What’s on the Table?!
Torpedo Run! Some of the rubber bands were shot; we had replacements for the subs, but not ships. My kids were surprised at my accuracy. I’ve still got it! Fun times. We also played Trash, King of Tokyo, and Ravine.
Give Us a Generous Game
The Ghosts of Games Past come to visit us on this cold December day. I’m writing this in the liminal time between when Darkwater has been announced, but not yet available. To me, Pre-orders are in the future. Youtubers don’t even have reviews out yet. Which seems… a bit odd. I’ve been thinking about this for a while. I want Games Workshop to give us a generous game. A game that is more than just one thing. A system. A lush setting full of mystery, intrigue, and adventure. I want a GM-less RPG that satisfies! So here’s a look at generous games of the past. Space Marine (Epic) Three armies. Terrain. Markers. Counters. Rules. Reference Sheets. So Good. Man O’ War Fleets! Counters! Great art! Cards! Mordheim I’ve never played, but there’s a city in this box! It’s still a super popular system. Necromunda Another one I haven’t played, it’s…
Cursed City could use a Healer
I’m kind of surprised I haven’t heard someone else say this. There’s no player with a straight-up healing ability. Sure, every hero can try to heal on their own, but vitality rolls aren’t a sure thing unless you’re a stalwart. I think our record for most-missed-vitality-rolls-in-a-row is 14. Yup, we’ve had blue or bone dice miss healing rolls 14 times, IN A ROW! Sure, there are healing potions, yes Cleona can remove an affliction. But no one can truly heal your character. I find, due to our atrocious dice rolling, that we rarely can spare the activation nor destiny dice to try to heal. Same goes with searching mysterious objects. We’re normally on the run, on the ropes, and hoping that we can get a solid hit on a monster. We rarely have time to loot and pillage. It would be really great to have a character, like the wizard…
Warhammer Quest Day (2025)
Today is Warhammer Quest Day, in a way. Pre-orders for Warhammer Quest: Darkwater go live today at 1:00 pm EST. I’m looking forward to the game system that I care most about getting some coverage. I, and the whole world, expect the game to sell well. Despite a price tag that rivals an eBay copy of Warhammer Quest 1995. I’m hoping for a good, fun game, despite some obvious cutbacks. The board-book is unproven (for WHQ), the new character and activation system looks “a bit clockwork” as a youtuber described it. Removing unnecessary grind from the game is a good thing. Cursed City was bloated with grind out of the box. Luckily that is easy to skirt, just play the missions that you want, based on your level. We’ll see. Fingers crossed. Word on the street is that there are no special incentives to pre-order. No limited edition foil character…
Did Tariffs Kill Games Workshop Bookshelf Games?
This is speculation, but I’m guessing that tariffs and other economic chicanery killed GW bookshelf games this year. 2025 has been slim pickings at B&N. We’ve definitely had more the last few years than this year. Dawn of War: Onslaught came out this year, but that’s it. By my count, at least 14 games 2019-2024. Only one in 2025. So here’s a summary of some of the most interesting boxed (bookshelf) games released by Games Workshop. I’m not even counting “mainline” games like Age of Sigmar, Kill Team, or Underworlds starter sets. Combat Arena In previous years, we had three versions of Combat Arena: Warhammer Quest: Lost Relics This is a bookshelf stand-alone Warhammer Quest game. I haven’t tried it yet, but I hear is a puzzle/optimization type game, rather than a true dungeon crawler. Blitz Bowl We’ve had three editions of Blitz Bowl, plus all the team expansions from…
What’s on the Table?!
Warhammer Quest 1995 We played ANOTHER abbreviated Little Monk adventure, available here: https://bwarhammerquestcustomized.runboard.com/t393 Castle of Darkness! I talked about this last year, but didn’t quite make it on the table. Here’s the minis that we used. It was a lot of fun. I made fewer mistakes this time!
Darkwater – Inara Sion
There’s been another hero reveal for Darkwater. Aqua-mage!
Darkwater – Bren Tylis
There’s been another hero reveal for Darkwater. I dig it. It’s a very “barbarian” pose. That is quite a sword. Similar to Qulathis the Exile, this hero stole her weapon. Why are only the ladies stealing weapons? Interesting backstory. GW says we’ll get another reveal nest week. In other news, I didn’t buy anything on Warhammer Day. The ammo pouch was cool, but I’m not dropping $200 on anything that doesn’t have a direct WHQ tie-in.
White Dwarf
Just because this is short, doesn’t mean that it’s low effort! I went through all of my White Dwarf magazines (old and new!) and took note of everything I found interesting. There’s so much content published, I’m going to start losing track of which issue is what. It’s now available above, in the “Blog” menu. I’ll to my best to keep it updated, but, sometimes it’s tough to keep up on everything. So no promises.
What’s on the Table?!
Warhammer Quest 1995 We played an abbreviated Little Monk adventure, available here: https://bwarhammerquestcustomized.runboard.com/t393 Castle of Darkness! I talked about this last year, but didn’t quite make it on the table. Here’s the minis that we used. It was a lot of fun. I messed some stuff up, but we all liked it.