WHAT IS IT?

It all starts with the rulebook

FROSTGRAVE?  In a nutshell, it is a skirmish miniatures game. You are using a wizard, his apprentice, and a group of hired "help" (thieves, thugs, barbarians, archers) to venture into the recently thawed city of Felstad (Frostgrave) in search of gold and most importantly, MAGIC. If you are new to miniature gaming, that means the player has little metal or plastic men that they painted and use to move around on a play area according to a set of rules. Skirmish means there are fewer models in each player's war band. Frostgrave lets you field ten miniatures, with a couple of exceptions. Another neat thing about many skirmish games is you can link games together and gain experience or grow your war band. In Frostgrave, only your wizard gains experience, and by default, your apprentice. The hired help is only really there to carry treasure and die gloriously for the betterment of the wizard. Plus, thugs are cheap and easy to replace.