Dwarf King’s Hold: Dead Rising Now Shipping

Mar 27, 2011

Mantic Games is now shipping Dwarf King’s Hold: Dead Rising. The game, designed by Jake Thorton, features miniature battles between dwarves and the undead, as the title suggests. This highly anticipated (at least that’s what they say) game features miniature figures, dungeon tiles, and six scenarios for you to fight your way through. The game is published out of the UK, so if you are looking to pick this up here in the states, expect to pay a bit more in shipping charges from an overseas gaming store. One warning, the figures aren’t all assembled and painted as the pictures show, so get out your paintbrushes.

Here is what Mantic says about the game:

The much anticipated Dwarf King’s Hold board game is here! It sees the steadfast Dwarfs seek to reclaim their ancestral home from the living dead, venturing forth to fight the foul minions of the Necromancer who soil the noble halls of the Dwarf King’s Hold.

This is a 2 player, scenario based board game, with one player taking control of the Dwarfs, while the other commands the Undead. There are 6 scenarios to play through, each build upon each other, culminating in a huge, desperate battle which will ultimately decide who controls the King’s Hold.

Included in this game are over 25 plastic figures including 5 Dwarf Ironclad Warriors, 2 Shieldbreakers, 12 Skeletons and 10 Revenants. There are lots of little extras that are fully usable within the game, such as the Dwarf Pit Dog, the dead Dwarf, piles of bones plus plenty of fun conversion bits.

You also get a huge pile of fantastic looking dungeon tiles; an elegant, innovative Rules-set, loads of in-game action counters and more than enough dice to play.