Halo Flashpoint is a miniature skirmish game set in the Halo universe designed by Mantic Games. I’ve had my eye on it for a while now but due to missing the initial hype wasn’t able to find a copy of the Spartan edition in stock anywhere. I finally decided to just bite the bullet and get the smaller Recon edition of the game, only to then find a copy of the Spartan Edition available at Dark Star Games.
In a moment of consumerism I bought both…
Fortunately this turned out to be a good decision as I really like this game. It checks a lot of the boxes that other skirmish/war games don’t quite manage to, namely:
I’ve only played 3 games so far but I’ve thoroughly enjoyed the experience. The mechanics recreate the frenetic feeling of firefights in the original combat evolved multiplayer. There’s basically no down time for players while they wait for the other person to move their models and the headshot mechanic is as fun as endlessly exploding dice can be.
As an example, I played a game with my son and he managed to use up all of his dice and half of mine thanks to the optics keyword on the spartan deadeye. Needless to say, for a 7 year old this was viewed as a major achievement as he gleefully one shotted my elite that had been dashing up the board.
When it comes to the production quality of the boxes I’m impressed. Though the models are PVC which isn’t my favourite material for models, the fact they come pre-assembled and in coloured plastic to allow instant play makes up for this. In addition the cardboard terrain is quick to assemble and looks good on the tabletop, with enough provided even in the Recon edition to get a good game going.
A final bonus is that the packaging actually serves as a carry case for the models, which means no more paint getting chipped because my minis slid around in the old shoe box that I usually store them in.
I’d definitely recommend picking up Flashpoint - I’ll probably do a follow up post when I’ve played a few more game modes and really got the hang of the mechanics.
halo wargaming review
Halo Flashpoint is a miniature skirmish game set in the Halo universe designed by Mantic Games. I’ve had my eye on it for a while now but due to missing the initial hype wasn’t able to find a copy of the Spartan edition in stock anywhere. I finally decided to just bite the bullet and get the smaller Recon edition of the game, only to then find a copy of the Spartan Edition available at Dark Star Games.
40k wargaming journal
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fitness
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mothership rpgs review
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