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Maelstrom's Edge V2 is here!
Posted on Monday Sept 15, 2025 at 05:00pm in Gaming
Do you have what it takes not just to endure, but to thrive in the turbulent universe of the Maelstrom’s Edge?
Battles On The Edge
Maelstrom’s Edge is a squad-based 28mm tabletop wargame for two opposing sides that brings to life the frantic skirmishes and tense battles of the Edge.Manageable Forces
Easy to collect, paint and play: most forces are around 30 to 40 models for standard sized games, with units composed of 1 to 6 models.Alternating Activation
Each turn, you alternate activating units with your opponent. This reduces downtime and ensures you remain part of the action at all times.Innovative Dice Mechanics
Never get bored rolling dice again! A unique ‘dice flip’ mechanic helps mitigate bad luck and adds an extra layer of control to your tactical decisions.
Suppression
Wounding the enemy isn’t your only avenue to success. Suppression can also be used to make enemy units less effective and eventually destroy them.Command Abilities
Command Points generated each turn allow you to lower suppression, trigger special abilities and even bring back destroyed units as fresh reinforcements.Positioning Matters
If you outflank an enemy unit, they’re in trouble as their protection from armor and cover is reduced.Real-Time Scoring
At the end of each turn you accumulate victory points for achieving mission objectives. Outpace your foe by a wide enough margin and you can end the game immediately!
Choose Your Allegiance
Along with fiction detailing the state of the galaxy on the Maelstrom’s Edge, this book contains full rules for the five factions in our ever expanding miniatures range:- Epirian Foundation: Corporate security forces equipped with a wide array of powerful robotic drones and warmechs.
- Karist Enclave: Secretive zealots who worship the Maelstrom and have enslaved a race of mysterious alien Angels to do their bidding.
- Artarian Remnant: Elite exosuit-clad gladiators launching raids from their vast world ships.
- The Broken: Refugees, revolutionaries, mercenaries and aliens displaced by the Maelstrom and fighting for their survival.
- Kaigus Pact: An all-new faction for V2! Post-human masters of bioengineering overwhelming foes with hordes of scuttling creatures.
Get the rules now!

The new V2 rulebook is available in the Maelstrom's Edge webstore now. You can also check out the V2 Rules Downloads section for PDF rules downloads (a PDF version of the rulebook will be coming soon!), and the V2 Rules Articles section for some insights into the Maelstrom's Edge rules. The website also includes a handy Force Builder which allows you to easily build and save your force lists!
Stay Tuned for more!
Download the Maelstrom's Edge Rulebook for free!
Posted on Wednesday Apr 24, 2019 at 05:00pm in Gaming
With work underway for a revised 'Version 2' of the Maelstrom's Edge rules, the current rulebook is now being offered for free download in PDF form! You can download it from here.
The Maelstrom's Edge Digital Rulebook is a 144 page PDF document containing the background lore of the Maelstrom's Edge universe and the rules for the game, with scores of photographs and diagrams. The document has a complete bookmark structure and clickable links in both the index and in-text references, so you can quickly navigate your way through the rules. The contents of the digital rulebook are identical to those in the printed rulebook found in the box set.
The Maelstrom's Edge Rulebook features the following content:
- The Universe of Maelstrom's Edge
- The Factions
- Game Overview
- Core Game Concepts
- Characteristics, Versus Rolls & Suppression
- Movement & Terrain
- Shooting & Cover
- Unit Activation & Actions
- Charge Action
- Model Type
- Large Models
- Weapon & Unit Abilities
- Buildings
- Playing a Game
- Mission Objectives
- Selecting Your Force
- Narrative Missions
- Forces of the Epirian Foundation
- Forces of the Karist Enclave
- Appendices
- Rules Finder



Download it here.