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Post by brennus on Jun 16, 2018 18:34:38 GMT
Sorry if this is the wrong place to post this question
What do you think of Hordes of the Things? Is it worth the £15? I'd love to hear your opinions. Thanks!
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Post by greedo on Jun 16, 2018 20:04:43 GMT
HOTT, and Fantasy Rules! is what got me from Warhammer Fantasy Battle (way back in 3rd edition) to historical, en route to DBA! Good game, and certainly familiar concepts if you've played DBA.
Plus it's more flexible than DBA because it's points based so you can build your own force using any figures you have!
Someone will bring it up I'm sure, but check out H2D3 which links DBA with HOTT concepts
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Post by bob on Jun 16, 2018 22:19:08 GMT
I have been playing HOTT since it was first published, after the original DBA. It’s a wonderful game, much easier to convert younger people and non-Historical gamers To DBA Through this game. It’s a bit more simple than DBA and easier to understand the writing. The second addition was mostly written by Richard Bodly Scott, Of course based on Phil’s concepts. Thus the language is easier to understand. The second addition plays As well as the third, which is just a few cosmetic changes and switches movement Rates for a bow and war band. There is a suggestion in the third eddition to use base width measurement To be in sync with Dba three And for my local group makes it easier to play.
You should be able to pick it up for less than 15 pounds on the eBay or a secondhand flea market sale at a convention. You can make almost anything into a HOTT army. You can use GW figures, historical armies with or without fantasy additions, I have a friend who plays with a rock army. I have an army made from playMobil figures. Someone had a beautiful army with Cut out origami figures. I know some people who play HOTT as their only rule set, even for historical army battles. Terry Webb Are you here to tell about your various armies? Get it, read it, play it.
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Post by medievalthomas on Jun 19, 2018 20:06:03 GMT
If you want a version compatible with DBA 3.0 (i.e. same mechanics and allowing troop types from both systems), drop me an email. Its a free expansion for anyone who has purchased DBA 3.0.
The HOTT rule book has some army list stuff they you may want to grab in addition - but army lists are not binding in HOTT.
Thomas J. Thomas Fame and Glory Games
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Post by johnw on Jun 19, 2018 21:21:54 GMT
What do you think of Hordes of the Things? Is it worth the £15? I'd love to hear your opinions. Thanks! The rules are similar to DBA, but slightly simpler and play quite differently - lot of fun The question is more do you want to build fantasy armies ? Hott armies are relatively small and so easy to build, but not usable in other gaming systems because of DBA basing. Hott armies can be very creative as the rules are generic, so almost anything goes on a base, from rocks to elves and so on. You would also want an opponent Good luck John
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