Warhammer: Diskwars

Flip disks across the battlefield and pin your enemy's units in a Warhammer skirmish without any miniatures.

Designers: Christian T. Petersen, Tom Jolly, Lukas Litzsinger
Published by: Fantasy Flight Games
Editions by: Edge Entertainment, Galakta, Heidelberger Spieleverlag, Giochi Uniti

Warhammer: Diskwars sets the Old World's endless battles on your table, but instead of miniatures you move flat disks. Each disk is a hero or a unit, and you activate them by flipping them end over end across the battlefield, so every move is a bit of geometry. When one disk lands on top of another it pins it, which stops the pinned unit from acting, and at the end of the round overlapping disks fight. Position carefully, pin the right target and the battle tilts your way. Hand-managed cards and dice add spice, and special abilities set factions apart. It suits two players best, with room for up to four, and a skirmish takes about ninety minutes.

Flip disks end over end to moveOverlapping disks pin and fightCard play and faction powers add depth

Who it's for

You like Warhammer's world and want a tabletop skirmish without painting, rulers or a mountain of miniatures.

Not for you if…

You want a deep campaign war game or you dislike dice. Flipping is skilled but never exact, and fights involve luck.

Vibe's take

Tactile and geometry-driven. Every flip is a small gamble about where your disk lands, and the satisfaction comes from the clean pin on a key target.