Loving Spearhead as between work and Dad responsibilities I struggle to find time to commit to 4 hour AOS/40k games. Spearhead gives you the option of quicker games, taking up less space at home, and giving the benefit of smaller painting projects so you feel like you are making progress quicker and can have more painting project diversity if you go for different armies. We are currently running a Spearhead league at the local FLGS which has attracted a handful of new people. Currently have 14 people with 13 different armies represented and everyone is enjoying it!
I'm really enjoying spearhead but completely agree with the terrain and board critique. We've just started playing house rules and using different terrain and a bigger board. Keeps it fresh
Have played 12 games of spearhead, mostly in a tournament setting (1.5hr timeframe / match), I think its great fun, relatively robust and offers a significant amount of meaningful & tactical decisions almost every game with decent skill expression for a beginner friendly game! If you are thinking about it - definitely give it a try! The fire & Jade pack is essential though! - the cards and board is what MAKES the game.
Spearhead sounds amazing, but why not make it even better like BOARDING ACTIONS in 40K! Best thing GW did. Same Rules as 40K (with little tweaks), limited to 500pts (combatpatroly), many unit options, so so many missions, faster games, etc. They should do that with AoS, maybe call it Dungeon Actions 😅 Very interested in hearing your opinion, Uncle Atom! I bought many combat patrol boxes and painted them up but never got over the point of expanding to a whole 2000pts army BUT 500pts is easy from a combat patrol box. I now have two finished Boarding Actions armys and 4 on the way! And you can always vary by changing one unit to another. Admittedly no big tanks and such. But you can play 40K in a fast and very interesting style (BTW: there’s even prepainted mdf terrain available online) AND you can play it with up to 4 Players! SO GREAT 😊
Feels like a great casual format ripe for house rules like custom board size and terrain. I’m going to give it a so since I need to buy literally 1 model to have the Kruleboyz spearhead 🤘
I think we also need to mention how good the value of Skaventide Box is. 140€ (usually cheaper if you buy from non GW stores) for two full spearheads, the battle map, terrain, rulebook for spearhead and AoS, and the jade/fire card set
I bought the Skaventide box mostly because my wife just likes the Stormcasts familiar models and my new FLGS got a really good deal on it and we actually managed to build all of them _and_ have a game of Spearhead within a couple weeks so I definitely consider it a big win, it does what it says on the tin, gives you a quick and relatively easy way to got into AoS.
Hammering the war since 2nd ed. WHFB. My problem with AoS 3.0 was that it got more and more bloated with rules aiming to keep competetive interresting. Im also a Father of a 5yo and my hobby time ist limited. Spearhead brought me back into painting and playing. I love the format. It's not as long and I don't have to care for army building, drops and battle tactics at all. I can pick a Spearhed from my armies sit down and get started. It's the best format to get into Warhamer since.
As an experienced AOS player, I think spearhead is great to get variation in my games, I love the format. Also terrain can be different but must be "2 bigs and 2 smalls", but I'm not sure this would really change game experience.
About 2 years ago a friend bought me a start collecting IronJaws box and in the month it took me to build and paint it he'd sorta fallen out with AoS then when we tried to play the the force was kinda weird, But about a month ago I decided I just wanted to paint Zoggrok Anvilsmasha. I enjoyed painting that so I got a set of brutes and a Megaboss so now I have a 1000pt army and gonna play my first game of AoS this weekend hope I enjoy it.
Given my lifestyle and limited gaming time, Spearhead is right down my alley. I don't see myself playing full AoS anytime soon. Other than the board size I think that some of the playing area cons can be remediated. Double sided neoprene Spearhead mats with different designs and printed objectives are starting to pop up online which IMO look better than the slightly glossy GW board. The terrain pieces can also be switched as long as the size of each piece is similar.
I really do enjoy Spearhead. Started with my existing models of Slaves to Darkness and quickly got me the board/cards and a Soulblight spearhead. I agree on the crammed impression but overall the game is so much fun with the cards twisting every turn and the deck to try to score/buff. For me it fixes the AoS itch on a much easier to play level.
I've been working on the ultimate starter set. About ready for my first game of Warhammer. I love how jade and fire book has all the armies and their stats. Hope they do this with combat patrol. Then I might get into it.
