I'm currently hoarding miniatures from Perry (Agincourt and Rose wars), Wargames Atlantic (Afghans and WW1 germans) and Victrix (British napoleonics). Sludge has hit all the sweet spots in my alternative fantasy cravings. Hope to see expansions for more troop types, battlefields, missions, and narrative campaigns.
@euansmith36993 жыл бұрын
I find it amazing how far small-press games have come on since my youth. Back then, this would have been a photocopied booklet with a coloured paper cover. Now, we get full-colour, perfect bound, large format books. Sludge looks like a lot of fun.
@abefactory3 жыл бұрын
Please play this Ash! I have been looking foward to this game since i first heard about it!
@Frozt0013 жыл бұрын
I know he has miniatures converted, but am curious to how the game plays as I have a friend or two who might enjoy this game
@ethanevenson38553 жыл бұрын
This looks absolutely stunning. After I finish my conscripts for my 40k army, I'll be doing up a SLUDGE force, just because of how awesome it is.
@Phoenikuz3 жыл бұрын
I'm really intrigued to see how the combat rules work out in play! So yes, Ash, here's to having a game or two of Sludge on the channel :D
@Bluecho43 жыл бұрын
Seeing a Sludge battle report would definitely be appreciated.
@andrewpepper-parsons96303 жыл бұрын
Oh boy, sludge and turnip28 might mean I have to pull the trigger and build a grimy dwarf force. Great review, what an interesting sounding game.
@HistoricLife3 жыл бұрын
Me painting Vikings getting ready to play Raven Feast. Watches video: "Damn it I need some WWI and Perry War of the Roses minis now." Thanks Ash.
@GuerrillaMiniatureGames3 жыл бұрын
Link me Raven Feast!
@MetalKingStudio3 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review Ash!
@PapaWargamer3 жыл бұрын
Love this attempt to address this kind of gory grim dark trench war stuff. Can't wait to watch a demo game on your channel. 😙👍
@gunnarpall46973 жыл бұрын
Can’t wait to see a SLUDGE battle report!!!
@j4532 жыл бұрын
I didn't realize you had this up allready! Really really interested in this game.
@Draculord6663 жыл бұрын
I am insanely hyped to see batreps of this game and whatever awesome conversions you do, Ash!
@earthmanbrick3 жыл бұрын
Great vid, Ash. Really like how you guys all came together to make these compendiums. Solid look into the free game
@shinankoku22 жыл бұрын
Make what a you want: play games. Wisdom!
@whulfri88903 жыл бұрын
This game's setting and style is just amazing. I am already thinking about what to convert for this.
@equals-kl9hm3 жыл бұрын
Great stuff. You are one of the few I have to listen at normal speed. Looking forward to watching you play this.
@CesarIsaacPerez3 жыл бұрын
Sounds cool. I heard about the game on facebook a few weeks ago and was super pumped to get it and then found out it was in the new magazine, but it wasn't out yet!!!
@he1ar13 жыл бұрын
vikings with muskets! Cuirassier in great helms. Union infantry with pikes
@Bluecho43 жыл бұрын
This morning, I got hit with the inspiration to create a version for D&D that would sit in the same space as Sludge and Turnip28. Adventures in a grimdark age of black powder and battlefield muck. Something that would provide more opportunities to use the types of model conversions those games would facilitate. Including rules for running multiple models on one base as a single "monster" (mimicking DnD 5e's "swarm" type creatures, where a single monster represents many creatures working in tandem). I'm not even close to finished, but I've got the outlines in my notes. I'll need to get back to it at some point.
@Phoenikuz3 жыл бұрын
Also - gotta give some probs to Sean for taking the idea of blast markers from BFG and transplant it into a land warfare game! What a great idea to really show the chaos, confusion and overall nightmare fuel of a battlefield!
@richmcgee4343 жыл бұрын
Give credit where credit is due. Blast markers as "battlefield friction" indicators were in Epic 40,000 back in 1997, years before BFG even came out, and carried on into the Epic Armageddon rules later. Other historical games have had similar mechanics and markers (often calling them "pin" or "under fire" or "stress") since the 70s.
