Im still fascinated by wargods of aegyptus even though im busy with themomh working on new game rules, original and suprisingly well working rules of my own concept. One element in particular was the appointment of strategoi to govern the nomes, the traditional administrative divisions of egypt. No intro and outro for now since movie maker on windows 7 is unde. This 288 page hardcover book provides you with the rules and background you need to play the game using the forces of aegyptus, and gets you started collecting and painting your own warband of. The new wargods of olympus rulebook features dozens of fantastic. He divided aegyptus into ten different provinces, each ruled by a governor chosen by the bureaucracy each ten years. I have a number of friends who play it, and were involved with the company at one point. This is the actual book, taken from the print run and nextday aired to us. Fantization miniatures home tabletop miniatures crocodile games war gods of aegyptus rule books wargods. Its approximatley 72 x 45 inches 183 x 114 cm and ive gone for the double sided option with the other side having only the rock scatter pattern. Weve had a lot of requests to see the rules and background for the amazon cavalry in wargods of olympus, so here they are at last. To this end, we are developing our own fantasy world, based on classic themes of mythology and ancient cultures.
The book was due in sept, so its only a tiny bit late. Photo 2nd matabele war 1896 bulawayo fort crocodile pools rausch. Wargods of aegyptus basti army and allies it has been a long time since i pulled this army out, in fact i think it was for a tournament at gencon for the crocs first world campaign event. Aegyptus fathered fifty sons, who were all but one murdered by forty nine of the fifty daughters of aegyptus twin brother, danaus, eponym of the danaides. The amazons, along with the automatons, are part 3 of wave 1. Page nine of a ten page story i illustrated for crocodile games.
Wargods aegyptus game guide rulebook by chris fitzpatrick. Dimaension x plagues of aegyptus a musical interpretation of the ten plagues of egypt, from the book of exodus 1. Roman contact with the egyptian state began most likely in the 3rd century bc. John wigley is one of the awesome artists who helped fill the olympus book with fantastic. Crocodile games maker of wargods olympus kickstarter. Warbands can be chosen from aegyptus, olympus, wendigo. This 220page softcover book provides you with the rules and background you need to play the game using the forces of aegyptus, and gets you started collecting and painting your own warband of crocodile. Computer moderated miniature wargames rules computer strategies, 2007. Crocodile games release their hardcover wargods rulebook. Each player creates his own harbinger, as well as an army of loyal soldiers to follow him into battle. I would have loved to see wargods come to my local gamestore. Philip also is the publisher of the various classical hack war game rules.
And, im maybe the only one collecting interested in the game in my home country. Wargods is a battle game set in a fantasy version of egypt, called aegyptus. The trojan city is roughly about 10 feet by 5 feet. Crocodile games has kicked off their kickstarter project to get their wargods of olympus rulebook printed along with some new demigod and trojan miniatures. The full shipment of wargods of olympus books has arrived. John wigley is one of the awesome artists who helped fill the olympus book with. This 288 page softcover book provides you with all the rules and background you need to play the game using the forces of aegyptus, and gets you started collecting and painting your own warband of crocodile games. Other than that, are there any other reasonably popular massranked fantasy wargames. Aegyptus then sent out his sons in pursuit of the fugitives, and enjoined them not to return unless they had slain danaus.
The face that launched ships, its helen of troy from wargods of aegyptus. Create a demigod, a child of one of the olympian gods. Dont worry, i like whfb aswell i only play basic 6th edition as i refuse to give into gw rule bashing it is ok to like the game, doesnt mean you cant hate the company aswell. Aegyptus had fifty sons which were supposed to marry the fifty daughters of his brother, danaus, but danaus fled with his daughters to the city of argos where he founded the nation of the. Soon thereafter the 50 sons of aegyptus arrived in argos, and danaus was forced to consent to their marriage with his daughters. Just as the lofty gods gaze down upon their mortal followers, the player oversees his miniatures on the tabletop, issuing orders and moving them into battle. They have one whole book, one playtest book they have brought to gencon for many many years, and minis for the other but no real book, playtest or otherwise, for it.
