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Doctor Who Character Building – War Games
Doctor Who Character Building – War Games “Doctor Who, Back and Forth”
We have been sent images and information from a member of a Wargames Club – they play Historical and Fantasy Battles using Miniature Figures and Rules, like a chess game.
The Club travels the country promoting their hobby at Wargame shows and have planned a game using character Building products. Club members have written the rules, which are very simple, and they have designed a game which will be displayed at various shows over the UK next year. Their test run so to speak will be at Warfare 19th and 20th of Nov this year and then next year at various other shows. you can find their website Here.
The game is what they call a participation game where members of the public come along and join in – so all are welcome. Its hoped it might encourage the young to make their own playtime games.
The game is being built up as CB sets are released and the images show the set up so far – all they are waiting for is the Tardis Console Set to be released which is the final part of the game.
The story is as follows…
Daleks in a Secret Underground Bunker are drilling into the core of War torn Skaro hoping to alter the Planets Magnetic Field and Pilot whats left of their Homeworld to safety, before the Doctor, who is on route with UNIT backup, deploys the Hand of Doom to turn Skaro Supernova again and thus ending the The Daleks forever – again!
Cybermen have learnt of the Dalek plan and want the technology for them selves…
The game stage is an underground bunker enitrly made of lego surrounded by a cave system made of CB Angels sets – lots of them so far 25 approx and a Dalek Factory and eventually a Tardis Console set.
The idea is that the public control 3 Cyberman Teams and one Dr Who Team with Clerics, all CB figs, and try to invade the Dalek Base – Cyberman have to take it over and the Clerics with the Dr have to blow it up – it will be a timed game with a wonderful Clock counting down the minitues before the Hand of Doom ( Revenege of the Daleks ) blows everyone up!
If the Doctor is killed then he regenerates backwards hence the eleven Doctors set.
To the pictures – and very impressive thay are to. The group is currently awaiting the Tardis Pay set to expand the game further…
DocEke
August 9th, 2014 - 4:58pmThis is the sort of thing I want to do. any tips for one.
Greblord
February 11th, 2014 - 1:05amThis.
Explosive Cookie
June 16th, 2013 - 7:38pmHand of Doom? Revenge of the daleks?
shouldn’t it be Hand of Omega and Remembrance of the daleks?
But seriously looking good!
DoctorWhoFan101
January 1st, 2013 - 12:52pmThis is incredible… I want that so badly… amazing work.
killerofthewaffle
August 21st, 2012 - 10:52amhow many cybermen have they got dose anyone know?
and how many daleks have they got too?
Booboo, do you know?
booboo
August 21st, 2012 - 11:14ami dont know only the people who made it can answer that
killerofthewaffle
August 21st, 2012 - 11:21amok
John Colwell
August 21st, 2012 - 7:01pmHi, We Had 3 Teams of 10 Cybermen Each, 1 Team of 10 Clerics with the Doctor Amy, Rory and River oh and not forgetting K9. Then the Bunker which all these teams were invading was occupied by around 23 Daleks; however after the battle started the Daleks switch on the Dalek Factory and every Dalek turn a New Dalek was constructed and released.
Hope that helps and thanks for looking
kind regards
Dark Knights and Bloody Dawns
killerofthewaffle
August 22nd, 2012 - 3:22pmthis helps alot, thanks for telling me.
Killerofthewaffle
August 19th, 2012 - 7:39pmThis is the best thing i have ever seen. I love how they painted the daleks and it must have taken a long time for them to get all that stuff. They must of used lego, mega blocks, character building, and them stands look like the stands they use for warhammer. My brother has lots of stands what look like them stands
Powderfan Overlord
April 21st, 2012 - 9:02pmSaw this game being played at Salute today and it cracked me up. It looked amazing and I know my older sister would love it as she is a true Hoover or whatever you Who fans call yourself. If there is a rules set and suggested kit to buy let me know cecause that will be Christmas made easy this year. 😉
Thanks for bringing a smile to my face.
Michael
lol
August 5th, 2012 - 5:52pmwere whovians
Cavamatt2
December 30th, 2011 - 2:18pmWOW! no i mean WOW, can u take a shot of it from above so we can attempt to build it although i doubt i will be able to make is as good as this one 😀
dr hugh
March 17th, 2012 - 4:55pmI know, that must cost allot of money!
Ultra8
December 12th, 2011 - 11:36amIt boggles the mind how much they must have spent to build that, legos are seldom cheap. I’d love to see an actual game like that made. Now all they need to do is make some figures based on the early series like the old Cyber Empire, Unit, Torchwood, Jadoon and Sontarans.
Pity I’m in the US and count come to see any of the shows.
Dark Knights and Bloody Dawns
November 21st, 2011 - 6:03pmHi All, I just thought I’d let you know we had a very successful weekend playing our game and indeed got to meet a couple of you which was very nice.
Also we I’d like to annouce we Won First Prize for Best Participation Game which is a real Honour.
