Thanks everyone for helping me convince my wife to play with me!! Her name is Anna btw 😄. Links to merch are in the description while i figure out the teespring /youtube integration lol
My first 3 month campaign was epic. 5 dedicated players each week. GSC, Chaos, Goliath, Escher, Van Saar. And my wife won it! Now all games tend to be 3 mission narratives as the commitment has been hard (especially over lockdown), but they are always good
Anna! I'm sponsoring on patreon for the FIRST TIME to get you to play! I don't even play necromunda but it looks really fun and I've salivated over the terrain for literally decades. Get crackin and shoot Eric's ass off!
@@godconvoy you may even get paid for hiring them: if you convince the authorities you're giving them work experience and call it Employment Training. Britain had National Service for 17-21 year olds during the The Malayan Emergency of 1948-1960. Someone (think a writer for "Dad's Army") did some of his National Service there and later referred to it as a Youth Training Scheme in jungle warfare.
The best game of necromunda I've seen wasnt even with my gang. During a campaign the chaos player took prisoner 1 escher champion and 1 goliath champion in quick succession. We then set a mission where both champions had killed the torturer and had to escape the stronghold starting only with a fighting knife each. We had ducts only the Escher player could crawl through, house rules for distractions and lots of throat slitting. It ended with the goliath player dragging a seriously injured Escher player to the exit before sacrificing himself to let her escape. Amazing moment which later in the campaign resulted in the Escher player and goliath player running an assassination attempt on the chaos player. Brilliant
Thats kinda awesome as how much Escher and Goliaths are in lore sencse each others troats and after that event the gangs do joint operation to kick sum heretic butt.
I’ve never played Necromunda, but I’d love to try! To Anna, I shall say this: gaming is one of the most wonderful things you can share with a partner, and I bet you’ll have a lot of fun together. 😊
When it came out in the 90s it continually outsold 40k due to its appeal to the older gamers, however was slowly phased out due to the very low additional sales, basically once you’d bought your gang you were done. I think the best thing necromunda does is show that GW can actually make games with high quality rulesets. Also, if you’re bitter, it massively highlights how dreadful elements of the 40k rules are.
90's Necromunda was the first miniature wargame I played. So great. The 3d terrain really was a game changer. I ended up working at a game store and running a number of Necromunda leagues. So much fun, especially with the narrative play.
Personally, I like the fact that today, there is more stuff in Necromunda to invest in. I have all old gangs. And I will surely buy all new ones step by step. I hope that GW will keep it living for 2-3 more years.
On the point of one gang and done i think they clearly realised with the constant splat book releases with added a lot of extra options in each and regular releases that are added in later books(which you should buy e.g book of the outcast, which i picked up today😃 awesome btw) which any gang can make use of. New hangers on, brutes hired guns or campaign rules. A good example is the psychic stuff in the book of the outcast that adds real value to genestealer cult, helot cults, delaque and well as anyone can ally to psi-syndica its useful to everyone who fancies having a physic in there gang. Every gang book has new hangers on or hired guns sure some are less universally useful but all have something for general use. Rare we get to say it but GW has pretty much perfectly relaunched Necromunda(there awful sort of 2nd ed is so striking in comparison) and although they were clearly tentatively testing the water at launch i think they're all in now and we will see lots of wonderful releases for years to come.
@@jessmontgomery3454 my plan right now is to wait for the outcasts to come out officially and pull my group in a campaign where the only method of gang creation is through the book of outcast. That book seem so much fun
What convinced my girlfriend to play necromunda was to make her read the black library novels. Now she is completely in love with the setting and always asks me to play.
EHW Wife, just try the 1 game. It costs you one hour! Surely you have drug Eric to something he wasn't excited about but found fun after he did it that had a 1 hour time investment 🤣🤣
thanks for the reminder that necromunda exists i've been meaning to try it. i wish there was a way to use the necromunda range with 40k/vice versa. i get that a lot of them wouldnt make sense narratively but having more thematic options like inquisitors, cultists and guard as playable options would be so cool. really glad they added gsc though.
I use my cawdor as cultists for my night lords, and if i ever needed more cultists i would happily dip into the other gangs. I am thinking about building GSC army after dipping my toe with a GSC necromunda gang. Corpse grinders would make perfect khorne cultists. I use orlocks as catachans in my guard army, and the old guard codexes are full of Necromunda models. The tie ins are there! It may not be glamourous to have your debut on the 40k table be as cannon fodder, but its a start 😂
Necromunda is a hiveworld, and a lot of gangers aspire to join the Imperial Guard and get off world. There were some great I. Guard armies back in the day with Necromunda minis!
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Palanite enforcers can totally be used as guards same as orlocks Van saar totally can be some kind of mechanicus force or even just guards who look fancy and high tech (elysians and the like exists after all) Delaque have that cultist feel too, corpse grinders even more
I like to have a 3x5 card for each gang member with 6 quotes on them. When the gang member does something of note I roll a D6 to see what they say. I do that with Spacehulk also.
I love that! Canned lines like in starcraft or something. Hilarious. I definitely get into character in some games and deliver action movie one liners as i deliver a shot or killing blow
Have you tried Infinity? It's kinda the next step up in complexity, but really involved with basically no downtime. If you like necromunda I'm sure you'd have a fab time playing infinity!
Infinity should have done alternating activations instead of shoehorning in the fire team stuff. It would have balance out ramboing models without having to introduce a bunch of new rules. Also, Necromunda is more engaging with the campaign system and being able to develop your gang. Currently I own more Infinity stuff than Necromunda but haven’t played in years.
@@Palocles I've found infinity a pretty well balanced system (as far as mini wargames go anyway), but I definitely agree that a campaign system really elevates a game. I hope corvus belli get round to developing a good campaign system for infinity. But yeah the game is fairly steep in terms of learning curve and it would be nice to get those gorgeous models to the table more often. Have you tried Stargrave or 5 Parsecs From Home? I've considered looking at those as an alternative way of using my infinity stuff
This is the first time I've seen all the terrain I've watched you build over the last two years on the table at the same time and jumpin' Jehoshaphat it looks amazing all laid out! You really are doing an amazing job, one of the best in the game! And humungous congratulations on going full time! Also to Mrs. Workshop: Definitely give it a shot!
Mordheim comes 2nd? Blasphemy!!!!! Srsly tho why do you think that?...I am a diehard Mordheim child, but recently I am looking for a 2nd game (after a long break from wargaming - so I was fortuned enough to skip all the Frostheim...AOS bull....) :-)
Eric this is perfect me and a group of pals have been tripping over rules trying to find out how to play necromunda. its quite confusing with all the extra books n such id love to see a beginner's tutorial for necromunda :>
The nature of Necromunda's setting doesn't interest me as much as Inquisimunda 28, but hey I'm a kitbash addict at heart! As a ruleset it looks fantastic, and the models rock.
