Blood Bath at Orc's Drift is a supplement published by Citadel Miniatures in 1985 for the second edition of the fantasy wargame Warhammer.
Contents edit
Blood Bath at Orc's Drift is a wargame pack consisting of four scenarios that form a lead up to a major battle scenario.[1] The contents include:
- a scenario book
- command sheets
- cardstock buildings
- cardboard counters
- a poster map
- a badge[2]
Publication history edit
Blood Bath at Orc's Drift was designed by Gary Chalk, Joe Dever and Ian Page, with artwork by Chalk and cartography by David Andrews. Citadel Miniatures also produced a line of 25 mm miniatures to match the warriors in each scenario, and offered consumers a special deal to buy them for use with this supplement.[3]
Chalk designed the supplement after the 1964 British movie Zulu starring Michael Caine and Stanley Baker.[4]
Reception edit
Jon Sutherland reviewed Blood Bath at Orc's Drift for White Dwarf #68, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "If you like Warhammer, you'll love Blood Bath at Orcs Drift - it's not often that something like this is attempted and never has it been done so well. The years of wargaming experience behind it really show through. Unreservedly recommended, it's a must for all Warhammer addicts."[1]
References edit
- ^ a b Sutherland, Jon (August 1985). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 68. Games Workshop. p. 12.
- ^ "Blood Bath at Orc's Drift". Board Game Geek. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ "Blood Bath at Orc's Drift". Miniature's Workshop. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
- ^ Ahmed, Samira (2012-03-13). "Why are adults still launching tabletop war?". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 2020-08-21.