@Phoenikuz3 жыл бұрын
@@richmcgee434 Well, yes - but BFG was the first instance where the "friction" markers where actually a physical entity on the battlefield, that stayed on the playing field even after units had moved away - hence why I made the comparison :)
@SPACENOMADMALEV3 жыл бұрын
What's an even fun noodle baker is I don't even know if Sean played BFG! And during playtesting, the gore stacked and followed the unit around. But when I was playing against him I thought since he made those cool gore tokens that it should actually "Bloom" out from the action on the board, and stay where it happened. Leaving behind this vibe of the aftermaths of fights. It was awesome. But Sean killed all my guys.
@richmcgee4343 жыл бұрын
@@Phoenikuz I played several historical and scifi minis rules in the 80s that had things like artillery barrage and airstrike markers that affected the area around them and lingered on the table as a threat. At least one game (which I think was a homebrew) had double-sided barrage markers that initially damaged and demoralized units near them (as the shells fell) and then flipped over to indicate permanent areas of "cratered terrain" that slowed movement but offered cover to infantry inside it. I like BFG's mechanics, but the blast markers aren't really all that original to me. Their only standout feature is the way they let you track shield status at a glance, which had some strange side effects with units that didn't have conventional shields.
@MarcoFrisoniNJM3 жыл бұрын
I can't wait to see it played! I'm 3D printing a ton of stuff for Turnip28 and I plan to use the models for both games
@anthonyplayter29813 жыл бұрын
Yeah, they'd even work great for dragon's rambant or KOW with some extra base work :)
@JacobMacabre3 жыл бұрын
Awesome review! Love seeing all these indie games coming out and looking forward to the (hopefully many!) battle reports to come :D
@chetchisholm93133 жыл бұрын
I've been so excited for this since checking out the playtest rules last year. Im hoping to make an army that's inspired by the Jacobite rebellion. Muskets and kilts
@plantnerdsa3 жыл бұрын
Great work guys, can wait to see the batrep!
@Kevin.Mitchell3 жыл бұрын
Picked up Blaster 3 yesterday - I'm a happy blasterd! Sludge looks brilliant, still reading through it before getting into the other 4 game expansions included - bargain!
@Hundmathr3 жыл бұрын
Sludge looks dope, I am super excited about this.
@Dun_Grizzly3 жыл бұрын
Looking forward to see a batalion assembly video and a playthrough! My twisted kitbasher's mind scent out fresh blood....
@SpannSr19703 жыл бұрын
Man this looks cool! I was looking into doing something like this with the 5 core rule. Wow!
@willnox13 жыл бұрын
Just orderd the book (How can I not? Haha) Can't wait to see the conversions for this!!!
@k.v.delchev60223 жыл бұрын
SLUDGE looks a lot like a less-niche Turnip28
@sirbobulous3 жыл бұрын
It's super cool to have all these indie games out there. Great work from the designers. Sludge is definitely not the game for me. I am very tired of 'grime' as an aesthetic.
@joahnaut3 жыл бұрын
Fuck yeah, been waiting for this!
@LegionMiniatureGames3 жыл бұрын
Darn it Ash, I had to buy this book today on my bday :)
@HasteHobbies3 жыл бұрын
Looks neat!
@goblinry3 жыл бұрын
When you do your Sludge battle report are you going to use that cool intro music you used for the 30k bat reps?
@willnox13 жыл бұрын
Is there ever going to be a standalone rulebook release?
@richmcgee4343 жыл бұрын
Pretty, as expected from Metal King. Good excuse for buying a lot of historical and fantasy plastics for kitbashing and part-swapping.
@w.robert38443 жыл бұрын
Has there been an update to indicate the cost of Artillery? I can only find the cost for the Veteran Crew upgrade on page 49.
@w.robert38443 жыл бұрын
As well as its base size. Looks like the info was just omitted by accident?
@rickpetersen58662 жыл бұрын
30 points.
@adamgill46232 жыл бұрын
Might be a touch later after posting this to see any replies, but having bought and scoured the copy of Blaster cannot see any listed points value for the Field Gun only it's upgrade, can it only be taken in specific scenarios? or is this simply a mistake in printing?
