Is MORDHEIM Growing In Popularity Again?

MORDHEIM seems to be growing rapidly in popularity again. I was invited to attend a Mordheim invitational tournament with players from all over the world! In this video, we pay tribute to one of the greatest games ever made.
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[@SamPhillipsPT]

I relate to this on a cellular level man. I still have PDF's of old 3rd edition codexes to look at for nostalgia. Early 2000s was a peak time for a lot of us getting into the hobby. From Mordheim, to the Eye of Terror campaign. So many good memories.

[@drfishynooooo881]

Such a brilliant game. I'll be teaching my kids how to play Mordheim so they can keep Mordheim going for decades to come.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Peak parenting! I have a feeling Mordheim will only become more and more popular as time goes on!

[@etnurb2536]

friend of mine’s dad tried that. didn’t succeed. let’s hope you have better luck lol

[@mordor-focker]

I got a copy of the rulebook and only the rulebook from a car boot sale (like a yard sale) years ago for fifty pence. I rummaged though the toys I had and gathered up what could be used as minis I kept cereal boxes, tissue boxes, toilet roll tubes got my felt tips and went to work. The result was a pretty respectable set of terrain for a thirteen year old with no real crafting supplies. Playing that with my sister really opened my eyes to the world of minaiture gaming amd it is something that has stayed with me ever since. I'm currently building a four by four foot Mordheim board for me and my kids. We play D&D with miniatures and terrain I've made but they struggle creating their own narrative and they need constant prompts to continue the adventure (kids these days have zero imagination), I get bored being the DM because of this and with Mordheim the story unfolds as the combat does, the "campaign" element of the game and the dice decided fates of each miniature after the rounds takes over the storytelling for me and I get to play too. The kids have chosen to be Skaven and chaos Dwarves which I already had sprues of knocking about. If they enjoy it I'll invest in some more for them to expand their respective warbands. I did however get myself an amazing set of miniatures off of etsy that with a little modification have made some really dishevelled looking Fireloques of Ferlangen, I honestly can't wait till it's ready. Mordheim my old mate, it's been too long.......

[@arawny374]

Many years ago, I asked a friend "Do you like miniatures'games ? If not, there's a game I want you to play with me." Time has passed, he got married, had kids and doesn't play any longer with his 40k miniatures. Last week we met with old friends and I asked him : do you still play wargames with your boy ? He said no... but If you want to play mordheim again, I'm in ! That's what mordheim is. Memories, such f...good memories of those times rolling dices and collecting those warpstones 😎

[@tabletop.wizards]

Mordheim has transcended time! Thanks for the comment!

[@cavemanbum]

Mordheim is my and my group's absolute favorite tabletop game. It's simple, elegant, and open to infinite customization. The campaign mode is second to none, and the support the game has received from its fans over the years has ensured its longevity.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Yes! Spot on!

[@colinmorgan2737]

I have the same story but with both this and Necromunda thankfully Necromunda came back and I hope for every Mordhiem player around the world that it to returns soon

[@tabletop.wizards]

Dare I say, GW has actually done a pretty good job with Necromunda. If only they could have condensed everything in to 2 books instead of needing 20.

[@kastlerock01]

@@tabletop.wizardslooks like they did exactly that!

[@Gneissnoggin]

I see a huge trend in any skirmish level game right now. A new wave of gretchin and noblars are playing Cursed City, Silver Tower, Warcry. 3d printing has ushered in an affordable and less time consuming way to make creative boards and personalized warbands. Keep the passion alive and others will join.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Well said!

[@scottking5555]

Hell yeah, bring on the mordheim nostalgia. Your experience is an exact replica of mine, the blister packs, the moms hard earned money.... im here for the adventure

[@richardmason3751]

I was fully engulfed in WFB when I discovered Mordheim. What a great game and what fun to create the ruins of "our" Mordheim! Good times....

[@tabletop.wizards]

I'll never not praise this game. Thanks for watching!

[@bfenix]

I was expecting a video about how Mordheim is getting some attention again from the spotlight of fans and content creators, which would be great. But this caught me off-guard in a pleasant and touching way. 2003-2004 was also around the time I got my first contact with Warhammer, so I can relate to your initial thoughts. Mordheim does seem incredibly cherished and that transpires to anyone that has history with it, makes amazing gaming tables and warbands or anyone that flips through the book for the first time. A bunch of other games that currently spark my interest trace their lineage here, so I'm totally on board with this resurgence. Thanks for the video!

