Games Workshop is putting out new releases and updates faster than you can blink this week. Come find out what’s inside the new Shadow War Armageddon box!
The Gama Trade Show Event just started yesterday and it’s apparent that Games Workshop went there with an arsenal of new content and previews. Let’s take a closer look at what Warhammer Community revealed about Shadow War: Armageddon, as well as some photos from the even found on Dakka!
So, it’s a new, self-contained game set in the hive cities of Armageddon, with Orks against Space Marines and the option to add almost a dozen more factions? Sounds pretty cool to us.
Those veteran gamers out there will be keen to learn that much of the ruleset is based off of the classic Necromunda game, including some in-between game advancements and earning experience that can see your small recon-force grow to become an elite unit of honed killers.
The terrain is perhaps the star of the set though. Never before has the tangled structure of an industrial hive been better represented. Your warriors can hide behind chimneys, sprint along walkways, gain higher ground, duck under arcane mechanisms, and generally make full use of this great new set.
The kits are, of course, also suitable for Warhammer 40,000 games, and it is fully modular, meaning you can combine kits in all sorts of unusual ways to create some truly huge and awesome terrain pieces.
You’ll be able to expand your game with extra models for the two squads in the box, or even add whole new races. The Kill Teams are all designed to be built around squads in an army you might already have, or can pick-up in a single boxed set. Here are a few of the units that you will be able to use, in case you wanted to get started building and painting now:
- Skitarii Rangers
- Chaos Space Marines
- Cultists
- Dark Eldar Wyches
- Dire Avengers
- Eldar Guardians
- Harlequin Troupe
- Grey Knights Strike Squad
- Necron Immortals
- Necron Warriors
- Tau Empire Pathfinder Team
- Tyranid Warrior Brood
- Neophyte Hybrids
- Scouts
- Scouts with sniper rifles
- Cadian Infantry Squad
- Ork Boyz
Your options definitely aren’t limited with this new box. You’re getting a good amount of terrain that can be reorganized and set up however you like. The other great thing is you’re not limited to just 2 armies coming straight out of the box, they’re including rules for 12 different Kill Teams. If you remember Necromunda then you’ll already have a good idea on what to expect as far as game play goes.
What do you think about the new Shadow Wars: Armageddon? We saw them remake Blood Bowl and it took off. Are they attempting to do the same thing by making a Necromunda style game? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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