There are a number of Doctor Who miniatures games around, but this one - by Graeme Dawson - is by far and away the best for capturing the spirit of both classic Who and the new era. And what's even better: it's a full-colour, beautiful designed and illustrated, FREE download, ably supported by an ever-expanding range of supplementary material.The rules are simplicity themselves, but with just the right touch of 'roleplaying' to truly capture the essence of the programme. The Doctor himself is not a combat machine and therefore in a straight wargame his presence would be seemingly redundant. But Graeme has devised a simple 'invent' mechanic that allows The Doctor - and any fellow scientists - to work on discovering an enemy's Achilles Heel ... while the battle is raging on around them.
There is also a good Victory Point system that encourages and rewards objectives other than just wiping out the opposition.
As well designed as anything Games Workshop puts out, with just as much support material, the game also boasts a thriving Yahoo group (click the button on the right of this blog to join... and tell 'em where you came from!) where 'exclusive' material is sometimes made available to members.
Let's hope that if Black Tree Designs can't (or won't) breathe new life in to their superb range of 28mm Doctor Who miniatures someone else will acquire the licence and produce a run of similarly scaled figures for both the old and new Doctor Who.
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