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you for the thoughtful comment! Cheers!

[@DeusMachina71]

One pf my favorite GW box games.. I played both this and Necromunda extensively back in the day. I'd love to see a cleaned up slightly modernized version but not a complete rules change.. wishful thinkinh but it was a great game

[@digitalwastrel]

These videos and reports (on your channel and others) on the Invitational have really sparked my imagination. I'm basically a Necromunda person first and foremost but I might have to kitbash a warband or two...or three...

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you! Yes, give Mordheim a go!

[@figuresix]

Never got into tabletop games in 90s ( I was to busy playing in a rock band) But now that im 52 I needed a hobby. Looking through games I checked many. Age of Sigmar caught my eye at first, and went down to game store to pick up some minis.. Left empty handed after seeing the price. Came home looked up my own 3d printing options, and found GW has a big no no on anything Warhammer related. Then last night I came apon a video about Mordheim. I remember my girlfriend at the times brother playing this. Did more digging and found a few channels on it.. Seems like a very interesting game, and since GW doesn't do anything with it, its mostly fan run.. I think this may be where I start. 3D printing some minis now, and working on some terrain in my newly renivated garage I turned into a workshop. Keep pumpin out videos man, I'll keep following.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thanks for watching! Mordheim is definitely a great place to start. Great community, and as you said, basically open-source at this point! Cheers!

[@williamford3605]

Wow, well said. I couldn't agree more. I think you nailed the general feelings of every Mordheim player in the world! What an awesome video, keep them coming!

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you, dude. Man, are we gonna have some fun this weekend 😁

[@stevebull7105]

Wow. Great video! During lockdown I fell hard for Mordheim -even started an Instagram but then it kind of fizzled out. This video has really rekindled my passion for the game. Thank you! ⚔️

[@tabletop.wizards]

I think I recognize your name (if your handle on IG is the same)... Get back at it! Thanks for watching!

[@stevebull7105]

@@tabletop.wizards It’s “Mordheim_UK”. I will dedicate my next post to you guys!

[@tabletop.wizards]

@@stevebull7105 too kind! I just gave you a follow! Thank you!

[@drewbakka5265]

I orginally played frostgrave because I couldn't get my hands on oldhammer models and none of my friends played skirmish games. Now I moved to a new state I found a group of mordheim players and got a 3d printer. Now I play every week, building terrain and hype for every warband

[@tabletop.wizards]

That's awesome! I'm of the thinking that there is room for both games on the shelf. We will be doing some Frostgrave content at some point.

[@drewbakka5265]

@@tabletop.wizards See because Frostgrave is a newer game it does a lot of good things that Mordheim missed: their magic system is better, less swingy combat (kinda), alternating activations, a bit more encouraging movement system and I do like their advancement system. But it drops the ball with you only getting 2-3 heros and 2 of them can ONLY be wizards. Henchmen/goons cant grow so you can't really get attached which makes warbands feel samey. I like Frostgrave but the key issues keep me in Mordheim for now. But because the models and terrain translate almost 1-1 I can play either

[@tabletop.wizards]

@@drewbakka5265 have you tried the Frostgrave Sellsword captain rules from the Frostgrave Folio? It gives you the option to take on a hero that doesn't use magic

[@drewbakka5265]

@@tabletop.wizards I have and I do like it. After thinking about it think the defining difference between the two games is this: Mordheim is focused on growing a warband as a group where almost everyone can develop a story, Frostgrave is about 1 real hero (your wizard) and his goons are more like expendable background dudes. The rules around the wizard his apprentice and even the Captain are very good and build deep and diverse spell casters but the rest of the crew doesn't get much love at all. Both have a lot of merit but when push comes to shove I lean to Mordheim.

[@tabletop.wizards]

@@drewbakka5265 agreed on all accounts. I do like the idea of everybody developing and growing together rather than just 1 hero

[@leiflohne3096]

Mordheim is THE GREATEST games workshop game. I am 43, started playing Mordheim christmas of 99 and now, 23 years later, I am still enjoying the game. My wife left, my kids left, my heart attacked me and I lost my ability to work, but I STILL HAVE MORDHEIM!

