Pictures of the Forthcoming Twilight Struggle Collector's Edition box and minis (in update)
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insidegmt.comPosted Apr 22, 2015, 1:34 AM UTC
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insidegmt.comSucks I missed out on this.
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GMT Games answered a comment in Facebook saying that it will be possible to buy this version even if you didn't participate in the KS, keep your eyes open!
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Awesome. Thanks!
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Thanks for the info. I feel the same way. I'd love a collectors edition
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Two hundred bucks though.
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Omfg best news
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I think when I pledged I just read every level as "Twilight Struggle Deluxe Edition" and didn't realize that there was a separate collector's edition being produced. But oh well, I don't get to bust out my physical copy enough as it is, having an even more expensive and awesome version taunting me would just be even more depressing.
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GMT have said there will be a few copies available first-come, first-served, at $199 + shipping in about a month...
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that's silly money. i think i'm content to have my twilight struggle deluxe edition and 200 dollars to spend on other games, specially after seeing the plastic counters.
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it should be "$199 + shipping, will be available to pre order in a bout a month"
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the twilight struggle is real
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It's painful to see these. I wanted to do the kickstarter, but I haven't completed a game yet with the copy I have. Couldn't justify the beautiful deluxe edition.
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I'm going to lose so many RL hours playing the digital version to get a leg up on my regular TS game.
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I would love it if the BGG store would stock just those minis -they'd make a great stocking stuffer.
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Won't happen. GMT isn't going to pay BGG to stock anything.
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The box reminds me a lot of the Catan 15th Anniversary Edition box, which is gorgeous btw (despite the fact I don't play Catan like... ever).
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Color me unimpressed. Cheap box and awful looking "minis".
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Box looks fine. Doesn't need to be very big, but the minis look pretty bad. Here's hoping GMT steps up and fixes the problem.
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Not to be a downer, but I'm not exactly amazed by what I'm currently seeing. The box is nice, but I could live without it. The minis... I find disappointing. A metallic red rocket for the Soviets and a metallic blue for the US would have been awesome. These look like car erasers I had as a kid:
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The board however is coming and I'm hoping it goes well.
I actually agree with you about the minis. That said, I'm not sure I really want minis in a game like this. Sharp metallic counters would have been just as (more?) pleasing.
The tanks in Memoir 44 look better than these as well...
Whoa whoa whoa... Let's not say things we can't take back...
Definitely agree. Metallic counters would be absolutely beautiful in this kind of game.
The minis look very VERY (almost embarrassingly) rough and poorly made. Plus the box is nothing special at all, just a standard wooden box with metal latch. Seriously, they could have been that far 1 week after the project was funded. Lets be realistic, both things are nothing you would have to spend much time on to produce.
Agreed. Underwhelming considering they're pricing it at 200 bucks.
thought exactly the same thing. saw the first picture and thought "wow, this is going to be good"; saw the second picture, now i don't regret not taking part of the ks anymore.
I didn't back, but am a huge fan of the game.
In addition to what you said about the minis, I'm personally not a fan of how vertical they are, either. Especially the space capsule. These will tip over and roll around with any slight bump.
Yeah, I've been pretty unimpressed so far as well. Starting to regret backing it, but we'll see how the final product looks.
This. I like the box, and the card samples are great, but the minis would be augmented with custom ones if I were to pick up a set. Not impressed with the minis based on pre-production samples... Maybe it's just how the pictures look, dunno.