Here is one of the first looks at all sixteen miniatures for the 16 heroes in Rogue Angels. First a short under 1 minute video followed by four photos:

Now … here are four photos taken from the four sides of the lazy susan. Can you identify all 16 heroes? I am also posting these in the BoardGameGeek (BGG) forum for Rogue Angels, so I numbered them to help you submit your guess over there! I’d like to use the Board Game Geek forum for this because you can submit your guess as to who each of these 16 heroes are without spoiling it for others. When you add a comment to reply to my posts with photos of the Heroes, simply click on the A icon to get the text options … then choose the second to the last option: “spoilers” … just type in your answers, then highlight your answers and click the “eye” icon with the line through it. That will HIDE your answer so other people won’t see it (unless they click on it:)

Type your answer, highlight it … then click “spoilers”:

Here are the four photos of the 16 hero miniatures (on BGG – Board Game Geek):

=> Who are these guys? 1-4

=> Who are these guys? 5-8

=> Who are these guys? 9-12

=> Who are these guys? 13-16

Note: the miniatures are prototypes. The final miniatures should be higher quality.

And, yes … you HAVE heard those words before … “Who are those guys?” It was from Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid:

You can try out the Action Cards from most of the Heroes as adapted for the Print and Play edition. You also can try out the Character Sheet for four of the Heroes as well (see end of this article).

Action Cards came from which Heroes?

1. Adryel
   • Frenzy (Attack)
   • Regen Pack (Heal)
   • Sprint (Move)
2. Antathys
   • Leviathan Shock Rifle (Attack)
   • Kinbu-Kol Stance (Effect)
   • Muscle Regeneration (Heal)
   • Run and Tear aka Feral Rush (Move/Attack)
3. Bassilus
   • High Impact Grenade (Attack)
   • LP Plasma Blaster (Attack)
   • Proton Power Bank (Effect)
   • Cipher Interface Glove (Hack)

Continue reading “Which Hero Action Cards are in Print and Play?” →

I formerly thought that the Print and Play edition of Rogue Angels would involve LOTS of printing. Now I found out that you only need to print SEVEN pages to be able to play the game (using your phone, tablet or computer to read the manual and campaign book).

Ummm… you just want the link to the file and you will take it from there? OK:
=> Download Print and Play Zip file (free)

Meanwhile… I am going to give it a try. Want to try it along with me? Here is what you need (to know):

Minimal Printing (just 7 pages):

1. 3 pages of Action Cards (48 cards)
2. 2 pages of Hero Sheets with dice and player aid cards (front and back sides)
3. 1 page of tokens
4. 1 page map *
5. Read the Rules and Campaign book digitally

* You can insert the map into a clear plastic sheet protector to use it over and over with dry erase markers to draw the walls etc.

Full Fledged Everything Printing (just 28 pages):

1. 10 pages for Rulebook (2 pages per sheet)
   • 20 pages if your printer can’t print 2 pages per sheet or if you need font size to be larger
2. 8 pages for Campaign Book (2 pages per sheet)
   • 16 pages if your printer can’t print 2 pages per sheet or if you need the font to be larger
3. 3 pages of Action Cards back side **
4. 3 pages of Action Cards front side **
5. 2 pages of Hero Sheets with dice and player aid cards (front and back sides)
6. 1 page of tokens
7. 1 page map

Here is what it looks like after I printed it all:

Continue reading “Print and Play (Free, Easy, Just 7 Pages to Print)” →

Wondering what games I played last month?

1. Lots of Rogue Angels … unending enjoyment … constantly amazed at how well it is designed
2. Planet Unknown … just received it from my Pledge … received it 10 months later than the original Pledge estimated – yet another example of delays in crowd funded projects – if Rogue Angels is delivered as planned now it will have the same delay as this game!
3. Illusion … this is a great filler game to play while you wait for someone else to arrive in your gaming group. Extremely simple to learn and play.
4. Tsuro … we were playing the standard edition … I am still waiting for the deluxe edition I pledged and paid for in July 2022! A much longer delay than Rogue Angels :)
5. Pirates of the 7 Seas … not too complex and has an extremely unique way of battling by how far the dice are from each other after rolling all of the dice at one time!
6. Rumis … a three dimensional Tetris style cubes game. Plays quickly and the rules are quite simple
7. Trails of Tucana … this has been our “go to game” for years! It is wonderful because I can play it via Zoom or Google Meet with friends in other states!

I have purchased dozens of board games via Kickstarter over the past few years, and no matter how good they plan things, almost every time the delivery date gets extended (often several times).  One very well known and respected company still hasn’t even opened their pledge manager for the game I pledged and paid for on July 1 2022 (nearly three years ago). Another very well known and respected company has over 40 people on their development team, and they consistently have delay after delay on their games delivery dates.

So, while it is not out of the ordinary (and almost expected) it is unfortunate that Rogue Angels also has met delays in its estimated delivery date. But I do thank Emil for keeping to his very high standards and not cutting corners to ship his game sooner. The other two companies that I referred to above also have specifically stated that they would rather delay producing their game than lower their standards to rush it out the door. One actually had someone fly to China to check on production quality issues!

So … while we are waiting, perhaps I can come up with some interesting articles regarding Rogue Angels. Maybe a closer look at each of the 16 heroes would be of interest! I have spent hours and hours and hours comparing them and it is quite fascinating how unique each hero is. Here they are (as standees from the prototype) … you can click to zoom in:

=> Kickstarter Update #38
=> GameFound Update #17 (the same update)

Highlights:

Summary: More artwork for the campaign books, a ton of editor work done, manufacturer is done with the molds, thoughts on tariffs, and pushing the delivery date to September 2025.

Also, note that there are fewer than 200 games left on Gamefound for late-pledges.

1. NextMars has been providing more scenes for the Campaign Books… Examples:
   
   The illustrations are spread out throughout the Campaign (over 1,000 pages) to add flavor [and zest] to the story! They are being placed in strategic places in the books and actually add to the story themselves:
   
   If you want to dive into the first couple of chapters, you can always check out the Choose-Your-Own-Adventure setup in the official Dropbox here (spoiler warning!).

Continue reading “Official Update (38 / 17)” →