Me like Two Days ago: Man I wish I had like a fantasy napoleonic game, I want Black Powder games but sometimes historical restrict creativity.
@richmcgee4343 жыл бұрын
Flintloque and all its spinoffs and variants have been around for about 30 years now. Alternative Armies is still putting out new material for the line regularly - think the most recent thing was more of their "Wylde West" figs for skirmishes in their fantasy-America setting.
@katarhall30473 жыл бұрын
Only problem with this: PoD on Drivethrurpg. 122 pages, for $56 CAD with shipping included (or $68 with the PDF included). Brutal pricing.
@matthewsheppard41203 жыл бұрын
I've been paying it to get the issues of Blaster because Ash and the gang write amazing stuff, but I'd be lying if I said I was happy about it.
@m__y-t-s3 жыл бұрын
It's printed in Premium Colour, and they've had to really jack up the prices for that lately. Maybe they could switch it down to Standard.
@katarhall30473 жыл бұрын
@@m__y-t-s It was pricey before hand, now it's pretty over the top for that many pages. I'm not knocking the quality, but just stating facts.
@TimothyEdwards3 жыл бұрын
I think a lot of inspiration comes from Turnip 28, which deserves a bit of a shout out too.
@MetalKingStudio3 жыл бұрын
I can assure you that I took zero inspiration from turnip28 or Max Fitzgerald. I thought gardens of Hecate did some cool conversions. But Max is on his own thing. It’s a shame that there is so much confusion. Blackpowder and fantasy Wargaming isn’t a new idea. Osprey is publishing a fantasy blackpowder game that was written before either of these. I took a lot of inspiration from Alan and Michael Perry who have created an amazing range of minis. I took a lot of inspiration from Saga. A miniature agnostic historical fantasy game. I took a lot of inspiration from global warming and the dark days of COVID-19. I think max is doing cool work. And turnips should be enjoyed to their fullest. But I feel like it’s worth mentioning that Sludge and Turnip28 are not related. Lots of love.
@TimothyEdwards3 жыл бұрын
@@MetalKingStudio Ah, cool. They're very similar aesthetically and came up around the same time, so you can understand how it's easy to make a mistake with that!
@MetalKingStudio3 жыл бұрын
@@TimothyEdwards For sure. It's unfortunate and can be confusing. Which is why I said something. I started doing drawings and writing notes for Sludge in 2016. So it is a bummer that the two get mixed up. But also. A miniature agnostic game should welcome people to use figures they made for other games. So plenty of sludge armies will look like turnip armies. Its just the nature of the beast. :)
@richmcgee4343 жыл бұрын
@@MetalKingStudio "Blackpowder and fantasy Wargaming isn’t a new idea." Too right. Alternative Armies has been publishing Flintloque and its spinoffs for ~30 years now. Not really my thing but there's a seriously committed fan base out there. Hell, Slaughterloo's even a decent set of straight historical Nappy rules if you want to use it that way.
@MrLigonater3 жыл бұрын
Do you think basing Line Infantry on 60mm would detract from the game? I’ve built a bunch of minis that fit this theme but they are all individually based. I know I could easily make 60mm round movement trays for them, but I’m not sure if that would tray off the efficacy of field guns or the board size too much. What do you think?
@livanbard2 жыл бұрын
This game would be perfect with line of models based around ariel perez or mike franchina work.
@TheJankmaster3 жыл бұрын
I see berserkers in Ash’s force.
@Gumlass12 жыл бұрын
I really wish Sludge had similar basing to Turnip28 ... I like both, but don't want to do two very similar projects.
@brunneng382 жыл бұрын
What’s the difference in basing?
@Roman-ey3yi3 жыл бұрын
will you review turnip28?
@looselycollected75052 жыл бұрын
Any chance you'll be doing a review and or battle report for Turnip28?
@BadgerRobot3 жыл бұрын
Looks like a great system for bloody nasty ugly warfare... Looks cool as heck!
@davidgoodbadandugly3 жыл бұрын
Hello . I was wondering where your youtube name came from?
@nanodave19803 жыл бұрын
This looks great, I don't think it's going to help my plastic addiction