Had a few games with a friend using different terrain to create a different board layout to vary things up. For me and my friends, we value the simplicity and speed outweight some more of the negative elements. At the end of the day, we can just change the rules to suit us. We're thinking of swapping units to see how that goes, like the Prosecutors for the Reclusians in the stormcast spearhead. Or a squad of clan rats for the jezzail team.
I'm tempted by Spearhead, especially since Warcry and collecting here and there gave me two already: Lumineth Realm Lords and Daughters of Khaine. However, those undead tempt me. I have two old vampire lords from the old colonial looking vampire days. Those are so much better. Great video!
I'm a big fan of spearhead. When I play 2,000 pt games I always feel like I'm forgetting the things I need to do. I also probably like to paint more than I play. I'm also looking forward to trying out other armies. Another big benefit it is very easy to teach making a great game to teach new players while having fun. I think a 2 board mode would be a great idea.
Loved this video, I actually got into AOS because of spearhead and you are right, most veteran players don't want to even try and play this mode. Which is sad for a noob like me because I have to find other new players that want to try this out and they are pretty rare in my neck of the woods. I agree that the board could be bigger and allow for more terrain sizes and variety but I don't see why we can't create house rules regarding board size and terrain... I would say a board like combat patrol would be better already (not that I have every played combat patrol). At the moment I have 9 different spearhead armies for which 2 are completely painted at the moment and another is almost done... I have 7 of them built and some primed. I love the variety it brings to my hobby, even though I mostly paint board game miniatures on my channel, I like to paint a unit between videos. I love the simplicity of the rules and this made me actually towards two complete armies (One Nighthaunt and One Soulblight Gravelords - just collecting the different heroes and units is so much fun). I have tried to play a 1000 point army game and learned the hard way that you really need to pay attention and learn everything about your army to really get into the game. I am not competitive at all and love playing these games but just wish Spearhead was more popular where I am. You also made me look into combat patrol but those boxes are even more expensive and I am not sure I would even like the lack of variety there is on the 40K side (regarding minis, they all seem very similar with the odd factions here and there). Anyways, if you could subscribe to my channel it would mean a lot!
Spearhead is my favorite GW game I've ever played. I've been on/off AOS/40k for over a decade now. I've played a handful of the "real" game. But Spearhead I've already played multiple. It's allowed me to "go wide" on my collection as well. I absolutely love the no list building aspect of it. I've completed 5 Spearheads so far but own 14 or 15. I'm aiming to collect all of them. Just one note to add to your video, the terrain doesn't have to be those same 4 pieces. The rules in Spearhead say 2 large, and 2 small pieces. And those large/small can drastically change as well. The ruined realmengine (the pyramid from Seraphon) in the rules count as a "small" terrain piece even though it's literally larger than the large one that came in the Spearhead box. Playing with different terrain can drastically change the strategies used. I'm personally a fanatic of Spearhead. It's the first time I've been truly excited about a GW product.
Yeah I agree about the terrain, it seems so cramped with units of 10 rats. Besides they didn't change the move characteristics of units, so I found that every unit move too far, there is no way to outmaneuveur a unit, you kinda have to charge all the time.
When they first announced the spearhead format, I was convinced that the format would assume that both players would have their own 22x30 board they would connect to make a 44x30 game board.
I like Spearhead...mostly because it is quick to setup and play. Our games also take a long time because we joke and fool around a lot. And I have 2 spearheads and working on a 3rd. I had most of the models from before so I had to build and paint one unit for each Spearhead. I also proxy units, like using Khrone demons instead of Khorne mortals. And you don't have to use the terrain from the box, you can use any terrain of similar size. As you don't have to use the same models from the boxes, you can use similar models and even covert your own.
I played a couple of demo games, and was interested in Spearhead until I realised that the free rules don't include the spearhead cards, which are pretty much what makes the game work. So while the rules are indeed free, the mechanic that makes the rules usable isn't. Typicl GW bate and switch in my opinion. Combat Patrol might not be very good, but at least it is genuinely 100% free, with no essentials behind a pay wall. I went with OPR Skirmish, which is an awesome rules set to get a few small, fast paced games in an afternoon.
