Kings of War
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Andy speaks to Jake Thornton about the latest boxed set of Dwarf Kings Hold. Join them as they discuss all the cool new stuff... like Orcs and Elves!
If you're already a fan of Dwarf King's Hold then you're in for a treat this week. Starting today, we've got some articles and videos starring the creator of Dwarf King's Hold... Jake Thornton... or as you may know him @quirkworthy Check out Jake's introduction to Dwarf King's Hold: Green Menace and some of the cool things you can expect to see for the game this week.
Even if you don't manage to make it down to the Mantic open day weekend, you can still order yourself one of their limited edition Goblin Mawbeasts... or the Orc Shaman!
Andy and Jake Thornton Designer of Dwarf King’s Hold show off some of the unique elements from the prototype playset.
Tonight when my lovely wife asks me what I did at work today, I'll tell her I did all the usual stuff... you know... providing world class tabletop TV entertainment. Oh... and once that was done... I painted myself a Mantic Berserker Lord for D&D!
Following on from having a look at the prototype Andy and Jake play through a small game of Dwarf King's Hold.
PK-Pro is about to launch a new range of "plug-in" multibases with 15mm spaces, perfect for Kings of War!
Brand new and coming soon from Mantic... it's Dwarf King's Hold 2...
Green Menace!!!
But that's not all, check out some of the new Kings of War Miniatures releases too.
Mantic have announced that July will be when their blister range will be making its triumphant entry.
So here are the new (and newly christened) Soul Reavers... vampiric horsemen from Mantic Games!
Ronnie and his motley crew give you the low down on the latest antics at Mantic!
Are you looking for a horde of greeskins to mash up your opponent... then worry no longer Mantic Games have just launched some tasty pictures of their Orc Great Ax regiment.
Have a look at this guys... the brand new Orc Hero from Mantic Games... just ready to take the field against those nasty stunties!
Andy checks out the contents of Dwarf King's Hold from Mantic Games.
Mantic Games have an extra special Orc offer, just for Easter... check it out! With the boxes for the egg-cellent new Orcs are in and they begin shipping on Monday! We’ve been massively egg-cited by this release – they’re shaping up […]
So here it is guys... for those Kings of War players who have been waiting to see what the great Alessio Calvatore had in store for the Mantic Orcs... well wait no longer!
A new Mantic green of an Orc greenskin, there must be a pun in there somewhere!
Hot from the forges of Mantic Games comes a new character set to take their Dwarf King's Hold boardgame by storm!
Andy takes a sneak peek at the first production test models for the new range of Mantic Orcs.
Frothing at the mouth and only up to your knees... Mantic's Abyssal Dwarves now have Berserkers!
Feast your eyes on the latest greenskin greens from Mantic Games!
Check out Mantic's offer to get you some sneaky Goblins for your new greenskins army.
Mantic has painted their Orc 3-Up and a cheeky little gremlin to boot!
Remember, you saw it here first guys! The contents of Mantic's Dwarf Kings Hold boardgame and the new cover art!
Some more tile shots are out in the wild.
Don't tell anyone... there's a new tile preview inside...
We have just received some concept sketches of the tiles that will be used for the Dwarf Kings Hold... Mantic's eagerly anticipated dungeon romp!
Greenskins! Thousands of Them!!!
15 years ago 46Orcs... Orcs... and more Orcs... they're everywhere! New Greenskins from Mantic Games... now available for preorder...
Don’t Stare Into the Abyss!
15 years ago 17Anyone else miss the good old days when wargaming was really equal opportunity, and Dwarves were allowed to be evil little gits too? Well wipe away that nostalgic tear because that time is now, with Mantic's Abyssal Dwarves!
Mantic Confirm their Dungeon Boardgame
15 years ago 44After a phonecall to Mantic Games, we have lots of information to reveal about their new boardgame! Looks like Warren was right after all!
Mantic Games announce not only the release date, but a new name for their range of Evil Dwarves. I present to you... The Abyssal Dwarves!!!
Are Mantic about to make one of the coolest moves in gaming, and take another big step from being a wargame to a full blown hobby? BoW Warren
Apologies for the awful pun... but you better get your skates on if you want to get your hands on the limited edition Ghast miniature from Mantic!
The Khaos Dwarfs Statlines and Special Rules are now available to download for free!
We have a some sneaky photos of the up coming Chaos Dwarfs for the Mantic Kings of War Range.
We got time to visit Mantic HQ on our trip over to England and thought it would be great to get a catchup with Ronnie and Alessio about how the Beta went and some new Kings of War Box Sets.
So what can I tell you about Kings of War? Well first it was a very fluid game, as Alessio was literally rewriting the rules as we played, with many of the ideas from previous games being jettisoned and new ideas being added... but let's get down to the nitty-gritty... how does the game play?
So we have been having a look over the Kings of War Zombies for a few days now and we gotta say they are a really great addition to the Kings of War Undead range. We had high hopes for […]
So the Beta for Kings of War is finally kicking off and you lucky folks here at Beasts of War get to be at the forefront of it all. We are giving members access to download the beta rules and access […]
In this 'short one' (no pun intended to our Dwarf friends) Johno takes a look at the Ironwatch Regiment - Dwarf static gunlines are Go! Mantic have loads of deals on their site for these beer drinking nuts and here's the […]
In this final part of the interview with Alessio Cavatore, I get to ask him about his thoughts on the rest of the game mechanics (at least the ones he had started to solidify at this stage). Its an interesting […]
So while we had Ronnie in the studio we wanted to get a better insight into Mantic and see what makes them tick. I really enjoyed the time we spent with Ronnie and found his approach both insightful and fascinating. […]
