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  1. There will be events in the UK but as the US ones are big gaming conventions as well, it makes sense for GW to wave the flag and advertise things a bit more. At the end of the month, I'm hoping we will hear about a release date (I'm expecting November) and we will start seeing more information dropping out about it

    • As my excitement for this game grows daily, I thought I would start a topic to let people know what Shadespire is as well as any news or rumours that pop up for it. I'll keep this as updated as I can.

    What is Shadespire?

    Shadespire (or to use it's full name - Warhammer Underworlds: Shadespire) is a upcoming game from Games Workshop that is set in the Age of Sigmar universe. The easiest way to explain how the game works, is that it's an combination of a collectable card game and the X Wing miniature game.

    You control a Warband fighting out in the ruins of Shadespire, a city that once attracted the attention of Nagash and he got annoyed that the residents of the city had found a way of prolonging their lives. Not something you want to do in the Realm of Death, which is ruled over by Nagash who just happens to be the God of Death and expects every soul from the dead to be his. So he cursed the city and everybody in it and put them in a state of limbo. Anybody who finds themselves here, will be trapped forever! You will battle it out to survive and hopefully find a way of escaping this cursed city.

    The game has been designed to be played in a competitive manner and it is easy to pick up and learn but difficult to master. Games are designed to last around 45 minutes, which makes it ideal for Club or Tournament play.

    Whats in it?

    We don't know the exact details about what you get in it yet but we do know you will get two warbands in the core set (Stormcast vs Khorne Bloodreavers), some game boards/tiles to fight over, cards (for Unit Profiles and also Special Event Cards) and dice.

    Why should I be excited?

    Well for a start, it's a brand new game from Games Workshop which is a departure from what they have previously done! But if that doesn't float your boat, there will be loads of cool new miniatures for the various Warbands and it's a competitive type game which seems to play a bit like a cross between X Wing and Collectable Card Games. It also seems ideal for those of us who are older and have reached achievements such as getting married, having children and full time jobs (basically all that stuff that stops us from playing with our cool toys all the time).

     

    NEWS - Updated 13/09/17

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    I get distracted by work and GW drop a load of cool news about Shadespire! So firstly they have confirmed that Orruks are the forth Warband for Shadespire and this was confirmed at the Nova Open a few weeks ago (https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/08/31/breaking-news-studio-preview-from-the-nova-open/). 

    Here's a cool trailer for them if you can't be bothered clicking the link ;) 

    Next up a bit more about the game where we get to see models from all four factions together as well as a bit of background - https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/09/12/the-factions-of-shadespire-sneak-peekgw-homepage-post-3/

     

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    Also got this very cool bit of artwork giving us a very good idea about who is in the game and a bit of an inkling about the theme..

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    Also been confirmed in this article that @Ben's Blood and Glory weekend is running a couple of Shadespire events. Details are here - https://bloodandglory.baddice.co.uk/2017/09/shadespire-at-blood-and-glory-get-tickets-now/

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    GW are at Gencon 50 and showing the game off to the public!!! They have done an article for it on the community site (see here) but here are some of the pictures.....

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    It's coming in November!!! This comes from Gencon via Domus

    • GW have confirmed that they will be doing a seminar for Shadespire at the NOVA Open (Link
    • It's been confirmed that the game will be played competitively at the LVO 2018
    • GW have confirmed the game (see Community Site)
    • GW have confirmed one of the additional Warbands - Sepulchral Guard (see Community Site)
    • GW have confirmed Female Stormcast in the game (see Community Site)
    • GW has set up a Facebook Page for the game (see here)
    • The Dice Tower visited Warhammer World and were able to get a preview of the game (see Video on YouTube here)
    • Bell of Lost Souls filmed a demo game at Adepticon earlier this year (see video on YouTube here)

     

    RUMOURS - Updated 14/08/17

    • Not a massive amount here as GW have been very, very, good at keeping this under wraps. However, the NOVA Open is happening in the US soon (31st August to 3rd September) and one of the seminars that GW are hosting hints about a new game being showcased. Could this be Shadespire or something else (LINK) - Confirmed (see above)
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  2. On 6/8/2017 at 2:28 AM, Lord Krungharr said:

    PLAYER: casual games and tournaments of all sizes

    LOCATION: Woodridge, IL, 60514 USA

    NAME: Nathan Maurer

    CONTACT: carvedmetal@gmail.com 

    Done

    On 7/5/2017 at 11:20 AM, Jan "Kyoshi" Mejor said:

