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GW's second black box limited edition juggernaut, Dreadfleet, brings naval warfare back to Warhammer Fantasy in a big loud and VERY audacious way, complete with huge detailed ships and extensive fluff for all involved.

This weekend saw our first game with it, and it was quite a treat. The set up is easy, the rules not too hard to pick up after a few turns of stumbling, and requiring you and your allies to do a very careful dance of navigation and fire to really get an advantage over the enemy. Though a few rules from Man O War would have been very welcome and I wish that damage resolution was a tad less random, it overall played as good as it needed to, and fast too; games can easily be resolved in 1-2 hours even with new players at the helm.

Any of you who've picked it up, share your first impressions on the rules, figures, ect.

Huh. Learn something new everyday. I only used it because Space Hulk and Dreadfleet both have....well, shiny black boxes.

Haven't had a chance to fully read the rules and play the game yet, all we did so far was assemble some of the models before vacation snuck up on me. All I can say is that the models are good stuff as usual, most go together quite easily and you get quite a nicely sized model. Favourites so far are the Black Kraken (obviously) and the ghost ship whose name eludes me right now because it is still quite early and we had a long night.

I've also had a look at the mat before I left and it is spiffy indeed, plus it's of a good size so it can easily be used for other games such as Dystopian Wars.