Prodos Games Reveals Artwork of AvP Miniatures Game

Posted July 27, 2014 7:24 PM Darkness22 Comments

The guys at Prodos Games have given us another update on how the AvP: The Hunt Begins Miniature Game is coming along. They’ve posted some lovely pictures of the matte-finish box, booklets and cards of the Deluxe Kickstarter Edition of the board game. I must admit it does contain some very premium quality artwork to say this started out as a crowd-funding project. Now, the AvP miniatures game has been delayed a few times this year and it’s still going through the lengthy approval process at 20th Century Fox. The current aim is to get the Deluxe Edition shipped to backers by September and there’ll be a mass-produced version of the board game for retail at some point.

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AvP: The War Begins was first announced by Prodos Games in October 2013 and they managed to raise just over £379,000 on Kickstarter. We’ll keep you informed of any developments with this project.

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[cancerblack]
Posted Aug 24, 2014, 02:46:05 AM

I take your point, but if I'm being honest, I really only care about the models. The wargame/boardgame is just an added feature to me, and since we've seen massive stacks of boxes with ready-to-ship miniatures in them, it makes waiting for the extras to be finished a lot harder for me.
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PRJ_since1990
Posted Aug 23, 2014, 12:24:05 AM

I'll take delayed perfection over rushed shit any day, especially with this franchise. We've seen what they've done so far and I'm impressed with the improvements. They give a damn and I'm glad to say that about a company. Lord knows how bad other Alien and Predator stuff has been in the past lol
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[cancerblack]
Posted Aug 21, 2014, 08:56:22 PM

This is good, because I can now get more than a single squad of marines (I went overboard with the Alien warriors first time around).

This is also bad, because it's something of an indicator towards yet more delays.

$:-\$
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PRJ_since1990
Posted Aug 21, 2014, 08:46:38 PM

There are additional pledges available to purchase as the pledge manager will be reopened until all final models are approved and revealed!!
http://shop.prodosgames.com/en/8-alien-vs-predator
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Aug 01, 2014, 07:19:59 AM

Latest KS update is up: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/513277403/alien-vs-predator-the-miniatures-game/posts/934852
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[cancerblack]
Posted Jul 31, 2014, 10:41:27 PM

I'm not 100% sure, but there may still be one or two people looking to sell their pledges, Naraku. Other than that, yep, it's the waiting game. I was actually in the same boat as you (unemployment) when the Kickstarter hit, it was only thanks to a very understanding relative that I was able to borrow some cash for this one. Little did I know how much landscaping I'd have to do to pay him back.
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Badwolf-00
Posted Jul 31, 2014, 01:41:08 PM

Damn. I was unemployed at the time the Kickstarter began. Oh well, hopefully the official release won't fall too far behind the time the kickstarter backers start getting their stuff. Waiting for something like this has been a dream come true for a war gamer and alien fan like myself. Until then, I'll just look at everyone elses pretty shinnies. lol
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Jul 31, 2014, 01:35:25 PM

I believe you'll have to wait. $:-\$
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Badwolf-00
Posted Jul 31, 2014, 01:33:08 PM

So is the Kickstarter full and well closed? Or can you still send money to it to get the core box etc?

I'm afraid I'm gonna have to wait till the regular release.... whenever that will be.
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Jul 31, 2014, 11:05:53 AM

It's a wargame type thing, not an RPG. It's just the single player has a story to it.
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Hudson
Posted Jul 31, 2014, 10:05:45 AM

I haven't been following the updates on this closely at all, I just have a quick question:

Is this supposed to be like a reall in-depth RPG or is it a tabletop type game that could be seen on, say, Wil Wheaton's Table Top? As in, is this going to be something that could be played with 4-6 people in an hour or two or is it a really involved format?
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Arterial Spray
Posted Jul 29, 2014, 06:17:33 PM

Though for the anti-social (or perhaps just less confident) types there is a single player version (with some form of 'AI' controlling the xenomorphs) so you can get used to the rules before inviting your friends over to have a go, or heading to a shop/club for a game... It's usually easier to learn new rules with a group though.
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Jul 28, 2014, 08:46:49 PM

Quote from: Darkness on Jul 28, 2014, 06:35:08 PM
I'm not even sure how you play it. So you go to those places on your own and play with complete strangers?

Noone knows how to play yet. But yeah, sometimes. Until you become buddies.
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Blacklabel
Posted Jul 28, 2014, 07:57:56 PM

a lot of times, yeah. And with time those strangers become familiar faces.. and you get new friends, etc. etc.

It's probably not a good game for antisocial types.
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Darkness
Posted Jul 28, 2014, 06:35:08 PM

I'm not even sure how you play it. So you go to those places on your own and play with complete strangers?
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Jul 28, 2014, 12:55:19 PM

Not usually how it works. Prodos wants to make an AvP game, they pay Fox to use the name/images/etcs. Then they have to finance the rest of the stuff themselves. They're only a small company so they turned to Kickstarter. They did the same with Deadzone. Used Kickstarter to fund that.

Thankfully I've found 2 nearby places that will be supporting the game. The Grid in Doncaster, Titan Games in Lichfield, if you're interested. I've played Star Trek at both of them and they're nice. The Grid is a much nicer venue though. They're not far from you.
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Darkness
Posted Jul 28, 2014, 12:31:10 PM

It was always licensed? So why go on kickstarter in the first place? Why doesn't Fox just distribute/pay them themselves?
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Corporal Hicks
Posted Jul 28, 2014, 08:56:25 AM

It was never a fan project. It was always licensed, D.

They're not just UK. They've expanded to Poland. But yes, I should imagine so. The Kickstarter wasn't UK exclusive.
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RakaiThwei
Posted Jul 27, 2014, 09:43:58 PM

Quote from: [CANCERBLACK] on Jul 27, 2014, 09:31:20 PM
Probably because there isn't an official retail release date yet. I can't see it being earlier than this time next year for that, and that's being pretty generous I feel.

Considering that Prodos is a UK based company, will we see a US Retail release?
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[cancerblack]
Posted Jul 27, 2014, 09:31:20 PM

Quote from: RakaiThwei on Jul 27, 2014, 07:36:59 PM
My God... I want this so much but none of my local miniature shops are getting this for whatever reason!! ARRGH!!

Probably because there isn't an official retail release date yet. I can't see it being earlier than this time next year for that, and that's being pretty generous I feel.
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RakaiThwei
Posted Jul 27, 2014, 07:36:59 PM

My God... I want this so much but none of my local miniature shops are getting this for whatever reason!! ARRGH!!
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Darkness
Posted Jul 27, 2014, 07:21:28 PM

Another update: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/513277403/alien-vs-predator-the-miniatures-game/posts/927084

They've posted some pictures of the box and booklets. Supposedly will be shipping September.

https://www.avpgalaxy.net/forum/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fi.imgur.com%2FTTITvcz.jpg&hash=73b906167871eaa5a70d9d437c2a6bfda2e2cdfc

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I haven't been following this so I may be out of the loop. I noticed the 20th Century Fox logo on the box. This started out as a fan project? But Fox are now involved in this and I assume they'll be taking a big cut of the money?
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