Friday, May 2, 2014

White Dwarf: Reveals the New Mini-Game and Releases


The next White Dwarf that is released tomorrow looks like a good one, with lots of Wood Elf information, a reveal of the next week's releases and the new mini-game; The Defence of Athel Loren. Here is a brief summary of what to expect in this weekend edition of White Dwarf.



via an anonymous source on Faeit 212
Starting with new releases, there are kits this (next) week:-
Wood Elves ETERNAL GUARD / WILDWOOD RANGERS  ( I really like the Ranger models!)
10 models  ( UK £23.50 / US $39 )

Wood Elves SISTERS OF THE THORN / WILD RIDERS
5 models   ( UK £22.50 / US $37 )

Wood Elves GUARDIANS OF THE DEEPWOOD
39 models > 3 x TREEMEN & 36 Dryads    ( UK £135 / US $230 )

Normal pages follow profiling kits and variants with some nice looking paint schemes, The Cav models are dynamically posed and there appears enough distinction between the combo builds. As I said above I really like the ranger models with their 2 handed glaives and hooded demeanour with masks. Plenty of options and lots of different / unique "bits".

BATREP: Wood Elves vs Beastmen ( have not read yet !) but spans 4 pages. ( Adam Troke vs Andy Keddie (new) )

Splitting this article is a poster which shows the Commissar figure as per the previous rumours detailing May 24th as I presume the release date..., tagline "There is no time for peace"
Looks like this is the best we can hope for from GW that resembles marketing...

PAINT SPLATTER: Covers the new WILD RIDERS
Tag line for next week is "We have joy, we have fun....."

NEW GAME: The Defence of Athel Loren
Require Treeman, selection of opposing models, they used Bloodletters, dice and a gaming area 10 spaces by 5 spaces. Two page article on this game ( nothing too exciting in my opinion ).

Rules:
Wildwood Rangers: Always strike first, Forest Stalker, Immune to Psychology
Special rule is GUARDIANS OF THE WILDWOOD

Sisters of The Thorn: Always strike first ( Riders only), Fast cavalry, forest stalker, poisoned attacks ( riders only)
BLACKBRIAR JAVELIN: Range 12" / Armour piercing & Poisoned attacks
Special rules:
Daughters of eternity: 4+ ward save
Deepwood coven: Unit is as Level 2 wizard

Designers notes on the new models

Last 5 pages in the magazine cover the normal trivia and kind of stuff such as illustrations of the 3 Elf army books covers and a painted Imperial knight in the "hobby bunker",

That's the edition in summary.