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Thanks, happy to know it helped.

Glad it was helpful!

Cheers, it is the old GW battle mat from the early 00's. Not sure what it is made out of.

Cheers! The Chaos Format really works, to discourage those Cowardly Elf tactics I think you could use the adverse weather conditions from the book. Glad you like the Gnolls, they are a force that I sort of forgot I had. So good to give them some table action. I think these short battle reports are the format I am going to go with from here on in, so again glad to hear they work!

Cheers. It was indeed a fun game. Seeing 3 different forces thatt are fully painted just adds to the experience.

Glad you enjoyed it, it is indeed a great game!

Not sure about that, reading the last part on page 24 it says: 'Finally, any unit engaged in combat during a turn is considered activated. Thus if a unit is attacked by another unit before it has a chance to activate, it does not get the chance to activate in that turn.'

As Stonehorsegaming points out, that's not the case - not only is a unit which engaged in combat considered to have activated that turn, but a unit which moves into combat finishes it's turn as soon as the combat is over (P34 - "Once the round of combat concludes, the active unit is considered to have finished it's activation, even if it has actions remaining"). It's one of the reasons the winner of a round of combat needs to think through their pushback options carefully ...

The Pushback mechanic is a thing that on the surface may not seem like much, but it has a lot of utility and consideration.

He really is, hopefully I can return the favour some time soon.

It really is an impressive gift from Jonny! How did your Trollblood fare against it? Yeah, I definitely appreciate how well built that Avatar is, I remember it being a bit of a nightmare to assemble.

Again thank you so much, I am still blown away by just how much was in that box! Not sure how long it will before I get to do the battle report, but rest assured the Menoth will feature in it.

@@stonehorsegaming I can’t wait mate

I am indeed! Still blown away by juat how much Jonny has sent. Warmahordes is a great game and I hope it lives on. Would be a shame to see it no longer a part of the gaming world.

Cheers! Glad you liked it. Got to agree with how full units look compared to bits of terrain with the odd model here and there. I understand that for some the modelling is more the appeal than the game. Invade is one of those simple to play missions on the surface, but it has a bit of hidden depth, and helps stop people camping back. If I get to play Ambush again I'll see if my opponent will be up for Invade mission on a 6' by 4' board.

He really was man (dwarf) of the match. Next time I'll have my own spellcaster to give him a taste of his own medicine!

Just checked the video and the rules, you are correct, no rule for heroes to leave or join a unit during the game. I might have mistaken that part with something else. Heroes can be deployed with a unit as in the rules for Heroes. I think it could easily be house rules to allow heroes to both leave and join units during a game. Just count both as having activated.

Cheers, every since GW killed off WFB there has been a bit of a race to be the game to fill that gap. Think Kings of War has taken that at the moment. Hopefully in time Oathmark gains more traction, I personally think it is a much better game.

@@stonehorsegaming yeah man I think KOW has filled that void. But I think oathmark is better too.

KoW is too tournament/competitive orientated for my tastes, that and the lack of player interaction. Oathmark's Kingdom building really helsp it stand out as a more relaxed casual game... even in a tournament, I doubt there will be power gaming.

Cheers! Yeah about time I got a game of it under my belt, only taken 2 years! Can really see this becoming my go to game system.

I haven't played Saga, so can't comment about that. It plays nothing like Dragon Rampant, the two games have a different aim. Dragon Rampant is a warband level, where as Oathmark is mass combat level. The only thing ide they have in common is activation rolls, however they approach thise in very different ways.

Never played Saga either, but I don't like Dragon Rampant much. Having only reading Oathmark, I am madly painting Dwarves...!

The Undead are mine, the Templars are a stunning force that my regular opponent uses a lot. I think the tech level also helps to keep I grounded, no crossbows, or black powder weapons. Agree on the Tolkienesque look of the official models.

It is quite similar to Age of Fantasy Regiments, but with enough differences to make it more tactical. That said it has enough differences to make it stand out. The use of a D10 allows the game to have more flexibility with unit stat lines, the limit at 5 dice maximum, and commanders there to help form battle lines/activate multiple units, and the more grounded fantasy all cement this as a firm favourite, and one that I'd prefer to play... only just mind. If Oathmark is a 9, Age of Fantasy Regiments is a 8.5. Now that all said, I think Age of Fantasy Regiments does quicker play, and allows for more tinkering due to the unit creation rules, I think it is the perfect introduction game system.

Very true, and I'd argue that some games do better for being left in that sort of situation. Too much interference can rob a game of what made it stand out. That and it is nice not having to chase an ever-changing meta.

They are lovely kits. If my Undead and Humans weren’t already big collections I'd have bought Northstar's kits in a heartbeat.

They are in a supplement book, called Oathbreakers. They get the usual Skeleton Warriors/Archers/spearmen, Revenants Warriors/Linebreakers/Cavalry/Chariots/characters, Ghouls, Wraiths, Catapults, Ballista, Vampires, Necromancers, Barrow Worm, and a unique thing called Corpse Fire. It is a nice list, with some interesting rules, Bows are at half damage against undead... due to the lack of internal organs to puncture.

Haha, wait till you hear about the friendship of Dwarfs and Goblins. It is refreshing to be able to form alliances that fly un the face of the usual fantasy tropes.

