Buy Warhammer: The Island of BloodWarhammer: The Island of Blood Product Description:
- Painting and assembly are required. Scenery, glue and paint are not included
- Tons or replay value
- This set includes two armies of finely detailed Citadel Miniatures, as well as all the Rules, Dice and Templates you need to play.
Product Description
The Island of Blood Warhammer boxed game has everything you need to start playing Warhammer, containing two complete armies ready to assemble and put straight on the battlefield. Amongst the two armies you'll find all the troop types in Warhammer, with infantry, cavalry, monsters, heroes and wizards all represented. The Island of Blood offers a full, exciting Warhammer gaming experience as you and your opponent can delve into all the rules and tactics Warhammer has to offer. Also included in the set is a full-colour rulebook that contains all the information you'll need to play games of Warhammer. This boxed game contains: more than 70 finely-detailed Citadel miniatures, forming two plastic armies: High Elves (a High Elf Prince on Griffon, a High Elf Mage, 10 High Elf Lothern Sea Guard, 10 High Elf Sword Masters of Hoeth and five Ellyrian Reavers) and Skaven (a Skaven Warlord, a Skaven Warlock Engineer, 40 Skaven Clanrats, a Skaven Master Moulder, two Skaven Rat Ogres, a Skaven Warpfire Thrower, and a Skaven Poisoned Wind Mortar). All 74 models are exclusive to this box. In addition to the models listed above, there's everything else you'll need to begin playing games of Warhammer, including: a pocket sized, 200-page full-colour Warhammer rulebook, a 32-page, full-colour 'Getting Started' booklet, 10 dice, two Artillery Dice, three templates, and two plastic range rulers.
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29 of 29 people found the following review helpful.
(Sort of) A Great Introduction to Warhammer
By Neil Laughlin
Island of Blood is intended to be an introductory set for the Warhammer fantasy wargame, a deep and well-developed line of collectible miniature soldiers. I purchased Island of Blood as a way to get back into Warhammer after several decades away from the hobby, so I had some familiarity with the game ahead of time, but needed a good way to return to the hobby. This set is a fantastic purchase in terms of providing an economical entry into the game, delivering over 70 miniatures from two well-developed, competitive armies -- the elite, noble High Elves and the treacherous, swarming Skaven rat-men. There are some excellent models in the set: the High Elf prince on a griffon is striking, the High Elf mage will stand out in any army, and the Skaven are an impressive horde of verminous evil. Everything in the box is useful as the basis of a larger Warhammer army as well, making this set an excellent starting point for building a larger army of either force.The minature rulebook alone is another great feature. Small and light on fluff, it's easy to carry around and use, unlike the beautiful, immense, and expensive core rulebook. The templates, dice, and rangefinder are also a handy set of additions.The downside of this set is that in some significant ways, it's incomplete. Painting kits have to be purchased separately, but aren't strictly necessary to play the game. However, what I found a significant gap, dropping this to four stars, is the lack of complete statistics for the units in the box. The back of the rulebook contains a table of the base stats of all the units available in the Warhammer line at the time the set was published, but it includes no detailed information on any units' special rules or abilities. After the rulebook discussed the possible special rules at great length, I would have been much happier to know what my Rat Ogres or Poisoned Wind Mortar did in the game. Within a week, I returned to the nearest game store to pick up the High Elf and Skaven Army books so I could actually play with the full rules for each of the models in the set. If Games Workshop publishes another set of this sort, my hope is that they'll provide a full set of statistics for all the units so they can be played as intended.EDIT: By visiting the manufacturer's web site, I found "The Island of Blood: Reference Sheet," which contains a simplified version of the unit-specific rules for the units in this set. It's a decent fix for my main problem with this set, if still not complete.
28 of 34 people found the following review helpful.
Island of Blood review
By Zebrazach
Long ago, our plastic for-fathers died for causes they believed in. Now, we honor their plasticity and sacrifices by re-telling their struggles and replaying the epic battle of effeminate elf versus mangy rat-man. Lo, unto us, the gaming world, did two armies come in one box. Heed the call of a slim and manageable Battle Rule Book that does not throw your back out carrying around. Behold; 'newb' sticks! Now, gather around, spill miniature blood, reap the honor of victory and cast thyne opponent into the pit of shame with easily the best value in the Warhammer world. The isle of blood."To crush your enemies, see them flee 2d6 before you and to hear the lamentation of ze wimmen"
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful.Great Value
By P. Swentzell
This kit contains what would normally cost over $150. There just isn't any greater value for those wishing to get started with Warhammer Fantasy.
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