Warzone (game)

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This article is about tabletop miniature wargame produced by Target Games. For the battle royale video game published by Activision, see Call of Duty: Warzone.
Warzone
Designers
Bill King
PublishersTarget Games
Players2 or more
Setup timevariable
Playing time> 1 hour
ChanceHigh
SkillsStrategic thought

Warzone is a

skirmish
level, although vehicles and large models were introduced in later supplements to the main rule book.

Designed by

Paradox Entertainment in December 1999.[1] In 2020 Paradox sold the rights to Res Nova, which announced its intention to develop a new edition of the game.[2] In 2023 Res Nova launched a Kickstarter
campaign for its new edition of Warzone, named Warzone Eternal.

Setting

Warzone takes place in a fictional

alien monsters called Nefarites, in an attempt to conquer humanity. In light of these events, technological and social progress has largely come to a halt. Most people are citizens of one of the major megacorporations, who have colonized the inner planets of the solar system, and who fight against each other when not fighting the evil forces of the Dark Soul. The Earth has become known as Dark Eden following a global apocalypse, and it is home only to tribal survivors and renegades. This background is intricately tied to that of the Mutant Chronicles role-playing game
.

Gameplay

Warzone is a

skirmish
scale, where one model represents one soldier. The game became gradually more complex with later editions and expansions adding more details and special abilities.

Warzone is mostly compared and contrasted to Warhammer 40,000, which targets the same market audience, and has similar gameplay, although Warzone never reached the latter's volume of market penetration [citation needed]. Warzone aims for a more realistic feel, being set in a more plausible future, with recognizable weaponry, megacorporations that represent modern-day nations and cultures, and a focus upon the power of units of soldiers, whereas Warhammer aims for more of a fantasy feel, with a greater variety of weapons, aliens, and a predominant focus upon the power of individual heroes.

Editions

Five different editions of Warzone have been produced through the years: the original Warzone, Warzone 2nd Edition, Ultimate Warzone in 1998, Warzone Resurrection in 2013, and Warzone Eternal is in development as of 2023.

During the production of the third supplement for Warzone 2nd Edition,

Chronopia brand).[4]

The remaining stocks of original Warzone and Chronopia miniatures were sold to Irish company Prince August, who still have copies of the boxed game and supplements of the second edition in stock.[5] The original moulds were destroyed.

In 2008 Fantasy Flight Games released a 54mm collectible miniature game set in the Mutant Chronicles universe,[6] but the game was cancelled shortly after release due to poor sales.[7]

A new edition of Warzone was unveiled in February 2013 by Prodos Games (under licence to Paradox Entertainment). It is called Warzone Resurrection.[8] However Warzone Resurrection was discontinued by Prodos Games in 2018 because they were not able to find an agreement with Cabinet Entertainment, the rights holder and licensor of the Warzone franchise. The last miniatures of Warzone Resurrection were sold on the 9th of October 2018 on the Prodos webshop.[9]

In 2023, Res Nova Games LLC. launched a Kickstarter campaign for Warzone Eternal. This edition will focus on objective-based, skirmish combat on a 3'x 3' play area.[10]

Video Game

An

Windows platforms.[12]

Reception

Mark Donald reviewed Warzone for Arcane magazine, rating it a 6 out of 10 overall.[13] Donald comments that "Warzone is worth investigating, especially if you already swear by the RPG. However, I wouldn't recommend it to serious megalomaniacs who live for wargaming."[13]

Warzone won the

Origins Award for Best Miniatures Rules of 1995.[14]

Reviews

References

  1. ^ Pressmeddelande Stockholm at the Wayback Machine (archived May 15, 2001) (in Swedish)
  2. ^ Alex Kanous, Andrés Toribio, Álvaro Lareo (29 June 2020). "NEW WARZONE updates! With Alex Kanous (Res Nova)" (youtube). The Warzone Chronicles. Archived from the original on 2021-12-21. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Paradox Entertainment AB". MobyGames.
  4. ^ TMP - Paradox Entertainment signs licensing deal for Mutant Chronicles: Warzone and Chronopia
  5. ^ "Warzone Mutant Chronicles 28mm Scale Wargames and metal miniatures".
  6. ^ "TCGplayer: Online Store for Collectible Trading Card Games".
  7. ^ "[TMP] Mutant Chronicles Miniatures Game Cancelled".
  8. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Mutant Chronicles Warzone Resurrection. YouTube.
  9. ^ "The New Beginning". 25 September 2018.
  10. ^ "RES NOVA GAMES' WARZONE ETERNAL RETURNS TO KICKSTARTER". 3 May 2023.
  11. ^ Corporate Presentation at the Wayback Machine (archived December 13, 2003)
  12. ^ Teamxbox.com - Preview
  13. ^ a b Donald, Mark (January 1996). "Games Reviews". Arcane (2). Future Publishing: 68–69.
  14. ^ "1995 list of winners". Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts and Design. Archived from the original on 2009-05-04. Retrieved 2014-01-14.
  15. ^ "Pyramid: Pyramid Pick: Warzone".
  16. ^ https://archive.org/details/backstab-magazine-french-09/page/n41/mode/2up
  17. ^ "Backstab Magazine (French) Issue 14".
  18. ^ https://archive.org/details/casus-belli-096/page/n79/mode/2up

External links

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