The minis themselves are all well cast and made from a softer plastic that shouldn’t smash or crack easily. Honestly, there are some odd decisions across the components, even though the overall effect is jaw-dropping thanks to those miniatures. Other cardboard pieces include an oddly flimsy score tracker and then a host of buildings for each faction, split into three sizes – shrines, temples and ziggurats, with one further unique building assigned to Darkness. A player aid for each player is also added, detailing the phases of play and the various actions available.

The board itself comes in two pieces and unfolds to cover the entirety of an average kitchen table with ease, whilst a number of sturdy side boards depict the Heavens and Hell.Įach player receives their own equally sturdy player board and credit where it’s due – these boards are exceptionally well laid out and clear, providing each player with exactly the information needed to operate their faction effectively. Inside it, each of the four races has at least one huge God figure (with Chaos receiving two) and then several midsized figures (which are in themselves about six inches high.) The set is completed by between four and six miniatures per faction that are of regular size. Regardless of all of the extra stuff, the base game itself is huge, featuring one of the largest boxes that I’ve ever seen. With these expansions in hand, Glorantha: The Gods War supports up to eight players and has several variant modes. The base game itself has an RRP of over a hundred pounds, but the Buildings, Elder Races, Monsters and other expansions (released at the same time) each weigh in at hefty price points, taking the potential total spend to well in excess of £200. In the base game that is under review here, the players receive four highly asymmetric factions based on the followers of the Sky, Storm, Darkness and Chaos Gods. Initially a Kickstarter that funded several years ago, Glorantha: The Gods War is a huge area control game from Petersen Games, which is based on the Glorantha property, with gameplay that is spiritually similar to Peteron’s existing Cthulhu Wars game. And yet, with the likes of Glorantha: The Gods War, here we are. When I think about the first few board games I played in the 80’s and early 90’s, it was unthinkable to me that the games I’d be playing in my thirties would cost hundreds and hundreds of pounds, and feature miniatures so large that the word “miniature” becomes highly questionable.

Battle of the gods board game