Designer Jaye Wiley Publisher Wiley Game Design Status In Print Contents Available online Scale Fistful of Lead: Horse & Musket was written with 28mm figures in mind, but you can easily use models ranging from 15mm to 54mm without any changes. So after reading Kris reviews on the different rule sets, I found myself looking at the Fistful of Lead Reloaded by Wiley Games run by Jaye Wiley.
So, in my quest to find new, short games, I'm sort of running into a roadblock with one game I'm interested in: Deadzone. It seems really hard to find in stock with the shops I've checked, and one shop told me (even though they stock Mantic games) I'd be better off checking out something else.I know there's Infinity, but I'll be honest - full lead Infinity scares me. It really looks intimidating.I'm really not sure if I want to throw in with Kill Team. I had one player tell me its based off of last edition's 40K rules, is fiddly, and isn't really good for casual games like I want.I've got Aristeia which I love and adore, but that's arena combat/sports. But its really set my expectations for things. I like it so much my copy of Shadespire is sitting unplayed for nearly two years now.What else is there in sci-fi?
I think there's some Fallout game now too?
Rocket engines blaze to life. Lasers light up the formless void. Galactic Empires clash. A lone hero rises up to fight for the resistance.Welcome to the world of Fistful of Lead: Galactic Heroes!In Galactic Heroes, or GH for short, you’ll take on the role of a Hero or Villain, leading a scruffy pirate crew looking for adventure, or maybe a troop of faceless soldiers of the Empire in search of bringing order to the galaxy.
It’s really up to you!Galactic Heroes allows you to play a small-scale wargame in the far-flung future, a galaxy, far, far away, a grim, dark future 40,000 years from now, or a certain Red Planet where swords and ray guns reign supreme. Whatever YOU think Sci-Fi looks like, from your favorite Space Opera to gritty Pulp epic.Like all the Fistful of Lead games, you’ll only need 5 or 6 miniatures per player. You can play 1-on-1 games or larger skirmishes with up to 6 or 8 players. Galactic Heroes can be played with whatever miniatures you already have in your lead pile.These rules contain all the information you need to play a game, including rules for building your forces and how to set up the table for different scenarios. Most players will pick up the game mechanics quickly, even people who haven’t played a wargame before. The rules can be learned in a couple of turns, and the fast-paced game play keeps everyone engaged. If you’ve played Fistful of Lead before, a lot of this will be familiar.What separates Galactic Heroes from most tabletop miniature games on the market, is the unique card driven turn mechanism.
This leads to snap decisions and tense moments where all the players are involved. The play is fast and furious, with a Hollywood flair, while record keeping is kept to a minimum.The original Fistful of Lead has been around for a decade with a small, but loyal fan base. Galactic Heroes expands the line of western gunfight rules into outer space, because what else is a good sci-fi movie other than a western set in space?FINALLY! The long awaited, highly anticipated Fistful of Lead: Galactic Heroes has arrived. At the $5000 mark, we add this cast resin Skimmer to the garage. Suitable for two laser-packing Star Marshals.To play Fistful of Lead: Galactic Heroes you’ll need: this rule book (or, after a few games just the Quick Reference sheet), 10-sided-dice (referred to as d10), an ordinary deck of playing cards (or the ones available as an add-on), a place to play, a measuring tape, and the miniatures representing your spacefaring crew. Markers, such as Wounded or Out of Ammo, can be found in this rule book or through this Kickstarter.Here's a quick a run through of what a turn looks like.