Here are links to some of the games mentioned in today’s video. Our channel does make a small commission on each transaction. Five Parsecs from Home: amzn.to/3AANVsy Planet 28 First Edition (Not Second Edition): www.wargamevault.com/product/307469/Planet-28--Simple-narrative-skirmish-rules?affiliate_id=1249856 Rogue Stars: amzn.to/3AVnWfF Shoot People in Space: www.wargamevault.com/product/398913/Shoot-People-in-Space?affiliate_id=1249856 Space Station Zero: www.wargamevault.com/product/404243/Space-Station-Zero?affiliate_id=1249856 Space Weirdos: www.wargamevault.com/product/359157/Space-Weirdos?affiliate_id=1249856 Stargrave: amzn.to/3RpCRoU Stargrave Quarantine 37: amzn.to/3wIqqN2
You bet Nic. Planet 28 is one of those games that folks keep mentioning, so we had to check it out. BTW, if someone wants to buy a copy of 2nd edition, what’s the best way?
@@oldhammered good question! The PDF will go up free on wargames vault likely this week, and the printed copies will be going to the printer this weekend. Once all kickstarter pledges go out by the end of this month, i will have hardback copies available through mammoth miniatures.
I got planet28 2nd edition off the Patreon recently, and I have to say it's probably the best game I've ever played (space weirdos not withstanding, and I have you to thank for that!) It's really, really simple to stat up a crew for it, and the best mechanic in my opinion is custom weaponry. There is a hefty list of existing weapon types that usually map onto what your models have, but you can also build bespoke weapons using the same point buy system, where range, damage, and unique abilities (like explosive, burning, etc) all have point costs, and it feels believable and fair. Honestly I got into skirmish wargaming because of stargrave, and started building two crews for it, but I've found Planet28 2E scratches the itch that stargrave gave me better than stargrave can. I'd love to see you try it out on the channel!
I'm really interested in PEI 2E. I have played 1E, but found the combat, using the ability ratings Vs armour meant survivability of models in all forms of combat was too high. it worked ok after small tweaks. love the vehicle rules.
I really enjoyed Space Station Zero. It was easy to learn and play. I got to break out a bunch of my terrain that rarely gets used. A number of times my crew almost died but have pulled through so far. One of the best thing is there are hidden bits that get triggered by events in the challenges
Found you on Dakkadakka and I enjoyed this. Got me a copy of Space Station Zero and looking forward to playing the campaign sooner or later. Subbed too!
I just bought Space Station Zero, Planet 28 and Space Weirdos PDFs. Enjoyed Rogue Stars. Really like Five Parsecs and Stargrave. Will try Shoot People in Space once I've digested the current batch.
Shoot People in Space is a phenomenal small skirmish game that works really well solo. It is over the top in a fun way. Your units have a chance to go out of order in several ways including be shot at. Think of out of order as the game controlling them instead of you. You have a chance to get them back under control but it can lead to some rather funny, heroic, and very cowardice moments. Perfect for solo when you need a little randomness in your game. The small 3 mini squads plus individual minis allows for some great force mixture and keeps the mini count small. I played Gar Saxon leading a Rook kast and few mandalorian commando squads vs Darth Maul and some black sun squads and I have played with my killteams. Veteran guardsman vs Ork kommandos. A great way to get your awesome minis to the table Quickly plus plays quick with a light but engaging ruleset. The die you roll each time you shoot dictates if anything crazy happens and true ability to fumble (something bad happening) when you attack means not every attack will go as planned. One of my favorite skirmish games along with NWG clash on the fringe which is a little bigger in scope than Shoot People in Space. If you have those minis on a shelf needing to hit the table… grab this and start playing!
Also, while your checking out Shoot People in Space, I highly recommend checking out NWG’s clash on the fringe which is a perfect legion light sort of game. Bigger squads than Shoot people in Space and leaders play an important role. Very customizable. Also, check out Squad Hammer Core which is the perfect KillTeam light game. You can still create bespoke teams very quick, still get the same quick and deadly play as kill team, but you can do it with the minis you already have! For reference, my top 5 favorite skirmish games: clash on the fringe, Necromunda, Squad Hammer Core, Shoot People in Space and the KillTeam.
@@oldhammered It is my go to Star Wars Legion game when I don’t feel like breaking out Legion. What’s cool about clash is the minis in squads can act independently of the squad. You don’t have to keep cohesion but there are benefits such as staying close to the leader for extra orders. The activation system is cool, not every unit is guaranteed to activate. Shoot People in Space plays quicker and is a great alternative though.
I just bought Space Station Zero. I'm waiting on 12 sided dice in the mail. I tried to play Planet 28 first edition, but I was new to wargaming at the time and couldn't wrap my head around it. Never heard of Shoot People in Space. I really like Space Weirdos for head to head games. Space Station Zero may be my solo go to.
You probably have it by now but in future if you are waiting on weird dice you can either make a spinner, mark a box lid into 12 sections and drop in a counter or use a phone app/ website m(I use 'roll a die' sometimes when I need an unusual one.