Honestly I adjust the necromunda rules all the time to introduce strange narratives to use other models in my collection. I view the game as a RPG campaign where combat is resolved by playing a skirmish and it's amazing. Currently we have house rules vehicle rules to do a mad max style game
Well, that Escher gang must be played on that EPIC table of yours. As a hardcore Kill Team player, I must appreciate it. So many options, so many details.
Necromunda is a fantastic game, it’s great to see you putting up videos highlighting just how fun it can be. P.S. if your wife isn’t into it your little one might like it in a few years! Great video thanks sharing.
I've been interested in Necromunda for a while now and seeing how easy it is to pick up I think I'm gonna go for it. I thank you, my wallet doesn't. another great vid Eric, keep it up you'll be at 100k subs in no time. edit. we all wanna see you playing your wife, a campaign would be perfect
My wife played a couple of games of Necromunda with me when she was on maternity leave! We played the older version from 1995 because she likes Ratskins and the newer version doesnt have rules for them. EDIT: forgot to mention, she enjoyed it
The original game was so much more easy to get into. All the basic rules where in 1 book. It's still a great rules set and game. Now GW is wrenching cash with all their books ect..
Congrats and I'm sure once Anna realizes that by playing she can vent some of that very real pregnancy frustration (especially if she's getting close to her due date) out on your Gangers, she'll be super on board to try ! Absolutely unrelated: your brother's Habs shirt is amazing 🏒🥅
Everything in this video is spot on. Necromunda was enthralling from the minute I saw the hazard striping on the OG box. It really told a sweeping storyline as you played it. Surely your wife wants to experience what teenage boys felt that was compelling enough to bring grown men back to playing with toy soldiers! If not, well, winner picks the child's middle name from their favorite IP. ;D
I have to agree that Necromunda is top tier. I actually started into commission work when a guy asked me to paint up his new gang 20+ years ago. The models are nice and the modularity is great. Mordheim needs the same reboot treatment that GW gave to Necromunda.
I'd love to see that how to play necromunda guide! @Anna it's a great way to keep the kid(s) you've got coming away from anything that you might not want them to get into, they won't have any money for drugs or anything!
Never gave it a chance. You’re making it sound enticing- I never knew the movement aspect in particular. Have to try it; thanks 🙏🏻 EDIT: MRS WIFE; give this a try; you’ll be surprised. I thought my brother just had a boyish hobby as a child and I played it once and was hooked. You’ll most likely love it if you enjoy games of any kind. And congrats on the baby!
Playing together really brings a relationship to the next level. And it doesn't matter if it is a friendly or a romantic relationship! You guys will have so much fun and stories to tell! :)
This got me genuinely excited to consider trying out Necromunda…I love that it can be relatively quick paced around 60 min. I bet you I could get some folks interested to play at my local gaming store for sure. PS Anna, please play and kick Eric’s ass, it will be pretty sweet when he has to do a battle report and share that with everyone. 😂
Look at his face, how could you say no? Please play at least once, for us? Poor lil Eric just wants to bond over two of his favorite passions: Bloody gang warfare and his partner in crime, Mrs. Hobby Workshop. have her watch mad max fury road to get in the right frame of mind for playing the game. haha
_Gorkamorka_ and _Mordheim_ is also da best. But then again all three were the product of half-a-decade of lightning striking repeatedly for the specialist games team at GW.
Necromunda is my first tabletop game. I always wanted to try this sort of thing, but first of all it seemed to expensive for me, and I did not know anybody that played. This year I got invited to a campaign, all I had to buy was my gang and dice. But this is a slippery slope, because I'm already buying lots of terrains and accessories, its addictive!
To Eric’s wife: congratulations first of all on your pregnancy. Life is a beautiful miracle and I wish y’all the best! Play a game with your best friend. I know after years we tend to fall into our “things” and lose some of that willingness to humor our special someone. It’s a kind act of love to share in your partners interests even if just once. I wish you both the best as parents and will looking to support this channel come payday! 👍 being a daddy is a blessing!
Jesus, that board you've got from all the awesome vertical builds is awesome. It's exactly the type of game I want though I'm struggling to figure out how I'll store it... I'm honestly not decided between old or new Necromunda though. I think I'm going to have a centrepiece of a large industrial complex that has a shanty town built on it and then I've backed a KS with stackable resin corrugated huts and also for a more desert/ashlands feel. I'll also use my WWII desert adobe buildings. So i just have to make the centrepiece :D
Great lil vid! And I TOTALLY agree with this statement!!! I actually seen a add posted online the other day with some ol vintage Necromunda Characters (metal) SIP!! I thought of you, then I seen this vid hahaha almost fate
Dear Mrs. Workshop, You should play with Eric for two reasons. One, it is really fun. Two, if he is playing the game, he can't be making messes while crafting. Grats on the little one.
A shame the hardback rule books are rubbish. They don't even say what most of the items in the game are. Not one of them says what a "Bio-Booster" is. Too much hard rules, not enough flavour. It's like going comic con and instead of talking about the characters and stories all anyone talks about is the process of constructing books and the many uses of ink.
Anna, I think it's time to start play Necromunda ) I live in Siberia. We play it here without translation. All rules are in foreign language, but we play it. Now it's your turn ☺️
Necromunda suffers the same issue as 40k, shitty balance. If you want the actual best game look into Infinity. Great balance, great terrains, great system, great developer that cares, great models and the best part is that you can stop being an addicted shill for a company that doesn't give two shits about you or the game, to the point that once you leave the denial phase you'll wonder why the hell you got so into 40k/necromunda. But hey, that's just the pov of so many of us who quit gw recently and I am justmaking this post to say this to others: it was so damn worth it, our whole scenes legit smile, have more fun than ever, and there is something so nice about our models never becoming unviable. It does help that once you learn to play it, infinity is mad addictive. The amount of money spent in 40k Vs infinity is diff between maintain a faction over years and owning several factions, even discontinued ones still get rules. Think on that. Also I thought metal mini's were shit due to gw, now I love them due to Infinity insane detail. Peace out.
Necromunda is such a cool game. Have you guys checked out stargrave? Its also really cool. The rules are really simple too and it lets you make very diverse creative warbands and you only need one cheap book. (Its also great for kitbashes!!)
I've been toying with the idea of Necromunda for a while... You just sold me and I'd love to see you play some beginner games on this table with your wife... subbed.
Getting your wife to join a gang? Wow dude ;) Seriously though, congrats on the baby on the way and going full time - joined your Patreon to help support you :)
I play the Heralds of Ruin homebrew killteam game and my buddy has played gangs of necromunda every single campaign we play lol He always picks a different gang, but he has printed and made so much hive terrain that its just the staple now of whoever I want to play vs gangers
I love the 90s game but was hooked enough on the idea of alternating activations to invest in the rules. Damn though, after buying two expensive rule books I still don't have all the rules! Also - no Scavvies? I'm heading back to the 90s.
