Song of Blades and Heroes Fantasy Skirmish Rules (Use Any Minis)

Song of Blades and Heroes is a cult classic miniature agnostic fantasy skirmish ruleset. It’s an incredibly simple game to pick and up learn, with a low barrier to entry (you only need a handful of miniatures). Despite its simplicity though it isn’t a game that quickly feels limiting or boring. There’s a lot you can do with it, from the varied warbands you can build to the scenarios and campaigns you can play through.

On this episode of the Tabletop Miniature Hobby Podcast, we take a deep dive into the Song of Blades and Heroes rules. We talk through the Quality and Combat stats, before covering all the core mechanics around moving, fighting, shooting, magic, and, of course, running away.

Games typically last 30-45 minutes and there’s no bookkeeping either. This makes SBH a great game for beginners to start having fun with right away.

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We talk a bit about a game we played recently (pictured above) where a classic Chaos alliance (the Oldhammer type where Orcs and Goblins got in on the act) took on an undead “force”. The undead were actually far from what you might call a force and generally hung about in their deployment zone doing not very much at all. In any case, it was a fun afternoon and lessons were learned.

In our next game of Song of Blades and Heroes, we’ll be finding out if one Ancient Dragon can come out on top against 85 zombies. The answer is probably yes.

Elsewhere on the podcast, we talked about the return of HeroQuest and why we might just opt to play Dungeon Saga instead.

Here are some follow-up resources for you, too:

• Miniature Agnostic Rulesets
• Simple Tabletop Wargames
• Song of Chaos & Vengeance: A Solo Campaign

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