The Siege of Samarik: The Final Result
2nd Sep 2026
Alex Gordon
The Fate of Samarik Has Been Decided - By YOU!
The fighting is over, the results are in, and the fate of Samarik has been decided. After three weekends of battles around the world, the final result is:
- Samarik Stands: [52.9%]
- Samarik Falls: [47.1%]
That means [SAMARIK STANDS] has officially won the Siege of Samarik summer campaign!
A huge thank you to everyone who took part over the last few weeks. Whether your games were large or small, whether you played Kings of War, Champions or Armada, whether you used the optional rules or not, all submitted results have helped to shape the final outcome.
VIEW THE FINAL CAMPAIGN STANDINGS
Samarik Stands!
Against the forces of the Abyss, Samarik has held. The victory has come at a terrible cost. Much of the city lies battered and ruined, and its defenders have suffered heavily, but the Abyssal assault has been broken and the city remains in Basilean hands.
That victory also has consequences beyond Samarik. With the immediate threat contained, Basilea and its allies can begin looking towards the other conflicts engulfing Pannithor, including the desperate struggle against the Xirkaali at Haelthorn.
Mark Barber brings the campaign to its conclusion in No Slumber for Captains of the Line, our final Siege of Samarik story, following Dictator Baccius and Lord Paladin Orion in the aftermath of victory.
READ ‘NO SLUMBER FOR CAPTAINS OF THE LINE’
Keep Testing the Beta Siege Rules
The summer campaign may be finished, but we’re keeping the beta Siege Rules feedback form open until the end of the year!
We know there were people out there who wanted to try the rules but didn't get a chance to do so while the Siege of Samarik was live. Keeping the feedback form open until the end of the year should give everyone more time to play some siege games and put the rules through their paces. We'd love to hear what worked, what didn’t and what you’d like to see changed - your thoughts will help to shape how the rules develop from here.
DOWNLOAD THE FREE BETA SIEGE RULES
Discover the Story Behind the Siege
Want to see how the battle for Samarik reached this point?
Mark Barber’s Blades of Samarik is available now as an eBook from the Mantic webstore, following the events that lead directly into the Siege of Samarik campaign as Basilea faces threats from the Xirkaali, division within its own borders and a new danger emerging from the Abyss.
There Are Always More Battles to Fight
If the Slow Grow and Siege of Samarik have whetted your appetite for more Kings of War, now is a great time to start a new army or expand an existing one, and begin preparing for whatever battles come next in Pannithor.
Why not build a new army like the one Tobias completed recently for our Slow Grow Challenge?
You can explore our army starter sets and Battalion boxes on the Mantic webstore, while the Kings of War starter rules are available to download free in five languages if you’re looking to get started.
BROWSE KINGS OF WAR AND DOWNLOAD THE FREE STARTER RULES
Thank you again to everyone who took part in the Siege of Samarik. Whatever comes next, you’ll always know that this particular chapter of Pannithor’s history was decided on your tabletops!
