Goblin Mischief

Zzz... Huh? L ike many goblins, Portly Pete has an underwhelming stat line at first appearance. Unlike most goblins though, Portly Pete is slightly less evasive and has slightly more wounds than the rest of his goblin comrades. Although, as is typical with most goblins, these stats are a little misleading initially. This is where 'Asleep on the Job' comes in! Despite being a skillful goblin soldier, Portly Pete is often a little aloof, which leaves him in an awkward position at the start of the turn. Firstly, he can't be the first activation in a turn. However, when he finally wakes up, he gets a boost to his melee and evade stats which puts him more in line with the other goblin soldiers. This can be even more effective if the Goblin King is around since Pete gets this boost every time he activates! Once he’s in combat, Pete can make use of +1 piercing and Impact damage to his melee damage. In turn, he can reduce all non-magical damage he suffers by -1. In practice, it mea...

The three inevitable things in Tauber: Death, Taxes and Moonstones M oonstones are the win condition for a standard game - if you have more than your opponent by the end, you win. Now with the Tax Collector, they're also great for buffing your troupe's movement and toughness as well as sapping the opponent's troupe of energy. 'Rebate' and 'Income Tax' are the Tax Collectors' active abilities that accomplish this. As these are active abilities, they don’t need any cards drawn from the arcane deck and go off automatically. This is always a nice bonus for active abilities but it’s especially useful for the Tax Collector, as she is likely to be targeting moonstone carriers (who are often hiding behind cover), enemies who have good evade, or both. 'Income Tax' is something the Tax Collector will likely use every time she activates. For no cost, she can target an enemy character that has a moonstone and get them to pay an energy tax or forgo all their ...

Any resemblance to any real developers (in play or slain) is purely coincidental G oblins have had an affinity with being able to move moonstones around for a while now, with models like the Goblin King and Crusty Balboa being two examples. Jobie is the latest of this type of goblin, though he specialises in stealing stones from right under the noses of the opposing troupe instead. From here he can then throw them around the board, getting them further away from the enemy and closer to your own troupe! This he accomplishes with his two active abilities 'A Cunning Plan' and 'That's Mine... This is Mine...'. The first is a rare ability in Moonstone which allows Jobie to voluntarily give up his Moonstone and chuck it 2" away from himself. This comes at the cost of 1 energy and, perhaps more steeply, Jobie being slain. From his base energy, this means Jobie will be able to harvest a moonstone of depth 2, then throw it to his allies.  This is perfect for moonstones ...

With more models than ever in the game, the number of strange and weird combos has soared. One such bizarre combo involves the unlikely combination of a goblin, a spirit and a faerie, three models that up until now would never be seen together. Although it can be quite unreliable it can still be very entertaining to get working and can lead to a troupe with a very unique playstyle. The first thing we need for this combo is a goblin, specifically one that can bring back slain models. There's not much else to discuss here until we see the other two models. The only thing to note is that he will be making good use of 'Reanimate'. B ut without further ado, let's continue. The next model immediately makes very little sense, why bring a model that can't be slain alongside a model whose main purpose is to revive slain models? Because he has an ability called 'Visions of the future'! Once again this doesn't immediately make sense, why inflict catastrophes on the...

Continuing the theme of dominion royalty, first started by Diana queen of the fae, the Goblin King is now available to lead the goblins to victory! Much like his opposite, the Goblin King can take goblin trait models to a whole new level. This can include models such as the new Grub, or as he is now known, Herbert Growbottom. Then, when these models take too much damage or suffer a minor setback in that of death, the Mortician can be on hand to cure these ailments. The Goblin King Much like most goblins we have seen thus far, the Goblin King has some pretty pathetic stats. At first glance, these numbers would certainly not set him out as the king of the goblins. For a model who's only method of damaging enemies is melee, a stat of 3 is awful. This is further compounded by his status as a 'Weakling' and inability to deal slicing damage as well. However, the 2" melee is nice for avoiding retaliatory strikes in many situations. Evade is not great for a goblin at 0 ...

Whilst most Goblins in moonstone posses support abilities, some green skins possess little to no support whatsoever. These models, such as the Firespitter and Grub, are generally the recipient of support from other Goblins. Although unable to support others, these 2 examples make a huge impact on the game when heavily supported. Ribald is another Goblin to add to this cast of models which will happily receive support for a huge payoff. However Ribald, much like the Firespitter, is slow and has a short range, massive damage ability. So how will these 2 seemingly similar models operate with eachother within Goblin traited lists? Ribald Ribald starts off with some relatively terrible, but not uncharacteristic stats. 2 Melee is pretty bad however you look at it. But with 2" range at least Ribald won't have to worry about counter attacks against 1" melee range opponents. This usually won't be much of an issue as Ribald comes with a complement of 11 wounds and 'Ram...

Sowing the seeds of speed On the face of things, Grub has a very bland and straight forward set of stats. A melee stat of 4 and an arcane of equal value puts Grub at above average in melee and about average in arcane when compared with his fellow goblins. Furthermore, his melee range of 1" and evade of -1 are also distinctly average goblin numbers along with his low health and high energy. When Grub needs to deal damage, his 'Enchanted Secateurs' can often assist by converting all his melee damage to magical. In addition to his melee prowess, Grub also can tackle some very specific enemies with his 'Bug spray'. As it ignores evade it is terrible against giants as it can't capitalise on their awful evade. However, against high evade enemies like faires, it can be lethal. Like his melee attacks, the damage is magical, so Grub can often deal reasonable damage to plate armoured foes like Baron Von Fancyhat and the Vicious Midget too. As nice as all those things ar...

Although the starter box is a great start to the game of moonstone, many might want to start collecting a different way. Y ou may, for example, fancy a troupe that's not available in the starter set. There are currently 2 factions available in moonstone with each faction containing a few races that are commonly associated with that faction. Two such examples are Gnomes commonly associated with the Commonwealth and Faeries who mostly belong in Dominion. However, so long as models share the same faction then they can be used together irrespective of race. This means it is possible to mix goblins and faeries or gnomes and humans. So long as the cards have the same symbol in the top right, they can be used together. Despite this, collecting one race of models can often help with learning the game. So it is often not a bad idea to start collecting 'a race' as opposed to a faction. With this in mind, what are the 2 factions and what races are they generally comprised of? Common...

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One of the questions I commonly hear concerning moonstone is: "I have the starter set, what should I get next?". With so many boxes and so many models out, deciding what the next thing to get might understandably be a bit of a task. However, I do think that there are a couple of boxes that stand out to me as brilliant additions to the starter set. Troupe Boxes The most obvious way to expand on the starter set will be an additional troupe box. With 3 additional models, you'll be able to easily create 5 or 6 model troupes and have options about what models to use. With that in mind, what do I think are the best troupe boxes to supplement the starter set? Tumbledown Street is a great addition to the starter box humans. Much like the starting humans, the humans of tumbledown street are relatively simple and straight forward in what they do and how they do it. Fritz, for example, is perfect for the player who has enjoyed using Baron Von Fancyhat from the starter set bu...