We’ve been on quite a journey with Warhammer: The Old World. It was all the way back in 2019 that we first dropped the news that the Warhammer Studio was working on such an auspicious project – and it was only last week that we previewed the first releases for the game, including the Tomb Kings of Khemri and the Kingdom of Bretonnia boxes.
You’re mere weeks away from getting to play Warhammer: The Old World yourself! To get you in the mindset, we’ve prepared an official How to Play video which covers all the basics of fighting grand battles featuring wheeling regiments, bolts of magic, and massive monsters in the World of Legend.
There is plenty more to learn about Warhammer: The Old World. This is a game rich in the traditions of rank-and-flank Warhammer, with smart changes and new additions. One of the wizened old Warhammer Community squires has been nose-deep in the game’s hardback tomes, digging into the guts of the game, stopping only to pen ink-stained pages that we digitally transcribe for you in the form of the Old World Almanack article series.
Read these to discover the ins and outs of the Movement phase, how to shake all those swords and polearms about in combat, and the new way that the hocus pocus of magic has been sprinkled throughout the game to make it more meaningful.
That’s not everything – we’ve collected the Old World Development Diaries straight from the designers themselves. They’re an evergreen look at how certain decisions were reached, including the reasoning behind which factions are the main factions during the time frame the game is set in, and Warhammer Fantasy deep cuts disguised as gorgeous illustrated maps.
The coverage doesn’t stop there. Our writers have spent many hours sequestered in shadowy rooms chatting to the writers, artists, designers, and painters behind the scenes, and yet many more hours chained to their desks writing up these conversations.
This week, the Old World Almanack expands to include four round table interviews – or should that be square table interviews? Each is a cornucopia of delicious design details and an unmissable read for fans of the World of Legend.
Make sure you check them all out during the week, and remember that everything you need to get into Warhammer: the Old World is available to pre-order on Saturday.