# Anyone playing MageKnight?
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-mageknight/80674
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
**Created:** [September 10, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-mageknight/80674 "2001-09-10T15:22:06Z")
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### Author:  [@Simetra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Simetra)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 3:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-mageknight/80674/1 "2001-09-10T15:22:06Z")
It’s the common man’s miniature game. I got addicted to it at DragonCon this year, and now I’m really hooked. I can easily see myself blowing $100+ on it.
Anyway, for those of you who don’t know, it’s a miniature game with very simple rules and a game system that’s much easier to follow than other games like Warhammer etc. Think of it as the fusion of Magic: The Gathering, and a miniature game. All the characters have their attributes on their bases, and there are no character sheets. Plus the models are mass-manufactured, much cheaper, and come pre-painted. Where you’d spend 15 bucks on one Warhammer model, you could get almost 10 MageKnight models for that.
You can read more about it here: [MageKnight/Wizkids](http://www.mageknight.com)
So, anyone else playing? Probably not, but I thought I’d ask.
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### Author:  [@Legomancer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Legomancer)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 3:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-mageknight/80674/2 "2001-09-10T15:38:42Z")
I gave it a try when it first came out, but my geek dollar is already stretched to its limit, so I didn’t get hooked. My friends did, and they seem to enjoy it. I’ve never been very good at tactical games like that, though.
They are also coming out with a Battletech variant similar to MK, which looks neat, but again, I’ll probably have to pass.
I do think the figures look really nice and the game seems well done.
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### Author:  [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-mageknight/80674/3 "2001-09-10T15:47:40Z")
I’ve watched it being played at my local game shop but I have studiously avoided the minature based games because I have a small boy in the house just fascinated with the figs and I’d never have them all after he found them.
It looks fun, but I really, _really_ need to curtail my gaming life and not getting into yet another one is a good start.
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### Author:  [@makphisto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/makphisto)
#### Post date: [September 10, 2001, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-playing-mageknight/80674/4 "2001-09-10T19:37:37Z")
Mage Knight rules. I play whenever I get a chance. I’m partial to the Black Powder rebels.
The dial combat system is great, no tombs of information to comb through, no sheets of stats to memorize. Plus, the pre-painted figs make getting into battle very quick and easy. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in tabletop gaming.
Also, in addition to the Battletech game using the Mage Knight combat system, there will soon be a Marvel and DC comics version. Woo hoo!
For more information, see [http://www.mkrealms.com](http://www.mkrealms.com). It works much more frequently than the Wizkids site. For some rules clarification, I highly recommend [http://www.mkrules.net](http://www.mkrules.net).
Enjoy!