Warcry

As is their tradition, Games Workshop has a new batch of pre-orders up in their webshop. What's coming this week? You've got the new big-box expansion for Warhammer Underworlds called Direchasm. There's also a whole bunch of new books for Warcry that you can get your name on the list to get as soon as they're available.

From the announcement:

This is a big day for boxed games in the Mortal Realms, with a new season of Warhammer Underworlds and a set of epic expansion books for Warcry, plus loads of accessories. Let’s have a look at what you can secure for yourself and pick up as gifts for your friends and family!

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It's been decidedly 40k-heavy over in the GW pre-order shop lately. This week, things swing well over to the fantasy realm of things as a new Warhammer Underworlds core set comes out, along with an absolute ton of stuff for Warcry, including 5 new books.

From the preview:

Next weekend, all eyes turn once more to warband skirmishes in the Mortal Realms, as new releases for both Warhammer Underworlds and Warcry arrive for pre-order. We’re taking a look at what’s in store for these two games, as well as what Black Library has to offer. First, though, we have our regular video round-up of the Week in Warhammer.

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Yeah, bit of a generic headline because there's just so much to talk about with this new set of pre-releases from Games Workshop. They have the new Catacombs big-box starter set for Warcry. They have the new House Orlock book for Necromunda, along with new minis, new dice, new cards, new terrain, and more. And there's a new book for Adeptus Titanicus as well. See? I told you it was a lot.

From the article:

There are loads of shiny new releases up for pre-order today, including goodies for Warcry, Necromunda, and Adeptus Titanicus. Let’s dive right in!

Being far beneath the surface tends to make for rather cramped quarters. Instead of rolling hills or flat plains, you have various tunnels and passages you must make your way through. These can be rather dangerous places, and in Warcry: Catacombs, they have their own special rules called the Tunnels of Death rules. We get a preview of them in this article.

From the article:

Get ready to take the fight underground! Warcry: Catacombs introduces a swathe of new rules – known collectively as the Tunnels of Death rules – designed for staging exciting dungeon battles. Today, we’re looking at some of the abilities and dungeon features that add a new, narrative-driven dimension to the gameplay in every battle you fight.

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The Catacombs set for Warcry is a new starter set with two complete warbands ready to play out of the box (well, once assembled, anyway). But the new figures aren't usable in just Warcry. You can also use them in Age of Sigmar. In this preview, we get a look at what their rules will be like.

From the preview:

With Warcry’s newest warbands, the Khainite Shadowstalkers and Scions of the Flame, up for pre-order this weekend in the Warcry: Catacombs core set, we thought we’d investigate how they’ll get on in the larger battles of Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Conveniently, the rules boffins over in the design studio have written warscrolls for both warbands, which you’ll be able to download when the set launches. Let’s take a look!

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The Warcry: Catacombs box set is a new starter for the game, letting players quickly jump into the game with two complete forces, map board, dice, counters, and more. In this preview, we get a look at some of the special tactics that the various figures in the set are capable of.

From the article:

Warcry: Catacombs is up for pre-order this weekend and comes with two new warbands – the Khainite Shadowstalkers and the Scions of the Flame. In today’s article, we’re focusing on how they play and introducing some of their strongest tactics. First up, the shadowy agents of Morathi…

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Catacombs is the new core box set coming for Warcry and it will take players deep underground into the twisting passages and tunnels. Being a core box, it comes with a lot of stuff, including two warbands, terrain, dice, and several books. In this preview, we get a look at each of those components in a bit more detail.

From the preview:

Warcry is back with a brand-new core box and a deadly new environment in which to battle rival warbands – the catacombs below the Eightpoints. In excited anticipation of this amazing set being up for pre-order this weekend, we’re diving into the box contents to learn exactly what you’ll find inside…

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Dig in the dark is a gas. Baby, can you dig it? There's countless tunnels underground and you're going to be the one in control of them. At least, you will be if you master Warcry: Catacombs, the new core set for the game coming to Games Workshop's pre-orders this weekend. Have yourselves a look inside this new set.

