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Apr 29, 2016 8:05:10 GMT -6
Post by Nick P on Apr 29, 2016 8:05:10 GMT -6
I've been enthralled by recent pictures of 30k and 40k epic armies surfacing on social media, and have been thinking seriously about trying to grab some models and give it a shot. Anybody ever play it before? Any good? Anybody have any epic armies still that they want to dust off?
For some reason I just like the idea of playing a 20,000 point game on a 6x4 and waging war the way its *meant* to be waged!!
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doubleback
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Apr 29, 2016 13:45:23 GMT -6
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Post by doubleback on Apr 29, 2016 13:45:23 GMT -6
I have an upsetting number of Orks
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Apr 29, 2016 14:22:40 GMT -6
Post by dex on Apr 29, 2016 14:22:40 GMT -6
I have no idea where to buy models or I would trade in armies.
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Apr 29, 2016 15:03:49 GMT -6
Post by Nick P on Apr 29, 2016 15:03:49 GMT -6
Yeah it looks like the epic line was disbanded, so there are a few 3rd party sites that created various lines that are just barely shy of IP infringement for things like tau, dark eldar, nids and the like. There are a ton of 6mm companies that make generic space marine and/or tanks that work well, but everything else is basically an ebay search it looks like.
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Apr 29, 2016 15:08:34 GMT -6
Post by Nick P on Apr 29, 2016 15:08:34 GMT -6
I have an upsetting number of Orks Epic is a game system using 6mm minis, I should have been more clear lol I didn't just mean epic armies...I meant Epic Armies like this:    |
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Apr 29, 2016 15:10:36 GMT -6
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Post by Russell on Apr 29, 2016 15:10:36 GMT -6
That's a sick Zerg army
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Apr 30, 2016 9:53:39 GMT -6
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Post by Luke GR on Apr 30, 2016 9:53:39 GMT -6
I have a random assortment of Epic stuff I've collected over the years. I've got some Space Marines, Squats and a few random Titans. I've never played a game but I think the rules are still floating around online if you dig a little.
The revamped Specialist Games is bringing it back, but it's down the line. Bloodbowl is first and that's next year. I'm not sure it Epic or Gothic is next on their list.
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Andy
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Apr 30, 2016 22:00:48 GMT -6
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Post by Andy on Apr 30, 2016 22:00:48 GMT -6
I had huge numbers of squats. Sooooo many land trains.
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Post by dex on May 1, 2016 14:49:26 GMT -6
I should just change my Sig to sign me up for anything thats not Mainstream GW.
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May 1, 2016 16:08:20 GMT -6
Post by Joelercoaster on May 1, 2016 16:08:20 GMT -6
Necromunda is probably my favorite "GW" game that I've played, in part because of 2nd ed rules, and in part because it's been community edit'd to be better.
In short, if I could look over the rules, I'd be pretty down to test the waters. I could actually be at the Dojo this Wed eve, perchance (no work Thurs), if someone's up for something (I know amassing an Epic army by then would be likely difficult, but.... shrug?)
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May 2, 2016 6:47:08 GMT -6
Post by Nick P on May 2, 2016 6:47:08 GMT -6
Good news, the community has been updating/editing the Epic: Armageddon rules over the last few years while the game has been discontinued, and there's still quite an active tournament community (I think the most recent Con, 2 weeks ago, had like 30 players), so people put a lot of good feedback into the rules.
I know there are some people that are 3d printing their own minis to better equate to the current aesthetic of 40k/30k, but there is no shortage of marines on ebay if people are interested. Otherwise we have to bust out the greenstuff and bitz boxes and go nuts.
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Post by Joelercoaster on May 2, 2016 6:55:52 GMT -6
I did a quick search and found the net epic armageddon rules, if that's what you're looking at. In short, I'd certainly be game to try learning the rules and running a small test game or two to see how it plays. A pack of bases with names painted on to start would be a quick and dirty way to get started, and of course there are the above options if it's worth investing in later.
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May 2, 2016 21:23:41 GMT -6
Post by jesse on May 2, 2016 21:23:41 GMT -6
If we could find a source for minis, I'd definitely be interested in playing some Epic. The idea, though, of buying the old models off of eBay pains my wallet.
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May 3, 2016 6:26:58 GMT -6
Post by Joelercoaster on May 3, 2016 6:26:58 GMT -6
Well, as hilarious as it may look, using a single hormagaunt to represent a brood of Epic Hormagaunts (and samesies for about every other Nid model) would be an off-kilter, if effective, way of representing the army and at least having standardized bases of a sort.
Tanks and fliers of other races would be more difficult, but infantry would be just as easy... enough to at least play a test game?
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May 3, 2016 7:27:45 GMT -6
Post by Nick P on May 3, 2016 7:27:45 GMT -6
There's honestly a lot of stuff out there it looks like, and one could get an entire space marine army (30,000-40,000 points or so) for like...$150, which is freaking sweet. Also, if anyone has a maker-bot at home (rare I know), there are plenty of free downloads for 3D printed epic models for various races, which look like an ok way to go should someone have that tool at their disposal.
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