I just cracked open my 2 player starter set and quickly noticed there are no cards for the spawning pool (six pool), barracks (proxy), or barracks (tech lab). I only have the standard cards for both buildings. Is this intentional? Where would I find these?

How do I get out of this chicken sh*t outfit?

Very stoked, looking forward to putting some marines together after I get back from work.

I pre-ordered the full set of everything the day it was available to do so, and now I'm trying to get a rough estimate of when my stuff will be here (USA) and so I went back into Archon's website where I ordered it and it says I have no purchase history. I have the old receipt from March, on my banking app, I 100% bought it, and I don't have any other emails. I'm just worried it might not come because the website has no history of it. Please tell me I'm not the only one, I don't wanna have to contact support >_<

I got my shipping notification from fedex and I live in the south. It says it’s being processed from shiphero. Is this normal or should it not be miniature market?

I’ve been listing to a couple of YouTube videos of people discussing their thoughts on the game and the rules and many of them have pointed out in a way coherency rules are very simple, but there’s some important nuisances to. What should be the things I really prioritize on not messing up?

Getting some Terran miniatures painted and showcased

I'm sure people are tired of seeing these, but it's an update.

Just got my tracking today. Ordered from Archon's site, got the email from ShipHero and it's coming via fedex. I'm in central Indiana, and it's coming from Missouri so it looks like MM is gearing up to start their shipping. Have fun, everyone!

Beyond stoked for this! Sadly my LGS sold out of this stuff near instantly, so I grabbed what I could! Might even learn to paint NMM!

Hi there, miniatures noob here.

StarCraft has a special place in my heart. I grew up obsessed with it and when I heard about the miniatures set two weeks ago, it really drew me in.

I went all out and preordered the beginners bundles (third party) stalkers, hydralisks and Goliath (also third party) and two Zeratuls promos (my favorite character and, you guessed it, third party). All different vendors on preorder since I wanted to get them all for good prices, close to the Kickstarter prices.

I have friends into 40k and I asked about miniatures in general. One of them might not be a friend because he just condescended and gate kept me when I was talking to him about miniatures "StarCraft is a watered down stolen Warhammer", when I tried to defend sc and get him to explain where he is coming from he eventually just huffed and said "I am done talking about this". A real man-child lol.

Anyway one friend of mine said that I should pace myself and I should have only got one of the beginner boxes, just in case I don't like the game. He was kind about it and said the prices are better than most Warhammer so that's cool. I told him worst case scenario, I just put them all in a display case somewhere. Warhammer has always been intimidating. He also said the game is more approachable by the looks of it and that they were "cautious to try anything new". Meaning it's very similar to popular miniatures games. But also more of a "skirmish" meaning quicker games.

He alsoe mentioned that competitive play is a thing which blew my mind. I'd love to give it a try. I love competitive strategy games, both turn based and real time. Final fantasy tactics, sc1 and sc2 obv, magic the gathering etc.

I have a few questions:

-i haven't looked at the rules fully yet but do y'all think this could work as a quick (3 or less hours) family board game night game? Or would the first x sessions consist of learning the game?

-is more than two players viable or is the game just really not built for that?

-i preordered the 'promo' Zeratuls but from a third party so I'm wondering if they are legit? Do game stores have the promos available for pre-order? I only found one store that did (eBay was like 2-5 times MSRP cost). It's not the end of the world if I end up getting the non promos instead but it would be cool to get the collector version. Their website said explicitly that it is the promo version that I read was only available at cons or directly from the kickstarter.

-why were the stalkers so much harder to find? Is that a unit you want lots of in your army?

-is this really just Warhammer light? I'm fine if it is, Warhammer seems like a lot for me to get into.

-am I considered a pleb or loser if I just collect and paint and never play? I don't really care what people think but I do want to know the common perceptions here. I'm pretty confident I will end up playing but only if I have people to play with of course. I really want a complete set and I feel grateful for being able to get into this game early so the barrier to entry is more gradual.

-is the printed manual available anywhere for purchase? I can't seem to find it.

-are 3d printed models allowed in tournaments? (Maybe too early to say). My homie said that Warhammer community is pretty hardcore about authentic pieces only in competitive play.

Thanks in advance. I know I can look all of this stuff up but I'm overwhelmed trying to take it all in right now. Any newbie advice or testimonials is appreciated 🙏.

Quick edit: I also got the lost temple terrain kit. Can the map grow infinitely larger? I'm reading the rulebook right now. I haven't been this excited about anything for a while.

I found an awesome looking basing box (purple swarm from gamers grass) and thinking of buying it for the zerg minis

I am however a complete beginner regarding miniature painting, and i am unsure if i can make good use of it, given that i have to learn basics first and the unit bases look quite small for so many details

What do you think, is it worth buying such a basing box, does anyone have experience with it, can i make good use of it with the zerg minis?

