Burned Beyond Recognition - A Flames of Orion Battle Report
If you have somehow missed the buzz, Flames of Orion is a miniatures agnostic game of apocalyptic mech combat designed by Steve Hupfer, one of the main hosts of the Hive Scum podcast and an organizer of Under The Dice Fest and the zine of the same name. Mechs must balance their heat as is giant robot tradition, there is a cool action/enhanced action system (called Bolstering) and the game seems to aim for a fast-playing feel with a focus on narrative. The PDF of the core rules will always be free, but a Kickstarter campaign is currently raising funds for a print run of the book with new artwork and other extras. I'd been interested in the game for a while but after a lengthy period of time scratch-building some mech miniatures for it I finally played it! My worthy opponent was Ed Scott (pillar of London gaming community and creator of the Blades of Arozone fantasy comics) and this was the first time for either of us playing the game. Our venue was the London gaming club HA...