Tactics

At any given point in the game you should be able to answer two questions – how are you going to win the game and how is your opponent going...

Kings of War has a wonderful array of artefacts. Some of them are fantastic, others are decidedly “meh”. They are all usable in the right situations though but choosing the...

I think many players undervalue infantry. This could be because on the whole, infantry stats are rather underwhelming compared to heavy hitters. You wouldn’t expect a bloke with a pointy...

Timed games can be a little intimidating when you first play them, but once you’ve got the hang of them they’re absolutely no sweat. Here are five of my top...

Units in Kings of War (and most wargames) can be placed into categories of sorts. These categories tell you how that unit is best used on the battlefield, and it’s...

Note: This article was written last year for the Mantic blog, before the CoK book changes were finalised. My updated thoughts are at the end of the article. Well the...