Amongst my many, many projects, I am building an Abyssal Dwarf army. To great shock I'm sure, it will feature plenty of Dwarfs. I've seen a fair few people state their preference for the other toys in the Abyssal Dwarf list over basic dwarfs, such as Obsidian Golems, so I thought I'd write a bit … Continue reading I’m using Dwarfs in my Abyssal Dwarf army
KoW Tactics: Unit class
Units in Kings of War (and most wargames) can be placed into categories of sorts. These categories tell you how that unit is best used on the battlefield, and it’s often a good idea to try and get several types of units into your army so that you can react to most situations. The basic … Continue reading KoW Tactics: Unit class
How my Kings of War Formula worked
The topic of a points formula for Kings of War has reared its head again. It comes up from time to time and the truth is that there is no fixed formula where you type in the statlines and special rules and it gives you the points cost. We actually use a lot of comparisons … Continue reading How my Kings of War Formula worked
Beers of War tournament writeup
Yesterday I attended a tournament held in Wakefield, the Beers of War tournament. This was the first tournament organised by brothers Luke and Lee Fellows and was set in a rather lovely venue of the Henry Boons pub - a pub whose presence I graced on many occasion when I lived near Shakey Wakey. This … Continue reading Beers of War tournament writeup
I hate “counts-as” in rules
I hate this term, all variations of it and have done my best to eliminate its usage from the Kings of War rules. One instance has slipped through though, and the issue it has caused is a perfect example of why I don't like it. The Orc War Drum - not an issue Here is … Continue reading I hate “counts-as” in rules
I’m never taking the Pharaoh again!
It’s inevitable that whenever we publish any kind of balance recommendations that we will get some very loud voices telling us that we’ve done a terrible job, we’re breaking the game and there’s always that one guy who ragequits over the changes. There seems to be a band of players in every game who are … Continue reading I’m never taking the Pharaoh again!
External article – Power levels
Chris Kellahan has posted an excellent and very accurate article on his blog about how we rebalance units with tournament tweaks and why. Check it out here.
Split Charges rules discussion
A question that crops up every now and again is “Why can’t a single unit, such as a horde, charge multiple enemy units in the same turn? It would be simple just to split the attacks between two targets.” This is one of those things that sounds simple when you say it like that, but … Continue reading Split Charges rules discussion
A Corkscrew Conundrum
The picture above was posted to Kings of War Fanatics the other day asking if the Knights in the top right were able to pull of a Corkscrew Charge into the Fallen in the bottom left. It’s hard to tell precise angles from a photo like this, but the short answer is most likely no. … Continue reading A Corkscrew Conundrum
Abyssals – how to play with and against my army
Note: This article was written last year for the Mantic blog, before the CoK book changes were finalised. My updated thoughts are at the end of the article. Well the dust has settled and after the amazing weekend that was UK Clash of Kings 2016, I found myself with a respectable (in my mind!) 5th … Continue reading Abyssals – how to play with and against my army
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