I was planning on selling all my aos models I burnt out painting 2 years ago, but finding spearhead exists I can actually use most of what I painted before and play the game. I'm already getting good work into the stormcast eternals spearheads and playing every week at my lgs.
To me the attractiveness of Spearhead are the free rules and that I prefer to collect many factions instead of going all in on one faction. I hope they continue to support Spearhead.
I actually do like Spearhead and have been playing AoS since 2nd edition. The games are quick and it can be fun to try different armies out. And it is great for teaching new players! I do agree that the boards are small, but I am not sure a bigger board would work well for a 4 round small scale game. I am curious to see what the new realms bring to the game. :)
This is exactly where I am now with my spearhead nurgle army. I'm about 75% complete overall (it's taken my a few months to get here!! ... I know, very slow!) but I'm really excited to finish it and finally play my first game of spearhead! I must admit, I'm very tempted already to buy other spearhead armies and build them, but, must resist 😅....
I was a Necromunda and Mordheim player with no interest in one of the GW core games. Then they released the Skaventide trailer and they piqued my interest. Then they described Spearhead and I preordered the box. Now there are five of us building Spearheads to play and potentially move into Path to Glory in the future. Spearhead worked well on our group.
The only problem I have with spearhead is the bringing back of units could use some tweaking..then again I might be seeing with my game-losing glasses so who knows? Also, remember to use those commands!!
I've got 1 spearhead that I've nearly finished painting up. Had 3 games against the same person over the course of a day and it was some of the most enjoyable tabletop gaming I've had since I was 15. My spearhead is entirely unrelated to my large Age of Sigmar army though. I have 1000 points of Age of Sigmar Ironjawz (specifically Maw-Gruntas because I love pigs and I love warhammer steeds), but my spearhead is Sons of Behemat
I play AOS since 1ed and love the Spearhead format. It's almost apart from normal AOS. Having a bigger game mat and more scenary would be nice but will probably slow the game, needing 5 rounds instead of 4.
Weird side tangent: bringing up the Fireslayers made me think about the Elbonians from Dilbert. Could they be an army, or subfaction, in AoS or 40k? How effective would they be, as they are canonically short, stupid, technologically backward, and survive purely based on sheer, random dumb luck (on the rare occasion when they do). Does anyone have 3d files for an Elbonian? SQUIRREL!!🐿️
I played 8th Ed fantasy and age of sigmar up until 3rd Ed when I just didn't have the time. Recently me and the guys decided to try spearhead and we had a great time. It wasn't short though. We still have the same issue we always did (our dwarf player mate will rules law every move for 4 hours). So you can reduce the game, but you can't reduce the gamey gamer 😂 I like the addition of cards, and overall yeah, a good time. But agree with all your points.
I recently had to base all my friend's seraphon spearhead. She and some other friends have all started playing that version of aos. I'm not inclined to play it, though. I still don't want to pay GW prices in Australia.
For 3d printers out there, the Crosslances giants are excellent replacements for the gargant spearhead box. They're similar aesthetically, around the right size by default, and come with 3 different sculpts. Just be aware that the gargant spearhead is a little oppressive. They're already pretty tough, and each one has a 5 in 6 chance of reducing the melee accuracy of an opposing unit they're in combat with. If you and your friends are just getting into wargaming, it might not be that fun to play against these repeatedly. I've gotten to play with/against most of the spearheads thanks to my local game store putting together demo spearheads to borrow during our spearhead league, and the only one that's more powerful in my estimation is the Gloomspite Gitz. But at least with the Gitz, even if the troggoths are unkillable wrecking balls, your opponent can have a great time wiping out swathes of gobbos and squigs.
I appreciate your reviews and talking points on all the subjects you cover. I also appreciate you as a person and I admire you for all you have accomplished in our hobby space. I would love for you to talk more about your games and less about GW. I really enjoy DETH WIZARDS, and feel you need to give us more of your time and energy on this game and others you have created... I appreciate them so much more than GW products. I am sure I am just the minority here, and mean no disrespect or insult.
I appreciate your kind words. At the end of the day, there are two problems: 1) this channel is aimed at getting new players into the hobby, and GW is still a big part of that, and 2) talking too much about our games (like Deth Wizards) feels a bit too much like self-promotion, and I have a hard time with that. Our new ‘zine will be coming out next month, so you’ll probably hear about that here. Thanks for watching!
