cross-posted from: https://feddit.uk/post/11836869

Warhammer fans and AEW wrestling fans will soon be doing the Predator hand-shaking meme thanks to an upcoming exhibition match where Claudio Castagnoli and Kip Sabian will compete using Age of Sigmar’s new Spearhead mode.

The bout is one part of the miniature wargame’s big preview of Age of Sigmar’s upcoming 4th Edition - Mortal Realms Reforged during the Dallas Open at the Arlington eSports Stadium on May 16th and 17th. Castagnoli and Sabian will take control of a Skaven and Stormcast Eternals army and battle it out using the recently announced Spearhead game mode.

Sitting somewhere between lightning-quick skirmishes and complex full army battles, Spearhead advertises a gateway to large-scale Warhammer played on a battlefield that’s only a quarter of the core game’s recommendation - and not coincidentally perfect for the kitchen table. Warhammer will be releasing Spearhead boxes for many of its existing factions, and existing Vanguard boxes will be rebranded going forward. Other changes include simplified Warscrolls, a Reinforcements keyword that brings certain defeated units back to the board and several other changes meant to streamline the four-round matches.

  • kessleragain@beehaw.org
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    6 months ago

    I knew Kip would be involved as soon as I saw aew and Warhammer lol. Claudio was unexpected though.

    My experience with Warhammer is staring at my battle sisters and swearing I’ll get around to painting them, but I’m interested.

    • GeekFTW@lemmy.zipM
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      6 months ago

      My experience with Warhammer was buying Heroscape cause it was cheaper lmao

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        6 months ago

        I’ve only played the videogames. I don’t think there was anything around my hometown that sold the figures. So everyone played MTG and D&D.