Waking Dead

In my rush to get the last post out, I completely overlooked a game that I am really looking forward to trying out. It’s another Rackham game that I intend to play this year, and I’m arguably more excited about this than Confrontation. The game in question is…

AT-43
http://www.at-43.com/

This is Rackham’s other big pre-painted skirmish game, and it appears that it’s even more popular than its fantasy counterpart. I’d let this pass me by when it was first announced, but looking over the miniatures now available for it, some of them are absolutely stunning. I’ve also since read a few reviews of the game, and it sounds like a whole lot of fun. The production values are high and the rules seem simple but with a lot of tactical depth.

For a current 40k player I guess the attraction is a fast(er) ruleset with some different armies, and I found a nice comparison between the two over on this website. I’m probably most attracted to the Therians and the Karmans, but even the bog-standard U.N.A have some very interesting models in their line-up. I think I’ll pick up the Operation Damocles starter set in the next few months and see if I can convince the Fighting Cocks to give it a go. With all the painting I’ll be doing this year, it also helps to have something at tabletop-standard out of the box!