A Totally Biased Stargrave Review: Sci-Fi Skirmish Battles

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0:00 Intro
0:56 Overview of the Review
01:32 Game Setting
03:22 The Rulebook
04:37 The Miniatures
07:23 The Rules
11:51 The Crews
14:20 Price and Availability

[@adamfox1669]

Thank you! THIS is the kind of stargrave review ive been looking for!(all game reviews should learn from your videos...) Thanks!

[@OspreygamesUk]

Glad your enjoying Stargrave. We've had a blast finally getting it onto our tables.

[@TesseractMinis]

Honestly, it's a triumph and everyone involved should be very proud. There'll be lots more Stargrave content coming on the channel, so I'm really glad you found this video!

[@stevefearon5592]

Might be worth you guys engaging with Mr Shy, you could not find a more enthusiastic champion for Stargrave!

[@Psychichazard]

I can recommend 5 Parsecs From Home as a solo alternative to SG.

[@TesseractMinis]

I've heard a lot of good things about it!

[@3ratsinatrenchcoat605]

Love Osprey games, the frostgrave kits have so much customisation. I'm looking forward to picking up some stargrave stuff around Christmas

[@TesseractMinis]

The original kits really really excite me, too! Definitely well worth grabbing some, when the opportunity arises

[@richmcgee434]

Should also mention Scotia Grendel up in Scotland for minis. Both their Void and Kryomek ranges are affordably priced and chock full of figs that fit Stargrave well. Old Glory also has some lovely 28mm scifi, including some of the stuff under their superfigs range, all of it well-priced and ridiculously inexpensive if you're getting the 40% discount from their OG Army membership.

[@johnwilson9108]

I'd also recommend the Iron Core figures, available through Wargames Atlantic (Death Fields have been mentioned), currently just the Eisenkern Stormtroopers (with separate arms, weapons, torso, legs and heads), but the female Eisenkern panzerjagers should be coming up for pre-order any day now. The Eisenkern Valkir (powered armour) have been announced to be coming later. Also from Wargames Atlantic, there are the Fantasy Spiders and Lizardmen both of which have sci-fi bits. The Mantic GCPS is also an excellent set for this with lots of spare heads and a huge amount of arms (with weapons) and unlike many sets all right arms options come with spare left/right arms.

[@zackcook5123]

It's great your giving stargrave a shout. Only had experience with a couple mini's, but they are good fun. Something more and more im realising the well fun of. These rules sound pretty fun honestly. Also I do like when systems are simple yet have depth

[@alessiodecarolis]

Effectively they're a little "chunky", seems a modernized version of the old Imp. Guardsmen set, but with better detail & weapons. Therefore they could be very useful, either from the box or for conversions, the only problem is how they are compatibile with other producers' bits, such as Anvil Industry or Pig Iron, given that Reaper's figures are a little bigger than others. Recently on DIEHARD min. site I saw some not- mandalorian helmets, if they could be compatible with these new figures they could pass for old republic soldiers

[@davidburton2229]

I get a Battletech post-succession war kinda feel from the setting

[@TheEr910]

Great review. I'm waiting for my copy to arrive.

[@ryanhampton2352]

I love gw but godda say these guys and frostgrave models are pretty cool, iv never played the games but have used them for conversions for cultists and the likes. Really nice range and I think I might buy the rule book in the future

[@virgilquensberry459]

"most LARP rules just group all weapons into 1h or 2h" *laughs/sobs gently in TL*

[@TesseractMinis]

"How much damage does this biscuit do?" "Well, that'll depend on if it's cream filled, plain, chocolate topped, or shortbread. The latter requiring a 2H weapon skill to wield effectively."

[@virgilquensberry459]

@@TesseractMinis and remember that the rule of double applies, except when it doesn't, and if it's only half chocolate covered you need a separate proficiency that doesn't let you use fully chocolate covered or plain biscuits...

[@TesseractMinis]

We joke... Yet it's so close to reality.

[@SiliconSicilian]

Something mentioned multiple times in the review is Firefly. Using the models from Firefly Adventures was definitely my first thought. So many other popular franchise choices have existing miniatures from various sources as well.

[@Slurgical_3D_Terrain_Channel]

Huge fan of Firefly, I like to play crew based games.

[@dhramund]

I am looking forward to diving more into Stargrave. I really agree with your suggested miniatures, I have been looking at the same sort of things already.

[@TesseractMinis]

Always glad to hear that the aesthetic cues I'm getting are being shared. Hopefully we can get a game in on TTS soon, mate!

[@Inconvenient_NPC]

Hey bro, can you do a video on how you thin your paints for airbrushing? Thanks (:

[@TesseractMinis]

Great suggestion, but I'm not sure I'm the best man for the job! I thin by eye and just test spray till I've got it how I want it. 😂

[@AeromatterWorkshop]

Thanks, someone at my FLGS just got me into this (since he knows the creator!) and I can't wait to make a Dune Fremmen crew 😁

[@dougsundseth6904]

I've played quite a bit of Frostgrave and like it. This is basically a reskin for SF, which I don't consider a problem. If you dislike Frostgrave for any reason other than theme, you'll likely dislike this game as well. If you like Frostgrave, this has only fairly small differences. That said, those differences do cause a difference in feel. In particular, Stargrave has much more ranged combat, which does change the play noticeably. There are some other tweaks, most of which help the play, but it's very much the same game. As I say, I like Frostgrave, so I don't consider any of that a particular negative. YMMV.

[@HeadHunterSix]

You're right. Your review is terribly biased. And by "terribly" I mean "absolutely", and by "biased" I mean "accurate". This is a great game.

[@TesseractMinis]

It truly is!

[@HistoricalConflict]

Oh I thought this was a solo game.

[@TesseractMinis]

It has an expansion for solo play, but the base game and the rest of the expansions are very much focused on narrative, group play.

[@ryanodoherty4090]

I've asked for this book for Xmas. I looking for a system to play that won't hurt my wallet. With that I mind I have tonnes of Primaris lying around (I play Necrons in 40k) and was wondering if they'd be ok for Stargrave?

[@TesseractMinis]

They're a great fit for power armoured soldiers/captains/FOs

[@ryanodoherty4090]

@@TesseractMinis cool. Will they need to go on smaller bases? Great video BTW, I forgot to mention before ☺

[@TesseractMinis]

Nah, Stargrave doesn't care about base size, so long as it's sensible for the model. It's more of a community policed game, where if your opponent thinks you're taking the piss, they'll say. That said, it's also really not a competitive game at all, so no one really cares.

[@ryanodoherty4090]

@@TesseractMinis that sounds like exactly the kind of game and community I'd like to be a part of. 😃

[@firstevidentenigma]

9:44 what game is that?

[@happyguy333]

Looks like a cool game. I'll probably have to spend hundred of hours pouring over stl files to find *exactly* the right models for a crew now :p

[@TesseractMinis]

Unfortunately, one or the major downsides is that you do end up getting crew ideas for almost every bloody mini you see 😂 Firstest worldest of problems.

[@happyguy333]

@@TesseractMinis that sounds like both a blessing and a curse.

[@TesseractMinis]

It's definitely hard to be mad at having too much inspiration

[@mycatistypingthis5450]

You only need space dwarves, of course.

[@BlitzkriegBryce]

@@mycatistypingthis5450 ROCK AND STONE! I instantly thought of making a Deep Rock Galactic crew of dwarf space miners.