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Blood Bath at Orc's Drift

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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

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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

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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

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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

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  1. ^ a b Sutherland, Jon (August 1985). "Open Box". White Dwarf. No. 68. Games Workshop. p. 12.
  2. ^ "Blood Bath at Orc's Drift". Board Game Geek. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  3. ^ "Blood Bath at Orc's Drift". Miniature's Workshop. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
  4. ^ Ahmed, Samira (2012-03-13). "Why are adults still launching tabletop war?". bbc.com. BBC News. Retrieved 2020-08-21.