"The Halo: Fleet Battles" Topic

Figured some of you guys might like this bit from Spartan's newsletter:
"The Halo: Fleet Battles, The Fall of Reach two player battle box is the ultimate way for fans of the Halo Universe to recreate pivotal space battles between the stalwart forces of the United Nations Space Command (UNSC) and the relentless Covenant armada. Developed in close cooperation with 343 Industries, The Fall of Reach puts you at the centre of the most pivotal naval conflict of the long Human-Covenant War, commanding massive fleets of deadly warships as they clash above the fortified human colony of Reach. Take humanity's last stand to the gaming table!

The Fall of Reach box contents include:

A full colour 100-page rulebook packed full of images and examples
Fall of Reach campaign guide
49 highly-detailed plastic ship models
25 custom Halo Dice
Fleet Commander Data Sheets
Flight Stands and Overlay Cards
Punch-out Scenery and Token sheets
Quick Guide reference sheets

Halo: Fleet Battles delivers an easy to learn, lore-infused, tactically-rich gaming experience that appeals both to experienced wargamers and fans of the Halo Universe.

The Fall of Reach box will be available to pre-order from the Spartan Games Online Store later this week. "

And for a link: link

Rob

Looking forward to this.

Given my feud with M$, I'm loathe to funnel even more bucks their way, but these are fetching, and it's a very small drop in a very large bucket.

Anyone else think the UNSC frigates might fly with Directorate?

Thanks, DinoDoc and Katzbalger!

Doug

I'm a fan of the model designs (and of the Halo series having bought every game and some of the books) but it still strikes me as odd choice to game, since the background for Halo is that the UNSC tends to lose almost every space battle since the Covenant is much more advanced and more numerous than the UNSC (outnumbered and outgunned). This is then followed by a more equal ground battle after which the Covenant 'glass' the planet from orbit.

On the other hand the UNSC miniatures (space and ground) would enable me to game the insurrections in the colonies before the arrival of the Covenant.

Wayland Games has it for pre-order for £ 64.00 (20% discount): link

I am intrigued with the "halo dice" thing. Are these custom dice like FFG uses for Xwing or Armada – or are these just d6's with a halo symbol on the 6? Given that there are 25 of them, likely d6's, but optimistically they are something more interesting. Although Spartan breaking away from the bucket of exploding d6 mechanic seems unlikely as well.

-Tim

Watching this with some interest…..

Big question is: Will it be a complete boxed game, or built around the expansion set model of x-wing/armada/attack-wing/etc…? In which case, pricing seems steep for a 'starter set'….

…Yep, it's expansion based. Pass. I've got enough of those….