Our next show will at Salute 2012 at the Excel Centre in London.
Thanks for your support
kind regards
John Colwell
booboo
November 21st, 2011 - 6:18pmgreat stuff well done
Sebatron
August 18th, 2012 - 12:22amCongrats mate!
Dark Knights and Bloody Dawns
November 18th, 2011 - 8:02pmJust a Reminder we are putting this game on over this weekend at Rivermead Centre Reading RG1 8EQ
Hope to see some of you there, cheers
videogamemad00
November 6th, 2011 - 4:50pmhow much did all that stuff cost? I think it would be at least £1000
callumsimmons
September 11th, 2011 - 8:52ami like the use of the alien conquest guns on the cybermen probably would be usefull with river
1234marc1234
November 6th, 2011 - 4:15pmcool
Scarves are awesome
August 15th, 2011 - 2:12pm…wow.
dalek 1
August 20th, 2011 - 6:57pmyes wow!
orange scientist dalek
August 14th, 2011 - 11:09amp.s. HOW DID YOU MAKE THAT!
orange scientist dalek
August 14th, 2011 - 11:02amTHAT IS AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Fraslam10
August 13th, 2011 - 3:40pmHi booboo do you know if there are instructions available to build this or if the club are going to post some on the Internet. Thanks!
booboo
August 13th, 2011 - 3:42pmi honestly don’t know, the person who sent t info in might know, they leave a comment some time
who crazy!
August 11th, 2011 - 3:16pmThis is encouraging me to start collecting Character Building again…And it worked! 😆
sooil Kim
August 10th, 2011 - 2:51pmWow that’s amazing…. I want buy taht but very expensive ㅠㅠ so I can’t buy that.
If i were rich, I could buy that
Arbitor
August 9th, 2011 - 11:12amAWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE IT WHEN THE DARLEK SCIANTIST IS OPORATEING ON THE CYBERMAN THAY CUAD USE A CYBERLEADER IN IT AS WELL AS PANDORA GUARD CYBERMEN AS DEAD GUARDS THAT DARLEKS EXTERMENATED I WONDER IF THE CUSTOM DARLEKS WILL BE ON SALE I HOPE BECUSE THAY ARE AWSOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
dr who fan 4 ever
August 8th, 2011 - 4:00pmi wish it was a set that you can buy
Anonymous
August 8th, 2011 - 4:02pmIt would cost hundred of punds though, probablly £500 at least, not including the figures.
orange scientist dalek
August 14th, 2011 - 11:07amsomething like £100 with the figures
Dark Knights and Bloody Dawns
August 15th, 2011 - 2:01pmHi Sorry to let you Know but the cost is a lot more than £100 or even £500 – As a gamer and playing this game at shows and at our club the investment is worth it and not unusual. Plus this is just one varient of the many games we plan to play with the figures and scenery, not just Dr Who!
Again thanks for the Interest
kind regards
John Colwell
sonic13
August 8th, 2011 - 11:30amwill this be come to the shops to buy because i want one of them!
anthony
August 8th, 2011 - 12:14pmi think its all the charecter building sets mixed up together ?
good thogh in it
UDWF1
August 8th, 2011 - 12:17pmNo. Its owned by a board games club.
sonic13
August 8th, 2011 - 1:50pmok thanks i try to build it
pupbenny
August 8th, 2011 - 10:31amWHOA! 😮 Nice! 😀
Enda
September 16th, 2012 - 4:15pmso it was a lot of work
Dark Knights and Bloody Dawns
August 7th, 2011 - 11:42pmThanks to everyone for thier commenst I enjoyed making it all and I would love to see some of you at the shows so we can enjoy playing it together – when I get time the rules will be posted on our Club’s website for everyone to enjoy. We do have free Lego Star Wars rules on our website at the moment and the Doctor Who ones will be similar.
Thanks again to Booboo for pasoting the pics
kind regards
Dark Knights and Bloody Dawns
http://www.darkknightsandbloodydawns.co.uk/
someguy
August 8th, 2011 - 6:24pmwhere are the shows gonna be?
Dark Knights and Bloody Dawns
August 8th, 2011 - 6:46pmThe shows we do are in Reading, London, Milton Keynes and Newbury Race Course; we may do a couple more but I will let you know if that happens, thanks
someguy
August 9th, 2011 - 10:16amwhen and where is the one in london gonna be and will the character building be there
Dark Knights and Bloody Dawns
August 9th, 2011 - 5:29pmThe London Show will at the EXcel Centre its the biggest Wargames show in England and well worth a trip – although it is quite expensive to get into. It will be called Salute 2012 and normally it’s in April – I will confirm dates as when we get confirmation that we will be there. As for Character Building we asked if they wanted to support us but they were not interested at all, which I think is a shame but still that’s there loss
sheepinafez
August 9th, 2011 - 7:28pmwich ones are the character building gonna be at