Bandai Wants Gundam to Take Over Tabletop Wargaming

over the years, the gundam suffrage Appeared in anime, video games, and especially series Gunplay Kits. another one main show That’s not the only new thing coming to the popular mecha franchise—Bandai is taking the enterprise into the world of tabletop games.

During this weekend’s Bandai Card Game Fest, the company made the announcement Gundam Assemble, A tabletop game in which players use 5cm figures to play out various war gaming scenarios. Something based inside to collect main story, others are “extra” franchises, but the overall goal is for them to be familiar but different. The game’s starter figures, which come out of the box unpainted, each have their own unique abilities and series staples from the original to regional favorites (wing And the seed) and the last major series, Witches from Mercury. At launch, those stats are:

• RX-78-2 GUN
• MS-06S ZAKU Ⅱ
• Wing Gundam has zero EW
• Gundam Aerial
• cupule
• Archangel

A whole new territory for tabletop gaming the gundam which expanded last year with a revived version of its collectible trading card game. This is going to be one the gundam-Heavy month, actually: With that game’s North American beta later this month (before its full launch in 2025), upcoming episodes Gundam: GQUUUUX The anime is getting a theatrical release in Japanese theaters on January 17. The first model in that series, based on his cool-looking mobile suit, is Also Hit some time this month.

as Gundam Assemble? Bandai Namco hasn’t released a date for it yet, but it says to expect more information — such as pricing, rules, and product specs — later in the year.

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