10 November 2017

Kings of War: First Game

My Battle Line is formed
Played my first KoW game this week under the tutelage of club buddy Marty.  We played a big 2 v2 game on my new textured Cigar Battle Mat.  I used my Riders of Doom Dragon Rampant army to build a force for the similarly themed Varangur faction.
John with his wonderfully massive legion of skaven ratkin
The games' afoot!
I found the KoW rules very quick to pickup, though its old style I-go-U-go was hard to get used to again after a long time of not using it!  Its clearly a game about manoeuvre and getting into the right position before engaging.  Refreshingly, it also rewards the use of reserves.
Lines clash!
Disclaimer: This was the first time I've played a "rank and flank" style fantasy game

Dave's lovely new Dwarves in action
The battle in full swing
Overall I really enjoyed it and am looking forward to exploring the system's intricacies more.

5 comments:

  1. Well that looks like seriously good fun.

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    1. Sure was! Game mechanics aren't very complicated and its a fun buckets-o-dice style game, which is always good for a laugh

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  2. So when can my Savage Orcs face off against your Riders of Doom then hmmmm?

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  3. It is an excellent system. I really enjoy it's simplicity but hard to master feel.
    Glad to see you enjoyed it. The Historical version is tops as well.
    cheers

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