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Warcrow: In Action!

This month, my local gaming club has fully embraced Warcrow, not just because I’ve been covering it here, but because the excitement is genuinely electric. Everyone is diving in—discussing strategies, assembling miniatures, painting their forces, and, of course, battling it out on the tabletop. The buzz is undeniable!

Since we’re in full Warcrow March Madness mode, I thought it would be the perfect time to share some snapshots of all the action—games in progress, beautifully painted minis, and the passion fueling this new adventure. Enjoy the collage!

Every club, no matter where you go has that one guy who has all the terrain! This is a pre-battle setup and a small taste of the sort of battlefield setups we are seeing for Warcrow.
Collections are growing rapidly and there is a lot of high quality painting taking place. Much of these collections are subsidized by Warcrow the Adventure game which our group is also into.
We already have one player fully committed to The Northern Tribes, but Warcrow is kind of unique in that players aren’t really “picking an army and sticking to it”. I suspect we are going to have players that have warbands more than one different faction per player.
While the factions are still being released, if you have bought into the Wascrow Adventure game you have out of the box a pretty large Scions of Yaldabaoth force.
The Scions come with some gorgeous models with tons of big scary monsters. It’s going to be exciting to see a full painted force on the table of these monstrosities.
Even grey and unpainted these miniatures look amazing and it’s not hard to imagine what they will look like once everyone is fielding painted armies!
It is common in our little gaming club to post your work in progress to both inspire and impress, if this is any indication of the sort of painting we are going to see for Warcrow, it’s going to look amazing when it all comes together.

Warcrow fever has officially gripped my gaming group—we’ve even declared Wednesdays as Warcrow Game Day! The excitement is palpable, the dice are rolling!

As I dive into the second part of my review—The Miniatures—I’m also taking every opportunity to get some games in for the final segment: The Gameplay. And I have to say, right now, we’re in that golden honeymoon phase—where everything feels fresh, exciting, and full of potential.

But as a veteran gamer with four decades under my belt, I know this feeling well. That initial surge of enthusiasm is intoxicating, but it can rapidly fade. The real test is what comes after the novelty wears off. Will Warcrow settle into our gaming routine and become a permanent fixture, or will it be just another passing storm?

Some games stick, some games don’t—and the reasons are often unpredictable. A Song of Ice and Fire was a mainstay for quite a while, but CMON’s lackluster support slowly eroded our interest. We loved Star Wars: Armada, but its rigid design meant that list-building often determined the winner before the first maneuver dial was set. Even Warhammer 40k, with all its clunky mechanics, endures—not because it’s a flawless game, far from it, but because its deep lore and immersive hobby elements keep players coming back for more.

Star Wars Armada is one of the games I miss the most. It wasn’t perfect, but it was Star Wars Capital Ship combat and frankly, that just speaks to me. It’s just unfortunate that the game is so static, that list building is such a make it or break component of gameplay.

So where does Warcrow fit into all this? It’s too soon to say. Games live and die by their long-term appeal, the community, and the support they receive as well as the ineffable x-factor that some games just have. But one thing’s for sure—our group is giving Warcrow a real chance to prove itself. And if I had to bet, I’d say its stunning miniatures and intriguing lore will be the key to keeping the fire burning.

Time will tell, but for now, Warcrow Game Day is in full swing, and we’re loving every moment of it.