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Which one has been your favorite so far?

As a special "thank you" from me, all purchases of a Brassbound 1919 model kit placed this month will get a free bonus model included in their order!

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Hello everyone,

One thing I wanted to accomplish with Brassbound 1919, a community-led miniatures game, was to try to capture the feel of the Great War.

In particular, I wanted to get across the idea that sometimes the best way to actually take ground from the enemy was to fix bayonets and charge!

On paper it's very simple - if one unit causes a hit during Melee Combat on an enemy Squad, that Squad will run away in fear, leaving behind any wounded comrades.

As is often the case, someone in my local playgroup suggested how this actually works mechanistically. Because many activations require both players, we thought it might be fun if the attacking player got to pick up the target squad and put it down in a new position, close by (within 8 lego studs).

This is the only time one player touches another players' models, and is done with permission.

While this may sound like a minor detail, it ended up opening up a bunch of options when activating your units and building your armies. Melee attacks now feel important; driving enemies off important objectives or forcing them into a killzone.

Here is how that actually played out - pictures 1 and 2 are from the same game.

The blue player wanted to push the white player off the right-most objective. His unit, the Rifle Section, has the option to shoot with rifles or charge in with their shovel. They chose the latter, bravely charging the man-sized scorpions called Midges. Because they scored a hit, the Midges got pushed off the objective.

But before the humans could celebrate, a massive walking tank called a Krabbe wandered up and did the same thing to them!

But rather than pushing the Rifles off the objective, he instead pushed them directly into range of the Midges (which had just been routed themselves). On the next turn, the Midges promptly ate them!

It was fun and both players ended up laughing at how it played out.

The players then swapped sides and played a second game. This went better for the humans, but they did lose their Field Gun to a surprise charge from the Midges on the right.

Anyhoo I hope you enjoyed learning more about Brassbound 1919.

This is a community-driven game which means the model designs, artwork, lore and play testing is largely done by the players themselves. You can learn more over on the r/BrassboundUniverse sub!

Paul

Hello everyone,

I had a blast meeting up yesterday to play Brassbound 1919 at Guildhall Games in Durham. We played version 9 of the rules, and got hands on experience using the new Two Player Starter Set:

https://ko-fi.com/s/c36d93f53d

The biggest thing that changed since our last in-person meetup was the rules for Melee Combat. Melee was definitely fun in our previous game, Brassbound: Adamantine Dawn, but it didn't offer any tactical incentive beyond causing chaos. One of the big things we added in Brassbound 1919 is the idea of **routing** an enemy Squad. In short, if you manage to score a hit with an (S)-ranged (melee) weapon against a Squad, then you can pick that Squad and place it anywhere within (S) of their current location. This is meant to represent the Squad fleeing in panic.

While this may sound like a minor change, it dramatically alters the options you have when activating a unit. Now, you can push your opponent off of a piece of territory and herd them into a more dangerous situation. This played out a few times, and is shown in the first photo.

The Rifle Section, which have both ranged rifles and melee shovels, opted to use the shovels to attack the Midges. Because they scored a hit, the midges got pushed off the objective. But before the humans could celebrate, the Krabbe wandered up and routed the rifle section! The player wisely chose to have the poor lads retreat directly into range of the Midges (which had just been routed themselves). On the next turn, the Midges promptly ate them.

The second photo is zoomed out to show the larger tactical picture.

Images three, four and five are from a second game we played where the players swapped teams. I have to say that I'm very pleased with the quality of the new model kits. I switched to a new supplier which makes it much easier for me to send these kits out, and I was pleasantly surprised that the quality was practically indistinguishable from Lego!

Anyhoo, fun was had by all and I hope that if you're in the area, you'll join us in October!

Paul

It's always a bit special as a game designer to receive a copy of your game. I recently switched to a new manufacturer which makes things much easier on me, and I wanted to make sure the customer experience was the same so I ordered some for me too.

I was really pleased with the packaging, quality of the bricks, and overall finish of the models. They look and feel great, just like the originals on my desk 🙂

Which is your favorite?

Hey folks,

Feedback on the initial round of Brassbound 1919 model kits was positive so I'm starting to develop some more. The next one is the Flyers expansion which is a fantastic addition to the two player Starter Set. If you're interested in being a QA tester, let me know and I'll toss a 20% off coupon in as a "thank you".

You can use the promo code B1919REDDIT for 10% off the Starter Kit too!

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Friendly reminder about our monthly meetup this Sunday, the 27th of September at Guildhall Games in Durham. We'll begin at 3. While we will have everything you need to play, I do love seeing your models so please bring whatever you've made!

Best,

Paul

I don't see how to add flair!

For the last two years, I've been making free and low cost miniatures games with the wonderful folks from

It started with a simple post asking if anyone wanted to help me make some rules, to now where we have three dull playable games released!

Hello everyone,

If you're like me, and you have whole armies of miniatures mechs, soldiers and tanks on your bookshelf, then this post is for you!

Brassbound 1919 is the ruleset you can use to bring your existing miniatures to life! You can play with your airplanes, tanks, mechs, monsters, soldiers, cavalry, and just about anything else ground-based.

The game is designed for one to four players and supports solo, PvP and Cooperative play.

Games play in under half an hour and you probably already have everything you need to play (some models, a handful of dice, and things worth fighting over).

The demo rules are totally free so you can see if the setting and ruleset interest you.

If they do, a single $5 purchase grants you perpetual access to all rule updates going forward.

Cheers and I hope you like it!

https://brodadbrickworks.itch.io/brassbound1919

This is made for Brassbound 1919. It's based off the Mark IX tank.

This unit has the keyword Transport, which means it can carry another unit into battle. For that reason, the top opens up and you can actually carry a squad!

Last photo shows it next to a Mark IV and FT17

Hope you like it!

We're having a fun little event on the Brassbound Universe Discord to create Jötunn beasties with the theme of phobias. This is meant to be a giant centipede thing....

Based on a fun little challenge on the Discord to build new Jötunn units based on phobias. This one is based on a centipede!

The roof folds open to hold a Squad!

Dubbed "the slug", "hokey pokey" and a dozen other derisive names, the Mk IX Armored Personnel Carrier was poorly received by the troops. Soldiers joked that you would reach the front faster by walking, but those jokes abruptly ceased during battlefield operations. Built on earlier lessons, the Mk IX was designed for a single thing; reliability. Although slow, it rarely got stuck and almost never broke down. The addition of a dedicated exhaust stack made riding in one far more comfortable than contemporary armored vehicles. Capable of carrying a Rifle Section as far as the fuel would allow, they were instrumental from the Human Coalition breakout from the Frozen Front in early 1920....