A roar of battle echoes from the first capital of Gondor, as the forces of Good and Evil clash on the banks of the Anduin – next week marks the release of the new starter set for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, a new Underworlds warband, and more besides. Let’s get to it.
The Lord of The Rings™ Battle of Osgiliath
Fight for Good or Evil with this huge new boxed set that contains 54 miniatures, including new plastic versions of Faramir, Madril, Damrod and Gothmog on foot and on a warg, plus two sets of the brand new Gondor ruins. A starter rules manual for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game is included to get you playing straight away, alongside a set of scenarios to play out the clash for Osgiliath.
Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game – Rules Manual
Get the most up-to-date rule set for the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game with this 224-page book, available in hardback and ePub formats. It contains the core rules, and folds in all existing FAQs and errata, bringing it totally up to date.*
Middle-earth Dice Sets
Call on the power of your favourite faction when making those all-important dice rolls with these four themed dice sets. There are two for the good guys – Minas Tirith** and Rohan,** then two for the bad guys – Mordor** and Isengard.
The Ringbearers
Forge World are also re-releasing The Ringbearers, a set of five classic miniatures. There’s Frodo Baggins, Bilbo Baggins as a master burglar and as an older Hobbit, Isildur, and the rascal Gollum. They’re cast in clear resin, so you can swap them out in play to represent the One Ring’s power of invisibility.
Grinkrak’s Looncourt
Grinkrak is ready to lead his Looncourt retainers into the Gnarlwood! This knightly band of brothers is motivated not by greed for shiny objects but by their king’s oratory (and a ‘healthy’ dose of consciousness-expanding mushrooms). All seven of these snivelling squires must work together to overcome the nasty foes they will face.*
Fearsome Fortress
Breathe new life into an old Warhammer Underworlds warband with Fearsome Fortress, a new Rivals deck. Control and manipulate the board state with fiendish gambits and upgrades to achieve unique objectives, which make your toughest fighters even harder to take down. Check out a sneak peek at the cards within, which can also be used in Nemesis and Championship Formats.*
Kill Team Critical Ops: Tactical Ops Mission Cards
Expand your Kill Team experience with a new deck of Tactical Ops cards that includes missions and map cards allowing you to jump straight into balanced Matched Play games with your friends. You can even spice things up with random draws and bidding structures to build your missions.
Legiones Astartes: Scorpius Missile Tank
Requests for heavy artillery have been approved. The Scorpius Missile Tank is ready to roll onto the battlefields of the Horus Heresy and provide fire support. Even if it fails to turn a Tactical Squad into a smoking crater, it may still leave them pinned and unable to act.*
White Dwarf 483
The last issue of White Dwarf for 2022 goes on pre-order next weekend and it’s packed with awesome hobby content, including a Leagues of Votann battle report, rules, and 44 cards for Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar map campaigns, and loads more.
Panini: Warhammer 40,000: Dark Galaxy Trading Cards
After the success of the Warriors of the Emperor Stickers and Sticker Album our pals at Panini have created the Warhammer 40,000 Dark Galaxy trading card collection. This new official collection consists of a core set of 225 cards comprising 150 Only War cards, 75 Special Cards, and 500 Parallel Cards available with special finishes that are harder to find!
You’ll be able to kick things off with a Starter Set, which contains a Collector's Album card binder, three packets of cards, and a map of the Dark Galaxy, or you can go bigger with a Blaster Box or even a Mega Box with even more cards!
This product is only available n the UK.
Steve Jackson Games: Munchkin Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Age of Sigmar
Enter the wacky world of Munchkin with Warhammer 40,000 or Warhammer Age of Sigmar to hunt down loot, kill heretics and monsters, and stab your pals in the back. Both games are perfect for a dash of Warhammer-themed fun with friends and family on a rainy Boxing Day afternoon.
Interrogator merchandise
Mark this week’s release of the full-length cut of the Warhammer+ animation Interrogator by picking up a hoodie or T-shirt in appropriately monochrome colours. They bear suitably moody images from the series and are available to buy right now.
Our intrepid Battle Report team has created an immense Osgiliath battlefield and used it to play out an epic clash from the Lord of The Rings: The Return of the King™ using the armies found in the new boxed set. What’s more - you can watch the episode for free even if you’re not a Warhammer+ subscriber!
Citadel Colour Masterclass takes on the challenge of painting the radical Goff Rocker, with a detailed tutorial to get him ready for his headline slot.
In addition to the video content, you will also find White Dwarf issues 315 and 316 in the Warhammer Vault.
Meanwhile on Warhammer Community there will be miniature reveals, the last Age of Sigmar Metawatch of 2022, more exciting Black Library news, and all that other good stuff. The Warhammer Live crew have also gone Middle-earth mad and will be painting the contents of the Battle of Osgiliath boxed set and Grinkrak’s Looncourt for Warhammer Underworlds.
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* These products have been delayed in Japan.
** These products have been delayed in the USA, Canada, and Japan.