Hi, I’m Chucky, and I’m your friend till the end. Hidey-ho!
Let’s pick apart the puppets and unbox a copy of Puppet Wars: Unstitched by Wyrd Miniatures
Wyrd Miniatures make an unusual tabletop miniatures game called Malifaux, which I’ve yet to play. Recently I stumbled across their relatively new game Puppet Wars: Unstitched, which is set in the same universe. A very small corner of that universe in fact: a lonely witch’s cottage in a bayou where puppets animated by arcane magics conduct little wars.
The style is very ‘Tim Burton stop-motion’ and the lovely miniatures burst with character. In contrast to Deadzone, which I’m currently painting, they are made of high quality hard plastic, and there has been a lot of thought put into the way they were put in the box, plus other touches like a nice large, clear poster that clearly describes how to put them together. Mantic could learn a thing or two from Wyrd—though the box is still missing a good reference photo of the miniatures all painted up.
Look out for a rules summary later down the track and perhaps even a play session video. In the meantime, enjoy the unboxing!
Looking forward to hearing your thoughts on this game. I’ve heard of Malifaux, but hadn’t heard of this one. Looks like a great production!
Love, Love LOVE the packaging and care that went into designing it. I’m interested to find out more about this game now. Looks like my cup o tea.
In case you’re interested there is a painting guide of sorts in the free download of Wyrd Chronicles Volume 6 – it includes a photo gallery of the painted miniatures you could use as a reference (link below);
http://wyrd-games.net/community/files/file/9-wyrd-chronicles-volume-6/
Thanks Paul, I appreciate the link!
I might have to get round to getting my set painted now.
I had no idea you had a copy mate – we must play it!
Hey there
I’ll add another vote for a cheat sheet and even a foam core insert for this one. Grateful for the unboxing as well as i was unsure whether i’d got the right sprues in my copy as there were 3 identical ones in there.
cheers
Rules summary is coming very soon, foamcore insert maybe later!