Wars of Ozz is a 28mm Mass Fantasy Battle Game inspired by the Oz series of books written by L. Frank Baum between 1900 and 1920. The inspirational literature has been greatly expanded by Russ Dunaway, to form a unique new fantasy gaming world to battle over, populated with Munchkins, Quadlings, Winkies and Gillikins, combined with Witches, Wizards, Pumpkin Men, animated Scarecows and Tinmen, Giants, Trolls, Skeletons, and much, much more.
The miniatures range has been designed, sculpted and manufactured by Old Glory, and when fully released will include 60 packs of miniatures.
The Wars of Ozz rules are written by Buck Surdu, author of Gaslight and Combat Patrol among many more published works. The game is a mass battle rather than a skirmish game. Infantry units are 20 strong, mounted four to a base. Two or more units of infantry, cavalry or artillery are formed into a brigade, and an army is comprised of one or more brigades. The game is designed to be played on a standard 6' x 4' wargames table, with a typical game reaching its conclusion in two to three hours. The rulebook covers the background and history of Ozz, army building, movement, melee, ranged combat, magic, and morale, together with points lists for tournament play, scenarios, maps, campaign, and painting guides.
The plan is for Wars of Ozz to be launched via a four-week Kickstarter in May 2020. Kickstarter backers will be sent a Playtest/Beta PDF version of the rules so that they can start playing straight away using proxies or miniatures from an initial limited release of six packs, released in advance to facilitate playtesting.
Kickstarter pledges will be shipped six months after Kickstarter completion, at which time Wars of Ozz will be made available as a general retail release. The Kickstarter will be run by Sally 4th, who are also publishing the rules and distributing the miniature range under license in the U.K. and Europe, in partnership with Old Glory, who will be shipping to U.S.A. and the rest of the world.
Further information will be made available through the website – warsofozz.com – which includes links to the Wars of Ozz Facebook group.
