great! Man, but I've avoided minis for so long. Would these be pre-painted like D&D minis or would you have to paint them yourself, because that'd be a deal-breaker for me?

I'm not sure - the Tannhauser comment lends me to think pre-painted. The Tannhauser figures are sweet. "Starter sets" also implies pre-painted. I don't want to paint any figures either - been there done that back when I had 28 hours in a day.
 
Hmm, I just noticed that post is from April. Do you have any contact info for the game developer? Might be worth a follow-up e-mail, if nothing else just to let 'em know there's definite fan interest. :D
 
i wouldnt mind pre painted mini's aslong as its not some terrible collectable game where i have to buy x amount of boxes to randomly get y mini. would be very awesome for getting minis to use with the rpg.
 
If you are a Dm, the random part is not a problem. Yes chaseing one figure is a pain, but if you only want one, then this is not the way for you. But if you want a lot of them, like most DMs, the random part really brings down the overall price.

And while many people can paint better than many of the minis, if you dont have that much time, they are outstanding.
 
Flatscan - I took your advice and emailed the game designer and no news can be released yet but when that time comes we will know (paraphrasing.)

So far so good. 8)
 
David St-Michel said:
I was JUST about to ask if ther were any minis available directly around Conan and the fools he kills or the women he loves.

:)

That is the great thing about a Conan miniatures game - the crossover usage with the Conan RPG. I wish the 'Goose would've at least released some starters back when they announced their game a few years ago.
 
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