Cheers,I can see why, it does a lot of things right.

Aye, all going well I should be there for the one in March.

Cheers, if push comes to shove I may just end up doing a solo game. Will be a handy way to get to grips with the rules.

I've got very little interest in 3D printing (from what I have seen it is a hobby in of itself), and even I could see the issues with the photos of the Gencon stuff that people have been posting online. For a games company that have been at this for 20 years, it is baffling to see them not go HIPS. Yes it is expensive to set up, but in order to make it in this market, companies need to invest in what the customers want.

@@stonehorsegaming infinity completely replaced warmachine mk3, it had been the tag along with mk2. So with the morats being redone i am happy i have my old sculpts, not a fan of some of the new design choices on the morats. However even their new siocast morat tag, is absolutely beautiful on a technical and sculpt level and plays second fiddle to the marut and probot resculpts. They are all a much nicer products than the current mk4 examples from pp. What is worse is I am not a fan of siocast, the corvus belli siocast is definitely a step up from other siocast i have seen. so they know something in cb that most people don't. But the step away from metal and not going to hips (injection plastic) is disappointing. The photos were a bit much, the layer lines being visible is a failure in the cleaning process from what I had in hand not the printing. Basically it was dirty alcohol and most likely being rushed through the cleaning process. The real proof is in painting and what does the wash, dip and oil wash reveal about the print quality and in all fairness to PP on that front they passed well with the cygnar models i painted. But I also has to repair them because weapons broke on the painting table, pp did replace them, but seriously dude.

Infinity is a game that doesn't do anything for me, could be because I'm not a fan of anime. Rules wise it seemed a very tight set of rules when I looked at the books back in the early 10's. For me I preferred the Focus/Fury mechanics, just added something very interesting to the game. I haven't seen any Siocast stuff yet, I've backed something on Kickstarter that uses it, so will get to handle it soon enough hopefully. PP's customer service is great, but yeah...they really shouldn't be in a place where they have to send out replacement parts for things that broke during painting. In all honesty, I wouldn't be surprised if PP go under in a few years.

@@stonehorsegaming lol I was pure skorne back in mk1, I have a trollblood battlebox for demos, along with the metal mauler and Blitzer, because beautiful. I only got into the warmachine side in mk2 because of ret, with ret being sent the way of the dodo. I am on the bench for at least a year with mk4, hopefully they will get their act together before I actually care to buy a model. In all honesty I don't see pp making it to 2030. Which is sad because mk2 was part of the best times I have had in gaming. I still have the local people around. But the cons and the late-night beer machine followed by hangover tourn, lol. Ugh great times, great people, great game and better memories. The I won't do that again, two months later, yep won't drink that much again, 4 months later uh did it again.

@@stonehorsegaming There are other alternatives atm - Siocast is a brilliant tech out of Spain that vastly reduces production costs (to a few hundred dollars per mould, instead of twenty grand), and can be done super, SUPER fast! I'm baffled they didn't go with them, but they do cite why - they wanted to do it all in-house. HIPS despite being so good, is vastly more expensive to run as a production line.

Cheers, indeed MKIV is not the same game, even down to how the forces are split with the new factions and models. I think dual attack works on metal behemoth like Warjacks, squishy things would be too caught up. PP have made too many bad decisions over the years, and now it is coming to bite them, retail priced 3D models... just a very odd direction to take.

MKIII added some great ideas, but also introduced what I think was the biggest mistake in the games history, Themes. It really was and is a unique system, one which I hope doesn't leave the gaming landscape. Cheers, great to be able to find the time to make some videos!

@@stonehorsegaming Yup, Themes was a HUGE misstep: Here you go, if you want, you can choose a theme and get free models in your force! They made it seem like it was optional, but if you didn't choose a theme you were severely hampering yourself. The new army system is WAY better, for a multitude of reasons. The first is that you either build that army, or you don't. No snake oil here. Secondly, it improves the potential design of each force, and allows them to play with smaller faction ideas.

@@kaibe5241 Themes also strangled player creativity, it funneled what you could take in your list, sometimes it is nice to play around with model collections, and not go for the default tried and tested list. Been playing with the new lists, so far they seem nice. I do worry that it might mean that I can not use my stuff, due to not having certain Warcasters/Warlocks that my Warbeasts/Warjacks, units, and solos are behind.

Most certainly, the Legacy format is one that I'll try out. Not too keen on the new models design so will pass on them.

Cheers! Hope you found it useful. It is quite different to the usual settings we see.

Can't recall if there is or isn't a set of campaign rules in the full rule. I do know that OPR release a lot of additional content for their game, so there may be a set if campaign rules on their website. I do recall seeing a narrative scenario type thing for the game. Oathmark has a fantastic set of campaign rules. Really can not fault you for choosing that.

I thought that, but the Warmaster based are rectangular, and the game seems to favour square bases. The rules do have a section on how to play with rectangular bases, so it is possible.

They really are wonderful books, the lore, the art, oh and the rules are nice as well! Empire Vs Orcs is a classic match up.

Noble Knight Games, they have many out of print games and wonderful shipping.

Well they can claim one objective, then move onto another in a later turn. If no enemy unit claims the first objective. Both objectives are still yours. Units don't have to hang around on the objectives, which does help.