Shipyards Cease Production: Mongoose Ends ACTA Miniatures Line

Mongoose Publishing announced today that they would no longer be producing or selling miniatures for A Call to Arms after March 31st.

This is disappointing but not entirely unexpected. Given the problems Mongoose has had getting their new in-house press running, and more importantly the failure of Battlefield: Evolution (which not only ended Mongoose’s foray into prepainted plastic miniatures but also simultaneously derailed Starship Troopers and War Without End) costs needed to be cut somewhere. And when the choice is between paper and metal, it’s obvious where the axe will fall.

Sadly, whatever promise ACTA 2e had will now never be fully realized. Most of the new units will never appear, and the game will cease to attract new players as minis become more difficult to find. On the bright side, Mongoose is selling their stock direct at 20% off, giving ample opportunity to stock up before the line stops.

It’ll be interesting to see how this affects Mongoose’s plans for ACTA rule spinoffs, such as the “Mysterious New License” they announced last month. 

As for us…well, we’ll finish out our campaign. After that, I might need to change the name of the blog.