I sadly havent gotten around to Spearhead as Im still neck deep in other projects. I really should break my tradition of getting models painted for games and just get them built to play for once, or get them based at the very least. I really want to get into AoS this edition but Im not going to twist my arm if I just cant set aside the time. I do like GW is fully on board with offering 2 Spearheads for each faction, one being their current Vanguard and a new Vanguard for the edition. Im sure many of the more boring factions will get better Spearheads, especially those getting any range updates like Fyreslayers and Orges are rumored to get
Looking to try AoS but I’m not sure what’s better to try, Spearhead or Warcry? Warcry looks easier but the starters are missing most of the basic stuff. can I use Spearhead starters for Warcry as well?
They’re two totally separate games - but some Age of Sigmar units CAN be used in Warcry. You need to download the free Warcry Compendium to find out which AoS models can be used in Warcry. Thanks for watching!
I enjoy the shorter duration of spearhead games, since it's the convincing factor to play for the people I play with. The real problem is the pricing. The people I play with enjoy the game, but we're using my minis. They can't rationalize 175 Canadian dollars for a box of 10 minis, no matter how cool the Sylvaneth are.
This is wht I like Kill team... I have 6 teams (Not counting the 4 that were compendium that don't have rules now) And whenever I get a new hobby itch I can just build a new team.
Honestly, I'm not really interested in playing AoS, Spearhead, 40k or Combat Patrol anymore. I'm tired of the rules changes. I still love the miniatures though, and I'm still collecting and painting those. In terms of games, I am really enjoying Necromunda, Legions Imperialis and Warhammer The Old World with the slower pace of rules changes and feeling much more like "have fun" games with story and flavour, rather than competition rulesets.
Spearhead pulled me out of Age of Sigmar. I mildly liked AoS.. it's cool to play a game once in 2 weeks or a month.. but having 4-5 hours ripped out of a day, just to play single game is big ask. (I like concept of battling big armies - but yet to find the game that really full fill the expectations of fun and engaging game) Meanwhile the Spearhead you can play 2-3 games in same time, with few different people, change your army each time. Think people overrate depth and complexity of full AoS game.. even if there is one, every choice you would do to make your army play different has a monetary cost behind it. And then the different is not that big. In Spearhead every game is bit different since the cards go differently. It's easier to change entire army in Spearhead (which you can actually just exchange with guys during the evening at LGS), than change how your Army plays with addition of different units.
@@tabletopminions it's just what GW does after a while. Spearheads is going to get all the people that want to jump in to jump in but GW will eventually move away from this onboarding format.
Spearhead rules are not free. You still need cards and specific playmat to play, which are not free. GW gives away some rules for free for better publicity like this video.
The rules are free and the Soearhead warscrolls are free. However, unlike Combat Patrol - Spearhead does seem to need the cards (and the board I suppose, since they printed the objectives ON the board) which isn’t ideal. Thanks for watching!
Loving Spearhead as between work and Dad responsibilities I struggle to find time to commit to 4 hour AOS/40k games. Spearhead gives you the option of quicker games, taking up less space at home, and giving the benefit of smaller painting projects so you feel like you are making progress quicker and can have more painting project diversity if you go for different armies. We are currently running a Spearhead league at the local FLGS which has attracted a handful of new people. Currently have 14 people with 13 different armies represented and everyone is enjoying it!
I'm really enjoying spearhead but completely agree with the terrain and board critique. We've just started playing house rules and using different terrain and a bigger board. Keeps it fresh
Have played 12 games of spearhead, mostly in a tournament setting (1.5hr timeframe / match), I think its great fun, relatively robust and offers a significant amount of meaningful & tactical decisions almost every game with decent skill expression for a beginner friendly game! If you are thinking about it - definitely give it a try! The fire & Jade pack is essential though! - the cards and board is what MAKES the game.
Spearhead sounds amazing, but why not make it even better like BOARDING ACTIONS in 40K! Best thing GW did. Same Rules as 40K (with little tweaks), limited to 500pts (combatpatroly), many unit options, so so many missions, faster games, etc. They should do that with AoS, maybe call it Dungeon Actions 😅
Very interested in hearing your opinion, Uncle Atom!
