Warhammer 40K & Wargaming Blog
Wow. Beyond the Gates of Antares was silent for a year, but now things are coming blow upon blow. First we’ve seen some painted, finished Boromites. Now, Warlord Games previews renders for the Algoryn Faction (which I don’t remember from the Kickstarter). The Boromites had a kind of retro-charm, but the Algoryns … they are […]
How time flies! Exactly a year ago, the miniature wargaming world was in turmoil, as ex-GW’s legendary game designer had taken to Kickstarter with his vision of a sci-fi miniatures wargame – Beyond the Gates of Antares. It was an ambitious project in almost every way conceivable. An incredibly high goal of half a million GBP […]
Rick Priestley’s ‘Beyond the Gates of Antares’ Kickstarter has been the most ambitious miniatures gaming Kickstarter yet. It has also been, as I tried to argue, severely flawed. After a good start, it has been a crawl for most of its running time. Now, with more than two weeks left on the clock (and about 2/3 […]
As many of you will know already, Rick Priestley is on Kickstarter with his vision of a comprehensive science-fiction wargaming universe: Beyond the Gates of Antares. Beyond the Gates of Antares is a rather unusual Kickstarter-campaign, one that I have given a tough, critical look recently. In Rick Priestley’s impressive CV as a game designer […]
I tried to wean myself off excessive Kickstarter blogging. And yet, I have to write a short one on this, as it goes straight to the heart of the “What-is-Kickstarter-and-what-is-it-not” controversy, which I previously tackled in my ’Kickstarter is Entertainment‘ article. Summary: Rick Priestley’s ‘Beyond the Gates of Antares’ Kickstarter seeks to create an “authentic” […]
