The city of Commorragh is a dangerous place — not only on a ground, but in the air, as well. In the skies above the city, gangs of Drukhari fight over who’ll be superior in battle, as Jetbikes scream across the toxic sky clashing against Anti-Grav Skyboards. These battles are conducted until one side falters and the victors dance among the corpses to satisfy their bloodlust. This is the setting for Gangs of Commorragh, a new boxed game from Games Workshop. Gangs of Commorragh is a two-player where players control a faction of the Drukhari. The game comes complete with a rulebook, 16 miniatures (six Drukhari reavers on jetbikes and 10 Drukhari Hellions on Anti Grav Skyboards), dice, reference cards, counters, and six sheets of cardboard scenery depicting the towering spires of the city. The miniatures are highly detailed and include step-by-step instructions on assembling each of the models, as well as a painting guide in the rulebook. Before play begins, you must first set up the battlefield (any flat surface or tabletop will suffice). This entails setting up the battlefield and deploying murder packs (which are gangs of models that each player controls). A murder pack must be represented by at least three models, but cannot have more than 10 (if you don’t feel like using the standard packs, you can substitute other miniatures ro create your own, but you have only 750 points to work with). Still, some of the models for Gangs of Commorragh have unique skills which can be rolled at the start of the game. These skills can only be used once per game and give bonuses such a re-rolling a failed roll or converting a failed maneuver into a successful one. The sequence of play is broken down into four phases:
Victory is resolved until either one side has lost of their units or the murder pack breaks. Once a murder pack has lost a third of its units, you’ll need to roll a morale check every round. If the roll is equal to or less than the amount of units lost, then the murder pack disperses. The rest of the units are removed from the battle as they have assumed to have fled. Gangs of Commorragh is a great game to get started in the Warhammer 40k universe. For this and other great games, head over to www.gamesworkshop.com and get ready to fight in the skies above Commorragh! Fast Facts:
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