I bought many combat patrol boxes and painted them up but never got over the point of expanding to a whole 2000pts army BUT 500pts is easy from a combat patrol box. I now have two finished Boarding Actions armys and 4 on the way! And you can always vary by changing one unit to another. Admittedly no big tanks and such. But you can play 40K in a fast and very interesting style (BTW: there’s even prepainted mdf terrain available online) AND you can play it with up to 4 Players! SO GREAT 😊
Loving Spearhead, perfect for folks with busy lives. Those rats and terrain you showed were amazing paint jobs! 👌
That’s nice of you to say - I did a video about how I painted the Clan Rats, it was quick. Thanks for watching!
Feels like a great casual format ripe for house rules like custom board size and terrain. I’m going to give it a so since I need to buy literally 1 model to have the Kruleboyz spearhead 🤘
I think we also need to mention how good the value of Skaventide Box is. 140€ (usually cheaper if you buy from non GW stores) for two full spearheads, the battle map, terrain, rulebook for spearhead and AoS, and the jade/fire card set
I bought the Skaventide box mostly because my wife just likes the Stormcasts familiar models and my new FLGS got a really good deal on it and we actually managed to build all of them _and_ have a game of Spearhead within a couple weeks so I definitely consider it a big win, it does what it says on the tin, gives you a quick and relatively easy way to got into AoS.
Hammering the war since 2nd ed. WHFB. My problem with AoS 3.0 was that it got more and more bloated with rules aiming to keep competetive interresting. Im also a Father of a 5yo and my hobby time ist limited. Spearhead brought me back into painting and playing. I love the format. It's not as long and I don't have to care for army building, drops and battle tactics at all. I can pick a Spearhed from my armies sit down and get started. It's the best format to get into Warhamer since.
Haha, yesterday I was searching for such a video taking a look at Spearhead after some time and here it is! Thanks 🙏
PERSONALY I ADORE spearhead and cant wait for more boxs
As an experienced AOS player, I think spearhead is great to get variation in my games, I love the format. Also terrain can be different but must be "2 bigs and 2 smalls", but I'm not sure this would really change game experience.
Thank you for your awesome Vids! me and my friends finally found our groove in this version of AOS. it's GREAT!
About 2 years ago a friend bought me a start collecting IronJaws box and in the month it took me to build and paint it he'd sorta fallen out with AoS then when we tried to play the the force was kinda weird, But about a month ago I decided I just wanted to paint Zoggrok Anvilsmasha. I enjoyed painting that so I got a set of brutes and a Megaboss so now I have a 1000pt army and gonna play my first game of AoS this weekend hope I enjoy it.
I love Spearhead! I already had Skaven and Chaos, now I can play them quickly, a couple of games in an afternoon at my store.
This has been on my mind a lot lately! Thanks.
Given my lifestyle and limited gaming time, Spearhead is right down my alley. I don't see myself playing full AoS anytime soon.
Other than the board size I think that some of the playing area cons can be remediated. Double sided neoprene Spearhead mats with different designs and printed objectives are starting to pop up online which IMO look better than the slightly glossy GW board. The terrain pieces can also be switched as long as the size of each piece is similar.
I really do enjoy Spearhead. Started with my existing models of Slaves to Darkness and quickly got me the board/cards and a Soulblight spearhead. I agree on the crammed impression but overall the game is so much fun with the cards twisting every turn and the deck to try to score/buff. For me it fixes the AoS itch on a much easier to play level.
Our gaming club loves Spearhead. It's super easy to just "Set up and GO".
I've been working on the ultimate starter set. About ready for my first game of Warhammer. I love how jade and fire book has all the armies and their stats. Hope they do this with combat patrol. Then I might get into it.
Had a few games with a friend using different terrain to create a different board layout to vary things up.
For me and my friends, we value the simplicity and speed outweight some more of the negative elements.
At the end of the day, we can just change the rules to suit us. We're thinking of swapping units to see how that goes, like the Prosecutors for the Reclusians in the stormcast spearhead. Or a squad of clan rats for the jezzail team.
I'm tempted by Spearhead, especially since Warcry and collecting here and there gave me two already: Lumineth Realm Lords and Daughters of Khaine. However, those undead tempt me. I have two old vampire lords from the old colonial looking vampire days. Those are so much better. Great video!
I really hope that GW continues to support Spearhead. Some new "mission packs" with a new board, terrain, and cards every so often would be fantastic
I'm a big fan of spearhead. When I play 2,000 pt games I always feel like I'm forgetting the things I need to do. I also probably like to paint more than I play. I'm also looking forward to trying out other armies. Another big benefit it is very easy to teach making a great game to teach new players while having fun. I think a 2 board mode would be a great idea.
Loved this video, I actually got into AOS because of spearhead and you are right, most veteran players don't want to even try and play this mode. Which is sad for a noob like me because I have to find other new players that want to try this out and they are pretty rare in my neck of the woods. I agree that the board could be bigger and allow for more terrain sizes and variety but I don't see why we can't create house rules regarding board size and terrain... I would say a board like combat patrol would be better already (not that I have every played combat patrol). At the moment I have 9 different spearhead armies for which 2 are completely painted at the moment and another is almost done... I have 7 of them built and some primed. I love the variety it brings to my hobby, even though I mostly paint board game miniatures on my channel, I like to paint a unit between videos.
I love the simplicity of the rules and this made me actually towards two complete armies (One Nighthaunt and One Soulblight Gravelords - just collecting the different heroes and units is so much fun).
I have tried to play a 1000 point army game and learned the hard way that you really need to pay attention and learn everything about your army to really get into the game. I am not competitive at all and love playing these games but just wish Spearhead was more popular where I am.
You also made me look into combat patrol but those boxes are even more expensive and I am not sure I would even like the lack of variety there is on the 40K side (regarding minis, they all seem very similar with the odd factions here and there).
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Spearhead is my favorite GW game I've ever played. I've been on/off AOS/40k for over a decade now. I've played a handful of the "real" game. But Spearhead I've already played multiple. It's allowed me to "go wide" on my collection as well. I absolutely love the no list building aspect of it. I've completed 5 Spearheads so far but own 14 or 15. I'm aiming to collect all of them.
Just one note to add to your video, the terrain doesn't have to be those same 4 pieces. The rules in Spearhead say 2 large, and 2 small pieces. And those large/small can drastically change as well. The ruined realmengine (the pyramid from Seraphon) in the rules count as a "small" terrain piece even though it's literally larger than the large one that came in the Spearhead box. Playing with different terrain can drastically change the strategies used.
I'm personally a fanatic of Spearhead. It's the first time I've been truly excited about a GW product.
Yeah I agree about the terrain, it seems so cramped with units of 10 rats. Besides they didn't change the move characteristics of units, so I found that every unit move too far, there is no way to outmaneuveur a unit, you kinda have to charge all the time.
When they first announced the spearhead format, I was convinced that the format would assume that both players would have their own 22x30 board they would connect to make a 44x30 game board.
I like Spearhead...mostly because it is quick to setup and play. Our games also take a long time because we joke and fool around a lot. And I have 2 spearheads and working on a 3rd. I had most of the models from before so I had to build and paint one unit for each Spearhead. I also proxy units, like using Khrone demons instead of Khorne mortals.
And you don't have to use the terrain from the box, you can use any terrain of similar size. As you don't have to use the same models from the boxes, you can use similar models and even covert your own.
I just got into the hobby and I’m surprised by how much better the models are for AoS than Warhammer!
I played a couple of demo games, and was interested in Spearhead until I realised that the free rules don't include the spearhead cards, which are pretty much what makes the game work. So while the rules are indeed free, the mechanic that makes the rules usable isn't. Typicl GW bate and switch in my opinion. Combat Patrol might not be very good, but at least it is genuinely 100% free, with no essentials behind a pay wall. I went with OPR Skirmish, which is an awesome rules set to get a few small, fast paced games in an afternoon.
I was planning on selling all my aos models I burnt out painting 2 years ago, but finding spearhead exists I can actually use most of what I painted before and play the game. I'm already getting good work into the stormcast eternals spearheads and playing every week at my lgs.
To me the attractiveness of Spearhead are the free rules and that I prefer to collect many factions instead of going all in on one faction. I hope they continue to support Spearhead.
