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StarCraft Tabletop Miniatures Game

Unread postby icycalm » 12 Mar 2026 17:46

Official Site
https://starcraft-tmg.com

Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URF_4Mt ... XVyolQO3wj

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If you want to start grasping why Warhammer 40,000 has been so successful for so long, check out the above trailer, and compare with something like this:

Corsairs of the Maelstrom – Revealed at the New Year Preview 2026 | Warhammer 40,000
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXDdQTe ... XVyolQO3wj

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See how much cheaper the StarCraft minis look? And that's before you count their pitiful lore and no doubt nonexistent campaigns and support material. It's the same reason D&D used to dominate RPGs and Pathfinder dominates now: the company that commits to its world and floods the market with content for it will get the players to commit to that world over companies which pump out a couple products for quick bucks and then abandon the project. Why would a player commit to a world that even its creators won't commit to? It took decades for Games Workshop to build up to the level of lore and model and mechanical detail we enjoy today. Will the StarCraft people invest decades of work in their game?

That said, I am open to inserting this at an appropriate point in my metaverse's 40,000-year timeline, if the material is decent enough for a quick playthrough, and if such an appropriate point exists. I'll review the material when it releases, and let the players make the choice, if it passes my minimum quality standard. Worst case scenario, it would be a cool little surprise for a company of Space Marines to discover some ancient Protoss ruins or remote Zerg planet somewhere in the galaxy.
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