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2003 Ranked #2,671

Warmachine

Steam-powered fantasy miniatures game where warcasters command armies and magically coordinate combat automatons. A warcaster's spells amplify the force around them, so every activation must turn precise control into a battlefield advantage.

Thematic Games Book Fantasy Critical Hits and Failures Once-Per-Game Abilities

Players

2-4

Play time

Not listed

Age

12+

Complexity

3.53/5

Rating

7.27

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How does it play?

Warmachine --steam-powered miniatures combat-- is a table-top miniatures game published by Privateer Press. Players take on the role of an elite soldier-sorcerer known as a warcaster.

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Warmachine --steam-powered miniatures combat-- is a table-top miniatures game published by Privateer Press. Players take on the role of an elite soldier-sorcerer known as a warcaster. While a warcaster and his army is a formidable force on the battlefield, a warcaster's true strength is in their ability to magically control and coordinate the actions of their mighty warjacks steam-powered combat automatons that represent the pinnacle of military might in the Iron Kingdoms. Rule books Warmachine Prime Remix is a full-color revised version of the Warmachine rules and includes all the rules (but not model stats) introduced in the first three expansions. Warmachine Prime Mk II is the second edition of the rule set for Warmachine rules and includes all the rules and model stats for all models from Warmachine Prime Remix and one additional heavy warjack for each of the four factions.

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All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2–4
Best with
2
Play time
60 min
Age
12+
Complexity
3.5/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

3
Mike McVey Brian Snoddy Matt Wilson (I)

Artists

4
Daren Bader Robert Campbell Scott Fischer Daniel Gelon

Publishers

1
Privateer Press