I’m glad to hear it. Stay tuned for more!

The next one will be a double feature: two unit boxes in one video. A big head-scratching goon and a green pyromaniac.

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

I have more in the works! Stay tuned.

I’m ashamed to admit that I never even considered that the Duchess would just be completely selfish and keep feeding herself energy. 😆

@@brentr926 I’d definitely be interested to know if that ability’s name is an actual nod to that song, or the movie, or nothing in particular.

@brentr926 you got it ;)

The minis can be removed from trays and then they’re pretty much traditional fantasy minis that could be used for any number of other game systems of similar scale. I magnetize my minis to the trays so they don’t get tossed out of the trays when moving them around the table. But they’re still easily removed.

That’s awesome! I’d love to see what those minis look like on the table in a game of ASOIAF. Since the rules and cards for ASOIAF are all free on the developer website, it makes proxying pretty easy, as long as you have the unit tray sizes correct.

@@imperialminis857 they work quite well, but are a little small for the official unit trays which I have been using, so sometimes I will put two figures in each slot!

Thanks Karl, glad you enjoyed it. Such a cool game!

Thanks, I’m really glad you walked away with a better understanding of the game! I’m never sure whether my explanations make sense to the audience. It always makes sense to me, but I’m the one who already knows the rules, so it’s easy to deceive myself into believing that the explanations are solid 😄

Thanks very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks! He was a lot of fun to paint. It was an especially fun challenge to try to paint all the little flasks he has. I also painted his skin a bit faded with little liver spots all over. This is to suggest that perhaps he’s an older goblin, or maybe his experiments with potions have left him a bit battered over the years.

oops. Posted as the wrong profile. Meant to say it with this one :P

That’s awesome man! Glad to hear that both of us have fine tastes in the games we play. 🧐😄 The Shades look so fun. I can’t wait to get my big ‘ol box of them. See you around in Westeros *and* Tauber! 😉

His Most Flatulent must always be introduced with the complete style he deserves, as befits his exalted station. 😉😄

There’s probably an appealing faction/sub-faction in this game for just about any fan of the fantasy genre.

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

That’s the best advice there is for picking a faction in ASOIAF: pick whichever faction whose models or lore appeals to you most. Compared to some games, ASOIAF is currently very well balanced, so almost every faction can be competitive in the local scene.

Thanks! Whenever I feel like I can get away with it, I add some redheads and old fellas. 😄. For the redheads, I believe my base color is Vallejo Light Rust. From there I mix in some orange, then pure orange, and then mix in a little beige/buff for the highest highlight. I try to carefully drybrush the layers of highlights when I’m painting hair. It gives a better look in my opinion, but it can be tricky since it’s easy to overbrush into the face or armor. I’m always very very careful to not get crazy with my drybrush brushstrokes during this process. I’ll usually finish up by hand painting some of the highest highlights.

Knight Models just has the license to the HBO show, not to the books. I don’t know much at all about their GoT game or their previous games unfortunately. The models for their GoT game look gorgeous, but they’re not the same scale as ASOIAF: TMG, so sadly they can’t be used in the CMON game. The upcoming CMON game, ASOIAF: Tactics will have an expansion that deals with the events of “Fire and Blood” (from which the House of the Dragon show is based). The Tactics game is the same scale as ASOIAF: TMG, and CMON has confirmed cross-compatibility, so there’s a good shot that we’ll eventually get a HotD-period expansion to the tabletop minis game using the minis from Tactics. So, not only is CMON developing a new skirmish sized game, but many of the minis for that game will be useable in the tabletop game. Such a brilliant move!

I’d recommend checking out the official game website to see the list of factions. Perhaps look at the available units on an online retailer to see which factions’ unit models you like best. Ultimately, when you’re getting started in the game, I’d advise picking the faction you think looks coolest or whose lore you like best. Once you’ve narrowed it down to a few factions, then maybe watch some battle reports that feature those factions to see which one you think you’d like the playstyle of most. When I started the game, I focused purely on the faction that I liked the most aesthetically (Greyjoy) and went from there. I play several factions now but only play/paint those that I like the look/playstyle/lore of.

Also, like I mentioned in the video, the official game app, War Council, has all the game’s unit cards, tactics cards, etc bound up into an army builder, so you can see what every single unit does from your phone.

@@imperialminis857 I will! Thank you!

@@imperialminis857 Thank you so much for this Advice. Greyjoy looks Amazing. Stark... I love Targeryan, Riders and Dragons. I will keep you updated!

@@imperialminis857 I got my Targaryan Starter and will play my first 40p GAME TODAY. I am thinking about Selling a Few GW Minis and Armies to get more ASOIAF! GW killed my Deathwatch Army.

There are a surprising number of players who aren’t into the books or show! They enjoy the game despite not caring about the surrounding lore. That’s a pretty good indication of a strong game system, in my estimation.

I think Jeroen had them 3D printed. If he sees this, perhaps he can tell you the source.

I’m glad some of these top tens resonated with your interest in the game, and that’s awesome that this game rekindled your interest in the world of ASOIAF!

