The Horus Heresy: Book One – Betrayal

The Horus Heresy: Book One – Betrayal supports 2 players according to the catalogue. This is the publisher’s listed player count, so the game is designed for exactly that number of participants. Variants for other group sizes, if any, are described in the rulebook of your edition, so check it before setting up a different configuration.

The Horus Heresy: Book One – Betrayal belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers and Dice Rolling. Categories describe the theme and setting of a game, while mechanics describe what players actually do on their turns. Each mechanic links to a catalogue hub with similar games, which helps when you want something comparable.

The credited designers of The Horus Heresy: Book One – Betrayal are: Alan Bligh and John French. These credits come from the published game data and name the people responsible for the game’s design, not its illustrators or publishers. Designer pages on MeepleRules collect other titles by the same designers, which helps when you enjoy a game and want to find similar ones.

The catalogue lists The Horus Heresy: Book One – Betrayal as an expansion for Warhammer 40,000 (Sixth Edition). Expansions add new content, rules or scenarios to the base game and usually cannot be played on their own, so you need Warhammer 40,000 (Sixth Edition) to use it. Check that your edition of Warhammer 40,000 (Sixth Edition) is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.