Mrs Wife, as a father of two kids i can only recommend to take as much naps as you can and spend time with your husband as much as posible before the coming of your baby, your newborn is going to suck away your energy and miss all the free time you had. Babies are for strong bond families like the one you seem to have, the baby is going to test you, but you will witness magic in a miracle, and your husband will have the epiphany to know what really means love at first sight.
Dear Eric's Wife, If South Park has taught me anything, it is that girls are better than boys at board games, so if you ever want some guilt free revenge against your hubby, feel free to kick his ass at his favourite game.
My man, you are preaching to the Choir on this one! Necromunda pretty much has it all! I love the roleplaying aspect, very low cost of entry, minimal terrain, and the narrative is amazing! A close 2nd would be Mordheim for me!
I transitioned to the indie system F28 instead. Very much like Necromunda but the rules can be used for battles and narrative games (with a GM!) as well as skirmishes
Playing on Eric’s terrain is a privilege only a few get to experience in a lifetime with 80k+ lining up for the chance. Anna, it’s time to take this once in a lifetime opportunity ;-) Congrats on the baby too!
Hi Eric, my wife and I have been watching your vids for about a year now. We're also similar in age and circumstances as my daughter was born only a year ago (congrats btw). I convinced my wife to play DnD and now she says 'those who DnD together stay together'. I'll have to give necromunda a go, your terrain kit looks awesome especially the colour scheme.
Great video, I really like your presentation style. I just got the Hive war rulebook, a gang and dice to start.. but did soon realise I'd need the gang book and the hardback rulebook as well..
By the Emperor, that table set up is sick as f*ck! Honestly, that looks amazing. Necromunda is really fun. One of my favorite games next to This Is Not A Test. Necromunda has a great industrial postapocalyptic feel to it which I think is what attracts me to it. That's why I like it more than other Warhammer games. I like Killteam, but Necromunda beats it IMO. Also, shout out to how inspiring your builds are to me. You and Black Magic Crafts have reignited my desire to miniature game and to build terrain. Keep it up man. Oh and Anna... Fight this man! Seriously, how often will you get to beat the crap out of your husband and it not be spousal abuse? My fiance loves owning me in our mini games : )
Thank you so much, what a kind comment. I get flak sometimes for my builds being painted in fairly muted and samey colours, but now you see why! So the minis can shine and stand out! I think a lot about composition and silhouette and playability too, so i love that you noticed these things. I am always trying to improve my photography as well….this video was the first appearance of my new gimbal which should help get some more interesting smooth shots. I will keep at it!
I think the building and techniques are the key. If people want a different colour scheme, they can make their own and paint it however they want! I am wanting to try building some terrain that could be used for Necromunda, but I don’t know all the rules so I don’t know what aspects to keep in mind to optimize playability. You touched on a few key aspects here: fall risk near edges, importance of line of site… One video idea could be specifically be increasing the playability of your terrain for a specific game like Necromunda. Things to keep in mind or include. It could be a great way to have terrain crafters dip there toe in and start with designing a few pieces as they learn more about the lore/setting/game.
I’ve never played Necromunda, and after watching this video I'd love to give it a try! To Anna, sharing a hobby with your partner is a great way to stay close. Someone once told me that when I talk about a passion of mine I light up and that is a great way to see each other. It helps us remember some of the things that got us together in the first place :) When we love something we want to share it with the person we love. I hope you would at least consider giving it a try. He even painted your team for you
Tell her that as you prepare to become a family with kids, tabletop games are a way to have a hobby that encourages family unity, rather than disunity. It's much better to have everyone sharing a hobby together, rather than isolated in bedrooms vegging out in front of the TV or a video game. You can play together and build/paint together as well. You could also offer her a trade: she tries out your game and you try out something of hers.
Congrats on the baby! And congrats on full time TH-cam! LOVE your terrain on the table and am completely inspired!!!! OH and Mrs. EHW, how can you resist that smile? Come on... you know you want to!! Play with your man! That's a SERIOUSLY sweet table of terrain!
The alternating activation mechanic reminds me of my favorite tabletop game: X-wing Miniatures Game. It's the mechanic that makes that game so much fun to play, and now that I know Necromunda has that same mechanic, it makes me want to play it!
Here’s some peer-pressure: dear Mrs Erics hobby workshop. First congrats on your pregnancy! I hope everything turns out great and that you get a healthy child! Secondly we need more female role models in the hobby. My girlfriend likes the painting part but she could use some inspiration for gaming. If you don’t play a game with Eric, I’ve heard that at least one unicorn dies. So… (awkward silence) 😅
Do it, Anna! I would love to see a beginner report! This video makes me a bit sad, because I had a large collection of Necromunda, but never got to play. Then, due to the lockdowns, I had to sell my stuff. So please, Anna, let me live vicariously through you as you try out Necromunda!
We've also started moving away from the 100 euro a model/unit mass battlegames with rather boring mechanics towards smaller alternating activation skirmish games. They are just more fun. We discovered a really fun game called Wild West Exodus right before Covid and are picking that one up again... We decided to ditch Kill Team because of the abusively high cost of the rulebooks, that's all free for Warcradle games... And I'm pretty sure Necromunda is great, but it also seems like another "spend at least another 100+ euros on rulebooks and codexes before you can even play with your 50 euros worth of models.
Come on Anna, have a go before your baby comes, after that, all bets are off! Congratulations to you both. Best advice I ever got about becoming a parent was to never listen to anyone's advice - always follow your gut feelings. Have a blast. X
Dear Eric's wife, not many would have the privilege to play their first game on such an awesome table with such a dope-looking war band. These games look hard from the outside but once you learn the basics they are fast and fun and the basics are super simple just like your husband showed in this vid. Sincerely a fan of your husband :D
The very first tabletop tactical game I ever played was Necromunda. It's awesome, Anna! Also Eric's Necromunda terrain is what brought me to this channel in the first place. Congratulations @Eric and @Anna!
