Hi everyone! I hope you have been enjoying the other articles our talented writer’s have provided for deCiphered over the last couple of weeks. Today it’s my turn, and I’m proud to bring you my Anima Tactics strategic doctrine in a little piece I’m calling Tactical View. My mission is to share with you the tactics and strategies that I have seen used with success in actual games.
We’re gonna kick things off with my favorite organization: The Holy Empire of Abel
On a monthly basis, I will be sharing with you the various tactics I employ when painting my miniatures.
I have been an avid painter and gamer for over a decade now. It is a challenging, fun and rewarding hobby!
When Anima Tactics came on the scene, I was immediately drawn to it simply based on the great look of the miniatures. This line is chalk full of colourful and imaginative characters, all brought to life with beautiful and dynamic sculpts. They are exactly what I look for in a miniature, and a wonderful addition to any collection.
I have a question for you, the reader: Have you ever felt nervous, or unsure about how to paint your miniature? Have you ever been unsure of where to start, or how exactly to capture the image you have in your mind?
If so, don’t worry! You are definitely not alone. I have had more than few disastrous experiences in which I got ahead of myself on a painting project and made a huge mess of my poor miniature victim in no time flat.
Take the time and think about what you want the miniature to look like before you start painting. If you have an unpainted Anima Tactics miniature nearby, grab it, and ask yourself the following questions. Hang on to your miniature as you read the rest of this article.
Here are a few samples of techniques used on my Anima Tactics miniatures.
If you know yourself and you know the enemy, the battle is already over.
- Sun Tzu
Welcome to the Hiring Post. We’re going to take a hard look at some of the models of Hell Dorado, assess their uses, and hopefully give you some ideas on how to use them. We’ll be covering all of the factions in due time, but today I think we’ll start with my favorite model – the Westerner Swashbuckler.
Hi everyone my name is Rory. Just like all of you I am mad about Helldorado and I am lucky to have been given the opportunity to share with you some of the methods I use to make terrain and boards for the game.
I know making terrain and boards can be a time consuming and costly affair so I will focus on making terrain at both a cost effective and time efficient manner.
I will also add a new thread in the forums where you can ask me questions in regards to terrain. It will also be used for people to show off their own terrain projects and share ideas on terrain and board building. I might even put some of your ideas/photos up for show on the main site! For those wondering the thread will be titled “A journey through the Circles of Hell with Skeleheart.”
Here are some photos of the board and terrain I currently use for gaming which was made with Howling Plains of Hell and generic terrain elements.
A mid game photo where my Lost met their demise at the hands of Matt's magnificently painted Saracens. Make sure to check out Matt's painting articles too!
Not only have we done a big update to the downloadable Hell Dorado cards available from the downloads section, including making Italian cards available, we have also shipped another wave of Hell Dorado releases to distributors including …
Mourner
By Odie
I love finding new games to play.
I love those rare gamer moments when the discovery of a new game causes genuine excitement – for a split second, the world falls away, the blood pumps a little faster, and the mind reels with thoughts of dramatic victories in a new found world.
It’s ironic then, that one of the things I dread the most is sorting out how to actually start playing that selfsame game. My discovery of Anima Tactics is no exception.
by Matt Deas
Glow effects and light sources are nothing new in miniature painting, however they can be very challenging to apply effectively. In this article I’d like to demonstrate a straightforward method of applying lighting effects to a mini.
I will focus on the grenades on a Saracen Alchemist. I create the lighting effect using layers of paint with varying layers of translucency. The trick is to control these layers to give the illusion of an inner light source. The translucent layers mimic the radiant glow, while the more opaque layers simulate the source of the glow. The initial layers are diluted with a mixing medium so that the paint pigments remain stable and don’t pool like a wash, this allows the base colours to show through. As you start working towards the more intense light effects, reduce the amount of medium to achieve a more opaque effect and to mask out the base colours.
Greetings! Here at Cipher Studios the gears have been turning to bring our fans some awesome new ways to get the most out of our games. Today, we are starting a new segment titled Deciphered.
I’m Justin, contributor and editor for Deciphered, and from here on, I’ll be bringing you articles by a number of talented individuals who have heeded our call to give you guys in the community some great ideas on making your Cipher models look and play their best.
Each Monday we’ll be featuring articles about painting, sculpting, and assembling models and terrain, so you can show the world just how awesome your army is. On Wednesdays, we’ll feature articles on tactics and game play, so you can bring your best to every game. We’ll also be featuring battle reports of exciting clashes between players in both Hell Dorado and Anima Tactics, as well as custom scenarios and other ideas to make your game night that much more entertaining. So sit back, grab a beverage, and enjoy the ride!
We’re kicking things off with a special feature given to us by Sam Poots of Beasts of War. Sam sat down recently to bring you this look at the monstrous Jaws of the Deep!
by Sam Poots
How much is that doggy in the window? The one with the slavering jaws? This week I decided to take a look into the Abyss and try my hand at building the Jaws of the Deep, a monstrous leonine creature available to The Lost faction in Hell Dorado. Remember, gaze not into the Abyss, for fear that the Abyss will tear your throat out.
Spoiler alert! Avert your gaze if you wish to keep the suspense alive until you are able to get your hands on these guys.
We have just shipped a wave of 2 new Anima Tactics figures to our distribution partners. Two new Black Sun figures come out to play for Halloween.
Deimon is the personal valet and head of security for the Steiner family, major share holders in Black Sun along with the Delacroix’s.
The Type-012 is another undead/bio-weapon to add to Black Suns growing arsenal of monstrosities. The Type-012 came out looking better than I ever could have hoped, lets hear it for JNP, Ben Misenar, and Angel Giraldez! Here they are …
on Boot Camp : Anima Tactics #4 – Play Your Own Game
on Boot Camp : Anima Tactics #4 – Play Your Own Game
on Tactical View 3: Battle Report!
on NMM: an Acolytes’ Struggles
on Tactical View 3: Battle Report!