Really loving you guys putting spot lights on these indie and indie adjacent games. I've been a fan of table top games for so long and its really motivating to see that there is games that exist to be fun to play instead of big money sinks to make some ceo more rich
No worries Bill. It happens to all of us. Sorry, but I don't know the answer to that question either. Maybe someone else reading the comments can provide some insight.
@@BrutorzBill Hey bill - Second edition cleans up the core mechanics a little, fixes some balance issues, and rolls all three of the core zines (core game/solo co-op and vehicles) into one book. It alos adds a more in depth campaign system, more weapons, more traits, more abilities etc. A few new mechanics have been added too, such as squads to allow for larger games and weapon keywords to allow for greater interaction between weapons and armour.
"Indie" shouldn't have anything to do with production value. Independent means it self-published. Sadly, that would be like 75% of the games out there, so the hipsters have this weird, success = bad, mentality.
Thanks for mentioning us. We use Galactic Heroes fro more than just retro SciFi. We regularly use it for Star Wars and 40k. The link to the newest 2nd edition is here: wiley-games.myshopify.com/collections/galactic-heroes
Hi Jay. Totally agree. GH works for any sci-fi skirmish genre. (Though in my mind Star Wars is still a retro, space-opera setting. As is 40k, now that I think about it. Except for the Tau maybe.)
Here are links to some of the games mentioned in today’s video. Our channel does make a small commission on each transaction.
Five Parsecs from Home: amzn.to/3AANVsy
Planet 28 First Edition (Not Second Edition): www.wargamevault.com/product/307469/Planet-28--Simple-narrative-skirmish-rules?affiliate_id=1249856
Rogue Stars: amzn.to/3AVnWfF
Shoot People in Space: www.wargamevault.com/product/398913/Shoot-People-in-Space?affiliate_id=1249856
Space Station Zero: www.wargamevault.com/product/404243/Space-Station-Zero?affiliate_id=1249856
Space Weirdos: www.wargamevault.com/product/359157/Space-Weirdos?affiliate_id=1249856
Stargrave: amzn.to/3RpCRoU
Stargrave Quarantine 37: amzn.to/3wIqqN2
So many new games, a golden age of indie goodness
Love you sharing independent games and the fact that you know and reference the old school stuff too.
"Shoot People in Space" has to be one of the best titles ever put to print
Thankyou for the mention - I never really planned for planet 28 to take off so it's really nice to k ow people are enjoying it :)
You bet Nic. Planet 28 is one of those games that folks keep mentioning, so we had to check it out. BTW, if someone wants to buy a copy of 2nd edition, what’s the best way?
@@oldhammered good question!
The PDF will go up free on wargames vault likely this week, and the printed copies will be going to the printer this weekend. Once all kickstarter pledges go out by the end of this month, i will have hardback copies available through mammoth miniatures.
I got planet28 2nd edition off the Patreon recently, and I have to say it's probably the best game I've ever played (space weirdos not withstanding, and I have you to thank for that!)
It's really, really simple to stat up a crew for it, and the best mechanic in my opinion is custom weaponry. There is a hefty list of existing weapon types that usually map onto what your models have, but you can also build bespoke weapons using the same point buy system, where range, damage, and unique abilities (like explosive, burning, etc) all have point costs, and it feels believable and fair.
Honestly I got into skirmish wargaming because of stargrave, and started building two crews for it, but I've found Planet28 2E scratches the itch that stargrave gave me better than stargrave can. I'd love to see you try it out on the channel!
I'm really interested in PEI 2E. I have played 1E, but found the combat, using the ability ratings Vs armour meant survivability of models in all forms of combat was too high. it worked ok after small tweaks. love the vehicle rules.
Yeah, Stargraves weapon system was too abstract and less detailed than I'm used to.
I really enjoyed Space Station Zero. It was easy to learn and play. I got to break out a bunch of my terrain that rarely gets used.
A number of times my crew almost died but have pulled through so far.
One of the best thing is there are hidden bits that get triggered by events in the challenges
Found you on Dakkadakka and I enjoyed this. Got me a copy of Space Station Zero and looking forward to playing the campaign sooner or later. Subbed too!
I just bought Space Station Zero, Planet 28 and Space Weirdos PDFs. Enjoyed Rogue Stars. Really like Five Parsecs and Stargrave. Will try Shoot People in Space once I've digested the current batch.
Shoot People in Space is a phenomenal small skirmish game that works really well solo. It is over the top in a fun way. Your units have a chance to go out of order in several ways including be shot at. Think of out of order as the game controlling them instead of you. You have a chance to get them back under control but it can lead to some rather funny, heroic, and very cowardice moments. Perfect for solo when you need a little randomness in your game. The small 3 mini squads plus individual minis allows for some great force mixture and keeps the mini count small. I played Gar Saxon leading a Rook kast and few mandalorian commando squads vs Darth Maul and some black sun squads and I have played with my killteams. Veteran guardsman vs Ork kommandos. A great way to get your awesome minis to the table Quickly plus plays quick with a light but engaging ruleset. The die you roll each time you shoot dictates if anything crazy happens and true ability to fumble (something bad happening) when you attack means not every attack will go as planned. One of my favorite skirmish games along with NWG clash on the fringe which is a little bigger in scope than Shoot People in Space. If you have those minis on a shelf needing to hit the table… grab this and start playing!