The first rule to a happy marriage is always maintain the playfulness in your relationship. Playing together, frolicking wherever, and playing Necromunda should help keep you, Eric, and that wonderful new addition to your family happy for the rest of your lives! Now is the time to hone your gaming skills, so when that new addition is old enough, you can teach them to play, and to create gaming terrain. I would be willing to bet you will be the only Gamer Mom for miles around! Go for it! I personally think you will be very happy you did it! All the best to the three of you! xo Lisa
I hope I could help you to convince your wife about starting to play Necromunda:) My boyfriend is a huge war game nerd and he agitated me to play with him for years. But I’m into boardgames. I’m a competitive player who likes different hardcore games (Eclipse, Forbidden Stars). Though, I liked to be a spectator but never played with him in 40K or Fantasy Battles. Once I’ve tried “Infinity” skirmish, I was surprised how hard this game is for newbie. Then after a huge pause the ice was broken and I tried to play in 40K during the 2020 lockdown twice. I won two times. There were two experienced players, including my BF, and the taste of the bittersweet success was too good!!! I think, it was one of the reasons, why I started to play - I understood that the game is not so hard as it seems and I got some confidence. After the lockdown Necromunda become my favourite game and the reasons are one-to-one the same as you described. The “army” is small and it’s cheap to start. The playtime is fast. The game is quite immersive and fun. We even made some battlereports on YakTribe. One of my friends told me: “Of course, you like this game. You were the winner.” :) If you already made and painted the whole gang for your wife, I couldn’t find any good reason why not to try. Maybe, she is afraid to kick your ass and make you upset :) But it’s better to try and make a decision after that then not to try al all.
Excellent video. While the primary reason I got into you channel was obviously the terrain, I really dug this one. I have never even considered playing Necromunda (atmosphere is great, but don't like the mini's), you've completely changed my mind on that front. The whole reason I got into this hobby was I really liked the space marine design, and loved painting minis- but trying to wrap my head around the encyclopedic amount of knowledge it seemed required just to play a game of 40k (30k, at the time), coupled with the insane up-front cost, kept me happily painting the figures. This actually sounds fun, and not entirely cost-prohibitive. If the whole idea behind this video was to get more people interested in Necromunda, than you've at least succeeded in piquing my interest. So, Anna, if you're reading this- give it a go. I had ZERO interest in it as a game, and now I'm headed over to amazon to see what it'll cost to get me and a board game buddy into this. Mission accomplished- and enjoy your weekend.
I am actually working on a ruleset for a game that is a bit of a middle point between Mordheim and 40k. I think Necromunda is not that far away from what I'm making, but the game I make is made specifically to be played with 40k models. That way I can get my play group who play 40k to play it with me. I have alternating activations as well, but on phases, so one player moves all theri models and the other move their models and so on. It really makes the game much more reactive and feels more realistic even though it can be frustrating when someone keeps popping in and out of cover. (But then they never get a chance to get onto any objectives) I plan on giving the PDF away for free/pay what you want when the game is finished (we are in play testing now so maybe it won't be too long)
. . . that sounds kinda like the last edition of Kill Team . . . I'm sorry, but alternating activations within the framework of Phases is a horrible mechanic, and is 100% why I only played the last Kill Team once, and never again. It felt like a janky hybrid between 40K & Necromunda, and didn't do either well. Trust me, fully Alternating Activations is a FAR better mechanic, as it allows players to react to what their opponent is doing, and anticipate what they might be leading up to trying. And it forces you to evaluate when you want to activate each individual fighter. Much more tactically interesting.
@@rogerrange4829 yes but I also made the game so that I have a game play with friends where the factions are balanced and not subject to the GW concept of "buy the new models or you will always lose". Also I wanted to make a campaign system where people don't become too overpowered compared to each other over the course of a long campaign.
@@Xaltotun . . . that's not what Necromunda (or even the new Kill Team) is like at all. You choose your gang (or kill team), and no matter what it is, it can be competitive. But more to the point, Necromunda is *not* a "tournament" style game, it's a high narrative game. The story of the campaign is more important than just winning or losing battles. Is it perfectly balanced? No, of course not, but it doesn't *need* to be, that's not the point. Any gang can do well, and the fun is in playing out the narrative, not just winning.
Great video dude (been enjoying your vids quite a bit lately). I tend to agree with you. Necromunda is cool and I'm glad it's back. I really hoped shadow war was going to be the best of both but that didnt last 5 minutes. Dear wife, play. Nuff said
Thanks everyone for helping me convince my wife to play with me!! Her name is Anna btw 😄. Links to merch are in the description while i figure out the teespring /youtube integration lol
Nice! Congrats for turning (y)our hobby into your fulltime job! Awesome
My first 3 month campaign was epic. 5 dedicated players each week. GSC, Chaos, Goliath, Escher, Van Saar. And my wife won it! Now all games tend to be 3 mission narratives as the commitment has been hard (especially over lockdown), but they are always good
I love Mrs hobbyworkshop ❤️🐶
she really really hot 🔥😍🐶
Probably very kind and sweet I think too 🥰🐶
Anna! I'm sponsoring on patreon for the FIRST TIME to get you to play! I don't even play necromunda but it looks really fun and I've salivated over the terrain for literally decades. Get crackin and shoot Eric's ass off!
Yeah, do it Mrs. Hobbyworkshop!
That table setup is so dammed cool. Would love to play on it.
Was thinking the same thing!!
Would love to see a colab battle report
Come visit me and you’re on!
Yous two shpuld flim playing a game on it I'd love to watch that
this has to happen.....
"Can't have a dystopia without child soldiers" - Bold statement for a soon to be father. Haha!
Nice overview of the game Eric!
I do miss the actual Juves in it, and some of the younger fighters in the Warhammer Fantasy setting.
We don't call them Child Soldiers, we call them Infantry.
@@DerSisch , "trainees".
@@godconvoy you may even get paid for hiring them: if you convince the authorities you're giving them work experience and call it Employment Training.
Britain had National Service for 17-21 year olds during the The Malayan Emergency of 1948-1960. Someone (think a writer for "Dad's Army") did some of his National Service there and later referred to it as a Youth Training Scheme in jungle warfare.
@@DerSisch hahahah🤣
The best game of necromunda I've seen wasnt even with my gang. During a campaign the chaos player took prisoner 1 escher champion and 1 goliath champion in quick succession. We then set a mission where both champions had killed the torturer and had to escape the stronghold starting only with a fighting knife each. We had ducts only the Escher player could crawl through, house rules for distractions and lots of throat slitting. It ended with the goliath player dragging a seriously injured Escher player to the exit before sacrificing himself to let her escape. Amazing moment which later in the campaign resulted in the Escher player and goliath player running an assassination attempt on the chaos player. Brilliant
That sounds fantastic! What a fun concept. House rules are so much fun
That sounds like s good action flick!!
Thats kinda awesome as how much Escher and Goliaths are in lore sencse each others troats and after that event the gangs do joint operation to kick sum heretic butt.
@@FrostWolfPack Goliath: The only gang who gets to beat up Escher is my gang!
Escher: Yeah what he said- wait what
*muffled sounds of violence*
Really great story!!! This is what Necromunda is about. Personal stories, some big or even bigger Heroes.
I’ve never played Necromunda, but I’d love to try! To Anna, I shall say this: gaming is one of the most wonderful things you can share with a partner, and I bet you’ll have a lot of fun together. 😊
What!?!?!!??!!! Bardcore and tabletop! Amazing, amazing, amazing. Love your channel HvB.
