The Island of Blood is the introductory set for Warhammer Fantasy Battle eighth edition. It is a stand alone game containing forces of Skaven and High Elves along with a small rulebook, scenario book and dice and templates necessary to play. Set during a Skaven raid of an Elven fortress island, this set contains two starter armies plus a smaller, pocket-sized version of the Warhammer rules.
Players take command of each force, fighting a series of battles recreating the battles for the Island of Blood each looking to conquer it for their own.
Contents:
Over 70 miniatures, including a High Elf Prince on Griffon, a High Elf Mage, 10 High Elf Lothern Sea Guard, 10 High Elf Sword Masters of Hoeth and five Ellyrian Reavers. For the Skaven, the set includes a Skaven Warlord, a Skaven Warlock Engineer, 40 Skaven Clanrats, a Skaven Master Moulder, two Skaven Rat Ogres, a Skaven Warpfire Thrower, and a Skaven Poisoned Wind Mortar.
A 200-page full-color Warhammer rulebook
A 32-page, 'Getting Started' booklet
10 standard dice, 2 Artillery Dice, three templates, and two plastic range rulers.
