Reply To: Worst Miniature game ever?

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I would go with the first time I tried Age of Sigmar (or “Age of Shitmar” as  I used to call it for some time). Before I get into it, I want to make clear that now I quite like the game. I think with late first edition and now second edition is quite an ok game. Not the best, but it’s fun.

But back in the day, when it first came out I was introduced to it by the “Fantasy Guys” in our club. Who are ETC level Warhammer Fantasy players. They were just trying it out and deciding whether to go Age of Sigmar, Kings of War or Ninth Age.

First game I had a Chaos army. Some Angel Dude from the Sigmarines jumped into the middle of my army and killed about 95% of my models with a single spell I couldn’t do anything against. Yay that was fun.

Second game I played Dwarfs against Chaos Dwarfs. My opponent fired his Chaos Cannon (that huge model) and changed the 2D6 dice roll to a 13 with a spell from – I believe – the Weaver of Fates. The spell allows to change a dice roll even to an impossible result. Unfortunately the Cannon said that on a 13 on a 2D6 roll you win the game. I had a chance to block it somehow with my Runesmith, but didn’t make it. Game over.

You can imagine I was quite fed up with game but played two more games. Those weren’t that lame, but it still felt very very wrong for a wargame. E.g. having all you spearmen with spears streched out to the front face backwards. Then in your turn you turn them around and tada you are 2″ closer to the enemy as it was measured from the closest point on the model. Not the base. I think those are some of the most terrible and untested rules ever published by a wargaming company. The game was just utter s**t. Half of our club went for Kings of War (as I did). The other half for ninth age. The third half stopped playing.

Fortunately GW recognized this and changed the rules a lot. Introducing point systems, having more structure and getting rid of all those stupid rules like “you win on a 13+ on a 2D6 roll”. The game is much better now. And endless spells are fun 😀

I never played Arcane Legions, but converted a few minis from it to Ushabti for the Tomb Kings. Ahhhh Tomb Kings… another point you can hold against AoS 😀