I hate to say it, but the anti-woke brigade has come for Trench Crusade.

This baffled me, as it has none of the usual trappings that enrage this mob.

The miniatures are all supplied in unpainted resin, so theres no forced diversity to scream about.

mordheim box art

So what are all the complaints about?

Oh, the officialDiscordsays thatLGBTQ+ people are welcome.

What Is Trench Crusade?

A split image of a ranger drawing a bow with an ancient ruin in DnD.

When you do look at the game, though, youre instantly sucked in.

Just be careful, because some of them might be LGBTQ+.

Then there are the miniatures themselves.

DUngeons & Dragons image showing several adventurers, as well as Minsc and Boo.

The Sultanate in particular has very interesting lore.

In a game so based on Christian heresy, this is an Islamic faction.

Go Woke, Go Broke

If you go woke, famously you always go broke.

a figure in red struts through the battlefield debris in trench crusade

Thats why the woke miniatures of Trench Crusade smashed their Kickstarter fundraising target just hours after launching.

So is this game woke?

Because its definitely not broke.

demon miniatures for trench crusade

Maybe the grifters ought to move the goalposts like they usually do.

Its an expensive piece of kit.

But dropping half a grand on resin and paper isnt the only way to play Trench Crusade.

trench crusade miniatures fighting in a trench

It’s a breath of fresh air for those of us used to Games Workshop’s litigious ways.

Its rich, varied, and messed up in more ways than you thought possible.

Mordheim is a classic Games Workshop skirmish game that everyone seems to love, but why?

measuring distances between two miniatures in trench crusade

a player moving their models in trench crusade

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