Alfred Pennyworth a.k.a Penny One - Rules

With Knight Models now shipping out the Batman Rulebook pre-orders, people are starting to get their hands on the fantastic Alfred Pennyworth.
Not only  does the model look great, the rules card has now been posted on the Arkham City Limits Facebook group.

Alfred, as you would expect, only works for a Batman crew. He's 30 Rep and $0 to hire.
Interestingly, Alfred is a Henchmen and not a Sidekick or Free Agent. This means he can be given equipment in the game and doesn't take up any of the limited Sidekick or Free Agent slots.
His stats are about average for a basic Henchmen and he isn't carrying any weapons but can still make Unarmed Attacks for Stun Damage. This may not sound too great but his Traits are what make him useful.
Informer and Veteran means he gives an extra 'Pass' activation per turn and can move 2 of his 5 Action Counters at the start of his activation.
Alfred's Special Traits are what make him extra special.
Business Agent adds $300 to the crews funding total. This means you can take Gordon and all the SWAT in a Batman crew without going over your $$$ limit.
Medic (2SC) lets Alfred remove 1 Blood or 2 Stun Damage from a model in base to base if he is not in base to base with an enemy.
With a small number of characters in a Batman crew, a way to heal Blood damage and extra Stuns is fantastic!

The Alfred Pennyworth model isn't available for retail sale and was only available with rulebook pre-orders. He will be available in other ways in the future though. Tournaments, Conventions, Offers and such so keep an eye out for him.

What do you think of Penny One?
Will be he joining a Batman crew for you?

- Hendybadger

Batman Rulebook Ready to Ship!

Just a quick post today but it'd big news if you have ordered the new Batman Rulebook.
Knight Models have both versions of the Rulebook plus Red Hood and Alfred in hand!

From the announcement -
"Good morning all, I'm glad to announce we have already received the Rulebooks and we'll start to send them at the end of this week or beginning of next week. We hope we will be able to send them all by the end of the next week."

Yay!

- Hendybadger

2 Days Left for Batman Rulebook and Exclusive Mini Pre-Order

Just a quick reminder today.
The Batman Rulebook Pre-order offer has only two days left!
Want your own Alfred, Joker Red Hood or Joker Rulebook? Head over to Knight Models and place your order by Sunday!

Batman Rulebook Pre-Order, Page Previews and Exclusive Minis!

Knight Models have put up pre-orders for the Batman Mini Game rulebook along with some stunning exclusive minis. To go with this, Beasts of War have a load pf preview pages from the book for you to check out.

The standard version of the book comes with a very nice Alfred Pennyworth model if ordered before Feb 15th. But, there is another version.....

A limited edition Joker rulebook! A 500 copy run that comes with an alternate cover (maybe more?) and  a Joker Red Hood instead of Alfred. This is the criminal that became the Joker we all know today.

A closer look at the Joker and Alfred models shows that they look fantastic. Knight have also confirmed that the Red Hood and Penny One WILL come with game rules!

In the page previews is a new gang equipment section. But this shows a lot of gangs not released yet.
Scarecrow, Mr Freeze (Yay!), Court of Owls, Wonderland, Green Arrow and Organised Crime. These should give you some ideas about what models are coming in the future. So many goodies!!!!!!

Another shot from the book, shows what could be future Gotham MDF scenery. Those buildings are impressive and I'm loving the monorail.

Downtown Gotham not your thing? How about a visit to Arkham Asylum?

Head over to the Knight Models Page if you want to grab one of these pre-orders.

I will leave you with some more page previews.

- Hendybadger