The birds are right chirping as we approach the release date for the new Warhammer Age of Sigmar Game. Come see the latest on the newest release from Games Workshop!
Via Warseer (Darnok) 06-27-2015
The official part first: “Age of Sigmar” is the first box set in the “remake” of Warhammer, with the first pre-orders up on the 4th of July, to be released on the 11th.The most recent of my bird singings:
Quote Originally Posted by Some Birdy
Concerning models:
humans much larger in scale than standard WHFB humans
not just more bulky and differently proportioned, but I mean the models themselves stand taller, they’re just a different scale as WHFB humans (each about the size of a Terminator)
about the model compatibility, and they just went like “yeah well if someone really wants to use their old armies they can, but we didn’t intend the new models and old models to be compatible, we think larger models are the way forward, blah blah”
Concerning rules:
it’s really for small battles and not as deep and strategic like LOTR was
very simplified, seems intended for short quick beer & pretzel games, lots of random and little strategy
no way you can use it for existing warhammer armies, so with the scale difference and incompatible rules I don’t think there’s any point in rebasing your existing collection ‘post it note’ size of the rulebook is pretty much accurate
very much revolves around your commander, which has elaborate special rules
rest of the squads feels much as filler for the commanders to smash up and feel good about
no info yet about anything planned for really large-scale battles
This box set is not the full deal though. There will be a “big rulebook” coming shortly afterwards. That one should cover larger battles, I have yet to hear anything definite on it though (unless I missed something ). Also, even if only a guess:
Quote Originally Posted by Harry
Oh .. this is just the tip of a very large pile of … I mean iceburg. There is a a lot of stuff backed up ready for release. Did you mean weeks or months?
I would expect to see nothing but more Humans and Chaos stuff for a couple of months along with a bunch of terrain (so folks can build ‘new look’ tables) and then the Skaven stuff to hit.Comment of mine: I have been told it’ll be weeks rather than months of new “WHF” releases. And early August will see the “big Warhammer version”; this AoS is some kind of a game on its own – specifics should leak as soon as the GW store managers had their meeting on coming Monday.
New rumour on Dakka, from Sad Panda: one free Sigmarite coming with White Dwarf. I have not seen that since like 94 with one… Space Marine!
So looks like we’ll be seeing lots more releases, bigger sized miniatures, new bases and a FREE miniature to boot. Don’t forge the rules for Age of Sigmar already leaked and look to be (at lease initially) a FREE PDF download!
Is it just me or does this release sounds EXCITING all of a sudden! I’m willing to give it a go, and heck even if it doesn’t pan out i’ll use the minis for 40k! That’s a win-win in my book folks!
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