[@tabletop.wizards]

We will always have Mordheim

[@leiflohne3096]

@@tabletop.wizards Mordheim brings people together and teaches us than even in bitter defeat valuable experience and loot might be found. Thank YOU also for motivating me and for giving me ideas I shamelesly steal 👍

[@RojasNoirlac]

Can’t wait to see the pics and videos and reports from what is gonna be an incredible event I’m sure! 🙌 I wish they re-printed this amazing looking book. Congrats on your first video! 🎉

[@tabletop.wizards]

Lots of video to come soon 😉

[@TheFleahost]

Between Mordheim, Frostgrave, and Marvel Crisis Protocol, it’s a great time to be a skirmish tabletop war gamer.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Absolutely!

[@ChimeraWargaming]

I love mordheim. Thanks for sharing

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you for watching! If you love Mordheim, I know a KZbin channel called Chimera Wargaming that makes great Mordheim terrain 😉

[@utgar131]

I never had played war games until the beginning of 9th edition 40K. Now I've got into mordheim and am teaching my friend group to play.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Yes! Share Mordheim with all friends! It's a very social game!

[@michaelflynn3970]

I cant wait to try this game! I wish the stuff to do it wasnt so hard to gather... but in a way, it makes me feel like those treasure hunters looking for my own Wyrd stone!

[@tabletop.wizards]

In some regards it's become easier to play! The community is one of the most welcoming and creative in all of wargaming!

[@jonesdan85]

I have no doubt GW will re-launch Mordheim in the next couple of years or so alongside the release of WFB. But that's my worry also. It's rare GW does anything right these days.

[@tabletop.wizards]

After talking with Tuomas, I'm only interested if they convince him to run the project and make sure they don't sterilize it too much for the modern gamer. I think broheim is everything we need for Mordheim and it's mostly good as is.

[@jonesdan85]

Agree 100%

[@artic78]

Peachy has been doing podcasts discussing his time at GW from Store manager to army painter to WHTV presenter. He said recently he doesn't understand why they killed Mordheim.

[@tabletop.wizards]

@@artic78 from a business standpoint, it wasn't set up for sales... It was created as a easy introduction in to Warhammer 5th edition... When they realized a lot of people enjoyed it more than 5th edition because of the setting and narrative gameplay, the knew they made an error... People were satisfied with their single $30 box of Mordheim minis and had no interest in buying hundreds of dollars worth of Warhammer 5th edition armies. They made the gateway drug too good 🤣

[@jonesdan85]

@@tabletop.wizards Exactly what I was going to say. They wanted people to buy armies, not warbands. They didn't sell terrain then, it was mostly homemade. So you could get into mordheim for less than £30 and be happy with that.

[@HistoricLife]

I wanted the game when it came out but I was in collage at the time and broke. I printed the rules off, kit bashed some 6th edition figs, and built my table in mid 2020 and started playing with my buds after we all got vaxxed in early 2021. I love skirmish games, this and Necromunda rule.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you for watching, hope to have some necromunda content in the future!

[@roelandpellis3679]

I played a few games back when the game came out. Always wanted to play more but my local gamestore fell apart and then also the community seem to evaporate pretty quick. And me being a young lad with zero social skills did nothing about it. Now more than 20 years later I see the game pop up again and I find myself wanting / needing to get into Mordheim again. Now on the hunt for a rulebook and starting to build my own Mordheim table. I aim for the summer of 2023 to get my table done and get a grip on the rules and hopefully find someone to get some games going.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Love this! Broheim.net is a great starting place to find all the printed material for free!

[@roelandpellis3679]

@@tabletop.wizards I see an updated version as well. Great site! Thanks for the tip.