I actually do like Spearhead and have been playing AoS since 2nd edition. The games are quick and it can be fun to try different armies out. And it is great for teaching new players! I do agree that the boards are small, but I am not sure a bigger board would work well for a 4 round small scale game. I am curious to see what the new realms bring to the game. :)
This is exactly where I am now with my spearhead nurgle army. I'm about 75% complete overall (it's taken my a few months to get here!! ... I know, very slow!) but I'm really excited to finish it and finally play my first game of spearhead! I must admit, I'm very tempted already to buy other spearhead armies and build them, but, must resist 😅....
Experienced AoS player here, and I really enjoy Spearhead. It's less mentally intensive and you can easily get multiple games in a single day
I was a Necromunda and Mordheim player with no interest in one of the GW core games. Then they released the Skaventide trailer and they piqued my interest. Then they described Spearhead and I preordered the box. Now there are five of us building Spearheads to play and potentially move into Path to Glory in the future.
Spearhead worked well on our group.
The only problem I have with spearhead is the bringing back of units could use some tweaking..then again I might be seeing with my game-losing glasses so who knows? Also, remember to use those commands!!
I've got 1 spearhead that I've nearly finished painting up. Had 3 games against the same person over the course of a day and it was some of the most enjoyable tabletop gaming I've had since I was 15. My spearhead is entirely unrelated to my large Age of Sigmar army though. I have 1000 points of Age of Sigmar Ironjawz (specifically Maw-Gruntas because I love pigs and I love warhammer steeds), but my spearhead is Sons of Behemat
I play AOS since 1ed and love the Spearhead format. It's almost apart from normal AOS. Having a bigger game mat and more scenary would be nice but will probably slow the game, needing 5 rounds instead of 4.
I can’t confirm or deny that I may stalk my phone at 2:59am just for these videos to drop. Keep up the awesome content.
It's 8.59 in the morning for me in germany. Yes I might do or don't do the same...
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Weird side tangent: bringing up the Fireslayers made me think about the Elbonians from Dilbert. Could they be an army, or subfaction, in AoS or 40k? How effective would they be, as they are canonically short, stupid, technologically backward, and survive purely based on sheer, random dumb luck (on the rare occasion when they do). Does anyone have 3d files for an Elbonian?
SQUIRREL!!🐿️
I played 8th Ed fantasy and age of sigmar up until 3rd Ed when I just didn't have the time. Recently me and the guys decided to try spearhead and we had a great time. It wasn't short though. We still have the same issue we always did (our dwarf player mate will rules law every move for 4 hours). So you can reduce the game, but you can't reduce the gamey gamer 😂 I like the addition of cards, and overall yeah, a good time. But agree with all your points.
I recently had to base all my friend's seraphon spearhead. She and some other friends have all started playing that version of aos. I'm not inclined to play it, though. I still don't want to pay GW prices in Australia.
Loving spearhead and have played sigmar since 2nd ed.
For 3d printers out there, the Crosslances giants are excellent replacements for the gargant spearhead box. They're similar aesthetically, around the right size by default, and come with 3 different sculpts. Just be aware that the gargant spearhead is a little oppressive. They're already pretty tough, and each one has a 5 in 6 chance of reducing the melee accuracy of an opposing unit they're in combat with. If you and your friends are just getting into wargaming, it might not be that fun to play against these repeatedly.
I've gotten to play with/against most of the spearheads thanks to my local game store putting together demo spearheads to borrow during our spearhead league, and the only one that's more powerful in my estimation is the Gloomspite Gitz. But at least with the Gitz, even if the troggoths are unkillable wrecking balls, your opponent can have a great time wiping out swathes of gobbos and squigs.
I appreciate your reviews and talking points on all the subjects you cover. I also appreciate you as a person and I admire you for all you have accomplished in our hobby space. I would love for you to talk more about your games and less about GW. I really enjoy DETH WIZARDS, and feel you need to give us more of your time and energy on this game and others you have created... I appreciate them so much more than GW products. I am sure I am just the minority here, and mean no disrespect or insult.
