Hordes is a fastpaced and aggressive 32 mm tabletop miniatures battle game set in the steampowered fantasy world of the iron kingdoms. The name comes from a bbc radio series of the 1980s that parodied lord of the rings. Buy hordes of the things bbc audio unabridged by marshall, andrew, lloyd cbe, john, full cast, magee, patrick, eddington, paul, callow, simon isbn. In the print version of the rulebook, theres plenty of army lists, but theyre just examples. Here is a link to a hordes of the things battle report, i posted on my blog today. This deck is the tcg equivalent of structure deck r. The games are 100% compatible, and share much of the same rules set, although the most important. The rule book includes a large number of army lists, although in principle there are relatively few restrictions on what kind of. Here are the official rulebooks and beginner guides for the yugioh. Shop online for board games, magic the gathering, table top games, miniatures, role playing games and gaming supplies.
Its the musthave guide to the popular tv show and tradingcard game. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. A mulligan rule in yugioh would make otk decks way more consistent. The rules are unhinged, the stadium is unstable, and things are about to become unglued. Hordes of the things hott is a fantasy miniature wargame, published by wargames. Now i have not been playing wargames for as long as some others i know, but i have to say that the rules for hordes of the things are fun, yet challenging. Hordes of the things fantasy miniatures game the miniatures page. Anyway it makes me want to pull out all my old minis and rebase them.
Hordes is the name of a 30mm tabletop miniature wargame produced by privateer press, announced at gen con 2005 and released on april 22, 2006. Only supporting members can start a topic, but all members can post in these discussions. I have played many a fantasy roleplaying game in which the authors have tried to simulate mass combat. Next to finalise decision on two armies greek hoplites versus persians or romans versus germans or carthaginian. It is the 40th deck in the tcgs structure deck series, following structure deck. Using the successful db rule system, but based on classical fantasy fiction rather than strict history, the rules have been proven in extensive competition use since 1991 and enjoy an international player base.
Lloyd andrew marshall and john lloyd and produced by geoffrey perkins. May 16, 2016 and then theres my love for hordes of the things hott. A forum covering all aspects of the hordes of the things hott dbx fantasy rules. Reference sheet hordes of the things by steffan osullivan. Its important to learn how to play correctly, so you should read this rulebook before playing if youre new to the game. They are a set of fantasy wargames rules produced by the wargames research group in england and they are pretty. Hoards of the things is the ultimate fastplay fantasy wargame rule set. Cigar box battle hordes of the things archives cigar box battle. This is it kids onestop shop to the exciting world of yu gi oh. This is achieved by the game concentrating on the effect of an action rather than precisely how it is achieved. Hordes of the things or hott, or hott for short is probably my second favourite ruleset behind general quarters. This page was last edited on 16 january 2018, at 15. Jul 08, 2008 some shows they do that but as the game developed because the game really wasnt supposed to be a big part of the manga but started to be a huge part of the tv show but later on during the other shows it became nessesary but gx uses the full rules if you want the full rules and you just started dueling then get a structer deck because it has the game mat and the full rule book or look it up.
It is designed to be generic and is not, therefore, tied to any particular fantasy genre, set of books, range of figures or even scale. The circle orboros is humanitys most ancient organization, composed of powerful mystics who watch over natural places. If you are familiar with the for dummies series, this would make a great addition to it which is a compliment. Sure, they might have more detail than a lot of yu gi oh. A lot of characters and settings in the world of magic are. A double dwarf hott army including an old school essex dwarven god. Following on from working out shadows of the apt armies for hordes of the things in my previous post here are a few thoughts on armies of george rr. Reference sheet hordes of the things by steffan osullivan an army consists of 24 army points ap.
