Drokk! Warlord Games Has A Judge Dredd Preview Pack
October 16, 2019 by avernos
In the run-up to the release of the new 2000AD game coming from Warlord Games, Judge Dredd: I Am The Law, @shredhead has tipped us off to some upcoming previews for the game. While the game itself goes on pre-order soon for a late November release, a pack of miniatures will be available to order this October. The set contains a Street Judge and two Block Gangers.
Written by industry legends Gav Thorpe and Andy Chambers the game rules enable you to play as judges as they face the impossible job of cleaning up the streets of the biggest city on the planet.
The starter set 'I Am The Law' will include the full rule book, Warlord Resin miniatures. As this is a new license for many and Warlord's new Resin is unknown beyond the SPQR starter set I think this is a very savvy move from Warlord Games. It puts miniatures in peoples hands so they can see the material and how it behaves themselves before the game is released, and based on the release schedule I've seen the Warlord Resin is the only material they will be using for I am the Law. So for those who have not had the chance to get their hands on any of the ancients made from the stuff a new material can be a cause of trepidation, which this pack should allay.
Dredd also features in November's issue of Wargames Illustrated. With a theme of 'Fictional Heroes' in gaming, Dredd fits right in and the issue comes with a decal sheet to add the authentic grime and colour of Mega-City One to the walls before you push a perp's nose flat against it and send them off to the cubes.
I've heard good things about the system they built for Strontium Dog, and I hope this iconic hero makes a bigger splash (like a fatty falling from a hab block) when it hits the shelves.
So, citizen, will you be grabbing a pack or are you looking for the Titan Treatment?
"Written by industry legends Gav Thorpe and Andy Chambers the game rules enable you to play as judges as they face the impossible job of cleaning up the streets of the biggest city on the planet."
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I might get this pack just to paint the minaitures, not sure if I will get the game itself.
minis in themselves should be worth it based on the SPQR resins, they paint up like a dream.
Totally gettin these !
Thanks for the mention, mate. I’m absolutely looking forward to the game.
almost missed the preview pack if you hadn’t mentioned it it would’ve passed me by
I really like Warlord’s resin. These should come out nice in it.
I am very, very into this. I loved Dredd as a nipper and I still do today. Count me in!
I have metal dread models from warlord. is it polished old game or somethging new?
new, it’s based on the system they wrote for Strontium Dog, I believe they have a plan to do several with a core system that is varied to make more sense for the game they are planning
The system is kind of a hero based version of Bolt Action…sorta. You draw chits from a bag, instead of dice. Your major characters like Johnny Alpha and Wulf Sternhammer have a fancier chit. These have a chance of going back into the back when they are draw, based of a Cool stat. This makes the hero characters feel pretty special, like a sci-fi spaghetti western should. The Strontium Dog version has a bounty mechanic that makes it very flavorful. I LOVE the system. I really need to get off my arse and get my stuff built and painted, maybe… Read more »
There’s also a lot of crossover in the storylines for Dredd and Johnny Alpha. And some of the ememies that Alpha encountered also appeared in the “Dreddverse”.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judgement_Day_(Judge_Dredd)
So hopefully we might see some stat cards for using the Johnny Alpha minis in games of Judge Dredd (not sure if it’s failing memory here, but I’m sure the Howlers appeared in JD somewhere)
The metals you have from Warlord are the previous ones produced by Mongoose. The sculpting on those were “variable” (some were great, some not so) due to the fact Mongoose were running on a tight budget and invited non professional sculptors to send in masters (and if Mongoose thought they were good, they were then added to the product line). KEEP HOLD of your older Mongoose rules tho, there’s a bit of demand for these at the moment (as they are more of an RPG/Skirmish set of rules)
Ooh they look fabulous figures.
Count me in. As if that wasn’t obvious 😉
£75 for the hardback edition of the rules????? But that aside the £50 starter set seems reasonable (I’m presuming the “playmat” is just a sheet of paper/card like they did for the Strike on Kira 9 set for Gates of Antares). Two judges vs eight gangers (which I expected as the rules are based on Strontium Dog). The Strontium Dog Starter set did have some nice MDF terrain from Sarrisa, so the contents seem a little down in value vs that Starter set. So it seems to be a similar game, but it’s which ‘verse you prefer as to what… Read more »
BTW Store page now up
https://store.warlordgames.com/collections/judge-dredd
I did also see this…
https://twitter.com/WarlordGames
If you scroll down there’s a picture (with Judge Dredd slapped across the middle) with what looks like “bystanders” on a large base (Gangs of Rome style), a resin Garbage Truck and a few droids in there as well.
It looks like the cardboard cars and trucks in the starter set will be coming out in resin (I can see the corners on an Ambulance and another car in there as well)