WARMACHINE MK2: The WGS Discussion

[almond]

Geh. All it took was misjudging the distance by 1 inch. >.< But it was good to play again all the same Good game.

[Predator n Dirz]

Hi, any more demos planned for the new rules. Am noobie all over again for warmachine.

[Kassar]

I don't think there are any planned demos as such - just drop by Wolf's on a Saturday and ask ratatosk to give you a demo. He's our resident Press Ganger, after all. If he's not available, I could help you out if I'm there and not playing.

Honestly, the game is not all that different. There are a few changes to the rules so you do need to reread the rules quite carefully, especially if you played MkI.

You can download the pre-print pdf of the core rules here:

http://privateerpress.com/company/prime-mk-ii-rules

A slightly older version of that pdf and the MkII 'cards' are here:

http://privateerpress.com/company/mkii-rules-and-model-info-available-for-pdf-download

[bonsai]

Hey Wolf, how much for Mk II Prime and do I need to place a deposit?

[Shinobi]

[bonsai]

Yeh, Wolf's brought in the books, the plastic heavies and the faction decks for Khador and Cygnar.

[meowsan]

warmachine uses powercards ?

need to know more bout it.. need to wiki it

[Kassar]

Ehm... Warmachine powercards? Wait, what?

[meowsan]

wait i meant faction decks aren't they like cards with powers and etc? never seeen the before.. no idea

[Kassar]

Ah, the stat cards? Yeah WM uses them - since Prime, I think. It's just the quick reference cards used when playing. Like the Malifaux stat cards. Some people also use the cards (in sleeves) to track damage - you can just as easily use dice next to the models. They are not 100% required to play but the ease of reference is useful to speed up play.

AT-43 (and CAoR), on the other hand, use the stat cards to sequence and keep track of unit activations.

[bonsai]

Actually you need the stat cards; hence why they come with the models as they have grids for keeping track of damage on different locations on the warjacks as well as the amount of life left on casters and solos.

The faction decks contain all the stat cards for units in Mk I converted to Mk II. So, who wants a game over the week?

[bonsai]

http://privateerpress.com/files/WarmachineQuickStartRulesBack.pdf

Examples of stat cards in Warmachine; click above

[Shinobi]

I'll be picking up my Merc cards on Saturday!!

[Kassar]

@bonsai: Notice I said "not 100% required". You don't need them to play. You can just as easily print generic damage grids on an A4 sheet and mark that instead. You can also use d6 for 5 wound models and d8 for 8 wound ones. The cards are just nice to have for the convenience and artwork.

@Shinobi: MkII Merc cards are here?! I thought only Cygnar and Khador were!

[Shinobi]

[laisu.reloaded]

but ALL of us technically need the mech deck...
almost ALL of us use mercs at 500pts level back in the day...

[Kassar]

[Shinobi]

@Kassar - for some reason I thought you had a Blue Merc force......... or was that someone else??


edit - my bad, the one I was thinking about belongs to "The Great Devourer"

[bonsai]

Kassar>
True; Personally i find it's easier to have the cards as that way i don't need to carry a 'codex' around.