Since the dawn of wargames people have been painting their minis and the hobby is still as popular as always. That said, having 50-100 of these in one box might be too much for a non-wargame.įinally: minis bring the possibility to use your game for something other than playing. That’s why we like the minis from 7th continent, even though they’re incredibly tiny. Heavier and bigger characters feel important, often more that a standee would. Feeling and seeing it’s surface and all the details makes the experience deeper and much easier to immerse in.
Touching a figurine stimulates your imagination. Many people wouldn’t never get into a certain board game (or board games in general) if not for the visual flair that minis offer. We too have a soft spot for sculpted heroes, monsters and tentacled spawns of Cthulhu.
Still, minis are an awesome thing for many board game players. Trademarks and visuals belong to their rightful owners. Minis look cool but after you have a whole wardrobe of them, new ones are no longer so exciting.Įtherfields. Getting a $100-250 game each month might hurt your wallet, especially when you back multiple campaigns and get the add-ons. It worked for a long time, and still does but the competition is now huge and backers are slowly starting to get tired. The situation has reached a point when games come out not playtested enough, but still boast dozens of minis on their campaign, luring backers to leave their money on the project with their great looks. Many titles of this sort started popping up and met with insane successes.Īfter a bunch of years we’re in a situation when it’s difficult to really make it big on Kickstarter without miniatures. CMON’s and Kingdom Death’s popularity has motivated other creators to fill their games with miniatures. The tabletop gaming market underwent some colossal changes in the past few years. The idea caught on and brought other players like Awaken Realms, Mythic or Monolith to the Kickstarter market. People who grew up playing wargames and had no time to play them anymore, could still enjoy a board game with similar minis and be done with a single session in 2 hours. According to many interviews with CMON, their idea to incorporate minis into board games came from researching their audience. Let’s take one of the KS pioneers of miniature heavy board games.
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