Also, while your checking out Shoot People in Space, I highly recommend checking out NWG’s clash on the fringe which is a perfect legion light sort of game. Bigger squads than Shoot people in Space and leaders play an important role. Very customizable. Also, check out Squad Hammer Core which is the perfect KillTeam light game. You can still create bespoke teams very quick, still get the same quick and deadly play as kill team, but you can do it with the minis you already have! For reference, my top 5 favorite skirmish games: clash on the fringe, Necromunda, Squad Hammer Core, Shoot People in Space and the KillTeam.
Thanks Tony. I've never heard of Clash on the Fringe. I'll check it out.
@@oldhammered It is my go to Star Wars Legion game when I don’t feel like breaking out Legion. What’s cool about clash is the minis in squads can act independently of the squad. You don’t have to keep cohesion but there are benefits such as staying close to the leader for extra orders. The activation system is cool, not every unit is guaranteed to activate. Shoot People in Space plays quicker and is a great alternative though.
I just bought Space Station Zero. I'm waiting on 12 sided dice in the mail. I tried to play Planet 28 first edition, but I was new to wargaming at the time and couldn't wrap my head around it. Never heard of Shoot People in Space. I really like Space Weirdos for head to head games. Space Station Zero may be my solo go to.
speis is such a good game i love all of the nordic weasel games
You probably have it by now but in future if you are waiting on weird dice you can either make a spinner, mark a box lid into 12 sections and drop in a counter or use a phone app/ website m(I use 'roll a die' sometimes when I need an unusual one.
7:03 Imperial Blood Berets! Man, you really have a little bit of everything, don't you?
I played a bit of shoot people in space while it was in playtest and I had a ton of fun with it. It rewards tactical play and I really enjoyed it
Really loving you guys putting spot lights on these indie and indie adjacent games. I've been a fan of table top games for so long and its really motivating to see that there is games that exist to be fun to play instead of big money sinks to make some ceo more rich
Great overview, thank you! Owning Rogue Stars myself, hope to see a battle report someday!
Yeah, I see Osprey as Indie.
Having trouble getting planet 28 to function as a skirmish game I can’t seem to get more than 2 guys in a warband.
I had laser burn. It was ridiculously complex.
Rogue Stars never grabbed me either.
Ooo, the models on display at 5:40, what kit or set are they from? Looking very cool and fun.
Hey there. The three guys on the right with darker bases are old GW Frateris Militia. Everyone else are metal figs from EM4 Miniatures.
Nice options!!
Just did a 14 on 14 space mouslings versus some Infinity humans; space mice win👍. Used the Wiley Games Galactic Heroes rules👍👍👍👍
I didn’t show them in this video, but Lynn has an awesome mousling/ratling crew.
Good video. You might take a look at Rogue Planet.
I have a hard copy of RP somewhere, buried in a pile no doubt.
thanks for the looks!~ Source for the background game mat?
I believe those are double sided mats from Gamemat.eu.
How different is Space Weirdos 2nd ed to the first edition?
I don’t know really. I’ve only played the one edition we have.
@@oldhammered sorry I meant Planet 28,don't know why I typed Space Weirdos
No worries Bill. It happens to all of us. Sorry, but I don't know the answer to that question either. Maybe someone else reading the comments can provide some insight.
@@BrutorzBill Hey bill - Second edition cleans up the core mechanics a little, fixes some balance issues, and rolls all three of the core zines (core game/solo co-op and vehicles) into one book. It alos adds a more in depth campaign system, more weapons, more traits, more abilities etc.
A few new mechanics have been added too, such as squads to allow for larger games and weapon keywords to allow for greater interaction between weapons and armour.
He,y hey, where be those plants @2:50 from!? Yaaaaarh....
Hi Walt. Those are Pathfinder Mind Fronds from WizKids. Aaarrrrr…
@@oldhammered thanks!
"Indie" shouldn't have anything to do with production value. Independent means it self-published.
Sadly, that would be like 75% of the games out there, so the hipsters have this weird, success = bad, mentality.
Hi.
Hello there. Welcome to the party.
Thanks for mentioning us. We use Galactic Heroes fro more than just retro SciFi. We regularly use it for Star Wars and 40k. The link to the newest 2nd edition is here: wiley-games.myshopify.com/collections/galactic-heroes
Hi Jay. Totally agree. GH works for any sci-fi skirmish genre. (Though in my mind Star Wars is still a retro, space-opera setting. As is 40k, now that I think about it. Except for the Tau maybe.)