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!
Tag: Rules
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
The rule, not the exception
Does Pathfinder work on Obstacles? This is a question that crops up every now and again in Kings of War, and the answer is no. Let's have a look at the rule itself: The unit suffers no movement penalties for difficult terrain, simply treating it as open terrain. Pathfinder units are not Hindered for charging … Continue reading The rule, not the exception