This is the first in what I hope will be a series of posts that centre on the now out of print Confrontation 3 skirmish combat game from Rackham. The game was finished after Rackham moved it's miniature production to pre-painted plastic figures with the games, AT-43 and Confrontation Age of Ragnarok. Both games are excellent and well loved by my gaming group.
The interest in this game comes from my purchasing the Board Game Hybrid from Ludikbazar before their stock ran dry. The miniatures below are from that set and as you can see they are rather wonderful. Although you get everything to play a game in hybrid it gives you cards for several other miniatures in the Confrontation 3 range. So I started looking at some of those old miniatures and eventually stated to reason that I may as well try and pick up a copy of the Third Edition rulebook. Well I did..... and it's wonderful.
From the very start you get a sense that this game is very in depth and complex. That however is the beauty of this game. The complexity lends itself to a more intimate relationship with the miniatures and the action taking place. As a game unfolds the action and interaction between the different combatants can become quite frenetic. The rules are rather daunting to start off with but if you persevere then it is well worth it.
You only need a few miniatures to play this game so it isn't a bank breaker, although as it is out of production the mini's are becoming rather scarce. Ebay or some internet stores (including the rather excellent Ludikbazar) stock a large portion of the mini's that Rackham produced.
More on these soon, including some finished pics of the two forces I have and a campaign report which has a lot of similarities with Mordheim/Necromunda if you know them.
Templers of HOD about to enter a ruined village on a secret mission for the Temple
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