Comments on: Best of Show for GTS 2009: Exillis

By: GAMA Trade Show 2010 Best of Show | LivingDice.com

GAMA Trade Show 2010 Best of Show | LivingDice.com — Mon, 12 Apr 2010 04:14:36 +0000

[...] year, “Ex-Illis” from “Bastion Studios” took the prize in a landslide. The unique combination of traditional miniatures with [...]

By: Photos of the Ex-Illis Miniature Combat Iphone App and the William Wallace Miniature | LivingDice.com

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:43:22 +0000

[...] some screen shots of a game off my Iphone. If you are new to Ex-Illis, you can read more about the Ex-Illis miniature system that uses software instead of books for rules adjudication in my previous [...]

By: Exillis Previews Movement Rules | LivingDice.com

Exillis Previews Movement Rules | LivingDice.com — Wed, 13 May 2009 00:48:40 +0000

[...] the interesting tabletop wargame that runs off of a computer/iphone and I thought deserving of “Best of Show” at GTS this year released a bit more information about the rules set. The article describes the movement [...]

By: Phasma Felis

Phasma Felis — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 03:11:04 +0000

Hm. I’m pretty torn. On the one hand, sweet gadget! On the other hand…well, it seems to combine all the shortcomings of tabletop (paying through the nose for an army, finding space to set up a table and time to play, being limited to your local area for players) with all the shortcomings of online (vulnerable to server issues and connectivity issues, can’t play if you drop your iPhone in the toilet, can’t ever play again if the company dies, can’t houserule annoying rules) and some entirely new issues (can’t use proxies to test out a new army or unit and see if you like it, potential problems with selling/trading minis that you no longer use). The game itself may be loads of fun, but I don’t see how either the videogame or tabletop aspect is enhanced by the other.

So, um. I guess I’m not torn after all, this is a just plain shitty idea. Sorry. :(

(On the other hand, I could see some real value in something like this that ran entirely on the local machines, streamlining the tabletop mechanics without shackling you to either a server or a figure collection. But then they couldn’t force you to buy all their minis, could they?)

Also, the name is “Ex illis”, with a space.

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 18:14:55 +0000

I likes it.

By: Selenio

Selenio — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:05:03 +0000

If the price of the Starter Packs (or whatever they are going to be called) appeals me, I’m ready to give it a try… but I have one question.

Let’s say the game is not a complete success (I hope it’s not going to be the case) or at least not the success the creators were expecting it to be and, after some time, they decide to close the game and place their effort on any other project. Obviously the game server goes down.

So, my question is: Will there be any kind of “old time, usual rules” to play without the need for the server to be online?

And what if me and my friends have a battle scheduled and when the time comes the server is down for maitenance or whatever?

Let’s say it simple, if there’s any issue with the game server, are my miniatures something more than beautiful plastic “rubbish”?

Selenio.

By: Trask

Trask — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:27:14 +0000

No. It works on any MAC, PC or Ipod touch/iphone. I was worried about the same thing, but it is generic to any OS.

Trask

By: Mike Foster

Mike Foster — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:23:23 +0000

If this is dependent on people having Iphones or other apple products to play it will fail. It is a neat concept but it is not new. There have been a few variations of this concept over the years that never caught on in a big way.

By: Trask

Trask — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 13:51:04 +0000

Apparently John does not understand the meaning of an emoticon. When I am being arrogant and high-handed, I do not add a smiley to the end of the sentence. ;)

Trask The Last Tyromancer

By: John

John — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 11:20:45 +0000

I would post my opinions, but your arrogant approach (“See, here is the generational conflict I predicted.”) typical of people unopened to real discussion drains any will from me.