Oh man, Hildegard von Blingin' watches Eric's Hobby Workshop!
I love the channel! A Bardcore superstar.
I'm humbled to see you in this vicinity, m'lady!
You may be the only female GW player, congratulations
When it came out in the 90s it continually outsold 40k due to its appeal to the older gamers, however was slowly phased out due to the very low additional sales, basically once you’d bought your gang you were done. I think the best thing necromunda does is show that GW can actually make games with high quality rulesets. Also, if you’re bitter, it massively highlights how dreadful elements of the 40k rules are.
90's Necromunda was the first miniature wargame I played. So great. The 3d terrain really was a game changer. I ended up working at a game store and running a number of Necromunda leagues. So much fun, especially with the narrative play.
"once you'd bought your gang"... Wait... Shit... I am like 4 gangs in... Have I a problem?
Personally, I like the fact that today, there is more stuff in Necromunda to invest in. I have all old gangs. And I will surely buy all new ones step by step. I hope that GW will keep it living for 2-3 more years.
On the point of one gang and done i think they clearly realised with the constant splat book releases with added a lot of extra options in each and regular releases that are added in later books(which you should buy e.g book of the outcast, which i picked up today😃 awesome btw) which any gang can make use of. New hangers on, brutes hired guns or campaign rules.
A good example is the psychic stuff in the book of the outcast that adds real value to genestealer cult, helot cults, delaque and well as anyone can ally to psi-syndica its useful to everyone who fancies having a physic in there gang. Every gang book has new hangers on or hired guns sure some are less universally useful but all have something for general use.
Rare we get to say it but GW has pretty much perfectly relaunched Necromunda(there awful sort of 2nd ed is so striking in comparison) and although they were clearly tentatively testing the water at launch i think they're all in now and we will see lots of wonderful releases for years to come.
@@jessmontgomery3454 my plan right now is to wait for the outcasts to come out officially and pull my group in a campaign where the only method of gang creation is through the book of outcast. That book seem so much fun
What convinced my girlfriend to play necromunda was to make her read the black library novels.
Now she is completely in love with the setting and always asks me to play.
Any ones particularly good?
@@coalitionofrob436 The kal jerico books are the best introduction in my opinion, fun and interesting.
Nice!
Lol, Black Library.
Has to be a GW plant
EHW Wife, just try the 1 game. It costs you one hour! Surely you have drug Eric to something he wasn't excited about but found fun after he did it that had a 1 hour time investment 🤣🤣
thanks for the reminder that necromunda exists i've been meaning to try it.
i wish there was a way to use the necromunda range with 40k/vice versa. i get that a lot of them wouldnt make sense narratively but having more thematic options like inquisitors, cultists and guard as playable options would be so cool. really glad they added gsc though.
I use my cawdor as cultists for my night lords, and if i ever needed more cultists i would happily dip into the other gangs. I am thinking about building GSC army after dipping my toe with a GSC necromunda gang. Corpse grinders would make perfect khorne cultists. I use orlocks as catachans in my guard army, and the old guard codexes are full of Necromunda models. The tie ins are there! It may not be glamourous to have your debut on the 40k table be as cannon fodder, but its a start 😂
Necromunda is a hiveworld, and a lot of gangers aspire to join the Imperial Guard and get off world. There were some great I. Guard armies back in the day with Necromunda minis!
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Palanite enforcers can totally be used as guards same as orlocks
Van saar totally can be some kind of mechanicus force or even just guards who look fancy and high tech (elysians and the like exists after all)
Delaque have that cultist feel too, corpse grinders even more
I like to have a 3x5 card for each gang member with 6 quotes on them. When the gang member does something of note I roll a D6 to see what they say. I do that with Spacehulk also.
I love that! Canned lines like in starcraft or something. Hilarious. I definitely get into character in some games and deliver action movie one liners as i deliver a shot or killing blow
Have you tried Infinity? It's kinda the next step up in complexity, but really involved with basically no downtime. If you like necromunda I'm sure you'd have a fab time playing infinity!
I wanna play with those necromunda terrain pieces
Infinity should have done alternating activations instead of shoehorning in the fire team stuff. It would have balance out ramboing models without having to introduce a bunch of new rules.
Also, Necromunda is more engaging with the campaign system and being able to develop your gang.
Currently I own more Infinity stuff than Necromunda but haven’t played in years.
@@Palocles I've found infinity a pretty well balanced system (as far as mini wargames go anyway), but I definitely agree that a campaign system really elevates a game. I hope corvus belli get round to developing a good campaign system for infinity.
But yeah the game is fairly steep in terms of learning curve and it would be nice to get those gorgeous models to the table more often. Have you tried Stargrave or 5 Parsecs From Home? I've considered looking at those as an alternative way of using my infinity stuff
You convinced me, Eric. This reminds me of a cyberpunk version of Frostgrave - and I'm into it.
Wife: Please play with Eric. The baby will love it. 🥺
Danny you should try stargrave, less fluff than necromunda but very streamlined
This is the first time I've seen all the terrain I've watched you build over the last two years on the table at the same time and jumpin' Jehoshaphat it looks amazing all laid out! You really are doing an amazing job, one of the best in the game! And humungous congratulations on going full time!
Also to Mrs. Workshop: Definitely give it a shot!
Mordheim comes 2nd? Blasphemy!!!!! Srsly tho why do you think that?...I am a diehard Mordheim child, but recently I am looking for a 2nd game (after a long break from wargaming - so I was fortuned enough to skip all the Frostheim...AOS bull....) :-)
Eric this is perfect me and a group of pals have been tripping over rules trying to find out how to play necromunda. its quite confusing with all the extra books n such id love to see a beginner's tutorial for necromunda :>
The nature of Necromunda's setting doesn't interest me as much as Inquisimunda 28, but hey I'm a kitbash addict at heart! As a ruleset it looks fantastic, and the models rock.
Honestly I adjust the necromunda rules all the time to introduce strange narratives to use other models in my collection. I view the game as a RPG campaign where combat is resolved by playing a skirmish and it's amazing. Currently we have house rules vehicle rules to do a mad max style game
@@Last_March_of_the_Gents That sounds phenomenal!
@@Last_March_of_the_Gents Man, that sounds amazing! Is there a way to get a hand on these rules?
Well, that Escher gang must be played on that EPIC table of yours. As a hardcore Kill Team player, I must appreciate it. So many options, so many details.
Necromunda is a fantastic game, it’s great to see you putting up videos highlighting just how fun it can be. P.S. if your wife isn’t into it your little one might like it in a few years! Great video thanks sharing.
This video makes me happy! It’s a dream of mine to play a game on one of your boards. :) Necromunda is an incredible game!