In hordes, only the strongest, fastest, and most cunning will survive, while the rest will be trollchow for your warbeasts. The collective total of 6, 4 and 3 ap elements must not exceeds 12 ap. Hordes of the things is a very simple rule set that is, by far and wide. I will get hold of sue laflinbarkers start ancient wargaming using dba 3. Using the successful db rule system, but based on classical fantasy fiction rather than strict history, the rules have been proven in extensive competition use since 1991 and. Wargame hott hordes of the things wrg2 siege infantry. Apr 08, 2003 tolkien parody hordes of the things tells the tale of the kingdom of albion, the only land that still evades the grasp of the evil one. While few in number, these druids wield the forces of nature and call upon savage beasts of the wilds such as ferocious warpwolves, agile griffons, and bounding satyrs. For the rest of the book, the rules, as expected, havent changed. Hordes of the things hott is wrgs cheap, simple yet excellent generic fantasy battle rules. The rule system is simple and easy to learn, yet sophisticated enough to allow realistic battles to be fought between a diverse range of medieval armies. Hordes of the things is a set of fast play miniatures rules for fantasy battles. I have been playing hordes of the things since the rules were first released in 1991.
A proper special summon means the monster is xyz summoned or it is special summoned by effects like a rankupmagic that are treated as an xyz summon. The hordes icon, logotype and ui concepts were custom made by comet. Konami has updated their tournament policy documents for the yu gi oh. Richard crawley the elements of hott hordes of the things armies are built up of elements each with a small number of figures on a single base of fixed frontage 60mm for 25mm scale figures, 40mm for 15mm or smaller scales. Enter the term you want to find in a message, and press search. Feb 02, 2015 space marines tribute the vengeful one warhammer 40 000 music videogmvamv duration. Hordes of the things hott is a fastplay mass battle fantasy rulebook created by wargames research group. There is a ton of information available, and it is all good. However, i have read many rule books, in both the role playing and the miniatures wargaming world. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Now, for the first time, everything fans ever wanted to know about the world of yu gi oh is in one place. The most important things to remember are to be respectful, use common sense, and to have fun. Jun 17, 2012 i just downloaded the rules for hordes of the things and was wondering what other people thought of it. Some gamers even use hott to simulate other time periods, since, for example, a shooter can just as easily be a company. Take control of a fierce warriorsorcerer called a warlock and his mighty warbeastsmassive and terrifying monstrositiesas you battle to destroy the enemy warlock. Part of the strength of the rules is that subject only to the total point limit and the 50% cap on elements costing more than two points apiece, you can put together an army however you like. You typically only need 40 or so figures for a game, which will usually take less than an hour to play. It is a rule book, but its more a strategy guide to making a deck. In this game, two players duel each other using a variety of monster, spell, and trap cards to defeat their opponents monsters and be the first to drop the others. What started as a blog about hordes of the things, the excellent fastplay fantasy miniatures rules from wrg is now mostly about all kinds of other wargames and games, as my grasshopperlike mind leaps from one cool thing to another. Apr 06, 2012 following on from working out shadows of the apt armies for hordes of the things in my previous post here are a few thoughts on armies of george rr martins song of fire and ice series game of thro. Wargame hott hordes of the things wrg2 free download as pdf file. Its full of complicated mechanics and rules, but this article.
Reference sheet hordes of the things by steffan osullivan 3. To save you some reading, which you should do anyway, 99% of the new content is contained in chapter 1. I have to say that in terms of content i got my moneys worth. One of the most interesting abilities that a card can have is the ability to change one type of card into another. Hordes primal is a 208 page hard cover rule book that allows you to take control of a powerful warlock and wreak havoc on your foes with a warpack of hulking warbeasts fueled by unbridled rage. This must not be a god, dragon, paladin, lurkers or sneakers element. I quite like it though some of the measurements confuse me 600p. Hordes of the things is a 1980 bbc radio comedy series parodying j. Most changes are choosing different cards for each example, usually newer or simplier cards.
The simulted duel, which lasts several pages, is great. Following on from working out shadows of the apt armies for hordes of the things in my previous post here are a few thoughts on armies of george rr martins song of fire and ice series game of thro. Unlike in modern games workshop products, magic isnt very important in hott. In this game, two players duel each other using a variety of monster, spell, and trap cards to defeat their opponents monsters and be.