    Player

    Location: Warsaw

    Name: Jan "Kyoshi" Mejor

    Contact: unclekyoshi@gmail.com

     

    Tournament

    Location: Warsaw, krakowska 110/114

    Date: 29.07.2017 ( +/-once per month)

    Name: General's War #5

    Contact: Tournament info on Battlemania.pl ; Tournament info on aos.waw.pl; unclekyoshi@gmail.com

    Done

  3. 40 minutes ago, RuneBrush said:

     It does suggest Mortarion - which also suggests we may be one step closer to a new Great Unclean One and the new beast creature (the three of them are all in a new piece of artwork)

    I think that's what you would normally think but seeing how far in advance some of these sneak peaks seem to be, I wouldn't be surprised if it was something else! There have been rumours about a 'new' race so maybe it's something to do with that?

    Most likely it's Mortarion but hey it's a rumour thread ;) 

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  4. On 4/29/2017 at 10:42 AM, Gorks Pokin' Finger said:

    Done

    12 hours ago, Arkiham said:

    L joy 

    Location, Poole Dorset England.

    Contact on here 

    Done

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  5. 3 minutes ago, Sleboda said:

    WHOOO HOOOOO! Soooooooooooo glad I learned the lesson that End Times taught and resisted buying all that cool Magnus related stuff and the 3 Storm books.

    I feel so vindicated! 

    And,  also, yay - I really want a new 40K so I play my Necrons again. 

    Same here. It was tough but I could see what was happening last year. I'm really excited and can't wait

  6. 2 minutes ago, KillagoreFaceslasha said:

    So, today there's warhammer tv twitch stream?

    Nope. All streaming is happening this weekend due to South Coast GT. It's possible because of this, we are seeing this rumour as the guys behind the SCGT were involved in the development of the Generals Handbook.

  7. Nice spot @Brucimus!!

    Would be really cool if they did the battle mats but it's quite stiff competition at the moment with all the other mats on the market place. Be interested to see how much they compare against the other mats as well as the designs. Got me thinking about going to Warhammer Fest now!

  8. 5 minutes ago, Double Misfire said:

    @Killax

    I get the feeling we should take this to another thread so as not to clog up the rumour thread with stuff that isn't rumours. I'm putting all my images behind spoilers so people don't think they're new models. ;) 

    Please do.

    Don't mind people getting excited about the cool new toys but design aesthetics deserve a topic to themselves ;) 

    Back on topic.

    Looks like the new Shadespire Warband is seven models, so I'm guessing these will be sold in a set all together rather than individual packs. Be interesting to see if this is the case and if you can get add on models. Also I'm guessing we will see some activation shenanigans which have them somehow get round the four activations a player turn limit.

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  9. 9 minutes ago, Mortarch said:

    Sepulcral Guard seems to the name of the "Unit" for the "Deathrattle" Faction... or is that the team?

    Possibly a step over Grave Guard when they are ported to AOS full? or... will these even be released as unit and JUST be Shadespire...?

     

    Either way. Ill take 15 please.

    It sounds like it's the name of the Warband in Shadespire. I wouldn't be surprised if they are ported into AOS but depends if there is other things coming out later this year for Death to go along with the release ;) 

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  10. 3 minutes ago, Fungrim said:

    A player at Warhammer World at the weekend, seemed to know a lot of the staff there etc - reckoned a new Death release at some point.

    No idea if he had any basis for it or not though! That anchor they showed on Warhammer Community not long ago sure did look bone-y .....

    Trying not to sound sarcastic with reply but yes there will be at some point! ;) 

    Personally I think we will see something around the Shadespire release due to the background (city Nagash has corrupted to lure warriors to) but no idea what this release could be. 

    4 minutes ago, Double Misfire said:

    This weekend's preorders and UK prices :):

    Arkonaut Company £27.50
    Book £25
    Cards £10
    Frigate (medium sized ship) £50
    Admiral £15
    Prices are RRP U.K.

    https://war-of-sigmar.herokuapp.com/bloggings/1877

    Nice find. Looking at those prices, we probably won't be seeing a Start Collecting Set unless it's in the next wave with the Skyriggers (say Arkonaut's, Skyriggers and a Admiral).

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  11. It's what they've been doing with 40K for years. They drop little hints of things which you as a hobbist can play with or it's an idea that they will revisit in the future. I love it as it opens up what people can do with their hobby and how they want to play.

    On a side note - I'm expecting the new version of 40K to drop in July as there is a 40K event at Warhammer World in June. This means we may not see any big AOS releases over the summer because of this

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