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Mantic Games is a relatively young games and miniatures publisher, but they are growing rapidly. They produce games and miniatures in the 28mm scale, like [[Games Workshop]], but for much, much less. They started out in fantasy, with [[Kings of War]], but are also branching into sci-fi with [[Warpath]]. | Mantic Games is a relatively young games and miniatures publisher, but they are growing rapidly. They produce games and miniatures in the 28mm scale, like [[Games Workshop]], but for much, much less. They started out in fantasy, with [[Kings of War]], but are also branching into sci-fi with [[Warpath]]. | ||
Mantic Games have got several ex-GW people on their books, quite possibly disgruntled folks who want to shank their former employers in the stomach and twist really hard (and good luck to them!). | Mantic Games have got several ex-GW people on their books, quite possibly disgruntled folks who want to shank their former employers in the stomach and twist really hard (and good luck to them!). Kings of War and Warpath heavily, HEAVILY rip right from Warhammer's aesthetic, (Mantic models actually look slightly different if you bother to compare them to GW models because A: they're truescale, B: the Dwarfs have giant heads, and C: if they got too close they'd be sued) almost looking to completely undercut the more expensive Citadel Miniatures. In fact, this is part of Mantic's Strategy, which allows people to play Warhammer with cheap non-GW models, which lets Mantic sell more stuff. | ||
The rules for Kings of War and Warpath are quite basic and free from their website. Some people reckon they're too simplistic and lack the depth of Games Workshop games, others like the fact they're easy to pick up and don't require a Bible-sized rulebook. Either way, there seems to be no shortage of players signing up to the annual Kings of War tournament, though it should be noted that a good chunk of them (including mantic employers) were using GW models in said tournament, hilariously. It can be theorized that Mantic will expand their game once they reach some level of popularity, and like GW in the past reneg on the liberal use of their products. Time will tell... | The rules for Kings of War and Warpath are quite basic and free from their website. Some people reckon they're too simplistic and lack the depth of Games Workshop games, others like the fact they're easy to pick up and don't require a Bible-sized rulebook. Either way, there seems to be no shortage of players signing up to the annual Kings of War tournament, though it should be noted that a good chunk of them (including mantic employers) were using GW models in said tournament, hilariously. It can be theorized that Mantic will expand their game once they reach some level of popularity, and like GW in the past reneg on the liberal use of their products. Time will tell... | ||
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| Mantic Games | ||
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| Notable Employees | Alessio Calvatore | |
| Notable Games | Kings of War, Warpath | |
| Website | http://www.manticgames.com/ | |
Mantic Games is a relatively young games and miniatures publisher, but they are growing rapidly. They produce games and miniatures in the 28mm scale, like Games Workshop, but for much, much less. They started out in fantasy, with Kings of War, but are also branching into sci-fi with Warpath.
Mantic Games have got several ex-GW people on their books, quite possibly disgruntled folks who want to shank their former employers in the stomach and twist really hard (and good luck to them!). Kings of War and Warpath heavily, HEAVILY rip right from Warhammer's aesthetic, (Mantic models actually look slightly different if you bother to compare them to GW models because A: they're truescale, B: the Dwarfs have giant heads, and C: if they got too close they'd be sued) almost looking to completely undercut the more expensive Citadel Miniatures. In fact, this is part of Mantic's Strategy, which allows people to play Warhammer with cheap non-GW models, which lets Mantic sell more stuff.
The rules for Kings of War and Warpath are quite basic and free from their website. Some people reckon they're too simplistic and lack the depth of Games Workshop games, others like the fact they're easy to pick up and don't require a Bible-sized rulebook. Either way, there seems to be no shortage of players signing up to the annual Kings of War tournament, though it should be noted that a good chunk of them (including mantic employers) were using GW models in said tournament, hilariously. It can be theorized that Mantic will expand their game once they reach some level of popularity, and like GW in the past reneg on the liberal use of their products. Time will tell...