A signature that I've seen now and then around the forums is the statement "The goal is to win, the point is to have fun." Though we may occasionally run into a bit of forum drama or heated debates about some model or rule, it's important to never lose sight of the point of it all - fun. At the end of the day, a great game of WARMACHINE or HORDES is not one where you mercilessly beat someone into the ground but one in which both players had a blast playing.

And so I'd like to share a little story from AdeptiCon that made me think about that element of fun...

If there is one thing we here at Privateer Press pride ourselves on, it's listening to our audience. You guys and gals have been demanding a fifth full faction for our exciting fury-driven miniatures combat game HORDES, and we are gonna give it to you!

From the earliest stages of concept and design we have considered the carefully phrased requests of you, our audience, and the demand was clear:

Unicorns.

As we get closer to finalizing the text of the HORDES Forces books, development has been focused on refining the new models that will be introduced in coming months. Even though we have already previewed a number of new models there is plenty more hidden behind the curtain waiting to be revealed!

Three weeks into the regular season of our staff XGL league and it has become a no-holds-barred brawl to see who can earn the most metal before the mid season tournament. Spurred on by victory over their hated rivals the Fisherbrook Finishers, the Nyshyr Nihilators crushed their way to a perfect regular season record thus far.

If you want to become a sculptor, you need reference books. I highly recommend picking up Modeling the Figure in Clay by Bruno Luchessi, which really helped me learn how to sculpt. A lot of beginning sculptors have a tendency to get lost in how people are put together and overlook what they actually look like, so stay away from pure anatomy references and pick up books with photos of people. You don’t want to make a figure that looks like it’s been flayed unless that’s what you’re trying to make.

As a member of Development, I often hear about some model or another being “too good” or “not good enough,” so I find it interesting to see what really happens when players from around the country meet up for a convention and throw down with their favorite WARMACHINE and HORDES armies.

March has been quite a month for me. I’m currently neck-deep in HORDES model entries, having just put to bed the last of my portions of Forces of WARMACHINE: Mercenaries. It’s a very satisfying relief to see the Merc book heading to press, since it represents the last of the initial wave of Mk II WARMACHINE books. A tremendous amount of blood, sweat, and tears have been poured into these books by everyone at Privateer, and the reaction we’ve had from our audience so far is very gratifying.

Matt DiPietro is the name, and painting miniatures is my game. My father built military models and model train sets as a hobby, and by the time I reached the age of six, he had taught me how to handle a hobby knife and keep from gluing my fingers together. I built lots of model kits but never got around to painting any of them, and many of their wrecks likely still litter the battlefield of my old back yard to this day. It wasn’t until the age of twelve when I bought a board game that showed off painted miniatures on the back of the box that I decided to try my hand at painting.

Hi, I’m Michael Faciane, Privateer Press developer and a heckuva great guy (at least my mom says so). I have a crazy love for games, and it’s a blessing that I’m a part of this superb game company.

My first look at Privateer Press products had me in awe—beautifully sculpted minis and solid, fun rules to match. “These guys produce some amazing stuff,” I thought. I was thrilled and surprised to hear of a job opening at Privateer Press for a fresh game designer and I jumped at the opportunity.