I played Warhammer Fantasy in the 2000s and it was a highlight of my adolescence. I’m finally in a stable enough position to rekindle my love of collecting and painting miniatures, and hopefully joining in on a wargame. Are there any good fantasy options these days?
I see that Warhammer Fantasy is completely gone, and Warhammer: The Old World is just kicking off but has very limited races. 40k and Age of Sigmar aren’t appealing to me - I prefer high Fantasy.
Any tips for where I should look? I’m in a major city so I’m sure I can find a game of anything remotely popular. Should I just wait for The Old World to release more races and pick up in popularity? I’d love to play elves or anything similar. Thanks ahead of time.
I’ve been meaning to try out Age of Fantasy (or Age of Fantasy Skirmish) by One Page Rules.
Not having actually played it, I don’t know if I should recommend it, but you can download the main rules for free and give it a read.
I’ve had my eye on one page rules for my first wargame but I haven’t made the leap yet
I haven’t played their fantasy games but I have played both their grimdark skirmish, and grimdark future rules and quite liked them.
The flexibility in assembling a force makes playing gimmick lists fun, and I really like any rule system with alternating activation rather than phased/I-go-you-go rules.
Late reply, but thanks for recommending Age of Fantasy! It’s exactly what I’m looking for.
Glad I could help. Let us know how it goes. :)
Conquest by Para Bellum Games had some local traction, but I really think The Old World is the game with legs behind it. It’s been flooding my local area.