From the article:

It’s time to reveal all the details of next week’s exciting pre-order releases, articles, and Warhammer TV shows! First up, let’s get an overview of what you can look forward to.

That’s right – Warcry’s going underground! Let’s kick things off by heading over to the Eightpoints to catch the latest scoop.

Warcry: Catacombs is a stunning new core set that allows you to battle in the underground dungeons of Varanthax’s Maw, deep beneath the Skullpike Mountains – get ready for the Warhammer-iest game of ‘the floor is lava’ ever! The ancient, trap-filled dungeons stretch on and on, populated by monsters and blood-hungry savages, so muster your warbands and prepare to venture into the abyssal darkness…

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What're you up to this weekend? Well, you might want to carve out some time in your schedule to check out the Gridiron & Glory Previews that Games Workshop will be having. They'll be showing off new minis and expansions for Blood Bowl, Warhammer Underworlds, and Warcry. So, be sure to mark it on your calendar and set your alarm.

From the post:

We have another Warhammer Preview Online coming this weekend. No-one will want to miss any of the big reveals at Gridiron and Glory, and if you’re a fan of Blood Bowl, Warhammer Underworlds, and Warcry, we’ll have something extra special for you. We’ll be showing off new models and expansions – it’s going to be a-maz-ing!

As with our previous online previews, we’ll be bringing you the latest news, teasing you with hints, and revealing incredible new models LIVE on Twitch, accompanied by an in-depth round-up right here on warhammer-community.com. Here’s when you need to tune in to catch it all.

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Apparently, Games Workshop has been busy. They've unleashed a huge wave of new pre-orders over in their webshop. It's a whole bunch of new kits for Necromunda and the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game. There's card packs for Warcry. There's dice. There's sci-fi terrain. And there's still some Sisters of Battle in there. It was 5 pages worth of stuff, so if you haven't checked out their shop in the last couple days, now's the time to do it.

This book is an absolute must-have for players who enjoy Matched Play games of the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game, as well as for event organisers who run Matched Play events.

This 48-page supplement includes:

- Recommended Tournament Style: Guidance for running events, aimed at delivering the best possible tournament experience.

- Scenario Pool System: Introduces a scenario pooling system for the game, designed to ensure that your tournament will be balanced by the type of scenarios being played.

- Matched Play Scenarios: Scenario rules for 24 Matched Play scenarios – 12 of which are new and exclusive to this book, including...​

- Doubles Event Scenarios: Advice and rules for running a Matched Play Doubles event, along with six new scenarios specifically designed for use in Doubles games.

- Campaign Events: Contains rules and advice for running Campaign events, where players are grouped by faction, and can participate as a team against the other factions at the event for control of Middle-earth!

- Additional Rules: Supplemental rules that event organisers can introduce to add variety to their events, including using Major and Minor victories, escalation events, using secret objectives and more.

You will need a copy of Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game rules manual in order to use the contents of this expansion.

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Games Workshop is bringing M&Ms to your games of Warcry. No, not the tasty chocolate candies that melt in your mouth, not in your hand. I mean Monsters & Mercenaries. Want to add new vicious beasts to your force? This is where you can find them. There's even a new campaign to undertake. Along with the book, there's a host of new figures you can order as well.

From the website:

Harness savage beasts and powerful allies in Monsters & Mercenaries – an expansion for Warcry that gives you even more choice when building your warband. In this book, you'll find loads of new content for every warband. Fight deadly challenge battles in your campaigns to master the might of Chimeras, Ghorgons and other towering terrors, master new fated quests or recruit a number of mercenary champions to your warband, each with new abilities to give you the edge in your skirmish battles.

