I have dusted off my old models and playing the Batman Miniature Game again, from Knight Models. I bought a large amount of metal 1st edition Batman Miniatures from a game store that was having a clearance of them in May of 2017, because of SKU problems and supply chain issues. By the time I painted enough models and got together some terrain together it was February of 2018 before I had my first game. Other games took priority because a new 3rd edition came out that wasn't supporting their older models, so my pile of miniatures lay in the dark. You can see my posts for the game here.
Then early January hit and a friend connected me with someone who wanted to play this game. Honestly I was hesitant because I thought I would have to buy my models all over again and wasn't impressed by the 3rd edition rules on a first read-through. After looking through the recent revision I gave it a go and connected with the person who was interested.
He had the models for the new starter set, above, based on the Robert Patterson "The Batman" film. The models were nicely done and there were fan made and company approved starter scenarios to learn the game. They were cleverly done so that each basic rule built on the other such that after five scenarios, available at the bottom of their downloads page of their Batman Blog site here, you were playing a full game. That website is where you can also find character cards for the models in the box set, rules, encounter cards, faction cards, objective cards and a whole lot more, all for free. And a shocker...along with the fan made scenario cards are many of the cards for older models! The free app Knight Models has is the best way to make a crew and to check abilities models may have.
After the five scenarios I was back to playing this game. I also picked up a few more models, mostly ones that filled in gaps and multi-faction models, as well as the new starter box. Besides the five scenarios we played ten games this year and believe we have figured out the rules. A warning: some rules are scattered throughout the rulebook. I am working on a cheat sheet, with page numbers in the rulebook, that will make it easier to check rules and waste less time. I have some updating to do but the current version is here.
It is also fortunate that I have been increasing my modern era terrain options because I have started into Marvel Crisis Protocol. Still have more terrain to build and paint, but that should not take long.
Below are more pictures from the game we have played this year. Be ready for more posts on this game in 2025. Enjoy!
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