It’s that time again when we look ahead to the next set of pre-orders ready to grace your tabletop in March. There’s plenty to look forward to for Dystopian Wars and Warcradle Scenics this month!

A new nation prepares to enter the seas of Dystopian Wars for the Latin Alliance, with the Italians deploying the Mars Battleship and its corresponding Battlefleet to up the ante. The Imperium also launch a significant threat with the Zeppelin Battlefleet Set providing an aerial advantage only seen before in the Sturginium Skies Two-Player Starter Set. 

Squadrons aplenty, as there are two new Squadron boxes to pre-order outside of their corresponding Battlefleet Sets. The Ore War Veterans Squadrons from the Columbia Battlefleet Set bolster your Union or Alliance fleets, and the Crown Aerial Squadrons from the Avalon Battlefleet Set help take your Crown fleet airborne.

But that's not all! We also have an exciting new scenic set that's like nothing you've seen before... The Immortal Tombs Set blends the history of ancient structures with an element of high technology and is perfect for your favourite wargame systems requiring that touch of mystery.

Due to be released at the end of March 2023.

Dystopian Wars

Introducing the Italians! The newest nation to Dystopian Wars is ready to support the other nations of the Latin Alliance in their missions. Make sure not to miss their debut appearance this March with the Mars Battlefleet Set.

Seen in the Sturginium Skies Two-Player Starter Set, the Zeppelin Battlefleet Set soars overhead, ready to provide any Imperium player with a stunning centrepiece to their fleet that is equal parts detailed and deadly.

The Ore War Veterans Squadrons and Crown Aerial Squadrons are also releasing this March, providing a great way to pick up these reinforcements for your fleets outside of a Battlefleet Set.

Mars Battlefleet Set

The Mars class heavy battleships are the pride of the League of Italian States. The Tetrarchy know the worth of these powerful vessels and not a single one weighs anchor unless they are convinced that it is Italy’s needs and not the vain glories of Napoleon that are best served by doing so.

Pride of the Castellammare di Stabia shipyards, the Gladius is a superb vessel. Optimised for long sea voyages with comfortable crew berths and excellent fresh-water reclamation systems, the Gladius is a popular assignment in the Regia Marina.

Variants on this hull design also fulfil other fleet roles as and when required, the most successful of these being the mighty Spatha. Used where other nations might deploy a heavy cruiser, the Spatha is a naval brawler. Capable of exchanging fire with powerful enemy vessels and holding their own, the Spatha crews prefer to do so while closing to ramming range.

This box contains:

• 1x Mars Class Battleship

• 2x Italian Cruisers (may be built as either Gladius, Spatha, Auxillia or Pilum)

• 4x Frigates

• 4x Escort Tokens

Zeppelin Battlefleet Set

Designed by Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin, the framework is made of duralumin - a Sturginium alloy of aluminium and copper. To hold the helium that gives the craft its buoyancy, the ship employs dozens of rubberised cotton gasbags within the frame, leaving plenty of room for the heavy munitions that make these vessels rightly feared.

Colloquially referred to as war-rockets by the Prussian navy due to their distinctive missile-like shape, the Kriegsturm patrol the skies around the Imperium and beyond. Commonly armed with deadly high-speed Luft Speerschleuders, these weapons are ideal for hunting down submerged targets while its Flak Batteries rip apart aircraft.

Utilising pressurised Blaugas jet engines to achieve exceptional speeds, the Jaeger is a lethal aerial hunter operating in packs to clear the skies of enemy airships or plunge out of the clouds to strike their unsuspecting foes below. 

This box contains:

• 1x Zeppelin Aerial Dreadnought (may be built as Stark Imperium)

• 2x Airships (may be built as Nuremberg or Kriegsturm)

• 4x Aerial Destroyers (may be built as either Jaeger or Munich)

• 4x Pflicht Escorts

• 2x SRS tokens

Ore War Veteran Squadrons

Gettysburg heavy monitors are showing their age after nearly two decades of war. Electrical problems make their facilities sparse, though the rugged design of these ships along with their lengthy battle honours make their crews extremely loyal to these veteran warships.

Corvettes are one of the smallest classifications of vessels in the fleet, with disproportionately powerful armament for their tonnage. 

The Springfield class has been in service for nearly twenty years, serving with distinction in the fleets of both the Union and the Confederacy.

This box contains:

• 2x Ore War Veteran Cruisers (may be built as either Gettysburg, Providence, Saratoga or Sumpter)

• 4x Springfield Corvettes

• 4x Escort Tokens

• 2x Talon SRS Tokens

Crown Aerial Squadrons

Tough and reliable airships, the Prydain has served the Crown for two decades, replacing the Glaisher class war balloons after the debacle during the Rout at Mboto Gorge. Despite their age, the Prydain still prove to be more than a match for the latest aeronautic vessels of the other Great Powers.

Reliable workhorses of the Crown’s aerial ambitions, squadrons of Tintagels patrol every corner of the globe. Bow-mounted detectors reveal enemy submersibles to allies and embarked troops are ready to drop in and storm enemy fortifications.

Nimble and courageous, the crews of Saxon Scout Rotors are known as the Sixty-Minuters for their rapid response and plucky attitude to death. 

This box contains:

• 2x Prydain War Rotor

• 2x Tintagel Battle Rotor

• 4x Saxon Scout Rotor

Warcradle Scenics

Step back in time, and furnish your tabletop in the style of Ancient Egypt but not as you know it with the Immortal Tombs Set! This set is packed with detailed scenics with a high-tech twist, these scenics are perfect for any game system where an uprising is coming.

Immortal Tombs Set

Many worlds across the explored Galaxy have been found to contain structures that have remained unchanged and unravaged for millennia. They are witness to an ancient and powerful civilization that has long been absent.

Strange energy signatures can be found emanating from them, but all attempts to decode or understand them have failed. What secrets do these constructions hide, and what happened to their builders?

This box contains:

• 1 x Obelisk

• 1 x Pyramid

• 1 x Temple

• 1 x Gateway

• 1 x Walls

• 1 x Pool

Another month filled with exciting new pre-orders that you will be able to get your hands on soon at your FLGS or at Wayland Games Online. These pre-orders go live on the 24th of February 2023.

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