I’ve really come to love the simplicities and challenges of Kings of War, and if any of you have been reading for a while you’ll know that I have loved (the now out-of-print) Warmaster through the years in all of its forms. So, here is an exhibition of my 10mm Kings of War armies I’ve prepared. I took some time to reorganize the armies (and in one case repaint the army) into forces for Kings of War. It really works out great with very few hurdles. Here is a shot of my decisions about the basing requirements:
from right to left you see a “troop” stand, then a “regiment” stand, a “horde” is 2×2 troops, then a legion is 2 wide x 3 deep. I put all character models on round bases about the size of a U.S. nickel, except sometimes I put army commanders on a larger circular base to create a small diorama. Monsters usually get a base that supports the model and are not in relation to sizes suggested by the rules. For “Large Infantry” I use the 20mm x 40mm bases that you see a “troop” mounted on in the photo above. I do, however try to stick to the 3 models per base. A “horde” of “Large Infantry” uses the same footprint as a “regiment” of regular infantry. Based on the chart in the rulebook, these basing assignments are just slightly off in proportion to the suggested sizes.
I currently have the following armies:
Elves
Dwarves
Kingdoms of Men
Empire of Dust and
Abyssal
I use http://kow2.easyarmy.com/ to whip together my army lists. I love that site!
All together I can throw down a 20,000 point battle. I love the massed-battle look and can use a smaller battlefield space if I want. Plus, if I use my normal 4×6 space, suddenly I have a lot more room to maneuver and play with different strategies. I usually manipulate the rules in two ways:
- I will halve all of the measurements and distances as prescribed by the army lists and rules. And,
- If I want to play a REALLY fast game on a 4×6 board, I keep the measurements and distances the same as they appear in the rules.
Here is a gallery of my current armies. Enjoy! And, Good Gaming! – Chris
3 responses to “Exhibition of my 10mm Kings of War Armies”
Hey guys! Was great to meet you all at Nashcon last year. I was really impressed with your 10mm KoW game but wasn’t able to get into it. Are you all planning on doing it again at Nashcon 2017?
And do you think that you could drum up enough interest to do a 10mm KoW tournament at Nashcon?
I am so impressed with these armies. I’ve based my own 10mm kings of war army on these exact base sizes. My first 10mm game is next week and I’m very excited. How does the characters on round bases work in relation to the KoW rules? Lots of rules such as nimble require facings.
Hey, I’m not sure if you still check this, but what material are your armies based on? Some look like plywood, others I can’t tell.