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Rules assistance for Ork and Squat Warlords
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 12+
- Complexity 3.2/5
Rules assistant for Ork and Squat Warlords
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Ork and Squat Warlords is an expansion for Space Marine released in 1992 for 2 players and ages 12 and up. It was designed by Rick Priestley, Jervis Johnson, and Andy Chambers and its main mechanics are Dice Rolling.
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About the game
Ork and Squat Warlords is an expansion for the Space Marine game. It contains a 76 page rule-book which has 10 color pages in the center. The rules include details of the Ork and Squat (space dwarfs) forces including their titans. The Orks have a plethora of troop and vehicle types with typically Orky names like braincrusha, speedsta and giblet grinda. Their titans are called gargants. The Squats are much more sober with elements such as the Goliath mega-cannon, land train, colossus and leviathan. Expands: Space Marine
Mechanics
Publishers
- Games Workshop Ltd.
Questions and answers
Ork and Squat Warlords supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.
The catalogue lists Ork and Squat Warlords for ages 12 and up. This is the publisher’s recommendation and reflects reading demands, rule complexity and small components rather than theme alone. Younger players can often join with help from an adult, so check the age guidance on your edition and consider your group’s experience with board games.
Ork and Squat Warlords has a complexity rating of 3.2 out of 5 from BoardGameGeek players, which makes it a medium-weight game. The rating reflects how much rules knowledge, planning and decision-making a typical game demands. Expect a longer first teach for heavier games, and use a preparation guide before game night.
Ork and Squat Warlords belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.
The credited designers of Ork and Squat Warlords are: Rick Priestley, Jervis Johnson, and Andy Chambers. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.
The catalogue lists Ork and Squat Warlords as an expansion for Space Marine. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Space Marine to use it. Check that your edition of Space Marine is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.