Warhammer 8th ed using 10mm figs

[Bodvoc]

Hi and welcome, I look forwaerd to seeing your photos.

[DanJ]

Hi and welcome aboard.

Just one question, as I've never played WHFB, why go for that in 10mm and not Warmaster which was designed for 10mm?

[getagrip]

Hi and welcome aboard.

Just one question, as I've never played WHFB, why go for that in 10mm and not Warmaster which was designed for 10mm?

Very different games.

[Ithoriel]

Very different games.

Yes ...

... but WHFB is such a badly designed one!

[getagrip]

Yes ...

... but WHFB is such a badly designed one!

Yeah gotta agree.

However, if you meet a like minded individual and agree not to use over powered heroes or this month's latest Uber (let's increase the bottom line) Beastie offerings; it plays rather nicely.  Trouble is, you're not likely to meet someone like that in one of their stores.

Actually, you don't meet anyone in their stores anymore

[Luddite]

However, if you go for WFB 1st Ed., it was crude but not a bad game.

In general though, i like the idea of using 10mm on WFB basing.  2-4 figs per 20x20mm base would look exceptionally cool!

[Ithoriel]

WHFB 1st Edition army.

1 Liche

10 Skeletons

Liche is immune to normal weapons. Cast spell to create circle of protection which makes him impossible to melee with and immune to magic. Summon Greater Demon (basically a Balrog), then summon lesser demons every turn until the Balrog dies, summon new Balrog. Rinse. Repeat. Profit!

[Luddite]

Yep.   

Great days!

[getagrip]

For me, I think the best edition was the 3rd (was that the one with Ravening Hordes?); many happy hours spent playing that 

[Bodvoc]

Yes, Warhammer fantasy went downhill after 3rd edition.

[getagrip]

Yes, Warhammer fantasy went downhill after 3rd edition.

Round about the time the bean counters moved in; funny that 

[Leman]

I could never cope with the attack etc factors of a cavalryman, and then how powerful were the hooves of his mount. I mean, behave.

[Ithoriel]

I could never cope with the attack etc factors of a cavalryman, and then how powerful were the hooves of his mount. I mean, behave.

As said, skirmish mechanisms in a supposedly battle game ... yuk!!

[GordonY]

Yeah try mounting an Elf general on a dragon. always strikes first, almost never misses, 4 attacks from him, 6 from the dragon,

Run him into pretty much any unit and its goodbye front rank, rinse and repeat for any following ranks, he's pretty much a one man army, rest of the army only need to be elven bowmen with the minimum amount of spearmen to protect them.

As a massed battle game it sucked, but at the time it was pretty much the only show in town.

I for one dont miss it one little bit, nor do I miss its little brother 40K, for massed battle FWC in 6mm and for skirmish Gruntz in 15mm, job done.

[Fenton]

I remember seeing a WFB competition and the winning army had one figure in it...Some wizzard on a dragoon dragon/ No idea what edition it was