I appreciate your kind words. At the end of the day, there are two problems: 1) this channel is aimed at getting new players into the hobby, and GW is still a big part of that, and 2) talking too much about our games (like Deth Wizards) feels a bit too much like self-promotion, and I have a hard time with that. Our new ‘zine will be coming out next month, so you’ll probably hear about that here. Thanks for watching!
I sadly havent gotten around to Spearhead as Im still neck deep in other projects. I really should break my tradition of getting models painted for games and just get them built to play for once, or get them based at the very least. I really want to get into AoS this edition but Im not going to twist my arm if I just cant set aside the time. I do like GW is fully on board with offering 2 Spearheads for each faction, one being their current Vanguard and a new Vanguard for the edition. Im sure many of the more boring factions will get better Spearheads, especially those getting any range updates like Fyreslayers and Orges are rumored to get
I really like spearhead. My biggest issue is finding someone to play the game with. My local players only seem interested in playing 2000pts 40k 😕
Lets go!
Looking to try AoS but I’m not sure what’s better to try, Spearhead or Warcry? Warcry looks easier but the starters are missing most of the basic stuff. can I use Spearhead starters for Warcry as well?
They’re two totally separate games - but some Age of Sigmar units CAN be used in Warcry. You need to download the free Warcry Compendium to find out which AoS models can be used in Warcry. Thanks for watching!
I enjoy the shorter duration of spearhead games, since it's the convincing factor to play for the people I play with. The real problem is the pricing. The people I play with enjoy the game, but we're using my minis. They can't rationalize 175 Canadian dollars for a box of 10 minis, no matter how cool the Sylvaneth are.
Unfortunately, that - price - is a standard GW problem. Thanks for watching!
i like this channel.
This is wht I like Kill team... I have 6 teams (Not counting the 4 that were compendium that don't have rules now) And whenever I get a new hobby itch I can just build a new team.
ARE THE RULES FREE TO DOWNLOAD THOUGH? i thought they locked them all to warhammer plus recently
Not for Spearhead - the regular AoS warscrolls are behind a paywall, but not Spearhead warscrolls. Thanks for watching!
Honestly, I'm not really interested in playing AoS, Spearhead, 40k or Combat Patrol anymore. I'm tired of the rules changes. I still love the miniatures though, and I'm still collecting and painting those. In terms of games, I am really enjoying Necromunda, Legions Imperialis and Warhammer The Old World with the slower pace of rules changes and feeling much more like "have fun" games with story and flavour, rather than competition rulesets.
Spearhead pulled me out of Age of Sigmar.
I mildly liked AoS.. it's cool to play a game once in 2 weeks or a month.. but having 4-5 hours ripped out of a day, just to play single game is big ask. (I like concept of battling big armies - but yet to find the game that really full fill the expectations of fun and engaging game)
Meanwhile the Spearhead you can play 2-3 games in same time, with few different people, change your army each time.
Think people overrate depth and complexity of full AoS game.. even if there is one, every choice you would do to make your army play different has a monetary cost behind it. And then the different is not that big.
In Spearhead every game is bit different since the cards go differently. It's easier to change entire army in Spearhead (which you can actually just exchange with guys during the evening at LGS), than change how your Army plays with addition of different units.
How many games with a single spearhead before you get bored of them?
Depends on the person, I suppose. Thanks for watching!
but will any future updated rules also be free?
According to GW - yes. It’s the same with Combat Patrol in 40K. Thanks for watching!
The sad truth though is that give it a year or so and Spearheads will disappear.
Why would that be the case? I haven’t heard anything about that. Thanks for watching!
@@tabletopminions it's just what GW does after a while. Spearheads is going to get all the people that want to jump in to jump in but GW will eventually move away from this onboarding format.
What if you were forced to play just a few lists per faction because of the base rules and not just meta pressure?
If it's for beginners why don't we .. print those models?
So Kings of War: Ambush.
Spearhead rules are not free. You still need cards and specific playmat to play, which are not free. GW gives away some rules for free for better publicity like this video.
can you not like print your own cards and use any playmat?
The rules are, in fact, most definitely free. That’s a fact that can’t be disputed.
The rules are free and the Soearhead warscrolls are free. However, unlike Combat Patrol - Spearhead does seem to need the cards (and the board I suppose, since they printed the objectives ON the board) which isn’t ideal. Thanks for watching!