Perhaps against my better judgment and good sense, I pledged
to another Kickstarter yesterday.
Thus far I guess I would say I am 1-1-1 in Kickstarters –
one win, one loss and one still waiting. To be fair, that latter one includes
the katyusha the other day, and I am confident that will turn into a victory
sooner rather than later. The loss, well, even if I do ever get my Winter War
items, I’m not sure I can ever count it as a true win since it has taken so
long.
So what did I do this time? Ancient China! (Insert little
yellow minion going wha? here.) Watchful I Studios is off to a great start. here.
Basically, these are for the Warring States period, or Qin
Dynasty (you know, the terracotta warriors), or roughly 475-221 BC. I know next
to nothing about the period, and don’t even know which warring state army I
will choose to paint, but these just looked so cool. Ah, the curse of the
gamer.
As for rules, I’m hoping something like Saga or Lion Rampant
can be adapted. I’m not sure I want to get into the big battle stuff!
I went back and forth on whether I wanted to support another
Kickstarter, but in the end decided this has the looks of a winner. It is run
by Joe Krone, who also wrote the Osprey rules “Land of the Free,” among other
strong experiences in the hobby. It really looks like he has done his homework
with this.
Another element (ha! See what I did there?) that convinced
me is the fact my daughters seem interested in Chinese history, at least as
much as two six year olds can be. We just went to EPCOT in Florida, and they
were fascinated by the terracotta warrior exhibit. And the fu dogs just blew
their minds to the point I had to buy a set. Of course, meeting Mulan was a
nice bonus!
Where this goes, I have no idea. Maybe it will spark a big
game. Maybe it will languish in the lead mountain. But it’s different. And it’s
cool.
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