[@msterrainlab]

Awesome video!! Looking forward to see more!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you, my friend! Can't wait to do battle reports with the Tower Board! 😁

[@mweaver6037]

Mordheim was, and remains a tight set of rules, with an evocative setting, which as you say was brilliantly supported by the art in the rulebook. While the I Go/You Go initiative system has largely fallen out of favor with more modern rules sets, Mordheim has held up remarkably well through the years. It has a large number of devoted fans who are very active online, and who have produced a wealth of support material. My wife and our gamer friends still play Mordheim, and I have borrowed its quick and intense combat system to support some of my home-brewed RPG campaigns. For years, we have largely played Mordheim collaboratively (it works really well that way), rather than competitively (my wife is not a fan of competitive games). Mordheim works very well that way! Will GW revisit Mordheim as it did Necromunda? We can only hope. Certainly Necromunda’s second edition seems to be doing well for them. Perhaps when they start releasing new material for “the Old World”, which appears to be in the works. -Michael

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thanks for the well thought out comment, Michael! I agree on all accounts! I'd really love to try to play some coop Mordheim narrative games. I'll have to see if I can get some people on board for that idea!

[@rampantrambling8178]

The editing on this video is really great

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you so much! More to come, hopefully better to come as well!

[@manofaction1807]

Every week you should be working on a new warband, or monster to add to the collection. The greatest thing about it- GW can't screw it up. It's established, and everything you need is pennies on the dollar for current GW outlandish pricing. For those of us priced out of the HHHOBBYYY!!! we don't need GW level pricing anymore. You can pretty much find everything and more out there ready to play.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Preach! 🙏

[@snarkymcsnarkface1863]

Mordhiem is the only GW game we still play in my house. Don't use GW models but we still use the rules. We get one campaign in over the course of the year.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Love this!

[@snarkymcsnarkface1863]

@@tabletop.wizards well it works out really well. We get one game session in about every 5 to 6 weeks depending on people's schedules. There are 5 4x4 tables spread throughout the house. The two tables in the basement are just outside of entertainment rooms so video games and movies. The kids can be left semi unsupervised and cannot leave the rooms without passing both tables. The two upstairs are in the dinning room so they have a full view of the back patio, kitchen. The main floor bathroom and living room are just around the corner. The one on the 2nd floor is the adult only area or parent needs break from kids whilethe other parent is still hanging at an other table.. If we pull out the collapsible tables in the garage we can put another pair of 4x8 tables out there. We can easily get a 24 person tournament going if we are on 4x4s. Or 4x6s we can do 10 players at time Can you tell bachelor gamers live in this house lol. We just let out friends brings their rug rats and have have puppy baby sitters to take care of the kids lol.

[@tabletop.wizards]

@@snarkymcsnarkface1863 sounds awesome to me!!!

[@Khrist75]

Nice promising video. Cheers from France.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thanks for watching! More to come!

[@grimlock5990]

Yup that's Mordheim, not my first game but it's my favorite.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you for watching!

[@zottnjoe]

Nice video man! Subbed.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Cheers!!

[@wyrdstoned4824]

Great video, thank you!

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you!!!

[@Caervalian1]

One of the best miniature games ever made

[@tabletop.wizards]

Preach!

[@dambrooks7578]

The ideal recreation of all the Year 2K paranoia condensed into Tabletop gaming 🤩🤮😱 Personally I am still a slave to Blood Bowl, Ripper Bolgrot is what made me want to know more, and here I am still...

[@tabletop.wizards]

It's amazing how they translated that 2k paranoia to a fantasy setting

[@DMKleinArts]

Mordheim was my first in into painted miniature wargaming. That was in...2017ish. my friend reps Mordheim nay chance he gets. Now that I'm chest deep in GW's and other maker'w other systems, Mordheim is still a top 3 game for me (in no particular order). I'm actually giving my copy of the core book a black leather hardcover treatment, with copper foil lettering. A copy of Empire in Flames is one of my hobby holy grails.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Sounds like you are someone with fantastic taste 😉

[@craiggehlert]

i would REALLY love to see more of this warband. please sir..sum'or?

[@tabletop.wizards]

That could be arranged! Perhaps I should do a warband showcase video!

[@danielgee3839]

I love mordheim and original necromunda for the same reasons (never played the re release of necromunda so can't comment) I loved 40k and fantasy but always found mordheim and necromunda way more fun.

[@tabletop.wizards]

They just have so much flavor! It's hard not to love them!

[@noodles2459]

More content like this please

[@tabletop.wizards]

More is coming! A little birdy told me you might see a video on the event today 😉

[@tarnocdoino3857]

Where are these tournaments held? There are those who would happily join.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Best place to find out about them is through the Mordheim Facebook group, or through the very active Mordheim hashtags on Instagram!

