- BGG rating
- 7.9
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Nighthaunt
2020
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- 2–4 players
- 30–60 min
- 12+
Rules assistant for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Nighthaunt
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Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Nighthaunt is a board game expansion released in 2020 for 2–4 players, 30–60 minutes per game, and ages 12 and up. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Dice Rolling.
About the game
Driven by an all-consuming hatred of living things, these spectral horrors sweep across the realms in great hosts, killing everything in their path. They remember only dim echoes of their past, fragments of the person they were, and half-faded memories of the events that led to their current predicament. This is enough to keep them in a state of perpetual torment, which pleases cruel Nagash. On occasion the Great Necromancer will assemble smaller groups of Nighthaunts in order to achieve a particularly delicate task. Their incorporeal nature and resistance to most physical damage makes the gheists particularly suited to such missions. Want to play Warcry with a Nighthaunt warband? This is the perfect place to start! This specially-designed warband set contains a variety of Nighthaunt fighters, giving you a versatile and diverse warband out of the box. Fighter cards for every kind of Nighthaunt warrior make expanding your warband simple, while the Abilities card lets you master the sinister powers of the Nighthaunt. This set contains 13 Citadel Miniatures, including 4 Myrnmourn Banshees, 4 Glaivewraith Stalkers and 5 Grimghast Reapers (with the option to build one as an Extoller of Shyish). It also includes an ability card that provides reference imagery for your fighters and powers they can use on the battlefield, fighter cards for 7 different types of fighter, including the Dreadwarden, Grimghast Reaper, Chainrasp, Spirit Host, Glaivewraith Stalker, Extoller of Shyish and the Myrmourn Banshee. Finally, you'll get 2 double-sided, Nighthaunt-themed token boards, letting you track activations, initiative, treasure, objectives and more. —description from the publisher
Mechanics
Publishers
- Games Workshop Ltd.
Questions and answers
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Nighthaunt supports 2–4 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.
The listed playing time for Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Nighthaunt is 30–60 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
The catalogue lists Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Nighthaunt 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.
Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Nighthaunt belongs to these categories: Fantasy, Wargame, and Miniatures. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and 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 catalogue lists Warhammer Age of Sigmar: Warcry – Nighthaunt as an expansion. Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to an existing base game and usually cannot be played on their own. Check the box or publisher description for the exact base game required, and make sure your edition of that game is compatible with this expansion.