We played ancient greeks versus orcs with single based 28mm miniatures. Tolkiens lord of the rings gets a going over with this spoof serial from 1980. Elves have entrusted one mystic device to the men of. Meanwhile rules for other periods were also developed and published and the name was changed to wargames research group. All coding, artworks, animations, game design and web design are created by dek. Wargames rules for sale in uk 39 used wargames rules. Actually the base size and the number of figures on each base arent crucial as long as all have the same frontage. Dragunity legion 1st structure deck yugioh english play. It was much simpler than anything in use at the time, dbm essentially an extention of dba to allow for much bigger battles, and hordes of the things hott the fantasy variant of dba. Hordes of the things battle report forum dakkadakka.
They made overtures about making pdf copies of everything but nothing has come to pass. Orcs, and hordes of the things although the dictionary definition of orc is merely monster, modern authors universally follow the lead of tolkien in using the term as a synonym for a large goblin. Some of these, like trap monsters, have been around for years, but now that xyz monsters and order of chaos are here, there are two new things youre going to see a lot. Or more to the point why is there not a good konami compiled source on all o fthe advanced rules of this game. Each general element is part of one of the armys element. Game content and materials are trademarks and s of their respective publisher and its licensors. This annoys some people, but is one of the main attractions for me. I will combine postage so please check out my other items. The terminology for link based cards for the tcg is incomplete at this time, so only the known official terms are being used. If you have an orc army theres no requirement it conforms to the example orc list in the book. Hott rules available for free hordes of the things. The table above summarizes each summoning method that you can use to special summon an xyzpendulum monster in each situation.
This is a preliminary list of the order of tcg and ocg set releases. A generic fantasy game, it can represent armies from a wide variety of settings. Its becoming increasingly obvious that a facebook page is not really the way to run things here, so i have created a hordes of the things group instead. Dbx is a family of rules that use the same mechanisms and conventions, namely dba the first born, so to speak came onto the wargaming scene around 1987 and soon took the world by storm.
Hordes of the things how is hordes of the things abbreviated. Although a completely standalone game in its own right, hordes was designed as a companion to warmachine, privateer press flagship miniatures game. These included the original set of rules for 17501850, the main wars in this period being those against napoleon. Mtg operates under a simple ruleset, with mechanics that essentially offer an exception to those rules. Hordes of the things hott is a fantasy miniature wargame, published by wargames research group. The set included here are the orginal set published in january 1971 with the amendmends, issued in march. I am somewhat aware that most of these are mentioned in the rulebook, but none of the exampes are anything resembling the complex plays that actually happen in yugioh. I love how they yugioh community came together to make this incredible rule book while konami includes the tiniest 6 page napkin explaining how the rules work in structure decks. They are a set of fantasy wargames rules produced by the wargames research group in. Yu gi oh quite literally changed the rules of the game because it was reaching a point they were running out of room to power creep, so they altered the rules to require you to use the newest category of monster in order to summon fusionsetc. Its closed, so you should be able to find it and join it, but posts only appear to members. Tolkiens the lord of the rings and to a greater extent the fantasy genre in general, in a style similar to the hitchhikers guide to the galaxy. Understanding the rules will help you make the best use of your cards, so keep the rulebook handy during your. If you find yourself unsure about a particular aspect of any of these rules, please ask the mods about it.
I can simulate, pretty well, combats in my campaign world that are between large forces. This book gives you everything you need to do in order to play the game and then help you get deeper into the world. The official rule book says that you can only have up to 3 copies of the same card in your deck. Although, it is unfortunate, your deck may be consistent, but you will just draw the bad hand every once in a while, even though you may be a superior player. Ask a room full of magic players what makes the card game better than yu gi oh. Well, let me enlighten you about some of the best fantasy rules i have ever played. The players miniatures are organized onto stands or elements, an army consisting of about 1014 such elements. Thats have to be something like every rule can be rewritten and overturned just so insert player name, judge name, konami, tewart can make a quick buck or have advantage over honest players. While this doesnt happen very often, there are some. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or. And then theres my love for hordes of the things hott. They have some with lulu, and others with other various companies.
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