Designer: Alessio Cavatore, Robin Cruddace, Graham Davey, Andy Hoare, Jervis Johnson, Phil Kelly
Artist: John Blanche, Alex Boyd, Kevin Chin, Paul Dainton, David Gallagher, Neil Hodgson
Publisher: Games Workshop Ltd.
The Island of Blood is the introductory set for Warhammer Fantasy Battle eighth edition. It is a stand alone game containing forces of Skaven and High Elves along with a small rulebook, scenario book and dice and templates necessary to play. Set during a Skaven raid of an Elven fortress island, this set contains two starter armies plus a smaller, pocket-sized version of the Warhammer rules.
Players take command of each force, fighting a series of battles recreating the battles for the Island of Blood each looking to conquer it for their own.