Osprey Games: Wildlands Board Game Miniatures Showcase
Osprey’s first entry into miniatures focused board games has great looking minis, and its card based ruleset makes it a perfect choice for an all ages game night. Take a look!
Back when I started my own personal website, I called it Must Contain Minis. I called it this because I wanted to focus on Board Games with Miniatures in them. Osprey Games has always been a company that I liked. Now, they have released their first Miniatures Board Game – Wildlands.
This post quickly discusses the game and provides a photographic showcase of two of the four factions in the base game. Wildlands actually happened to be on my Christmas Wish List and I was so happy when Osprey Games sent it to me for review. For those that don’t know, Wildlands is a game that Osprey teased about way back in February. I was excited about the game when I saw that preview. What they delivered far surpassed my expectations.
Above is the first preview picture that I saw of the miniatures from Wildlands. Image from Osprey Games’ Blog.
It looks nice, but some painting will be required. Now compare that image above to the picture I took below of what Osprey Games actually delivered.
This is how the owl miniature came out of the box. It looks fantastic because Osprey Pre-Washed them in ink. Image from MCM’s post about the Wildlands’ Guild.
About the System
I will be honest, I have not yet played the game. I have read the rules and I am taking my time in showcasing the components as they are gorgeous. The rules are simple and this should be a game that you can get your family to play with you. There are no dice and everything runs on cards. The different factions have decks with different abilities. This differentiates the groups from each other. In the game, you aim to collect magical shards of crystal.
With that little tidbit out of the way, let’s take a look at two of the four factions – The Gnomads and the Guild.
The Gnomads
The Gnomads are nomadic Gnomes that travel in caravans and tinker with clockwork artifacts. As a faction, they are fast and hit hard from a distance. They have very little defense though.
The Gnomads Faction in Wildlands. Image from MCM’s post showcasing the Gnomads.
Elsie lost her legs, but rebuilt them through Clockwork Mechanics. She also built herself a clockwork robot to help defend her and help her in her daily duties. Image from MCM’s post showcasing the Gnomads.
This is Ginuald, the best melee fighter of the group. Image from MCM’s post showcasing the Gnomads.
The Guild
The Guild is a group of magic users looking to keep alive the arcane arts. They have powerful spells that cause damage to all characters in an adjacent space.
The Miniatures of the Guild. Image from MCM’s post about the Wildlands’ Guild.
A Golem Carries around the group’s spell-books. Image from MCM’s post about the Wildlands’ Guild.
A mage casting a fireball spell. Image from MCM’s post about the Wildlands’ Guild.
Wrapping it up…
Hopefully you enjoyed this quick look at some of the miniatures in Osprey Game’s Wildlands Board Game. If you want to see more images of the factions, or scale comparison pictures, be sure to visit Must Contain Minis.
A Showcase with Scale Comparison Pictures of the Guild. Link.
A Showcase with Scale Comparison Pictures of the Gnomads. Link.
Thanks goes out again to Osprey Games for sending MCM a copy of Wildlands and The Unquiet Dead Expansion for review purposes.
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