Tabletop Teacher

Wharhammer Community has released a few really good pictures about the contents of Gangs of Commorragh. It looks... okay. So it's not the sprawling industrial complex of Necromunda, or the Mad Maxian desert environment of Gorkamorka. The cardboard pieces are not hugely inspiring from the picture above, but I'm not going to judge yet. X-Wing Miniatures game only has a few potato shaped bits of asteroid terrain in it, and that hasn;t stopped it from being a grand success. Speaking of X-Wing, this is the overall vibe I get from this particular box set. It may just be the cardboard tokens and what appear to be arc templates, but it looks like a true skirmish game. We'll have to wait and see about the narrative game play structure, but the Community page alludes to growing stats and things. It's going to be interesting to see if Games Workshop is dipping into the X-Wing style of play. X-Wing has somewhat of an infinite expansion to it's current setting, with ...

Necromunda... Gorkamorka... and now to combine the two, Gangs of Commorragh! I'm as excited as a homonuculus with a Space Marine on his slab! Warhammer Community gave us this lovely little notice today. It's being billed as a violent skirmish battle system, suitable for campaign or one off battles. I'm a little surprised at choosing the Dark Eldar for their latest skirmish game, but it's going to make a nice change from Space Marines fighting Tyranids . Okay, so that's a little unfair. Those are three completely different types of Space Marines, with completely different colours. Either way, I'm looking forward to this new game, as only someone who knows how long it can take for a bunch of teenagers to put together 1000point armies can. Small skirmish games like this are gateway games for those who want to experience table top fun. Not only that, but they enable a bearded lore hound like myself to go full nerd when creating a gang! If you'v...