The Warmachine and Hordes message board has been updated with a new posting explaining the rules for timing of abilities in any situation.

Privateer Press has posted their release schedule for November 2008. All prices are in US$.

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Warmachine

• Black 13th Gun Mage Strike Team Character Unit $16.99
• Cygnar Trencher Cannon Crew $32.99
• Visgoth Rhoven & Exemplar Bodyguards Character Unit $26.99
• Khador Koldun Lord Solo $12.99
• Cryx Blackbane’s Ghost Raiders Unit Box $29.99
• Cryx Blackbane’s Ghost Raiders $9.99

Hordes

• Minion Lesser Warlock Dahlia Hallyr & Skarath Warbeast $32.99
• Minion Lesser Warlock Rorsh & Brine Character Heavy Warbeast $44.99

Monsterpocalypse

• Monsterpocalypse: Rise Strategy Guide $14.99

Privateer Press has posted two new previews of upcoming miniatures for Hordes.

Tharn Ravager White Mane
Those few beast lords who have survived dozens of hunts and surpassed the odds by outliving their peers become White Manes. These seasoned killers are heroes among their savage tribes. Seeing a White Mane charge into battle inspires Ravagers to a frenzied state as they rush to follow his example. His scarred mien and grisly tokens are reminders of countless kills and many years of hard fighting.

The Tharn Ravager White Mane comes in a blister. A player may field two Tharn Ravager White Manes for each warlocks in his Circle Orboros horde.

Warmonger War Chief
While all warmongers can goad themselves into a killing frenzy, some few are strong and willful enough to become war chiefs, rising by strength to lead the converted tribes. Blight transforms each of these horrors into a murderous fiend overcome by hunger. The very scent of blood lends the War Chief strength and he will sometimes pause amid his bloodletting to gorge on fresh kills.

Warmonger War Chief comes in a blister (PIP 73038). A player may field up to two War Chiefs in his Legion of Everblight horde.

Couch Potato Sports will be holding the Day Of Warmachine tournament in DuBois, PA

From their announcement:

Couch Potato Sports & Iconoclast Comics is offering a day of Warmachine & Hordes with two tournaments. Each tournament is $20. $40 for the day. CSPIC Game Card holders get special discounts for the tournament.

First tournament is a Duel level event at 350 pts. It will be a Deathmatch. This tournament goes out to our newer local gamers interested in getting their feet wet in a tournament setting upon popular request.

350 point tournaments are battlebox level which makes it easy for new players to get involved. All are invited, new and veteran players alike. This game starts at 12:00 noon at the store. Warcaster kill scenerio will be used for this tournament.

Second tournament begins at approximately 5:00 pm shortly after the first. This tournameny is a Rumble Level event at 500 pts. It will also be a Deathmatch.

For this tournament, you may bring 2 lists to use during the tournament. We will be using the steamroller attrition rule and the warcaster kill scenerio. If there is no kill, then VPs determine winner. Normal rules apply.

Choco on the Privateer Press forums has posted a product listing from Alliance Distributors that appears to be for two new Minion warlocks and their Warbeasts.

Privateer Press will be selling the Trollblood Kilt Lifter miniature at GenCon.

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From their announcement:

Gen Con Indy will be your first chance to get the new Kilt Lifter Trollkin model, exclusively from Privateer Press. Previously a specialty brew and collectible t-shirt at The RAM, this is your first chance to own the limited edition collector’s sculpt. (This model is for collection purposes only, no rules exist for the Kilt Lifter Trollkin). Stop by booth 1201 to grab your Kilt Lifter Trollkin model for only $15, while supplies last.

Gale Force 9 have entered the final week during which the can sell their Warmachine and Hordes branded products.

From their website:

This Saturday, July 26th, marks the absolute, final day that Gale Force Nine will be able to sell our Warmachine and Hordes licensed accessories directly. With items rapidly going out of stock, please be sure to get your orders in as soon as possible or come visit our booth at Historicon this weekend.

Snagged from several sources on the “tubes” is this photo of the upcoming Privateer Press Trollblood Slag Troll model.

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Privateer Press has pulled the wrappers off of their Summer Rampage online support site.

From their website:

Planning to play Summer Rampage? Visit http://rampage.privateerpress.com to get your free user account.

On this site you can:
1. Register a free gamer account
2. Search for a Venue running the event near you and pre-register to play with one-click.
3. Play Summer Rampage games at your venue to earn Merits for your user profile.

Privateer Press have posted the news for week 8 of their Broken Coast Raids Warmachine and Hordes league.

Japanese distributor Malefic has once again posted advance photos of some upcoming Warmachine and Hordes models.

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Gale Force 9 have announced that their Warmachine faction and Hordes warband dice will

From their website:

Our popular dice sets for Warmachine and Hordes are available once again. These quality dice are cast in a faction or warband specific color and emblazoned with the appropriate logo in place of the six. Each package contains twenty (20) dice; sixteen (16) faction versions and four (4) Privateer Press logo dice. While these dice are no longer packaged in a handy dice tin, each pack contains twice as many dice as before.

We only have a limited amount of these dice remaining and once they’re gone, they are gone for good. As of July 26th, Gale Force Nine will no longer be able to sell these dice as well as our templates and tokens for Warmachine and Hordes.

Privateer Press have sent along word of their October 2008 releases. All prices are in US$.

Update: Bobby at Privateer Press sent along the correct SKUs for Monsterpocalypse along with the contents of each product.
Update 2: Monsterpocalypse details are now here.