I would love to see some kind of demo kit be released, so i could be a demo jockey for them. Its definitely not a supercompetitive, tight ruleset. Page ten of a ten page story i illustrated for crocodile games. This 288 page softcover book provides you with all the rules and background you need to play the game using the forces of aegyptus, and gets you started collecting and painting your own warband of crocodile games miniatures. Wargods of aegyptus hardback rulebook crocodile games wg01. The game is played on a tabletop, using metal miniatures to represent the harbinger and his army. The owner never carried any of the minis, just the rulebook. I game mostly greek mythology using my imagination and using ideas from the wargods of olympus and wargods of aegyptus rules. Although i havent played wargods of aegyptus in years now it still remains one of my favorite set of miniature rules. Miniature wargames are a form of wargaming designed to incorporate miniatures or figurines. Each player collects and paints his own army of miniatures. Driven out of egypt by his brother, he fled with his 50 daughters the danaids to argos, where he became king. The wargods rulebook contains the rules of the game, descriptions of the major races of aegyptus, the children of the gods, including the jackalheaded anubi and the hawkheaded heru.
All members in good standing are free to post here. This adds a fourth faction to the existing three spartans, mycenians and titans. Wargods of aegyptus rules amendments crocodile games. The text of the story, written by allen thomas, appears in the rule book for their epic wargods of aegyptus miniatures game. Randomising the scenarios and then creating a narrative to link them is a great way to play a campaign. Each race follows a different god, with the exception of the humans who are. Wargods of aegyptus 2nd edition softcover rulebook x1 book. Because of egypts macedonian ties, there was certainly some diplomacy between the two during the macedonian wars against philip v and his heir perseus. I would love to see some kind of demo kit be released, so i. Dec 31, 2011 with the peace of antioch signed, kyrillos i had effectively made aegyptus one of the, if not the primary power of the near east, though in part because both the persians and the romans were near dead with warweariness. But, i bought a second one to have a book for my opponent. All products from crocodile games noble knight games. Prepare for battle with a warband starter set, peltast unit, and a hero with armor rack thats a total of 28 miniatures. Wargods of olympus is a complete miniaturebattle rules system for.
Jun, 2009 i have a number of friends who play it, and were involved with the company at one point. Kickstarter loot crocodile games wargods of olympus amazons. Fantasy wargaming was maybe one of the areas of gaming with which i got started, back when we were playing warhammer fantasy battle third edition, the first edition with the big thick hardcover book. The others are half and one quarter size as shown in the first photo. There is a webshop in the uk that carries wargods, at. I bought the wargods of aegyptus rulebook when it was on sale for 10 dollars.
There days i keep searching for a good set of rules for mass battles, but i do get to use brink of battles companion epic heroes for my. Aegyptus was a descendant of the heifer maiden, io. Complete, unassembled and unpainted reaper bigass dragon. Buy crocodile games, wargods of aegyptus products on black pyramid gaming. I was underwhelmed by wargods, because everything it can do, wfb can do better. Opinions expressed here are solely those of the posters, and have. The latest errata and corrections have been added to this rulebook, making it the most complete and up. The sons of aegyptus laid siege to argos, and when danaus saw that further resistance was useless, he put an end to the hostilities by giving to each of the besiegers one of his daughters. If a book is listed in the same fashion, the first code represents the cover, and the second code the interior. I am quite taken with a number of rules sets tomorrows war, wargods of aegyptus, etc that include a set of scenarios as part of the rules, and then you dice to see which one you will play. You will also receive a printed copy of the wargods of olympus rulebook and 2 sets of command counters. I sat down with the woa rulebook side by side with the wfb book.
The rest are being boxed and loaded onto a trireme, and they will begin their journey this coming week which means they should be here in about 45 weeks if things go as planned. Its rather unfortunate that theyre not more popular. If you bought a amazon set you might be able to get the amazon. When only one condition is listed, then the box and contents are in the same condition. Warmachine ruled out due to skirmish may be interested one day though. Not interested in replicating all the faults of 40k in 15mm ww2. It has an innovative movement system that really keeps on your toes and thinking throughout the whole game and keeps both players involved during the entire turn. A scholium on a line in euripides, hecuba 886, reverses these origins, placing the twin brothers at first in argolis, whence aegyptus was expelled and fled to the land that was named after him. The new rules will describe phalanx rules and have faction build criteria and new monsters, spells, etc. Warbands will be allowed to develop throughout the conventions.
