Fight A War Of The Worlds With Return Of The Tripod’s New Set

July 16, 2025 by brennon

Abby Normal Media has been working hard to bring All Quiet on the Martian Front back to the tabletop over the last while, and now you can get yourself a Starter Armies Set for the Return of the Tripods, starting your very own War of the Worlds.

First Encounter Starter Armies // Abby Normal Media

The First Encounter Starter Set comes with all of the game components you need to play your first battle, where you either take the side of the Martian invaders or the German defenders. On the side of the Martians, you have one Slaver Tripod, two Raider Tripods, three Attack Drones and six sets of Lobototons (poor civilians who have been dominated by the Martians!).

On the other side, you have the Germans, who are rolling out some armour and plenty of troops to try and halt the Martian invasion. They are led by a German Field Commander alongside his German Command Staff Team. They can roll around in a Command A7V Armoured Personnel Carrier, which is supported by three Oberschlesien Tanks. When it comes to infantry, you have a Platoon Commander and then nine teams of German Infantry, which include upgrades for flamethrowers and rocket launchers.

The set then includes a digital download for the Return of the Tripods rules plus you also get all of the tokens and templates that you need to start playing your games.

Rulebooks & Cards

If you've already got some All Quiet on the Martian Front miniatures from previous releases, then you can also buy the Hardcover Rulebook and Data Cards separately.

Return of the Tripods - Rulebook // Abby Normal Media

There is currently a special deal going on at the moment where you get your hands on the Unit Data Cards for free when you purchase the Hardcover Rulebook for the game. Bonus! Talking of the Data Cards, you can get the two packs, which give you everything you need for the Martians and the Germans.

Return of the Tripods - Data Cards // Abby Normal Media

All-in-all, this sounds like a great time for you to be getting stuck in and playing Return of the Tripods and your very own War of the Worlds as mentioned above. It's great to see that Abby Normal Media has gone to the lengths they have to revamp the game and the range and there are plenty of bonus miniatures you can buy from their webstore if you'd like to expand your collection.

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