This 64-page softback book contains:

- Fated Quests – new campaign quests that can be undertaken by any warband offering powerful new rewards
- Challenge Battles – a new type of battle that pits your warband against particularly deadly foes in search of glory and allies
- Thralls and Monsters – rules for adding 11 new monsters to your warband including Chaotic Beasts (Razorgor, Chaos Spawn, Chaos Warhound), the Chaos Gargant, Ghorgons, Cygors, Skitterstrand Arachnaroks, War Hydras, Kharibdysses, Terrorgheists and even Zombie Dragons
- Allies – rules for a new type of fighter called an Ally plus tables letting you know which you can add to your warband, with fifty deadly new fighters drawn from a variety of Warhammer Age of Sigmar armies

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There's... just about everything in this announcement. It's a little hard to summarize, since it covers pretty much all of GW's game lines, from Age of Sigmar to 40k and their various spin-offs, as well as the Middle-earth Strategy Battle Game. Suffice to say that if you play any GW games, there's something probably in here for you to check out.

From the post:

The time has come for all the news and jaw-dropping reveals from the NOVA Open Warhammer Preview. Seriously – if you’re interested in ANY of this…

…then you’re about to have your socks knocked off.

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A new skirmish game set in the Age of Sigmar universe is coming to you from Games Workshop. It's called Warcry and they're taking pre-orders for it now. Control your gang as you fight against others in a chaotic landscape, looking to curry the favor of Archaon the everchosen. To order, there's starter sets, just the rulebook if you want, and card decks so you can make your forces out of your existing collection of figures.
Also, does anyone else think the feature image there could be a heavy metal album cover?

From the website:

From across the Mortal Realms, disparate warbands make the dark pilgrimage to the Eightpoints, seeking the favour of Archaon the everchosen. Blades will clash, spears will fly, and the ground will be soaked with the blood of the slain – only the greatest warriors will triumph!

Enter the dark world of Warcry – a new skirmish game set in the world of Warhammer Age of Sigmar. Choose your warband, and fight thrilling, fast paced tactical skirmishes in one-off battles or across epic narrative campaigns where your warriors grow and develop. This Starter Set is a must-have to play Warcry, giving you everything you need to start gaming and providing hours of thrills out of the box. Inside, you'll find:

- 8 Iron Golems – an indomitable warband hailing from the Realm of Metal
- 9 Untamed Beasts – a savage warband hailing from the Realm of Beasts
- 6 Furies and 6 Raptoryx – vile Chaos beasts who can invade your games or be added to your warbands as Thralls
- 20 fighter cards and 4 ability cards with rules for all the above
- A vast array of modular terrain to represent the ruined battlescapes of the Eightpoints
- A double-sided 22”x30” folding gaming board to battle on
- Terrain, deployment, victory and twist decks for generating awesome battleplans in moments
- 18 D6, featuring the Warcry icon on the 6

What’s more, this Starter Set contains the full and unabridged Warcry Core Book – your complete introduction to the world and rules of this new game. The Core Book includes:
- The complete core rules for Warcry, allowing you to play the game
- Rules for open play, including two types of multiplayer battles for 3 or more players – Coalition of Death and Triumph & Treachery
- Rules for matched play, including guidelines to balancing your battleplans and advice on how to run a tournament
- Rules for narrative play that allow you to run thrilling campaigns and forge epic stories where your warband progresses in power and notoriety
- A campaign section, featuring campaign quests for a number of Warcry factions, plus name generation tables for creating your warbands

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Adepticon is happening up in Chicago. I hope everyone that's there and reading this will head to Portillo's for me at least once. Italian Beef (dipped), Polish sausage (Maxwell Street Style), and a Hot Tamale. If you're not there, then you've not had a chance to see all the previews that Games Workshop has going on. So, while I can't give you a good meal through this format, I can give you those previews.

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By the Emperor do we have some cool stuff to show you tonight! We’re at AdeptiCon, and the Warhammer Preview has just finished showing off loads of the hottest Warhammer reveals. We’re talking stuff like:

• Exactly what Forbidden Power means for you…
• A new (and awesome) way to battle bigger and better with your Warhammer 40,000 armies…
• One of your most-requested models, EVER, finally in plastic…
• Our first hints at a new weapon for the arsenal of every painter…

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