The End Times....What do they mean for the future of the game?

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**kencotter**

toasteroven wrote:
Argive wrote:
I dont see how introducing skirmish style play is going to make this a cheaper start up. Its not like you can just buy 1 spear man, 1 phoenix guard etc unless you get it from ebay. A box of core is still a box of core... When I played whfb there were rules for a skirmish type game with single models anyway so dont see how this is new or going to help.

See, my thinking was... some of the core sets include equipment for a couple of different units. So, say, if I bought I box of skinks, I could make a mix of skinks armed with swords, blowpipes, and javelins, from one box. and other sets have more potential variety.

of course, i've got no idea how any potential skirmish rules are going to work. but my idea was that if it worked that way, you could potentially get a skirmish game going with just a core box from each side. and that would be significantly cheaper than a full army.

this exactly most boxsets already make 2 options e.g empire milita has swordsmen, spearmen and halberds in them, wont be hard to start a game most likley it will be 1 hero 1 core boxset and perhaps one monster like the old mordhiem rules buy buying those three kits you have a warband, most warbands needed between 10 -15 guys anyway there is your warband and the start to a larger army. plus they could also do some sort of skermish upgrade sprue that is online exclusive

**melkorthetonedeaf**

Ahhh 6th ed warbands.......

**Argive**

Better still introduce free 5 models with starter paint set again.. 1 archer 1 spearman 1 swordman 1 two combat weapon or something..
Thats how I got started. It was not expensive and seemed reasonable.. Once I had that, I had a go at painting and actually owned some minis, then I bought more troops coz I had left over paint and so on

When exactly have they stopped doing this by the way?

that would be perfect and would only cost £20 odd quid.