Is Blackstone Fortress worth picking up this holiday weekend? We show you the 10 things you need to know about the game, including building the models!
It is Black (stone) Friday weekend, and this game is the latest specialty game from Games Workshop that has great looking miniatures and a grimdark feel.
Let’s go over ten things you need to know about this new release so you can decide if it is worth your holiday hobby dollars.
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As vast and dark as a sunless void, the Blackstone Fortress is a creation far beyond the ken of any race in the galaxy. In this age of darkness, in a galaxy riven with strife and horror, the desperate and intrepid alike search this Fortress for long-lost technologies that may be used to turn the tide of war.
The First thing to consider is that this game might not be for everyone it has a lot of different aspects and feels like a cross between 40k, a board game, and a roleplaying game all in one. Blackstone Fortress should be played over multiple game sessions and not as a one-off game.
Gather your team and get ready for several weeks of fun.
Another thing to consider is that you are not just flipping through one rulebook while playing, there are several tomes to go over during a game of Blackstone Fortress and you will find yourself flipping through the different books for rules questions throughout your game. While I am sure we can appreciate not having to flip back and forth in one book, from the onset it seems to make the game appear more complicated than it really is.
In our unboxing and review video below Rob goes over how those up a standard game of Blackstone Fortress and what all the components are used for so you get a better grasp going into your first game.
Last but not least we get everyone’s new favorite robot together these miniatures are your standard push fit miniatures that we have come to expect from Games Workshop and not the multi-part kits from the days of old.
Blackstone Fortress looks like an interesting new take on the Grimdark Future.
As always keep those hobby muscles strong, stay in the trenches, and check out our Top 10 things you need to know about Blackstone Fortress Unboxing Video below!
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
