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Mounted Figure Release

Tuesday, 16 February 2021 15:23
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NEW WESTERN STUFF FROM KNUCKLEDUSTER!

Knuckleduster Miniatures has just released a pack of seven mounted figures, horseback versions of their Spectacular Seven Faction. The set, KDM-12118, is $44.50 and is available from Knuckleduster and their network of retailers.

Another exciting development for Knuckleduster is the success of their Gunfight Royale board game kickstarter which concluded at the end of January. The game is basically a board-game version of Gunfighter's Ball, but with some innovations in game mechanics and the option of cartoon gunfighters in plastic or metal.

Learn all about it and pre-order your own copy HERE

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Gunfight Royale Kickstarter

Thursday, 31 December 2020 09:03
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On January 2nd, Knuckleduster Miniatures is launching a Kickstarter for a lighthearted Western gunfight board game called Gunfight Royale, designed as a gateway product for board gamers (relatives, non-gamer friends, etc.) who want a fun shootout game but have never considered themselves "hobbyists." It ticks many boxes on the list of things that make a game friendly for people outside the hobby: It features plastic cartoon figures and simple rules, is completely self-contained, requires no painting or modeling, and can be played straight out of the box.

Players (from 2 to 6) each get one character and fight to the finish (the name references the "battle royale" style of video games) through numerous scenarios using not only weapons, but dirty tricks and found items. The poker-chip wound system from Gunfighter's Ball has been adapted to Gunfight Royale, as well as the "quick draw" concept of turn interruption. Each game takes about a half hour, so multiple games can be played in one session. Players whose character gets eliminated can continue to play dirty tricks so that nobody is completely left out because of an early misfortune. A time-keeper traverses a track on the outside of the board to enforce an end to the game and eliminate the possibility of stalemate. There are enough rules to formulate sophisticated strategies, but the various types of cards place all the important information at your fingertips so intrusive rules lookups are not required.

Throughout playtesting, this game produced an amazing vibe. It taps into the elements that make Knuckleduster's "Gunfighter's Ball" game so much fun; a sensibility that's very close to a first-person-shooter arena video game, with players laughing their way through the unbridled devastation of large-caliber firearms, crazy melee weapons and, not infrequently, explosions. The cartoon figures and artwork reinforce the carnival atmosphere and the idea that games like these need not be intimidating to play or learn.

The Kickstarter offers a boxed game with the board, cards, dice, dry-erase markers, chip-and-token punch-outs, 12 plastic figures and a mounted time-keeper model called "The Lone Rider of Eternity." Stretch goals will add characters to the game at the medium tier pledge level, and at higher levels metal versions of the figures, clay poker chips, and wooden tokens are included. The latter three items are also available as add-ons, as are metal versions of the game characters in the "Gunfighter's Ball" style of sculpting for use with that game. Buy the boxed game for a non-gamer and keep the Gunfighter's Ball figures for yourself!

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Knuckleduster Miniatures

Thursday, 17 December 2020 09:29
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Newly released: Sherm McMasters (single) and the Prospector with his trusty mule.

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Knuckleduster Releases

Friday, 11 September 2020 11:09
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Knuckleduster has just released three new items for September.

Mounted Earps: This set includes Wyatt, Virgil, Turkey Creek Johnson, Texas Jack Vermillion, Doc Holiday, and Sherm McMasters. Since Morgan Earp was out of action early in the story of the Earps, he's replaced by an Earp ally in this pack. McMasters has not appeared in our product line before, so this set includes a dismounted version of him with mdf slotta base. The pack is slightly more expensive to reflect this addition. KDM-12101, $39.50

Character Card Booster Pack II: 20 new character cards (for a list, see attached graphic). As our painting commissions come back from Adam Smith in the UK, we photograph them and develop new cards, which means we're always behind the new releases. We do eventually catch-up! KDM-10306, $10

Telegraph Office: A small commercial building that's about half the width of the other stores we sell (e.g. Hardware Store). Like most of our buildings, this can be used for any commercial "front street" property and not just for a telegraph office. KDM-13117, $27.50

October will feature a new faction, "The Bad Guys," and renders of the new characters are being posted on Facebook as we complete them. More mounted versions of dismounted faction packs are also in the plans for this fall.

Please visit Knuckleduster.com for a look at all of our products, and join us on Facebook.

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Knuckleduster Miniatures

Tuesday, 30 June 2020 10:01
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A PRETTY PICTURE AND A SUMMARY OF WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW.

I haven't been very good at communication the last few months, but we have been working five days per week throughout all the recent tribulations. Here is a breakdown of what we're up to.

1. The shopping cart is currently shut down, which is why your order won't go through; you've probably arrived at our products without passing through the front page where the info banner is. If I knew how to put the banner on other pages I would, but I don't, so it isn't.

2. We start taking orders with our own shopping cart again July 1. I'm grateful for my retailers for keeping the wheels of commerce turning, and I urge you to continue to order from them. This is a difficult time for many game stores, and if you want to see our hobby thrive in the future, it is important that there are places that new people can see games being played, so please, please, please continue to patronize them after I have reopened my shopping cart.

2. The mounted Linguine Henchmen are indeed available. You can order them now from a retailer or after July 1 you can order them from us as well.

3. You can expect at least one new release per month for the next several months. The mounted Earps are next up. Expect more Indians, some cavalry, and other various and sundry characters though the summer, fall, and into the holidays.
I can sculpt much faster than we can put items into production, so please bear with us.

4. We will continue to create new items of an historical as well as cinematic nature. I'm not much of a movie buff myself, but I've tried to satisfy the cravings for that kind of thing. I will continue to balance both aspects of the West as I feel that while movies are fun, history is exciting as well. I'm always looking for unique subjects with interesting and varied wardrobe rather than the usual 60s cowboy getup with a different face.

4. We will be kickstarting our board game either this fall or at the beginning of 2021. If you're not a fan of the cartoon figures, don't worry--you can use the game with GB figures, and there will be GB versions of new characters from the game available during and after the kickstarter. The main purpose of the game is to reach a broader audience; if you have non-gamer family or friends, this will be a great way to introduce them to gaming.

5. Finally, Adam Smith of Pro Painted Miniatures has done a magnificent job of painting the Spectacular Seven, don't you think? I can't wait till these show up on my doorstep! I will be photographing them for character cards, and then I get to game with them!

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