Nasty combo that sounds really fun to try!

Awesome! They’re such cool models. They’re some of the first models in the game but still some of the best. Enjoy painting them!

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the video! The cloak colors are based off of Scalecolor Boreal Green and Caspian Blue. I add various grays to those to achieve the final look. I believe I explain the colors later in the video.

@@imperialminis857 Thanks! I edited the comment cause I wass till watching but seems like it showed you the original. Anyhow big thank you :)

Thanks. I like to find ways to break up the uniformity a little bit by changing up the colors of certain items. It kind of fools the eye into making you think you’re not looking at the same three or four sculpts.

He could use a rebalance for sure. Whenever any unit or commander becomes an auto-include, some balancing needs to be done. I think he could go up to 6 points, or have some tweaks made to the wording of his ability. Making him the same cost as Tywin NCU seems fitting, given the power level of both NCUs.

@@imperialminis857 I believe 6 pts is a good start. I would perhaps say either the unit that was destroyed comes back without any attachments, tokens, etc... or change the ability entirely and perhaps have him spawn a free unit of Ironborn Reavers instead.

@Consul_Xydias those are all good ideas. You might be on to something with the Reaver spawn, since that’s what we’ve seen before with the Free Folk’s Endless Horde card. Time will tell I guess. There’s another balance patch due sometime this summer, so perhaps Balon will see changes during that patch.

Hola Saludos desde Chile.. sorry for my englsih..... I have a question: when you activate Balon, what happens if the Lannister Tactic Card Intrigue and Subterfuge is played against me... do I lose only the activation for that round and can try again the next round? Or when the card is played, do I lose that ability for the rest of the game?

@osvaldofernandez8641 ¡Hola mi amigo Chileano! Visité tu país y lo disfruté mucho. When Intrigue and Subterfuge is used on Balon, it just removes his abilities for the Round. It does not prevent him from still being able to claim a zone on the tactics board. He just won’t be able to use his resurrection ability that round and effectively becomes a blank NCU. But his ability could be used in another Round (assuming you don’t get his by another Intrigue & Subterfuge first).

Those are some great ideas I’d never considered! I’d like to give Beron NCU more of a chance, and Stormcrow Lieutenant sounds cool! Giving a unit Sundering is always very powerful.

Thanks, I paint the dirt effect by drybrushing a light-colored earth color to represent dried mud, and then drybrush a darker colored mud color toward the bottom of the cloak to represent fresher mud. You'll want to drybrush less of the cloak with the darker color, to show that there's older dried mud at the top.

Great to hear that! It sounds like some of the reasons I mentioned in the video apply to your situation.

Thanks, I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos! That’s some serious commendable commitment there. Just be cautious not to bite off too much at once and burn yourself out. I’ve been playing the game for several years now and even I don’t own all the factions. Too each his own, but I feel like if I owned all of them, I might not put as much focus on any one faction, as I’d be jumping around between factions too quickly. Local ASOIAF communities are the life-blood of this game, and being a local champion of the game can be very rewarding if you’re able to grow the game in your area. It’s really a game that sells itself once people see it on the table. I had good success in the past hosting learn-to-play events at local stores, letting people learn the game playing starter box armies. If you have any painted armies yet, those also really help build local interest at these events. Best of luck and thanks for the support!

Any time you can pay under MSRP for BSF sets, that’s a huge win. It took me three years to finally accumulate all of the boxed content for the game (at somewhat reasonable prices).

@@imperialminis857 Recently picked up a combat patrol for 60% off, so might throw up for trade for all 3 card packs in 1 of the FB groups and see if someone bites.

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoy the paint style!

@@imperialminis857 seriousyl making me consider starting BOlton if not them then Knightswatch witht this same grim style you got going

@millburray6676 That’s awesome. ASOIAF is a relatively affordable game, if you’re not already aware. Boltons are a super fun faction to play. They’re currently down at the bottom of the power rankings, but that’s mostly something you’ll notice at tournaments, not so much in local games. Night’s Watch recently caught a big nerf too, but they’re still a solid faction. In the end, I’d just paint and play what appeals to you most, since armies’ power levels will wax and wane as game updates come and go, regardless of which faction you pick.

@@imperialminis857 Oh for sure i am not a power gamer. aesthetics and flavor are all im after.

@millburray6676 Cool, then Boltons sound right up your alley!

I couldn’t see myself going back to any game that doesn’t utilize alternating activations. It’s just so much more interactive and you’re not stuck sitting there for 30min while your opponent has their way with you. Although ASOIAF has lots of characters it, those characters really just add additional abilities or stat modifiers to the units they’re in. There isn’t really any hero-on-hero single combat going on, so it still feels very much like an army game thankfully.

I don’t play Lannisters at the moment and don’t own any Lannister minis, so it’s not likely that I’ll paint CRHG any time soon unfortunately. I have a mountain of other units still to paint for my other factions I play.

Thanks Brent! Well, everyone needs one set of lucky dice. 😄

I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks Clarence!

Thank you for your service. 🫡