A War Transformed: WWI on the Doggerland Front: A Wargame
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The Great War meets the horrors of forgotten folklore in this occult skirmish wargame.
1916: A World Transformed. As the Great War raged, the Moon fell from its orbit. Seas shifted, uncovering new lands and revealing what tide and time had concealed. Long known as a potent occult power, the Moon’s descent also heralded the terrifying resurgence of magic. Long-forgotten gods and spirits began to stir in hidden groves and caverns and old traditions found new strength. Soon, stone circles echoed once more with the chanting of ancient rituals and menhirs were again bedecked with wildflowers and presented with offerings of honey and blood.
1918: A War Transformed. Rival nations battle on new fronts, seeking dominance with weapons of spell, song, and sacrifice. Thrust to the surface, Doggerland, the ancient bridge between Britain and Europe, becomes a crucial battleground in the conflict. In this alien landscape, raiding parties pick through the ribs of wrecks and the ruins of lost villages, war machines festooned with totems and fetishes roll over the brittle bones of long-dead giants, and cavalry charge across plains made verdant by the vegetation returning to this new land with unnatural speed.
A War Transformed is a skirmish wargame set in a world where World War I was utterly changed by forces far beyond human comprehension. Players command small forces of infantry, cavalry, artillery, and other. stranger. troops on the Doggerland Front. Fast-paced gameplay and a tense initiative bidding system are combined with authentic folk traditions and occult philosophies of the era – it is a game of rifle and relic, of bayonet and belief, of machine gun and magic.
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Additional information
| Publisher | Osprey Games (28 Sept. 2023) |
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| Language | English |
| Hardcover | 224 pages |
| ISBN-10 | 1472856252 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1472856258 |
| Dimensions | 19.3 x 2.03 x 24.38 cm |
by Joost Noppen
This game is tremendously good fun, a different take on WWI wargaming with the occult coming in to mix things up. I was involved with playtesting the game during development and it really is tremendously good fun. Games can be relatively short and fast or bigger affairs but the curveball that the magic rules can throw you never gets boring. Out of turn activation combined with monster manifestation can lead to utter chaos, meaning you have to think on your feet.
The book itself is high quality, very well written and the artwork is stunning. The ruleset can be used with many miniature ranges as long as they are the right scale, and the setting gives you plenty of opportunity for kitbashing some occult elements in. Remember to order some Tarot cards and dice, then you can’t go wrong with this one. Very highly recommended.