Moonstone by Goblin King Games - How to Play Primer and Review

[@TapCat]

Great breakdown of the rules, very clear and concise. This is the first one I've seen that actually talks about the follow-up attacks and I really appreciate that because I was definitely curious what that yellow highlighting meant!

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks. I'm glad you found it helpful.

[@wwe6pac]

Good and well done video(as usual) This game is now on "next to buy"-list. Thanks alot Kevin😁

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks so much. There's a really nice starter set if you want to get a decent start with the game.

[@zombiedad]

Fascinating stuff. Thanks ABNB.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks for checking out the video.

[@pauls3585]

I love the models and rules for Moonstone 👍

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's a superb game with an incredible set of miniatures to support it.

[@HivisoftheScale]

Ooooh! Pretty cool. I do like me some Brian Froud art, the Dark Crystal was always my favorite film.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Dark Crystal and Labyrinth are two of my favourites. I have a lot of Brian Froud art books in my house!

[@jasonnewell7036]

You have good taste, there. Dark Crystal was my fav of the two, whilst Labyrinth is my wife's.

[@glenndean6]

Great tutorial! Very tempting game ...

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Thanks. It's a really lovely game, and with the downloadable resources it's relatively easy to test to figure out if it's something you would like.

[@1000jjwalker]

i love the whimsy and style of this game

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It really does have a beautiful style all its own.

[@rodento3220]

I cannot wait to get a game in!

[@mikeparker9812]

Had my first demo game yesterday and loved it. Very different from 40k and Legion. I love the bluff mechanic, even though I can't keep a straight face 😂😂

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Glad to hear you enjoyed it. It's certainly very different to games like 40K, there really is nothing else quite like it, and for me it's one of the best skirmish games on the market.

[@EriktheRed2023]

Those are some very pretty minis indeed! A tad, uh, 'entertaining' for use in a regular RPG, but they're really pretty.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

They are very much their own thing. I don't use mine for anything other than Moonstone, but I have a lot of miniatures games where the miniatures don't migrate to other settings so that doesn't bother me.

[@blackraptor311]

Moonstone, He-Man, plus the continuation of Space Crusade. You got a lot of potential play throughs.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Eventually I would love to be in a position where I can do one playthrough every other week.

[@blackraptor311]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring Don't push for every week. I say keep with one game at a time when you can. You are on Space Crusade so I say keep going with that (as a suggestion of course).

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

@@blackraptor311 Every week is never going to happen. Every other week is a possibility eventually, but not yet.

[@Salty_Sassenach]

I've had my eye on Moonstone for a while & finally bit the bullet a few hrs ago & spent a small chest full of plundered gold 😜 8 boxes to be honest 😱 I also looked at Hagglethorn Hollow, OMG, this is perfect for Moonstone but a bit pricey unless you can print it. It was also showcased on Adam Savage's Tested Ewetube channel.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Johnny does great work. His art and miniatures for the Jim Henson games are really nice too.

[@yumanoid5753]

How are the cards packed? Do i buy a deck with all characters or do i buy a character and get its cards with it?

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

You get the character cards in with the miniatures. The Arcane and Melee deck, is available together in a single box, and the campaign deck is another box.

[@jasonnewell7036]

A good idea to stick to one faction... yeah, I missed that boat. I just get everything. My son buys most of the goblins, though.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It’s very difficult because everything is so nice. I guess I should have said “to begin with.”

[@jasonnewell7036]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring I wanted to go goblins to begin with, since I am a long time goblin player, but my son gravitated towards them, and now my main is gnomes. I've recently bought the giant Brunhilde because she meshes with a bunch of the gnomes really well. My other go to subfaction is Fauns.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

Have you seen they have just announced a new undead faction today? I don't think I will be able to resist that!

[@jasonnewell7036]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring oh, I've been waiting for the Shades of Moonreach for a while now.

[@jasonnewell7036]

Apparently there are going to be treefolk too.

[@elijahherstal776]

I have to say that this game is the opposite of what I keep encountering. Usually I detest a game's mechanics but like the miniatures. This one has miniatures that just... bother me. Not my aesthetic, but I'm glad you enjoy.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

As a fan of Brian Froud, these are right up my street. The whimsical, comedic aesthetic isn't going to be for everyone though.

[@elijahherstal776]

@@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring yeah, these look a lot like some weird European storybook that I saw when I was a kid and it gave me nightmares about people with big round noses and puffy shirts

[@artistpoet5253]

Sounds a little like Mordheim in theme. I like the use of goblins. Not sure I'll actually want to play this game. Seems crunchy and I don't have the patience for dozens of rules to remember.

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It’s much more of a whimsy fairytale setting than Mordheim. It’s very silly. I would say the number of rules is actually quite small. The crunch really comes in the melee combat. The core systems are very easy to understand but there’s a lot to think about in terms of how the cards will interact and trigger combos.

[@jasonnewell7036]

Any rules you need to remember are printed right on the cards you will be using. The basic rules are very easy to remember.

[@theclash24]

It looks good but jeezoos they trying to be GW with their prices??? 100 dollar entry fee for 2 players is ridiculous. That's a no go and I can see it not taking off because of this very reason. And expansion packs are not cheap either...

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

They are a small indie company from the UK making high quality resin miniatures, so it's hard for them to keep prices right down. However, there are two big things in its favour: 1. You only need a few miniatures to play. A full game is only six characters per side, so if you pick up a starter set you have everything you need to play, and you only need to buy one more faction pack for each faction to scale up to the full experience. 2. Units and rules don't really become obsolete, so you aren't constantly chasing the next codex or rules set. Also, if you go to the Moonstone downloads page you can download the basic rules, all the stat cards for every unit, and even paper standees, so you can effectively play for free.

[@theclash24]

@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring at least there is that. But, goddamn resin printing in mass ain't to bad with equipment but damn small indie trying to start at the GW level nah it won't last

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

It's economies of scale, unfortunately. But, the good news is the game has been steadily growing since it began in 2018, they have only recently started moving into the American market, and they have just released a brand new faction following their most successful Kickstarter to date. So things are looking very bright for them, and hopefully they will continue to go from strength to strength and start dealing in even bigger numbers. It's almost certainly always going to be a boutique game, though.

[@tammieloya1198]

"promo sm" 💪

[@SgtHouse]

So its another kill team/ war machine/ Hordes game. :/

[@AlwaysBoardNeverBoring]

No. Apart from using miniatures and terrain I don't think there is much to compare between them. Moonstone doesn't use dice for any kind of combat or special ability resolution. You don't build teams with points or have a leader on the battlefield. Characters in Moonstone don't even have a stat line in the sense that characters in Kill Team or Warmachine do.