Hordes

• Minion Saxon Orrick $9.99
• Skorne Cyclops Seer Light Warbeast $19.99
• Legion of Everblight Warmonger Cardinal $16.99

Warmachine

• Cryx Nightmare Character Helljack
• Cygnar Thorn Character Light Warjack $27.99
• Protectorate Blessing of Vengeance Character Light Warjack
• Khador Beast - 09 Character Heavy Warjack $54.99

Privateer Press has posted more details, as well as the rules, for their Summer Rampage 2008 gaming league. The page also includes the terrain needed for the league.

Privateer Press have posted the news for week 7 of their Broken Coast Raids Warmachine and Hordes league.

The Dubois, PA area Privateer Press Press Gangers are running Warmachine and Hordes demos.

From their announcement:

There will be a series of three free Demo Days being held in the Dubois, PA area during July. The two local members of the Press Gang, Rich and John, will be hosting the events. These will all be held at Couch Potato Sport and Iconoclast Comics in the DuBois Mall. The events are free, and everyone who is interested in Warmachine and Hordes is invited to come on in and either play a demo or take part in some friendly gaming.

• July 5 - Noon - 5pm
• July 13 - 1pm - 5pm
• July 20 - 1pm - 5pm

Privateer Press have posted the maps and scenarios for week 6 of their Broken Coast Warmachine and Hordes league.

The Privateer Press forums have a topic that purports to have information about the upcoming Epic Hordes Warlocks. No idea if these are accurate or not.

Privateer Press has posted three new previews of upcoming Warmachine and Hordes miniatures.

Anastasia di Bray
The master spy Anastasia di Bray fights the Khadoran occupiers of Llael and their collaborators with a fury fueled by loss. Traitors and the invasion took everyone she loved, and now she aids the Resistance in a war that is as much personal as patriotic. The information she steals can spell the doom of armies, and any who would interfere with her missions die silent deaths on her blades.

Stannis Brocker
Stannis Brocker cares for little beyond coin and battle. He is utterly disinterested the reasons behind any specific conflict and makes no apology for decades spent dealing death and misfortune. Commanding ranks of Steelhead mercenaries, Brocker rides to battle as if from an ancient era, when such men conquered and created nations with the edge of their blades.

Kaya the Moonhunter and Laris
Once Kaya relied solely on her instincts. Now she has been initiated into ancient rites that reveal the power the moon exert on the blood of all predators. Her command of these mysteries has brought her a new companion in the form of a ghostly white wolf. This inseparable pair stalks the battlefields of Immoren with spell, spear, and fang to bring low the foes of the Circle Orboros.

Individual photos of Kaya and Laris are also available.

Privateer Press have posted a preview of the contents of No Quarter magazine issue 19.

Privateer Press have posted the maps and scenarios for week 5 of their Broken Coast Warmachine and Hordes league.

Privateer Press has posted Word and PDF file of the beta version of the Steamroller 4 rules.

Privateer Press have posted details of their Summer Rampage 2008 gaming league.

From their website:

Once again, western Immoren shakes beneath the might of rampaging armies as the war-torn kingdoms of Warmachine clash with the savage threat of the wild Hordes. Fire up your warjacks and rile your warbeasts to prepare for the next round of Summer Rampage!

This year’s Summer Rampage takes the form of a unique map campaign. See No Quarter #18 (May) for what’s in store for this year’s biggest Summer event! No Quarter #19 (July) will provide material support for players of Summer Rampage, including a map of western Immoren, pre-order your issue at your local game store today.

They also sent along details of a new organized play website that the league will use.
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Privateer Press have announced that previous owners of the Professor Viktor Pendrake miniature can send in to get his stat card.

From their website:

The Professor Viktor Pendrake model due in stores this September will be a reissue of the model previously available for the Iron Kingdoms Role Playing Game. This blister pack will include Pendrake’s all new stat card.

Players who have already purchased the Iron Kingdoms model will be able to receive a complimentary copy of the Hordes stat card by sending a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

Privateer Press
Attn: Pendrake
13434 NE 16th St.
Suite #120
Bellevue, WA 98005

Please note: requests that do not include the self-addressed stamped envelope will be discarded and no card will be returned to the sender. Professor Viktor Pendrake is featured in Hordes: Metamorphosis, the next expansion to Hordes.

Privateer Press have posted the maps and scenarios for week 4 of their Broken Coast Warmachine and Hordes league.

Privateer Press have posted the maps and scenarios for week 3 of their Broken Coast Warmachine and Hordes league.

Version 1.3 of Tabletop Commander has been released.

From their announcement:

Version 1.3 of Tabletop Commander, the army building application for Warmachine and Hordes, has been released. This release introduces the internationalization of Tabletop Commander. The first translation to German is already included with other languages coming in the near future

Privateer Press have posted the maps and scenarios for week 2 of their Broken Coast Warmachine and Hordes league.

Privateer Press have posted their September 2008 release schedule. All prices are in US$. They have also posted photos of the Drago Character Berseker and the Cankerworm Character Bonejack.

Monsterpocalypse Comic Issue #1 (1 comic issue)
No Quarter Issue #20 - $5.99

Caspia-Sul League Kits

• S Caspia-Sul Incursions Starter Kit - $99.98
• Caspia-Sul Incursions Core Kit - $59.99
• Caspia-Sul Incursions Reinforcement Kit - $15.00

Wamachine

• Cygnar Ol’ Rowdy Character Heavy Warjack (1 Model)
• Protectorate Fire of Salvation Character Heavy Warjack (1 Model)
• Khador Drago Character Berseker (1 Model)
• Cryx Cankerworm Character Bonejack (1 Model)
• Mercenary Anastasia di Bray Solo (1 Model)

Hordes

• Trollblood Slag Troll Light Warbeast (1 Model)
• Circle Orboros Tharn Ravager White Mane (1 Model)
• Minion Professor Viktor Pendrake (1 Model)

Privateer Press have posted the maps and scenarios for week 1 of their Broken Coast Warmachine and Hordes league.