Fatal Blow is a skirmish game of miniature combat between individual warriors, fighters and knights. Fatal Blow is designed to be a fast playing but intriguing game of battle between fantasy and medieval era warriors. To most experienced miniature gamers, there is a lot about Fatal Blow that will be familiar, however whether your are an experienced miniature gamer or not you will find a lot about Fatal Blow to set it apart from other skirmish games in this setting. In Fatal Blow, BOTH the warrior and his weapon(s) will be crucial to his success or failure in any particular combat. In addition, no matter how powerful a character is, or how weak his opponent may be; if armed with the right weapon, the weaker opponent always has a chance of killing his powerful foe with a single, well laid blow. Fatal Blow will also appeal to the solo gamer and can very easily be played solo with one player controlling 3 to 4 characters on each side. The basic rule set includes rules for characters to choose skills that include barbarians, knights, assassins, amazons, paladins, samurai, warriors and fighters. Each with its own fighting advantages and limitations that are simple to play and uniquely executed for the fast pace fighting featured in the game