Your edited battle reps with his boards would be cinematic masterpieces.
I've been interested in Necromunda for a while now and seeing how easy it is to pick up I think I'm gonna go for it. I thank you, my wallet doesn't. another great vid Eric, keep it up you'll be at 100k subs in no time.
edit. we all wanna see you playing your wife, a campaign would be perfect
My wife played a couple of games of Necromunda with me when she was on maternity leave! We played the older version from 1995 because she likes Ratskins and the newer version doesnt have rules for them. EDIT: forgot to mention, she enjoyed it
The original game was so much more easy to get into. All the basic rules where in 1 book. It's still a great rules set and game. Now GW is wrenching cash with all their books ect..
I played my first campaign using only the community pdf and it was great. I left my rulebook on an airplane lol
Congrats and I'm sure once Anna realizes that by playing she can vent some of that very real pregnancy frustration (especially if she's getting close to her due date) out on your Gangers, she'll be super on board to try !
Absolutely unrelated: your brother's Habs shirt is amazing 🏒🥅
Indeed! #GoHabsGo Congratulations to both of you, Eric and Anna!
Everything in this video is spot on. Necromunda was enthralling from the minute I saw the hazard striping on the OG box. It really told a sweeping storyline as you played it. Surely your wife wants to experience what teenage boys felt that was compelling enough to bring grown men back to playing with toy soldiers! If not, well, winner picks the child's middle name from their favorite IP. ;D
Could not agree more! Necromunda is the best skirmish wargame I have ever played!
I have to agree that Necromunda is top tier. I actually started into commission work when a guy asked me to paint up his new gang 20+ years ago. The models are nice and the modularity is great. Mordheim needs the same reboot treatment that GW gave to Necromunda.
I'd love to see that how to play necromunda guide! @Anna it's a great way to keep the kid(s) you've got coming away from anything that you might not want them to get into, they won't have any money for drugs or anything!
I've never played necromunda but not gonna lie, that board is very convincing.
Never gave it a chance. You’re making it sound enticing- I never knew the movement aspect in particular. Have to try it; thanks 🙏🏻
EDIT: MRS WIFE; give this a try; you’ll be surprised. I thought my brother just had a boyish hobby as a child and I played it once and was hooked. You’ll most likely love it if you enjoy games of any kind.
And congrats on the baby!
Playing together really brings a relationship to the next level. And it doesn't matter if it is a friendly or a romantic relationship! You guys will have so much fun and stories to tell! :)
Well. Disagree on the thesis but totally enjoy hearing about the elements that tweak your geek strings. AND dat table.
This got me genuinely excited to consider trying out Necromunda…I love that it can be relatively quick paced around 60 min. I bet you I could get some folks interested to play at my local gaming store for sure.
PS Anna, please play and kick Eric’s ass, it will be pretty sweet when he has to do a battle report and share that with everyone. 😂
Look at his face, how could you say no? Please play at least once, for us? Poor lil Eric just wants to bond over two of his favorite passions: Bloody gang warfare and his partner in crime, Mrs. Hobby Workshop.
have her watch mad max fury road to get in the right frame of mind for playing the game. haha
_Gorkamorka_ and _Mordheim_ is also da best. But then again all three were the product of half-a-decade of lightning striking repeatedly for the specialist games team at GW.
Necromunda is my first tabletop game. I always wanted to try this sort of thing, but first of all it seemed to expensive for me, and I did not know anybody that played. This year I got invited to a campaign, all I had to buy was my gang and dice. But this is a slippery slope, because I'm already buying lots of terrains and accessories, its addictive!
Play with your husband! for god sake!... now tell my wife.
Hive city boards are the GOAT for sci-fi settings!
Do you ever plan on playing some Kill Team 2021?! They have implemented much of Necromunda goodies into it! I Always love your vids!
I really wish 40k had alternating activation's like Warcry or Necromunda
^This right here.
To Eric’s wife: congratulations first of all on your pregnancy. Life is a beautiful miracle and I wish y’all the best! Play a game with your best friend. I know after years we tend to fall into our “things” and lose some of that willingness to humor our special someone. It’s a kind act of love to share in your partners interests even if just once. I wish you both the best as parents and will looking to support this channel come payday! 👍 being a daddy is a blessing!
Jesus, that board you've got from all the awesome vertical builds is awesome. It's exactly the type of game I want though I'm struggling to figure out how I'll store it... I'm honestly not decided between old or new Necromunda though. I think I'm going to have a centrepiece of a large industrial complex that has a shanty town built on it and then I've backed a KS with stackable resin corrugated huts and also for a more desert/ashlands feel. I'll also use my WWII desert adobe buildings. So i just have to make the centrepiece :D
Great lil vid! And I TOTALLY agree with this statement!!! I actually seen a add posted online the other day with some ol vintage Necromunda Characters (metal) SIP!! I thought of you, then I seen this vid hahaha almost fate
Dear Mrs. Workshop,
You should play with Eric for two reasons. One, it is really fun. Two, if he is playing the game, he can't be making messes while crafting. Grats on the little one.
hi from France, I'm 62 years old and play Nécromunda since more 20 years , the figures are more and more beautiful!!! regards!
I guess your wife will have to play sooner rather than later, since with your output your home must be almost all necromunda terrain
Some say his house itself is a piece of Necomunda terrain
A shame the hardback rule books are rubbish. They don't even say what most of the items in the game are. Not one of them says what a "Bio-Booster" is. Too much hard rules, not enough flavour. It's like going comic con and instead of talking about the characters and stories all anyone talks about is the process of constructing books and the many uses of ink.
Anna, I think it's time to start play Necromunda ) I live in Siberia. We play it here without translation. All rules are in foreign language, but we play it.
Now it's your turn ☺️
Necromunda suffers the same issue as 40k, shitty balance. If you want the actual best game look into Infinity. Great balance, great terrains, great system, great developer that cares, great models and the best part is that you can stop being an addicted shill for a company that doesn't give two shits about you or the game, to the point that once you leave the denial phase you'll wonder why the hell you got so into 40k/necromunda. But hey, that's just the pov of so many of us who quit gw recently and I am justmaking this post to say this to others: it was so damn worth it, our whole scenes legit smile, have more fun than ever, and there is something so nice about our models never becoming unviable. It does help that once you learn to play it, infinity is mad addictive. The amount of money spent in 40k Vs infinity is diff between maintain a faction over years and owning several factions, even discontinued ones still get rules. Think on that. Also I thought metal mini's were shit due to gw, now I love them due to Infinity insane detail. Peace out.
Necromunda is such a cool game. Have you guys checked out stargrave? Its also really cool. The rules are really simple too and it lets you make very diverse creative warbands and you only need one cheap book. (Its also great for kitbashes!!)
