Reminding readers that wargames are games, and so the main aim is to have fun, Rick underlines that “wargames are a social affair… We play for the enjoyment of the thing, for the challenge, and as an opportunity to meet like-minded enthusiasts.” Well said, Mr Priestley! Consequently, there is a wonderful mix of mechanical intensity and adaptability, along with the opportunity for players to enjoy games which contain a flowing sense of movement. The ‘engine’ behind the Warlords of Erehwon ruleset is that of the D10-based system Rick originally developed for Beyond the Gates of Antares and the Order Dice principle of Bolt Action.

Whilst this is a Warlord Games product, the rulebook is full of photographs of models from a multitude of manufactures, including Dark Sword Miniatures, Heresy Miniatures, Lucid Eye, Mantic Games, Midlam Miniatures, North Star Military Figures, Outlaw Studio Miniatures and Wargames Foundry, as well as Warlord Games themselves. Refreshing in its approach, the rules written by Rick encourage players to use any models, old or new, from any manufacturer they like. Polite chap! One of my sculpted Goblins, about to find a home in Warlords of Erehwon.

Editing: Duncan Macfarlane and Paul Sawyer.

Internal Art: Robbie McSweeney, John Stone, Brenda Rodriguez, Martin Pique, Manuel Krommenacker and Jason Juta.

Cover Art: ‘Arise, O Restless Dead’ by Silviu Sadoschi.

Whilst my product focus on the game and its author can he found HERE, this is my review of the Warlords of Erehwon Rulebook. Following on from the highly successful Rick Priestley-penned science fiction game Beyond the Gates of Antares, in 2019 Warlord Games published Warlords of Erehwon, a fantasy wargame system by Rick which allows for small – medium sized games of opposing warbands.

He has also worked on a number of historical systems too, such as Black Powder and Hail Cesar.

From the first ever edition of Warhammer through to Warhammer 40,000 and Necromunda, Lord of the Rings through to Warmaster and Warmaster Ancients, Rick has led the way in fantasy and science fiction wargame design. Inspired by the likes of Charles Grant and Donald Featherstone, along with a healthy helping of JRR Tolkien, HP Lovecraft, Frank Herbert and Michael Moorcock, Rick Priestley is a name synonymous with fantasy and science fiction wargaming, and since his first published set of rules in 1978 (Reaper, co-written with Richard Halliwell), he has been responsible for some of the finest wargames rulesets of the last four decades.

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