Pyramid Review
Cardstock Cowboys Sets 1, 2, & 3 (for Deadlands)
Produced by Pinnacle Entertainment Group
Set 1: Sixteen 8-1/2"-11" cardstock sheets; $19.95
Sets 2 and 3: Eight 8-1/2"-11" cardstock sheets; $14.95 eachMiniatures are fun. In a situation where you need to understand the tactical significance of "Who is where?" or "How many are there?", miniatures are wonderful for summing up complex situations quickly and easily.
But miniatures are expensive. A full army of the damned (or what have you) would set back most groups a fair chunk of change. And without a full set (or consistency within that set), you run the risk of destroying suspension of disbelief by having fully-detailed PCs battling undead legions of candy corn (or whatever is handy near the table).
Several companies have attempted to solve both of these problems by releasing cardboard miniatures: scads of characters suitable for generic or specific games that groups can cut out and assemble. This review focuses on the Cardstock Cowboys series from Pinnacle for the Deadlands game (or, as they proclaim, using the free miniatures rules High Noon available from the Deadlands website (www.deadlands.com).
The standard miniatures stand 1-1/4" tall when assembled (with figures varying in size depending on their scale). Most figures are made from three panels, with the hole made from this open triangular tube viewable from the top. These three panels consist of two identical images and a black mirrored silhouette on the . . .
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Article publication date: October 27, 2000
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