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Expansion for Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition)
Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition): Codex Adeptus Astartes – Space Marines
2017
Rules assistance for Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition): Codex Adeptus Astartes – Space Marines
Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.
- 2 players
- 120–180 min
Rules assistant for Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition): Codex Adeptus Astartes – Space Marines
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Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition): Codex Adeptus Astartes – Space Marines is an expansion for Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition) released in 2017 120–180 minutes per game. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Measurement Movement.
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About the game
Codex: Space Marines is an expansion book for the Adeptus Astartes army in the 8th Edition of Warhammer 40,000. This book contains everything needed to get a Space Marines army ready for war! A huge collection of rules content is within: 85 datasheets covering the entire Space Marines range – including the Primaris Space Marines Points values for all miniatures, weapons and wargear for use in Matched Play games Army abilities and wargear lists, alongside a brief explanation of their use and the use of keywords Rules profiles for every piece of wargear and every weapon in the Space Marines’ arsenal Rules for Battle-forged armies, including abilities for Space Marines armies and specific Chapter Tactics for Ultramarines, White Scars, Imperial Fists, Black Templars, Salamanders, Raven Guard and Iron Hands Chapters, reflecting their unique fighting styles 26 Stratagems for Battle-forged armies, reflecting the varied tactics used by Space Marines commanders on the battlefield 6 Warlord Traits, for use with any Space Marine Warlord, with Chapter-specific Warlord traits for Ultramarines, White Scars, Imperial Fists, Crimson Fists, Black Templars, Salamanders, Raven Guard and Iron Hands Chapter Relics: special weapons and wargear wielded in battle by Space Marines characters the Librarius psychic discipline: 6 psychic abilities for use by Space Marines Librarians 6 Tactical Objectives for use by Space Marines armies.
Publishers
- Games Workshop Ltd.
Questions and answers
The listed playing time for Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition): Codex Adeptus Astartes – Space Marines is 120–180 minutes. This is the publisher’s estimate for a full game. The actual duration depends on the group, the player count and familiarity with the rules: first sessions usually run longer, while experienced groups often finish faster. Setup and teaching time are not included in this estimate.
Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition): Codex Adeptus Astartes – Space Marines belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Measurement Movement. 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 catalogue lists Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition): Codex Adeptus Astartes – Space Marines as an expansion for Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth 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 (Eighth Edition) to use it. Check that your edition of Warhammer 40,000 (Eighth Edition) is compatible, as some expansions were revised between editions.