![]() From the Kings of War Third Edition Free Rulebook Credit: Mantic Games Finding your army in Kings of WarĪs mentioned above, there are many similarities between Warhammer Fantasy and Kings of War, and finding a match for your armies of the Old World in the Pannithor can be relatively straightforward. The obvious downside is that this is relatively permanent, hence not an enticing option for those hoping to play multiple game systems with the same collection. This enables some artistic license in model placement, and when combined with interesting scenic basing techniques can result in each multibase being a diorama. ![]() ![]() Models are affixed (either via super glue, pinning or magnets) to a base that represents the whole unit. What might be different is the idea of multibasing, something introduced in our first article, multibasing is like a permanent movement tray. This really speeds up gameplay, and Warhammer Fantasy models are made for ranking up on movement trays (except for Savage Orcs… those were always a nightmare). Putting individual models onto unit trays helps move them around, and would be nothing new to a Warhammer Fantasy player. The actual height of the model does not matter in Kings of War, as height is part of the unit profile and rules (no downside to awesome conversions with massive wings!).Īs can probably be surmised, the key part of Kings of War is the unit size and dimensions.In Kings of War, the number of models in a unit need not be the maximum, so long as the dimensions of the unit as a whole is clear (hence unit trays and multibasing is key see below ).Unit size in Kings of War is locked to distinct tiers – troops, regiments, hordes and legions.Many armies of Kings of War draw direct inspiration from Warhammer Fantasy (Elves, Orcs and Dwarfs can only be done in so many different ways).Armies are composed of units of infantry, large individual monsters, and smaller individual characters.Models form units of distinct rectangular footprints.Models are on square bases of similar size.Thankfully, Kings of War is similar to Warhammer Fantasy in many ways, so taking your collection into the realm of Pannithor is relatively painless. But there is something special about being able to use those amazing models in a game that’s kept up-to-date, balanced, and most important ly of all, is streamlined to enable multiple games in a day. There is no doubt that Warhammer Fantasy Battles was the original fantasy rank ‘n’ flank wargame, and there are plenty of good reasons to keep playing the old editions. If you’ve seen a faction you like, and have some old models around but are not sure where to start, this article is for you. Given our previous focus on Mantic models, in this article we will be looking at a range of different models you might have, and show you where they might fit into Kings of War both at the army and unit level. ![]() In this article we will be discussing how to move into Kings of War with an existing, non-Mantic collection. In our last series of articles, we introduced all the factions including the Good, the Neutral and the Evil. Welcome back to our coverage of Kings of War. ![]()
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