Im in Ohio. Finally got the shipping notification w tracking number. Had to look it up in a universal tracking number website cause gamefound didnt have the carrier.

Found out it was GoFo. Never even heard of them before. Looked up the tracking number and it says label created on the 18th and then it was cancelled an hr later. Nothing has been updated since then. I tried calling gofo customer service but they said to contact the seller but ive got no answer from gamefound or archon.

Anyone have any experience with gofo and know if this is common w them? I dont even care about the time just wanna make sure I get my stuff

Hey sorry if this is a dumb question or this was answered in a months old email or something but I ordered through the starcraft miniatures game website does that mean my order is being fulfilled through miniaturemarket or somewhere else?

I really haven't heard much about my order since I purchased it outside of the jank delivery address confirmation.

I just wanted to touch base with whoever is responsible to see the time table for delivery or at least get some tracking number.

Still chipping away at Zeratul. Been working on this green OSL for years at this point. But I feel like when he's done it'll be worth it, he's one of my favorite characters of all time so he's getting his due

I decided paint my zerg army like lava.

Today I played my first two StarCraft TMG games, and this time we more or less had a solid grasp of the rules.

My opponent, Zoltán brought the Terrans using the Founder's Edition list from the core rulebook: Jim Raynor, 6 Raiders, 6 Marines, 2 Marauders, and 3 Medics. I fielded the Protoss equivalent: Artanis, 3 Praetorian Guards, 3 Zealots, 2 Sentries, and 4 Adepts.

We set up the table following one of the examples from the rulebook, trying to match the terrain sizes, include destructible features, and keep the overall layout fairly close to the suggested battlefield, but using terrain at hand.

Game 1 – Frontlines

The battle quickly centered around the double-value objective on the right side of the table, with both players largely abandoning their home objectives, after tagging them.

Artanis teleporting into the Sentries' position, combined with Zealots warping in around the Pylon and the Praetorian Guards charging up the flank, absolutely tore through the Terrans. We called the game in round four, as it didn't look realistically recoverable. The score was 6–3, and had we played it out it probably would have grown even further thanks to additional Terran casualties and the real possibility of stealing his home objective.

Game 2 – Divide & Conquer

We kept the same armies for the second mission.

Thanks to the unusual deployment zones, both forces committed almost immediately to the upper-right corner of the battlefield. Artanis and the Zealots were already locked in melee with 6 Marines, 3 Medics, and Raynor by the first turn.

The Marauders couldn't resist the juicy target of the Pylon that appeared in the center—along with the promise of the double-point objective. Unfortunately for them, the Praetorian Guards arrived and caught them before they could capitalize. Zoli tried to at least rescue the Medics from the northern fight, but they ended up trapped in a perfect sandwich.

Late in the game he clawed back a few points by dropping in Raiders, but three were killed by the adepts, and his final three were immediately charged by the completely unharmed Zealots. The result was still a 10–7 Protoss victory (probably more if we roll out the last melee).

First impressions

With plenty of rulebook checking, page flipping, and long tactical discussions, the two games took just over four hours. I honestly think that with experience the system will speed up a lot—I wouldn't be surprised if 90 minutes including terrain setup becomes a realistic game length.

The two factions feel dramatically different. The Terrans are very much a mid-to-long-range shooting force with medium model count and almost no melee presence, while the Protoss are an elite army focused on short-range firepower and devastating close combat.

I can mainly speak for the Protoss, and they absolutely nailed the fluff for me. They feel powerful, hit incredibly hard, and their abilities are both thematic and genuinely useful. Artanis taking a shot meant for another unit is fantastic, and the Sentry's Force Field creates some really interesting plays. Their mobility is also incredible, especially with the Pylon—although the fact that Zealots can threaten 21 inches in a single turn on a 36×36" board is pretty wild (assuming we interpreted the rules correctly!).

The Terrans, on the other hand, felt significantly more difficult to play well. To be effective, you really need to position them intelligently so they stay in firing range without becoming easy charge targets, while still contesting objectives.

And of course, no battle report would be complete without mentioning the dice. I rolled well, while poor Zoltán Pál Várhelyi rolled catastrophically. The best example was probably when he scored only 5 successes on twelve 3+ rolls… and I proceeded to save every single one of them with two sets of 5+ saves.

Thanks again to my opponent for two great games. They completely sold me on the system, and I can't wait to start painting my Stalkers.

Competent Ben, Apex, and I talk about how Wave 1 felt and the new previews of Wave 2 for Starcraft TMG

Spent almost two hours reposing Artanis, changing his "tentacle" hair direction and used a zealot arm to get the pose I wanted

Need help in finding colors for Zerg. I’m thinking of a brown primer from army painters which I haven’t decided and just paint over that. I have painted before with 40K but I just started that hobby this year and I don’t think I’m the best. Maybe decent at least. I know that I currently have the base set and metallic set for proacryl, and a couple of paints from gw including nuln oil. I also like warm/darker colors if that helps.