There are enough presents in Kill Team: Hivestorm to make me feel like a child whose parents are about to tell them they're getting divorced. OK, I appreciate that this is a little flippant. But the new starter set took me by surprise because it's weighed down with all the trimmings.
Actually, I'd argue that Kill Team: Hivestorm is competing with Skaventide as the best-value beginner box Games Workshop has ever made. That's what I keep coming back to as I mull over the advance copy of Hivestorm that landed on my doorstep a couple of weeks ago (my full review will be out soon). Yes, I appreciate that the headline for most will be how it kicks off a fresh season of the game with some quality-of-life tweaks.
And I'm excited about that too. Indeed, the new edition of Warhammer Kill Team fixes a weird rule I've always disliked . However, I then circle around to how bloody massive this thing is.
It brings to mind an overstuffed suitcase that someone has jumped up and down on a few times. I appreciate that the mooted price of $230 / £145 is still a lot. When weighed up against everything featured here, though (and comparing it to other starter sets), it's better value than I'd expected.
Alongside the two new Kill Teams and accompanying dossier telling you how to kill things real gud with both, there's the full core rulebook for this edition, a batch of cardboard tokens, accessories like a stylized plastic ruler set, a sprue of the new 'Universal Equipment' you can equip your troops.