After probably twenty years away from Games Workshop games I’ve dipped my toes in again with Warhammer Underworlds: Nightvault. For the last year or two I’ve been painting Star Wars: Imperial Assault miniatures and enjoying that, so when the Warhammer Yokohama shop opened up nearby I was tempted to pickup one of the smaller skirmish games, but managed to resist.
A week later a friend wanted to get started with Shadespire and form a group, so I decided to pickup the Magore’s Fiends warband. Cue the Nightvault release and its bonus items still being available and my wallet got a bit lighter.
Bonus!
The bonus dice are surprisingly nice. They have a frosted finish to them and feel good in the hand. Unlike the existing standalone dice sets, they include magic dice as well.
Unboxing
The box has a very pleasing weight to it and is made of glossy heavy cardboard.
![Nightvault Components](https://entropicdreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Components2.jpg)
The miniatures detailed. I haven’t put them together yet, but they’re supposed to snap together with minimal to no glue.
The rules are what you’d expect. Glossy and pretty.
![](https://entropicdreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Rulebook.jpg)
And tucked away at the very bottom of the box is an invitation to Age of Sigmar. Intended gateway drug? Yes, yes it is.
![Gateway drug... join the Age of Sigmar](https://entropicdreams.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Gateway.jpg)
Language
The rules, including the cards, are available in multiple languages on the official website. Being able to cross reference between languages is very handy and a great way to get started learning phrasing used in games. The free D&D basic rules are another example of rules available in both languages, but there’s a bunch more available online.
Nice, I have also recently got in to Warhammer Underworlds. What’s the purpose of mini diorama with the Nightvault cover art?
Oh, good eye! That is a launch day event flyer. Here’s a close up of the front and backs of the English and Japanese versions: