Warmaster
BGG rank
BGG #17,502
BGG rating
6.6

Warmaster

1993

Rules assistance for Warmaster

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2 players
  • 30 min
  • 10+
  • Complexity 2.0/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Warmaster

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Answers come from the official rulebook, with the page to check.

Warmaster is a board game released in 1993 for 2 players, 30 minutes per game, and ages 10 and up. It was designed by Jervis Johnson and its main mechanics are Area Movement, Dice Rolling, and Point to Point Movement.

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About the game

Originally published by Games Workshop in White Dwarf 161 and now available to download on GW's Spanish site, Warmaster (no relation to the 2000 miniatures game) is a two-player board game that recreates the Emperor's attack on Horus's battle barge at the end of the Battle for Earth. At the start of the game the Imperial player has no idea where Warmaster Horus is located and must search the ship to find him as quickly as possible. Hidden perils confront the Imperial player, who will face traps and ambushes, as they search for the Warmaster. As the game progresses, the Emperor's dwindling forces will face greater numbers of Traitors as they, the traitors, receive reinforcements. The Emperor is in a race against time to defeat Horus or die trying. The Traitor player wins by killing the Emperor and the Imperial player wins by killing Horus, if both are killed at the same time, the game is a draw.

Questions and answers

Warmaster 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.