I've been toying with the idea of Necromunda for a while... You just sold me and I'd love to see you play some beginner games on this table with your wife... subbed.
Getting your wife to join a gang? Wow dude ;)
Seriously though, congrats on the baby on the way and going full time - joined your Patreon to help support you :)
I play the Heralds of Ruin homebrew killteam game and my buddy has played gangs of necromunda every single campaign we play lol He always picks a different gang, but he has printed and made so much hive terrain that its just the staple now of whoever I want to play vs gangers
I love the 90s game but was hooked enough on the idea of alternating activations to invest in the rules.
Damn though, after buying two expensive rule books I still don't have all the rules!
Also - no Scavvies? I'm heading back to the 90s.
Awesome table.
Played the original Necromunda. Such a great game.
If Gorkamorka or Mordheim can add alternating turns I'd be stoked
You should take a look at Infinity, many of the points you describe for Necromunda you can find there aswell! :D
Mrs Wife, as a father of two kids i can only recommend to take as much naps as you can and spend time with your husband as much as posible before the coming of your baby, your newborn is going to suck away your energy and miss all the free time you had. Babies are for strong bond families like the one you seem to have, the baby is going to test you, but you will witness magic in a miracle, and your husband will have the epiphany to know what really means love at first sight.
You make good points. Everyone should be playing Necromunda.
Dear Eric's Wife, If South Park has taught me anything, it is that girls are better than boys at board games, so if you ever want some guilt free revenge against your hubby, feel free to kick his ass at his favourite game.
My man, you are preaching to the Choir on this one! Necromunda pretty much has it all! I love the roleplaying aspect, very low cost of entry, minimal terrain, and the narrative is amazing!
A close 2nd would be Mordheim for me!
Bri my wife and I have been playing necromunda for close to 10 years and I e been playing since 95. Best game ever.
What is the name of the chill tune you’ve got playing in the background while you’re talking?
Give it a try Anna! I'll be trying my first game in a week or two too.
Thanks for all the vids Eric : D
I transitioned to the indie system F28 instead. Very much like Necromunda but the rules can be used for battles and narrative games (with a GM!) as well as skirmishes
Playing on Eric’s terrain is a privilege only a few get to experience in a lifetime with 80k+ lining up for the chance. Anna, it’s time to take this once in a lifetime opportunity ;-) Congrats on the baby too!
Hi Eric, my wife and I have been watching your vids for about a year now. We're also similar in age and circumstances as my daughter was born only a year ago (congrats btw). I convinced my wife to play DnD and now she says 'those who DnD together stay together'. I'll have to give necromunda a go, your terrain kit looks awesome especially the colour scheme.
Great video, I really like your presentation style. I just got the Hive war rulebook, a gang and dice to start.. but did soon realise I'd need the gang book and the hardback rulebook as well..
By the Emperor, that table set up is sick as f*ck! Honestly, that looks amazing. Necromunda is really fun. One of my favorite games next to This Is Not A Test. Necromunda has a great industrial postapocalyptic feel to it which I think is what attracts me to it. That's why I like it more than other Warhammer games. I like Killteam, but Necromunda beats it IMO. Also, shout out to how inspiring your builds are to me. You and Black Magic Crafts have reignited my desire to miniature game and to build terrain. Keep it up man.
Oh and Anna... Fight this man! Seriously, how often will you get to beat the crap out of your husband and it not be spousal abuse? My fiance loves owning me in our mini games : )
Mrs Wife, play that game before Eric has to cut a semicircle in the table to let you in.
All best to both of you
Bloodbowl player here. You are just wrong.
Does your game make atheists pray and Christians curse God? As an elf player I have made both happen
Bloodbowl is a sport, not a game. Doesn’t count! 😂 i’ve actually never played it. I will have to try
Eric i convice your wife if you convince my girlfriend to play necromunda with me
Congrats on the baby! From how you described it, it sounds a lot like Warcry you should give that a try if you haven't yet
Another game I need to try now! Great video introducing Necromunda in an accessible way to more people!
hey Eric, great news that you are going to be working full time on building the best and most awesome terrain on youtube
Thank you so much, what a kind comment. I get flak sometimes for my builds being painted in fairly muted and samey colours, but now you see why! So the minis can shine and stand out! I think a lot about composition and silhouette and playability too, so i love that you noticed these things. I am always trying to improve my photography as well….this video was the first appearance of my new gimbal which should help get some more interesting smooth shots. I will keep at it!
I think the building and techniques are the key. If people want a different colour scheme, they can make their own and paint it however they want! I am wanting to try building some terrain that could be used for Necromunda, but I don’t know all the rules so I don’t know what aspects to keep in mind to optimize playability. You touched on a few key aspects here: fall risk near edges, importance of line of site… One video idea could be specifically be increasing the playability of your terrain for a specific game like Necromunda. Things to keep in mind or include. It could be a great way to have terrain crafters dip there toe in and start with designing a few pieces as they learn more about the lore/setting/game.
Best GW game (along with Blood Bowl) in my opinion. Anna should give it a try, it's only one or two hours. Congrats on the baby to come
I’ve never played Necromunda, and after watching this video I'd love to give it a try! To Anna, sharing a hobby with your partner is a great way to stay close. Someone once told me that when I talk about a passion of mine I light up and that is a great way to see each other. It helps us remember some of the things that got us together in the first place :)
When we love something we want to share it with the person we love. I hope you would at least consider giving it a try. He even painted your team for you
oh wow necromunda so neat maybe i will think about necromunda eric thank you
-scratch bashing 2021
i dont even have to watch the video to know your right! but i will
You guys should make merch dice with your logo on the six
Play it give it a go whats the worst that could happen? ;)
That table is hot! This channel deserves way more subs
Just curious, what's the cyberpunk music Eric often uses in his intros?
Dan henig - danger snow. Its on the TH-cam audio library if royalty free music for videos. It my unofficial theme song at this point hahaha
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop Thanks!
@@EricsHobbyWorkshop great choise :P
Tell her that as you prepare to become a family with kids, tabletop games are a way to have a hobby that encourages family unity, rather than disunity. It's much better to have everyone sharing a hobby together, rather than isolated in bedrooms vegging out in front of the TV or a video game. You can play together and build/paint together as well. You could also offer her a trade: she tries out your game and you try out something of hers.
Congrats on the baby! And congrats on full time TH-cam! LOVE your terrain on the table and am completely inspired!!!! OH and Mrs. EHW, how can you resist that smile? Come on... you know you want to!! Play with your man! That's a SERIOUSLY sweet table of terrain!
The alternating activation mechanic reminds me of my favorite tabletop game: X-wing Miniatures Game. It's the mechanic that makes that game so much fun to play, and now that I know Necromunda has that same mechanic, it makes me want to play it!
1st edition Necromunda for life.
