KoW Kings of War free rules?

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  1. Iskander
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    Apparently Mantic is giving away the rules to KoW 2.0. The catch appears to be that you have to sign up for their newsletter. Sigh.

    Anyway, I know virtually nothing about this system, except that some people say they're switching to it over AoS. I haven't tried it myself. However, given the current situation with GW's games, I'm going to check this out. (Also, rumor is they're going to make a Lizardmen-lookin' army, so there's that too.). I leave it up to your own judgment:

    http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2015/07/kings-of-war-2-0-free-rules-from-mantic.html

    P.S.: If you don't already know, BoLS is a shameless pile of clickbait, so take their hype with a grain of salt :p
     
  2. Slanputin
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    HA. As if their "WOW"/"OMG"/"RUMOUR TIDLEWAVE [...]"s weren't indicative of their journalistic skills.

    I'm unlikely to move away from GW games anytime soon due to the wants of my opponents, but I'd be very interested in new Lizardmen Seraphon proxies :)
     
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  3. NIGHTBRINGER
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    Is KoW 2.0 the current edition?
     
  4. Iskander
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    I'm pretty sure it's the next edition that they're putting out any week now, to capitalize on the end of Warhammer-That-Was. Don't take my word on that though.
     
  5. Deusvult
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    IMO, unless they are drastically changing how KoW played, it will be like the first one. The first one was as boring as bat shit.
     
  6. Qupakoco
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    The rules for KoW are available on their website, as well as all the current armies. You can start playing this game right now if you'd like, just no Lizards yet.

    Free Rules for Kings of War
     
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  7. Iskander
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    I did not know that. Thanks!
     
  8. pendrake
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    I backed the Kickstarter they did last fall. I have updates from Mantic. Here is what they are telling backers:
    • Kings of War 2nd Edition Hardback Rulebook sent to the printers July 3rd
    • Next step with it is the print-proofing stage
    • Complete Kings of War 2nd Edition Rulebook PDF download for KS backers ready to send out, July 5-9
    • A Condensed v2 short-rulebook as a free download for the general public scheduled for 10th July
    • General release of the KoW 2nd Ed. hardback rulebook "end of August".
    The link @Qupakoco posted goes to: the lists and the condensed (32 page) version for KoW v1.

    Short Answer: Version 2 is about to launch.

    edit: added red letters for NB
     
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  9. Scalenex
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    They have an unofficial army list for Lizardmen (though its for the version one of the game that's going to be replaced soon). There is talk that they will like get an official list fairly soon.
     
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    why?
     
  11. Deusvult
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    It was so plain. No magic, overly simple rules and we found that artillery was just plain whack. Horses for courses though, I can see the appeal for some people, just not for me and my playgroup.
     
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    Tell me more about why artillery was 'whack'.
    BTW:
    Whack = bad?
    Whack = short for wacky?
     
  13. Deusvult
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    Sorry, maybe I should have said to strong. We found that if one side had artillery they had a massive advantage, that could not be matched.

    Tldr: to strong and undercosted
     
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    Stronger than cannons in 8th edition or on par?
     
  15. hdctambien
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    The thing with cannons is they can shoot twice (hitting on 4+, with rerolls if an Engineer is nearby), they can split those attacks across two units if they want, wounds on 2+ with -2 rend so some things might have a 5+ or 6+ save, but most things still won't have any, and the d6 wounds are applied to the UNIT not the MODEL. So a single cannon has the potential to kill up to 12 models! ...and you can have as many cannons as you want...

    However, they do require a crew to operate, and crew are pretty weak (6+ save) so you can just kill the crew (3 wounds with 6+ save). But, you will still have to eventually kill the cannon if you need to table your opponent.
     
  16. Deusvult
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    Stronger in that there was not as much anti-cannon as there is in 8th. I know that cannons are strong, but most armies have at least some way to deal with them quickly.
     
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    I read a release from Mantic about what to expect in the new edition (that in itself is amazing compared to GW's sealed lips) that the next edition will be largely like the first but they are making artillery and cavalry a bit more expensive and infantry a bit less expensive points-wise to try to balance things.

    Just looked the rules. It's what 9th edition should have been. It's largely the same as 8th but they use "4+" like stats in lieu of a chart. My main misgiving with Kings of War is that the magic aspect of the game is extremely tiny. I really liked the "poker" system of 8th edition magic.
     
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    Agreed! Other than the 6-dicing of certain spells, magic in 8th was splendid. Toning down the uber spells would have been a very easy fix, and the magic phase would be near perfect.
     
  19. Rettile
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    where can i download KoW1 rules? It seems mantic has removed them, but i'd like to give them a read before v2 comes out o_O
     
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    Can anyone tell me if this free v2 set of rules for KoW is a full version or some sort of truncated set of rules?
     

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