A rule was made that no governor could serve more than one term unless the erro of aegyptus decrees it. Wargods of aegyptus is a game for 2 or more players that recreates these battles of ancient mythology using metal minatures on a tabletop. Come out and play in the wargods of aegyptus hmgs east campaign. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. This will be fantastic for gutshot, six gun sound and wargods of aegyptus. Kickstarter loot crocodile games wargods of olympus amazons so this one is a bit delayed, about two months so not bad in the grand scheme of things. She was a special deal available from crocodile games during the kickstarter for the soontobereleased greek book. The first is the first printed sample of the wargods of olympus hardcover rules.
Basti skirmisher 1 wargods of aegyptus loose miniature. Wargods is a game for 2 or more players that recreates these battles of ancient mythology using metal miniatures on a tabletop. I remember desperately painting some of these mini right up till i had to fly out for the convention. Coffin for 7 brothers, thrilling tales, etc not bad, just kinda bland. Elements of centralized rule that were derived from the ptolemaic period lasted into the 4th century. Dec 31, 2011 in even more exciting administrative intrigue, kyrillos i renamed4 and reformed the provinces of aegyptus. I love chris fitzpatricks miniatures and i love mythology. Wargods of aegyptus 1st edition war gods of aegyptus.
Im not really involved much in the wargame world at the moment other than gw, so thought id throw this out there. The social structure in aegyptus is very closely linked to the governing administration. The rulebook will include an extensive gallery of miniatures painted by some of the best talents in the game industry, and a stunning scenery. Duke seifried, the wargamers library, volume 1, c1970. The mighty wargods of aegyptus is a superb 28mm unitbased fantasy battle game based on the mythology of egypt. Wargods of aegyptus 2nd edition war gods of aegyptus. Alas, the big dog of minigames in the store wasnt a big fan, so the drones didnt get into it either. The games are big in the usa but not well represented in the uk, hopefully this campaign will change that. Jun 01, 20 crocodile games has kicked off their kickstarter project to get their wargods of olympus rulebook printed along with some new demigod and trojan miniatures. Crocodile games due to the covid19 pandemic, most paizo employees are working remotely.
This range is an assortment of small treasures, objectives, and bits to customize your miniatures. Feb 25, 2016 the movie focuses on horus, god of the sky, who is the rightful heir to the throne of egypt, but is usurped after being defeated in battle and stripped of his eyes by the god of the desert, set. I am aware of kings of war, even played a couple of games and really enjoyed it. Below are 2 pdf links, the first goes to the actual warband listing for the amazon cavalry, the other references a new section of the rules that deals with mounted characters.
Its definitely not a supercompetitive, tight ruleset, but its got a lot of rpg flavoring and looks like a lot of fun. For more information on how this impacts our retail operations, please visit. Buy wargods of aegyptus wargods of aegyptus by chris fitzpatrick isbn. Many people have heard of crocodile games, started by exgw sculptor chris fitzpatrick back in 2001. Adepticon is very happy to welcome crocodile games to this years lineup of fantastic manufacturers, dealers, vendors, and game companies. Crocodile games is an association of creative individuals, dedicated to promoting excellence in the miniature gaming hobby. Wargods aegyptus game guide rulebook by chris fitzpatrick 20040503 on. The base rule as written in wargods of aegyptus apply to olympus. Wargods of aegyptus, 2nd edition is a game for 2 or more players that recreates these battles of ancient mythology using metal minatures on a tabletop. And for the next ten years, a blanket of peace would fall over aegyptus and her neighbors. With some of the most characterful models on the market today, crocodile games classic wargods of aegyptus will soon be joined by the new wargods of olympus. Just a note in case you are unfamiliar with the game, the hardcover rules do not have the latest errata added into the text, the 2nd edition sorftcover is the most complete and upto. Wargods aegyptus game guide rulebook by chris fitzpatrick 20040503.