PLEAAAAAAASEEEEE ANNA PLAYYYY PLEAAAASEEEE, I NEED THE BEGINNER VIDEOOO
1. Congrats on the baby and making the channel work full time! Both of those are huge!!!!!!
2. Mrs. Hobby Workshop has gotta play!
Here’s some peer-pressure: dear Mrs Erics hobby workshop. First congrats on your pregnancy! I hope everything turns out great and that you get a healthy child! Secondly we need more female role models in the hobby. My girlfriend likes the painting part but she could use some inspiration for gaming. If you don’t play a game with Eric, I’ve heard that at least one unicorn dies. So… (awkward silence) 😅
Do it, Anna! I would love to see a beginner report! This video makes me a bit sad, because I had a large collection of Necromunda, but never got to play. Then, due to the lockdowns, I had to sell my stuff. So please, Anna, let me live vicariously through you as you try out Necromunda!
Would love to see a battle report with Mrs. EHW!!! I'd also love to know the details of the lighting setup that made your already amazing table pop!
We've also started moving away from the 100 euro a model/unit mass battlegames with rather boring mechanics towards smaller alternating activation skirmish games. They are just more fun.
We discovered a really fun game called Wild West Exodus right before Covid and are picking that one up again... We decided to ditch Kill Team because of the abusively high cost of the rulebooks, that's all free for Warcradle games... And I'm pretty sure Necromunda is great, but it also seems like another "spend at least another 100+ euros on rulebooks and codexes before you can even play with your 50 euros worth of models.
Come on Anna, have a go before your baby comes, after that, all bets are off! Congratulations to you both. Best advice I ever got about becoming a parent was to never listen to anyone's advice - always follow your gut feelings. Have a blast. X
Cough....Infinity is better...Cough
Dear Eric's wife,
not many would have the privilege to play their first game on such an awesome table with such a dope-looking war band. These games look hard from the outside but once you learn the basics they are fast and fun and the basics are super simple just like your husband showed in this vid.
Sincerely
a fan of your husband :D
The very first tabletop tactical game I ever played was Necromunda. It's awesome, Anna!
Also Eric's Necromunda terrain is what brought me to this channel in the first place.
Congratulations @Eric and @Anna!
The first rule to a happy marriage is always maintain the playfulness in your relationship. Playing together, frolicking wherever, and playing Necromunda should help keep you, Eric, and that wonderful new addition to your family happy for the rest of your lives! Now is the time to hone your gaming skills, so when that new addition is old enough, you can teach them to play, and to create gaming terrain. I would be willing to bet you will be the only Gamer Mom for miles around! Go for it! I personally think you will be very happy you did it!
All the best to the three of you!
xo
Lisa
I hope I could help you to convince your wife about starting to play Necromunda:)
My boyfriend is a huge war game nerd and he agitated me to play with him for years. But I’m into boardgames. I’m a competitive player who likes different hardcore games (Eclipse, Forbidden Stars). Though, I liked to be a spectator but never played with him in 40K or Fantasy Battles. Once I’ve tried “Infinity” skirmish, I was surprised how hard this game is for newbie. Then after a huge pause the ice was broken and I tried to play in 40K during the 2020 lockdown twice. I won two times. There were two experienced players, including my BF, and the taste of the bittersweet success was too good!!! I think, it was one of the reasons, why I started to play - I understood that the game is not so hard as it seems and I got some confidence.
After the lockdown Necromunda become my favourite game and the reasons are one-to-one the same as you described.
The “army” is small and it’s cheap to start.
The playtime is fast.
The game is quite immersive and fun.
We even made some battlereports on YakTribe.
One of my friends told me: “Of course, you like this game. You were the winner.” :)
If you already made and painted the whole gang for your wife, I couldn’t find any good reason why not to try. Maybe, she is afraid to kick your ass and make you upset :)
But it’s better to try and make a decision after that then not to try al all.
Excellent video. While the primary reason I got into you channel was obviously the terrain, I really dug this one. I have never even considered playing Necromunda (atmosphere is great, but don't like the mini's), you've completely changed my mind on that front. The whole reason I got into this hobby was I really liked the space marine design, and loved painting minis- but trying to wrap my head around the encyclopedic amount of knowledge it seemed required just to play a game of 40k (30k, at the time), coupled with the insane up-front cost, kept me happily painting the figures. This actually sounds fun, and not entirely cost-prohibitive. If the whole idea behind this video was to get more people interested in Necromunda, than you've at least succeeded in piquing my interest. So, Anna, if you're reading this- give it a go. I had ZERO interest in it as a game, and now I'm headed over to amazon to see what it'll cost to get me and a board game buddy into this. Mission accomplished- and enjoy your weekend.
Congrats! also my wife plays Escher in necromunda with me as well. Necromunda>Mordheim>Gorkamorka>KT2.0>Warcry>WH40K>AOS
I am actually working on a ruleset for a game that is a bit of a middle point between Mordheim and 40k. I think Necromunda is not that far away from what I'm making, but the game I make is made specifically to be played with 40k models. That way I can get my play group who play 40k to play it with me. I have alternating activations as well, but on phases, so one player moves all theri models and the other move their models and so on. It really makes the game much more reactive and feels more realistic even though it can be frustrating when someone keeps popping in and out of cover. (But then they never get a chance to get onto any objectives) I plan on giving the PDF away for free/pay what you want when the game is finished (we are in play testing now so maybe it won't be too long)
. . . that sounds kinda like the last edition of Kill Team . . . I'm sorry, but alternating activations within the framework of Phases is a horrible mechanic, and is 100% why I only played the last Kill Team once, and never again. It felt like a janky hybrid between 40K & Necromunda, and didn't do either well.
Trust me, fully Alternating Activations is a FAR better mechanic, as it allows players to react to what their opponent is doing, and anticipate what they might be leading up to trying. And it forces you to evaluate when you want to activate each individual fighter. Much more tactically interesting.
@@rogerrange4829 yes but I also made the game so that I have a game play with friends where the factions are balanced and not subject to the GW concept of "buy the new models or you will always lose". Also I wanted to make a campaign system where people don't become too overpowered compared to each other over the course of a long campaign.
@@Xaltotun . . . that's not what Necromunda (or even the new Kill Team) is like at all. You choose your gang (or kill team), and no matter what it is, it can be competitive. But more to the point, Necromunda is *not* a "tournament" style game, it's a high narrative game. The story of the campaign is more important than just winning or losing battles. Is it perfectly balanced? No, of course not, but it doesn't *need* to be, that's not the point. Any gang can do well, and the fun is in playing out the narrative, not just winning.
Great video dude (been enjoying your vids quite a bit lately). I tend to agree with you. Necromunda is cool and I'm glad it's back.
I really hoped shadow war was going to be the best of both but that didnt last 5 minutes.
Dear wife, play. Nuff said