Warcry has a unique playstyle that’s not quite like any other Warhammer game we’ve played. Check out the ins and outs of setting up your games!
If you’re curious about Warcry and want to get all of the phases of the game memorized while you wait, check out the details on setting up your games! We’ve got a look at Warcry and its rules.
Setting Up The Battle in Warcry
Your battlefields will be on the smaller side with only needing a 22×30″ play space. When it comes to Warbands, you can have anywhere between three to fifteen models and has to be under 1,000 pts. You can also ever only have one Leader runemark in your list and all of the models have to have the same faction runemark. SO GET THAT SOUP OUTTA HERE.
Players need to roll off and the winner sets their army into three groups first- Dagger, Shield, and Hammer. Depending on the game type you play when you generate cards from the terrain, deployment, victory, and twist deck, these units are limited on where they can deploy and score. Each group will need to perform a specific battlefield role so don’t just throw one away. It could lock you out of scoring points or make an entire flank collapse.
Some victory conditions like controlling objectives and carrying treasures have some unique rules.
- Controlling Objectives works exactly how it does in AoS. If a unit steps onto an objective, they can keep moving during their next action and not worry. That player controls it until an enemy model moves within 3″ of the point.
- Carrying Treasure is unique. If at ANY POINT a model moves across a treasure, they can pick it up. They can also spend an action later to drop it. If the fighter dies with it, it has to be placed within 1″ of the model and the treasure is free to be picked up again.
With this game looking to be melee-focused and fast-paced, objectives and treasures are probably going to be the center of attention. So don’t get too comfortable leaving an objective unattended!
With this aspect of the game covered, what do you think about Warcry? Are you looking to play an elite force with low model-count? Or are you going to swarm the board in bodies and fight tooth and claw over objectives? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group, and sign up to get your free hobby updates newsletter each morning as well!
About the Author: Wesley Floyd
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About Wesley Floyd: Wes has been in the Warhammer hobby since 2015 and joined the Spikey Bits writing team in 2018. He is known for his satirist takes on trending topics and imaginative yet amazingly affordable hobby solutions to painting Warhammer miniatures.
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