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Citadel Hall of Fame: Coven Throne

December 2012·pp. 82–83

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Alex Hedström nominates the Coven Throne for the way its complicated construction disappears into a coherent, narrative display. Spectral horsemen frame the Vampires rather than competing with them, helped by the studio paint scheme. Martin Footitt explains the collaboration with Aly Morrison and Brian Nelson’s concept, describing the pleasure of combining stone, cloth, blood and grotesque cushions while giving the youngest and eldest Vampires distinct roles within the scene.

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Black Library: Sword of Caledor

Adam follows Tyrion and Teclis as threats gather around Ulthuan and Tyrion moves towards his role as the Everqueen’s champion. Recovering Sunfang gives the book its title, but the review emphasises William King’s ability to expand the old High Elf tales he originally wrote into a more immediate character journey. Malekith, Morathi and N’Kari provide the surrounding danger, with the closing scenes singled out as the culmination of Tyrion’s destiny.

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Digital Products: Bite-sized Content

The digital-products page surveys smaller publications available alongside the main army books. Army-specific painting guides, tactical material, scenarios and unit rules are presented as ways to add something focused to an existing collection. Examples include Nihilakh Necron colours, Ork Bommer rules and Altar of War missions built around the battlefield character of a particular army.

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Licensed Games: Talisman — Prologue

Designer Carl Jackson explains how Talisman’s familiar board, cards and encounters become a single-player digital quest game. Short objectives let players fit a session into a few minutes, while replaying for better results supplies a longer challenge and a route to learning the system. Jackson describes the team’s affection for the original board game and presents Prologue as a foundation for a later multiplayer version.

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