Warhammer Quest: Darkwater – Early Thoughts and Observations
A few interesting things about Darkwater in these early, early days. Descriptive text from GW We’ve really only see the cover art and a couple blurbs. A couple blurbs you say? Indeed. There are two pages up with (minimal) info about WHQ:DW. The most widely circulated link is the Warhammer Community post: https://www.warhammer-community.com/en-gb/articles/b7qzhmxz/announcing-warhammer-quest-darkwater/ Evil lurks in the dark, there’s something in the water, and the whole of Ghyran is under threat.It’s probably time to gather together a band of heroes, renegades, and misfits, and go on a Quest…That’s right! An all-new Warhammer Quest game, set in the Mortal Realms of Warhammer Age of Sigmar.What perils await our group of intrepid adventurers within the ruins of the Jade Abbey? However, there is also a Start Warhammer page up: https://start-warhammer.com/darkwater Warhammer Quest: Darkwater is a thrilling cooperative dungeon-crawling board game set in the world of Warhammer Age of Sigmar. You and up…
Warhammer Quest: Darkwater
Back in March my local Warhammer store associate (there’s only one. Just one guy) told me not to expect any more Cursed City content, but to keep an eye out for perhaps a new game some time. Looks like he’s pretty much right. We did get Grombrindal in May of 2025, but that’s it. And now we have the announcement for Warhammer Quest: Darkwater! It appears to be in the same vein as Cursed City. Set in the Age of Sigmar. Though I’m holding out judgment until I see the back of the box. Ohh, I’m looking forward to that! No details yet, other than what’s here. Cursed City was available roughly two months after it was announced. I’ve been banging the “there hasn’t been any WHQ this year!” drum for a while now. We’ll see what the timeline and additional details emerge. I’m excited!
Cursed City Expansions
The Cursed City core box came out in 2021, and I’m not going to say any more about that. Welcome back to October! My favorite month! Cooler temperatures, spooky movies, Halloween, autumn ales, and of course… Cursed City! It was followed by a number of expansions and additions. It can be tough to keep up with everything that is released after a game hits the market, especially when a list is started while content is still coming out. The internet is littered with incomplete contemporary Warhammer Quest lists. The good news is that nothing new will ever come out for Cursed City. That’s sarcasm. It’s horrible. This is the first year since 2015 that there hasn’t been new Warhammer Quest content. Sad! This is the first edition of WHQ that I’ve acquired at the initial release. I didn’t buy 1995 because it was expensive, I was still feeling the disappointment…
What’s on the Table?!
Dungeon! This is in the family’s stable of games, but oddly, I’d never played it. Until today! Fun and kinda silly.
Blackstone Fortress Expansions
Blackstone Fortress came out in November of 2018 and is the best documented modern WHQ game. Fans were ready and waiting for this game, rightfully so, it’s awesome. A big thanks goes out to the guys over at reddit that put 99% of this together. Big Box Expansions Small Box Expansions Card Expansions Miscellany White Dwarf Magazine Blackstone Fortress Fiction
What’s on the Table?!
Crypt Hunters! We tried out a game we’d had for a while. It was interesting. Definitely leans in favor of the bad guys. Didn’t realize it was a retread of https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2268/lost-patrol
Shadows Over Hammerhal Expansions
Shadows Over Hammerhal came out in 2017 and is the least well documented of any of the WHQ games. This is probably the most under-the-radar game in the WHQ family. Board Game Geek has only a few hundred game-plays logged. The 1 vs Many version of RPG is somewhat less popular among the WHQ crowd that gravitates towards GM-less games. Internet chatter about these games really seemed to have dropped off in 2017, I was surprised to learn about the additional adversaries available in White Dwarf, that weren’t included in the card sets, and don’t seem to really exist online either. I’ll try to track them down if I can. The expansions are largely compatible with Silver Tower, though the scenarios are Hammerhal specific. There are no Hammerhal specific expansion boxes, books, or minis. Only White Dwarf content. I’ve included all the White Dwarf magazines because the heroes and monsters…
Silver Tower Expansions
Silver Tower came out in 2016 and offers several interesting expansions. The rebirth of Warhammer Quest in the Age of Sigmar universe. We’ve played some Silver Tower and have really enjoyed it. There’s a large variety of heroes and monsters to add into the game and shares basic mechanics with all of its successors. I’ve included all the White Dwarf magazines that were released for Silver Tower and Shadows Over Hammerhal since the heroes and monsters overlap. White Dwarf Magazine Boxed Hero Expansions Card Expansions Miscellany Links
What’s on the Table?!
Warhammer Quest: Warhammer Quest! Introduced some new players to classic WHQ. It was a lot of fun.
What’s on the Table?!
Warhammer Quest: Blackstone Fortress We successfully navigated the approach to the final vault! We’ll see if we can handle the nastyiness inside!