[@tarnocdoino3857]

In middle school, when I found the hobby, I had a book for about a month to read. I loved it. Always wanted to play.

[@neilandrews2995]

So now we need the tourney vid

[@tabletop.wizards]

There is one coming 😉

[@David_R434]

Great to see this game is still alive just wish GW would give it a bit of support

[@tabletop.wizards]

This is the ongoing debate of Mordheim fans... Does it need to be touched, or should it forever be left alone in all it's glory ... My friend Bill had a great suggestion: Forgeworld reprints of the rules and miniatures.

[@David_R434]

@@tabletop.wizards If they reprinted the rules along with the stuff from Town Crier would be great. Putting out updated warbands would be the only thing I'd like changed as the sculpting has moved on so much.

[@tabletop.wizards]

@@David_R434 fair point.

[@jacqueslandry2319]

Yessssss

[@michaciemniewski9791]

Mordheim was the best game developed by GW. Well... Not really by GW but the group of guys working there. Still have several TC and WD with Mordheim related articles. We had a big tournament scene and I was playing this game for years. Cult of the Possessed, Averland and clan Eshin. The game has amazing story and art but the rules are strictly connected to WFB so the game flow is not great from today's standard. Turn sequence is very limited BUT the game is an icon even with those flaws. Frsotgrave did a very good job making a great game with great art. Still not as "on point" as Mordheim even rules are better and gameplay is more flaxible.

[@CrusaderJJR]

best game for me

[@tabletop.wizards]

Me as well!!

[@mattl_]

Are round bases allowed? They look much better!

[@tabletop.wizards]

Yes!!! Tuomas Pirinen - the creator of the game - has said so numerous times!! To paraphrase Tuomas, "the world has changed"...

[@tapio4291]

🤘🤘

[@tabletop.wizards]

🤘🤘

[@manofaction1807]

Why yes it is.... DAMN KIDS- GET OFF MY LAWN!!!!

[@tabletop.wizards]

*old man yells at GW*

[@misomiso8228]

#mordheimforever

[@tabletop.wizards]

#makethishashtagathingplease 🖤🖤

[@Salty_Sassenach]

Eric sent me 👍

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thanks for joining us!!

[@Basil_Ghothickovitch]

Gave a lot of chances to "good old" fantasy and Mordheim too over the years, but it doesn't fit or impress me. For many reasons. I'd like to see another game like this in Age of Sigmar universe. No! Not the "same", but a level higher: I wish "Necromunda" in the Mortal Realms.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Have you played Warcry? Not the same, but is fun skirmish in the mortal realms

[@Al2020]

Your latest video is set to private so cannot be watched.

[@tabletop.wizards]

Forgot the opening animation 😢 It will be reposted later today.

[@Al2020]

@@tabletop.wizards looking forward to watching it. I’m glad I stumbled across your channel 😀

[@tabletop.wizards]

@@Al2020 thank you for watching!! Very appreciated, friend!

[@ja37d-34]

I like those Sisters, well done! Will look through the rest of your vids propely.. ^^

[@tabletop.wizards]

Thank you kindly!

[@lazydave9761]

Maybe Mordheim will have a role to play in the upcoming Old World game?

[@tabletop.wizards]

If there was ever a time to revive Mordheim, it surely is with the return of the old world!

[@ja37d-34]

I sure hope so! It is so good!

[@tabletop.wizards]

It really seems to be!

[@ja37d-34]

@@tabletop.wizards I read about it in White Dwarf - I read all Fantasy but played 40k (since 2nd Ed was released). I would not have jumped onto Mordheim had not one of the buddies in the club done so. He made some great terrain and painted some Vampires and Witch Hunters. Glad he did! I did not play much at release but a year or so later and then another couple of years later I ran a small campaign. And then, last year I was at it again... I still love it. Made a new Orc (&Gobbos) warband now.. Really like them..

[@obscurage]

Ohh this was a advertisement worth watching! Hitting right to the nostalgia feels. 🥲 Now what were the warbands again, do I have some minis already or should I check what's available in... (*incoherent mumbling in the distance*)