Would these mini articulated robot / mech be fun to play in board games ???

Heck yeah they can work in a board game. PM me for some suggestions and ideas.

Oh, and welcome.
-nomad-

That is Awesome! You just created and amazing toy similar to legos.

I know that there is a lego mecha game out there on BGG, search for lego in the bgg pictures and you'll stumble on them.

Maybe you can reuse the same mechanic system.

Here it is:

http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/25045/mechaton-giant-fighty-robots

As a practical matter, neat as these seem to be, anything with that many assembly parts isn't practical for a commercial board game, except in a small niche.

(But it might appeal to the same sorts of people who spend vast sums on Warhammer minis.)

I have to agree with this, if you want to have a game playable out of the box, then NO unless they are pre assembled.

If you want a game like mech warrior where an important part of the game is to simply design your mech, then YES.

But again, that might be a niche market. I think the best solution would be to accomodate both. Supply preassembled model playable out of the box ( maybe printed as 1 block, not modifiable except for weapons) and give the option to design your own mech by using detachable parts.

I would go further, make bigger models and sell them as toys like if they were legos. There is enough assembly to be a "game" in itself.

You haven't given the critical piece of information, which is how much would it cost to make them in bulk. I suspect that the answer is that they would be somewhere north of $1 per robot, but I honestly have no idea. That would mean that a game can't really afford to have more than a few of them and expect to sell for a profit, which really cuts down on the value of the limbs being interchangeable.

Here's a place you might shop them: Go to kickstarter and find people making games involving robots. Ask them if they would like to offer a set of these as a bonus for larger donations.

One idea that I had was "Risk Legacy": http://www.boardgamegeek.com/image/1196938/risk-legacy

The premise of the game is that if you "Destroy" a card, it is permanently removed from the game by "tearing"/"ripping" it up!

Now I'm not saying your concept aids this - BUT in a way if you SHOOT off a Robot's hand, you simply "remove" the part. Or if it's a arm hit, you "remove" the ENTIRE arm...

This form of "destruction" lends well to the "Risk Legacy" concept - even BETTER than destroying cards. I mean *seriously*: you want us to ruin a perfectly good game?!

However in the case of destroying MECHs this makes more sense... And the mechs can be like the Terminator 1000 - they keep on coming unless there is a "head shot"... or something like this.

But disassembling parts of your army seems like something MORE realistic!

I would aim for something like "2 Player" game sets. Like the Unicorn Mech, maybe you could include two (2) of these one for each side...

Or you could have a set of four (4) of different robots, sold for one (1) player. If players want to play two (2) players - each player would need to buy a set...

As miniatures, I would go the set route - whichever you prefer.

But in a table-top game - it might be hard to incorporate since most wargames don't have the "interchangeable" option. BUT your minis bring something NEW and FRESH... Maybe somebody wants to design a Mech Game around your minis...!