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Update

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It’s been a bit quiet recently on Woehammer, hasn’t it?

I’m working away in the background on a couple of projects to make the website experience better for visitors. These are almost complete.

Top 3 Lists

We’ve replaced the old and very out of date Top 3 Lists archive with a new one. This one will automatically update with the latest top 3 articles for Age of Sigmar.

Faction Menus

We’ve updated all the faction menus in the same way. Want to find articles on Woehammer that feature your faction, select them from the menu at the top and you’ll find them all in one place.

Hopefully, that should mean you’ll always be able to find everything you need.

Any articles we do over them, such as Faction Reviews, etc, will be pinned to the top of each faction page so you can always find them.

Got a favourite writer? Want to find Fittsy’s Foughts? Writer specific articles will eventually be listed in the same way under a meet the crew section, where they’ll also post a little about themselves.

Other Stuff Going On

As well as this, im currently working on a few other projects.

Spearhead AI Opponent

This is a project for players like me who can’t regularly get to a gaming club but have miniatures and perhaps an hour to play at home.

I’m in the process of creating an AI opponent and interface for players who want the challenge of a game but dont want to play against themselves. No Tabletop Simulator required.

Orders & Omens

I recently announced my first mass battle fantasy wargame. This is another project I’ve wanted to do and have attempted to do off and on over the years.

It has now reached the stage of playtesting. If you want to find out more, drop into its dedicated Discord server.

Automatic Stats Scraper

To make things easier for me im in the process of creating an automatic scraper to collect the stats for our meta articles.

This will also go hand in hand with a live database where players can pull stats and their own gaming history of the database to view.

Possible New Direction for the Site

On top of all this, we’re exploring changing the name of the site to something that isn’t so Warhammer specific. This will mean we can branch out into other gaming companies and review other products. For example, I know Patrick is keen to explore more of Warcrow and Infinity. While I’m also looking at Silver Bayonet, Bolt Action, and Marvel Crisis Protocol.

That’s it. Some sorry, it’s been a bit quiet on the site, but by no means have I not been busy.

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Orders & Omens: Playtesters Wanted!

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For the past few weeks I’ve been hammering away at my own fantasy wargame, and now I need your help to shape it.

Orders & Omens is a corps-level wargame set in a Renaissance-inspired fantasy world, where players command whole brigades of infantry, cavalry, and artillery. Battles aren’t fought in perfection, your orders may be delayed, misunderstood, or even completely ignored. Generals must rely on messengers, their troops may falter under fire, and the fog of war is ever present.

What makes it different?

  • Orders & Friction: Issue Strategic Orders via messengers, but don’t expect them to arrive on time.
  • Chip Draw Activations: Divisional Generals fight for attention in the bag. This isn’t an IgoUgo game.
  • Reactions & Zones of Control: Units act not just on your command, but in response to nearby enemy movements.
  • Magic & Monsters: Upgrade your generals with wizards to hurl spells like Magic Missile or Winds of Doom.
  • Fog of War Deployment: Bluff with dummy brigades until the clash reveals who’s really there.

Why playtest?

The system is raw and unpolished. The best time to join, where your games and your feedback will directly shape the final rules.

Help us create a fantasy world.

Anyone can join?

  • You’ll need a handful of bases (rectangles for brigades, circles for generals), a tape measure, some dice, and a 4′x4′ table. Models are optional and paper stand-ins are absolutely fine.
  • Games are designed to be fast, with most tests being run in 1–2 hours once you’re familiar.
  • Playtest feedback will be gathered in the dedicated Discord server, with channels for each section of the rules.

If you’re interested, come join the Discord and help forge Orders & Omens.