Osprey’s The Doomed is one of the shiny new wargaming things, and I got myself a copy the other week. It’s fun DIY-heavy skirmish wargame for small warbands of 8 or less models each. It’s strongly narrative, so hardcore competitive points costing not so much, which suits me fine.
A cooperative/solo friendly game, The Doomed is a ‘bring what you’ve got’ modelers dream. The four factions are designed to cover a lot of ground, so if you have fantasy minis you can use those right alongside sci-fi ones. It’s the end of the world, so everyone gets to party, skirmishly-speaking.
Another nifty thing about The Doomed is that in addition to fighting your warband against your opponent, you’re both trying to eliminate a Horror of some type or another. The Horror is another opportunity to bring some fun, old, or scratch build monster models to the table.
I chose this nifty Orcus model (painted by my good friend and horror author Ben Monroe) for the “Devourer” Horror, and some creepy crow flocks to serve as the Minions. Each Horror usually comes with Minions, as well as 3 Nexus Points that need to be defeated before the Horror can be taken out.
The rules proper are light, and take about 10 pages. The rest is warband design, and a nice pile of Horrors and Conflicts, and supporting campaign material. Thus far, I’ve only played a few games against the first Horror with no Conflict, and it’s been challenging. I’m 1/1 so far.
So far, really pleased with The Doomed. It scales for a 2×2 or 3×3 table, presents a nice, colorful, fun book to read, and fun game to play on the table. Looking forward to some more games.
Be well, and good gaming!
House of the Jade Lantern 
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