Moonstone the Game - What is it? An Introduction & Painted Model Showcase 

Thanks very much, I’m glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks! He was a lot of fun to paint. It was an especially fun challenge to try to paint all the little flasks he has. I also painted his skin a bit faded with little liver spots all over. This is to suggest that perhaps he’s an older goblin, or maybe his experiments with potions have left him a bit battered over the years.

His Most Flatulent must always be introduced with the complete style he deserves, as befits his exalted station. 😉😄

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks Karl, glad you enjoyed it. Such a cool game!

That’s great to hear! I’m very glad to have helped you make the decision to jump into Moonstone. It’s such a fun game. I don’t think you’ll regret it. 👍

oops. Posted as the wrong profile. Meant to say it with this one :P

That’s awesome man! Glad to hear that both of us have fine tastes in the games we play. 🧐😄 The Shades look so fun. I can’t wait to get my big ‘ol box of them. See you around in Westeros *and* Tauber! 😉

That’s great! It sounds like you’re off to a good start.

Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the video. Moonstone is such an amazing game. I hope your Shades arrive soon! I’m just starting to paint mine now.

There’s probably an appealing faction/sub-faction in this game for just about any fan of the fantasy genre.

Thanks, I’m really glad you walked away with a better understanding of the game! I’m never sure whether my explanations make sense to the audience. It always makes sense to me, but I’m the one who already knows the rules, so it’s easy to deceive myself into believing that the explanations are solid 😄

Thanks for the kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying the Moonstone videos. :)

I think it’s important to remember that Moonstone is a boutique game that is produced by a very small team. Its minis and game materials are all made in the UK. The minis are resin, made in relatively small batches. There are no overseas factories involved here. No economies of scale. Everyone at Goblin King Games wears multiple hats and Tom, the founder of the studio, only gave up his full time job to focus 100% on Moonstone as a career a year or so ago. I don’t think there’s exactly an apples-to-apples comparison between GW and Goblin King Games here, but if you want to say that two Kill Team unit boxes is roughly equivalent to the 2 player starter in terms of content (the kill team unit boxes won’t give you enough to build out every option, and the Moonstone starter gives you enough to play a 4 model game, not 6 model game) we can compare costs. The kill team boxes would add up to around MRSP $120 USD and the Moonstone starter would be around the same. The Moonstone starter would also give you the game’s rules, tokens, a set of dice, and a ruler (so the rough equivalent of the kill team game essentials kit or whatever that box is called). Now, look at the net revenue of the $120 purchases from GW versus Moonstone. The GW plastic and cardboard and associated operating costs probably cost, all in, maybe $5-$10 USD? I don’t know what the Moonstone components cost, but the production quality is much higher, the company is MUCH more ethical, and the support from the company to the community is actually on an individual level, not just hidden behind community articles, preview videos, and press releases like with GW. I’d urge you to factor in the whole picture before casting judgement on Moonstone simply based on the MSRP of the Starter and unit boxes. There are more factors to the equation that merit consideration, and you’d be missing out on an incredibly fun game if you discount it so quickly.