Knight Models are now taking pre-orders for their new game set in the world of Harry Potter. Wizarding Duels allows you to dive into a fast and strategic game of wizarding combat where you'll be taking on the role of legendary heroes and villains from the Potterverse.

Harry Potter Miniatures Adventure Game - Wizarding Duels // Knight Models

In essence, this is a new edition of the Harry Potter Miniatures Adventure Game which has been tweaked and updated due to player feedback. Quick gameplay and fun action are the core of what Knight is trying to achieve here. At the heart of Wizarding Duels is the new Starter Box which comes with everything that you need to start playing the game.

Harry Potter Miniatures Adventure Game - Wizarding Duels (Contents) // Knight Models

This set comes with eight new miniatures leading the way. On the side of Hogwarts, you've got Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, Ron Weasley and Hedwig. It definitely makes sense to bring these key characters together into a starter set allowing people to play as their favourites from the trio. You've also got a set of Death Eaters miniatures including Nagini, two Death Eaters and He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, Lord Voldemort. All of the miniatures are pre-assembled and ready for you to paint.

As well as that, you'll get artefacts, spells, character cards, markers and tokens, maps and more. You've got lots of new Overlays which allow you to change your game each time you sit down to play and Challenge Tiles which are an important part of winning the game.

Games are played throughout three rounds where you'll be looking to defeat your foes but also complete a series of Quest Cards. There are fifty Quest Cards in the starter box and they can be as simple as controlling a particular Challenge Tile or completing another, more complex action. You'll have to become quite the master if you want to win Wizarding Duels.

Another neat element to Wizarding Duels is that you don't use dice. Combat is resolved using the Clash Deck which includes numbered bonuses that help you win against your foes whilst also triggering additional effects to aid you. As someone who enjoys the card-based mechanics of Gloomhaven and Malifaux, this sounds great fun.

You can find out more on the Knight Models Blog!

Wizarding Duels - Expansions!

As well as the new Starter Box, there are also two big expansions planned which come with a whole host of iconic heroes and villains from the world of Harry Potter. The first of these is Magical Masters.

Magical Masters // Wizarding Duels

This set comes with miniatures for Albus Dumbledore, Minerva McGonagall, Sirius Black, Hagrid, Mad-Eye Moody, Filius Flitwick, Pomona Sprout, Sybill Trelawney, Horace Slughorn and Dolores Umbridge. So, a pretty impressive cast of characters that have been taken from the most learned in the Wizarding World. I hope that everyone gangs up on Dolores Umbridge and makes sure that she gets chased from the tabletop!

You've also got a series of Servants Of The Dark Lord that are coming to rule the world!

Servants Of The Dark Lord // Wizarding Duels

This set comes with miniatures for Severus Snape, Bellatrix Lestrange, Peter Pettigrew, Draco Malfoy, Lucius Malfoy, Scabior, Fenrir Greyback (my favourite of the set), Barty Crouch Jr and two regular Death Eaters which get you up to four hooded and cloaked servants of evil.

Much like with the Starter Box, these Wizarding Duel expansion sets come with preassembled plastic miniatures meaning that you can get started in the game as soon as you crack it open. I reckon it will be fun to see how you build crews and what fun combinations of tactics you can bring to the tabletop.

Could you be tempted to dive in and pick up the new Wizarding Duels sets?