Mordheim: City of the Damned

Lead a warband through a ruined fantasy city, where winning grows your crew and losing bleeds it dry.

Designers: Tuomas Pirinen, Rick Priestley, Alessio Cavatore
Published by: Games Workshop Ltd.

Warhammer's fantasy cousin of Necromunda, set in a ruined city of horror. In Mordheim: City of the Damned you pick a warband of one to twenty miniatures (most run around ten or twelve) and fight skirmishes against rival warbands. Win, and your band earns money, levels, new powers and more recruits; play badly and fighters die, lose limbs or vanish, and your crew slowly rots. Because of the fantasy setting there are fewer long shots and a lot more hand-to-hand fighting than in the hive. Published in 1999, it plays best with two or four and takes around an hour a game. It is a campaign hobby, so bring miniatures and patience.

Warbands of one to twenty miniaturesCampaign with money, levels and new powersMore melee than shooting in a fantasy ruin

Who it's for

You like Warhammer miniatures and want a campaign where your warband becomes your story.

Not for you if…

You do not want to build, paint or collect anything. This is a hobby, not a plug-and-play box.

Vibe's take

Gritty and hands-on, with lots of close combat. Your warband changes after every fight, and so does your attachment to it.