Tonight we had a venture into 'historical science fiction', wargaming an historical campaign set in the past of the future....???! This was based on Warhammer 30,000 the 'Horus Heresy'.
We had heretic Iron Warriors of the IV Legion pitted against the loyalist Revenant Legion (later to be renamed Blood Angels).
This game had a retro feel, albeit set in the future, although 10,000 years before the the 40,000 universe of contemporary times.
Confused? You should be....
The Tau Empire make their first appearance on this 40K battlefield, pitted, as they were, against the ruthless Death Guard. Tau fire power eventually wasted enough of the Death Guard units away to secure a couple of convincing wins in these 1,500 point match-ups.
This all-in-one game box from Mantic Games is highly recommended. Halo Flashpoint is a miniatures game, based on the computer game set in the Halo universe. You get pretty much everything you need for the game in the Spartan Edition release and is very good value. We added a couple of extra buildings, but everything you see here comes in the pack.
It's a great option if you don't have the time, or the energy, to put on a full wargame, as everything packs away back into the box!
There are six scenarios in the rule box. We played the first one - Slayer - which is based on bagging as many kills as you can. This was great fun. As you play, you pick up speed with the rules and you can create a really fun dynamic. Painting the Spartan teams was also highly enjoyable.
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