Whenever I see a sale or bargain, I try to do one of two things; get something I'll get a lot of use from , or try something I'd not normally buy, but am interested in. Thanks to Warhammer Historical's 50% sale, I've had the chance to get the best of both worlds:
Chariot Wars: A Warhammer Ancient Battles supplement for biblical combat. I've a couple 1:72 scale Egyptian and Hittite plastic (Arfix?) armies packed away, just waiting for a decent set or rules.
Waterloo: What a book!!! Close to 300 pages, hardback pages, history, campaigns, rules, hobby - the whole package! £18 is an absolute bargain, not to mention a great introduction to the period.
Vlad the Impaler: Another WAB supplement, about a period I know exactly nothing about. What better excuse to buy another rule book.
The Art of War: Err. . . See previous entry. I thought this was about several countries in far east, but is actually about ancient China only. Still, an interesting and (from a European point of view) alien period of history. This book has some great photos in it.
Armies of Chivalry: Another WAB supplement with inspirational photos. I bought this primarily for the Wars of the Roses lists, but there is a surprising amount of content here.
All have the great production quality you'd expect from Games Workshop (however unloved Warhammer Historical has been.) Waterloo is an immense tome, on a par with the eighth edition Warhammer rulebook for quality and above it for content. Furthermore, I think Trafalgar is an example of the (almost) perfect wargame rulebook, with a skilful balance of rules, history, hobby, scenarios and inspiration, combined with some wonderful illustrations and photographs and, above all, with a design philosophy that puts the gamer at it's heart.
So whatever my misgivings of why there is a big sale at WH, I'm really happy with what I've picked up as a result. Even though I'm still undecided as whether or not to pick up the Great War rules.
Finally, word on the t'internet says that WH have more books in production. Lets hope any new products measure up to the fine standards they've set themselves.
The Art of War: Err. . . See previous entry. I thought this was about several countries in far east, but is actually about ancient China only. Still, an interesting and (from a European point of view) alien period of history. This book has some great photos in it.
Armies of Chivalry: Another WAB supplement with inspirational photos. I bought this primarily for the Wars of the Roses lists, but there is a surprising amount of content here.
All have the great production quality you'd expect from Games Workshop (however unloved Warhammer Historical has been.) Waterloo is an immense tome, on a par with the eighth edition Warhammer rulebook for quality and above it for content. Furthermore, I think Trafalgar is an example of the (almost) perfect wargame rulebook, with a skilful balance of rules, history, hobby, scenarios and inspiration, combined with some wonderful illustrations and photographs and, above all, with a design philosophy that puts the gamer at it's heart.
So whatever my misgivings of why there is a big sale at WH, I'm really happy with what I've picked up as a result. Even though I'm still undecided as whether or not to pick up the Great War rules.
Finally, word on the t'internet says that WH have more books in production. Lets hope any new products measure up to the fine standards they've set themselves.
Bargins!!! Take 'em when you can!!
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