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The Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set is a board game expansion for DreadBall Ed2, is a futuristic sports game, published by Mantic Games, set in the Warpath universe. It was first produced in 2018.
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Details - Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set for DreadBall Ed2 from Mantic Games
Board game expansion / miniature set: Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set
Product name: Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set, Product code: ?, Set type: Game expansion: faction, Game expansion: miniature, Game expansion: unit, System: DreadBall Ed2 system (DreadBall system), Range: Warpath range - DreadBall range - Matsudo Tectonics (Futuristic), Setting: Warpath universe, Company: Mantic Games company, Production: 2018.03.19-2021-
Designer: James M. Hewitt, Stewart Gibbs, Jake Thornton
Features: Miniatures
Language dependency: Rules, cards
"Relatively new to DreadBall, the Matsudan tirelessly pursue the perfection of their craft, training endlessly to quickly become one of the most competent teams around, without a foul in sight. Their considerable bulk takes time to move around the pitch, but once in position there’s nothing they can’t deal with."
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Contents - Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set for DreadBall Ed2 from Mantic Games
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System (DreadBall Ed2)
Team Card, including all of the stats and rules to field your team
Captain Stat Card
10 Captain Cards
Miniature figures
Matsudan team - Matsudo Tectonics
12 Matsudan Players (plastic)
4 Matsudan Guard
2x Matsudo Tectonics Guard #1 (with glued on transparent hexagonal base)
2x Matsudo Tectonics Guard #2 (with glued on transparent hexagonal base)
6 Matsudan Jack
2x Matsudo Tectonics Jack #1 (with glued on transparent hexagonal base)
2x Matsudo Tectonics Jack #2 (with glued on transparent hexagonal base)
2x Matsudo Tectonics Jack #3 (with glued on transparent hexagonal base)
2 Matsudan Prone player
2x Matsudo Tectonics Prone player (with glued on transparent hexagonal base)
1 Matsudan Captain (?)
1x Matsudo Tectonics Captain: Raiden #1 (with glued on transparent hexagonal base)
2x DreadBall Ball v2 + ball holder (pale green)
Miniature figure accessories
Clear Plastic Hex Bases (glued to the miniatures)
Miniature scenery
None
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Painted Matsudo Tectonics miniatures
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Render of Matsudo Tectonics miniatures
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Review - Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set for DreadBall Ed2 from Mantic Games
Package: ?
Package: It is a cardboard box.
Cards: There is a deck of cards included.
The images shown are from the DreadBall Ed2 base set, but the ones you get in the Matsudan set are similar.
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Team & captain cards: This makes it easier to reference the stats of the teams.
Rules: ?
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Miniatures: ?
Every miniature in the DreadBall Ed2 base set is either a one-piece cast, or pre-glued multi-piece, so you don't need any preparations before your first game. The glue doesn't show, most of the miniatures are so finely crafted it's hard to realise whether or not it is a multi-piece cast. Most of the joins are hidden well, and that also helps the pieces to stay together. I haven't seen any of these minis come apart, unless they were put to a heavy stress.
There is no flash on the miniatures, but the mould lines are visible, and they will be need removal before you start painting.
The player figures are bigger than most previous teams, they are comparable in size to the orx and grogans. Their dynamic poses cause this big miniatures to reach beyond their own hex, and this might be problematic in some situations.
The DreadBall Ed2 base, with the DreadBall v2 inserted
All the miniatures in the retail set are glued on their transparent bases. The glue is uneven, many of the miniatures are tilted, and they are not always aligned forward, and this is especially problematic as the new bases have a distinct front edge.
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The minis are probably glued to their bases because they do not stay there if I push them on. Some of the minis are glued in strange angles, some of them are glued with not enough glue, so they fall off. The superglue used unfortunately mars the transparent acrylic material, and I couldn't find an easy way to remove the glue without damage.
The problem seems to be that the hole in the DreadBall Ed2 base is slightly bigger than the one of the original. The original bases take the new minis easily, without glue. You push them in, they stay in. If the new bases weren't better in every other way, I'd just use the old ones instead.
The miniatures from the Kickstarter pack came separate from their bases, so you need to glue them first before you start playing. This also means that the Kickstarter Exclusive miniatures are all separate.
Foreign editions: ?
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Resources - Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set for DreadBall Ed2 from Mantic Games
Official
Mantic Games Shop: Matsudo Tectonics Matsudan Team: Official webpage of the product.
Contents overview
Mike Carter (from Unt l Somebody Loses An Eye): DreadBall II Striker Pledge: Contents overview article about the Kickstarter edition.
Sam Poots (dracs) (from The Beasts of War): DreadBall 2nd Edition: Matsudo Tectonic – Team Chat: Rules overview video of the team. Includes contents overview.
Rules
Sam Poots (dracs) (from The Beasts of War): DreadBall 2nd Edition: Matsudo Tectonic – Team Chat: Rules overview video of the team.
Gameplay
For further gameplays, check out: DreadBall Ed2 gameplay resources - DreadBall-Matsudo Tectonics (Matsudan) gameplay resource
Miniatures
Miniatures - Painting
miniature painting: How to paint DreadBall 2 : The Matsudan Team: Painting tutorial video.Ł
Miniatures - Showcase
DreadPathZone: Dreadball Matsudan Team Bench Showcase: Showcase video.Ł
Mantic Games: Matsudan player by Paul Welsh: Showcase article.
miniature painting: Miniature Showcase : DreadBall2, Matsuda Tectonic: Showcase video.Ł
Rob Burman's Matsudans:
- Rob Burman: Quick colour test for my next Dreadball Second Edition team - Matsudan: Showcase article.
- Rob Burman: New team for DreadBall Second Edition: the Chubby Chuckers: Showcase article.
- Rob Burman: Plenty of DreadBall Second Edition action this weekend: Showcase article.
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Buying the product - Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set for DreadBall Ed2 from Mantic Games
Price
Base price (Matsudo Tectonics - Matsudan Team set)(2018-2021): 35 EUR / 25 GBP / 40 USD
Where can you buy it?
Mantic Games Shop: Matsudo Tectonics Matsudan Team: Official webpage of the product.
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