Or mark this day down on your calendars. Cause it's not often I recant my opinions.
Admittedly when I first heard about this game I had some serious concerns. I was totally not liking the figure size or that they we're collectible with $20 boosters. Also I had more concerns about game play and other such stuff.
BUT Fantasy Flight fixed that! The figures stayed the same size, but they made the boosters "window boxes" so you knew what you we're getting*
When I got to finally see what was in the box my eyes were instantly drawn to the dice for two reasons.
1. They suspiciously looked like the dice for Doom. I bought the Doom boardgame. I hated it on so many levels, and so did my players. It was a total DOOKIE system.
2. I was also worried that they may have ignored a complaint by many gamers that the dice weren't etched so the numbers and symbols rub off easily.
BUT Fantasy flight fixed that! The makers fixed the Doom system and made it very playable and fun. The Dice are etched so all those sweaty palm gamers out there don't end up with blank dice after a few games.
Some people have issues with the paint jobs on the figures. My statement in defense is. As prepaints at that size go they are pretty OK. What would AT-43 figures at that size look like? Hell, anyone remember the Battlefield Evolution figs in their tiny size(I think they were supposed to be true 20mm) with the horrible paint jobs? Every soldier without goggles on had their eyes bulging out. So if that's your hang up you must not play any prepaint games I figure.
Last night I bought the Bauhaus Venusian Command box set. 
Which comes with 4 figures. A Venusian Ranger, x2 Venusian Ranger Kaptains and a Bear Sergeant. I do wonder why there are two Kaptains and one grunt but oh well.
So as a fun beer and pretzels game of sci-fantasy skirmishing I give it 4 out of five stars on the CBT-o-Meter.
*You do have to buy the starter set to get the nice full deck of cards to know the stats of all your critters and the rulebook. OR you can go to their site where you can print them out and a full rulebook. But getting the box set is still important as it comes with the double-sided battle map and the special dice.
Today I popped over to my LGS and got a chance to get four games of Mutant Chronicles in.
I have to tell you, I had a ball playing!
The funny thing was, I bought the Bauhaus Venusian Command to use. But each person who asked to play ended up taking them. I wound up playing the Dark Legion, my other favorite faction.
So finally in the forth game, Mark played Capitol and I played my Bauhaus and in two turns he won the scenario. His jet pack guy swooped in and grabbed the Reclic Victory Zone(3 points) while it sat on the 5 point spot. Along with killing a Gold ranked trooper(3 points) the turn before, he scored the 11 out of 9 minimum points he needed to win and in record time!
In the end I won 2 and lost 2 and everyone who played had fun and good things to say about the game and the way it plays.
I wonder for next Sunday what faction Mark will choose. He was looking at the Brotherhood and Capitol. Capitol looks like a good run and gun force
. The Brotherhood are a mystic powers and brutally lethal close combat army
. I'll be interested to see how they both play in the future.
Tags: Mutant Chronicles Product Review Adventures In Gaming
