The beasties in Arena Rex are some of my favorites. The Helleniki get this seahorse.
As is my tradition with the mounts, I magnetized the rider and tried to hide the magnet in the mount. This rider is kind enough to use his net as a saddle, which give a nice connection to work with.
And of course, we need Dimitrios on foot as well. I guess he’s still kind of sitting on his net.
The freeform nature of list building in Arena Rex makes it easy to talk myself into any of the models. So sure, I started getting the Helleniki.
This set seemed to have a bit more flash on the models than most of the Arena Rex I’ve gotten. But it’s easy enough to trim the paper thin resin.
That shield’s not gonna do much good on your back there, Krios.
I went with a lot of greens for the Helleniki, in part to go with the hint of verdigris I wanted to put on Phaedra.
The Don’t Look Back core box killer model comes with a couple of head and weapon options, to let you choose your favorite horror movie villain. Hockey mask and sledgehammer for me!
I’m loosely tempted to buy another standalone for some more variety, but I think I’d be better served by exploring other modern miniatures.
Don’t Look Back first caught my eye when I was checking out Black Site Studio’s Relicblade terrain. When I saw it up for preorder at the FLGS I decided to give it a go.
DLB is a solo/coop game with a horror movie theme. The scenarios in the core box involve escaping, finding your lost friend, or just surviving.
The core box comes with 6 heroes, which is a decent selection. The models are resin and a small part count, which makes assembly fast.
I’ve played a few games now. It seems to work best when you deliberately let bad things happen. For example, if you aren’t careful when setting things up, you can largely avoid terrain (and the resulting Jump Scare rolls).
We’ve had a hard time following all the rules, especially for light. I’m not sure if that’s a rulebook problem or just that it’s still a new game.
My number one complaint for this box is that it badly needs an item deck. The rules call for rolling on a table, which is fine. But tracking inventory on a scrap of paper is for suckers. There is an “upgrade” that adds cards, but it really should just be in the box.
I originally bought this as a solo game, but it’s made it into the rotation for game night. Now I just need more trees.
