Thud
2 players
Ages 8 & up
Playing time: 60 minutes
Publisher: Mongoose Publishing
Author: Trevor Truran & Terry Pratchett

Long ago, somewhere in the Koom Valley a battle was fought between the Dwarfs and the Trolls. As most battles go it was bloody, confused and started more than it finished. Especially when it didn't have to happen in the first place. But that's history for you.

In these enlightened times you can replay the action from both the dwarfs' and the trolls' sides and remove the confusion from the battle. You can settle once and for all who is the best. And you can do this from the position of God; or at least the god of your side.

THUD is a game of Strategy and Skill that combines the magic of Terry Pratchett's DISCWORLD novels, with an entirely unique approach to board game playing.
This is a board game that is deceptively easy to learn, and yet has layers of playing that are revealed as your skill increases. Based loosely on the epic Battle of Koom Valley between the Dwarfs and the Trolls each player takes turns to play the fast moving Dwarfs as they attempt to trap Trolls in a carefully prepared ambush. Only to then to take the part of the fearless Trolls as they move inexorably towards the ambush and entrapment of the numerically superior Dwarfs.

It is also horribly addictive. Time slips quietly by as the Dwarfs stalk the Trolls and vice versa. It has depth, a completely new slant on board games, and as skill is acquired in its playing so the levels of strategy deepen. Most importantly it is Discworld in concept, and that shines through the moves, the game plan, and the entire ethos of the game.

Contents: 1 game board, 32 Dwarves, 8 Trolls, 2 Thudstones, Rule book & Strategy Guide.