
- BGG rank
- BGG #2,679
- BGG rating
- 8.2
The Edge: Dawnfall
- 1–4 players
- 60–90 min
- Complexity 3.1/5
- 2018

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Warhammer 40,000: Escalation is an expansion for Warhammer 40,000 (Sixth Edition) released in 2013. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence.
Provided by Publisher: Across the battlefields of the 41st Millenium, desperate commanders loose their greatest weapons of war. Classified “Lords of War” by the Imperium of Man, these vast and deadly assets bring a new level of destruction to the galaxy’s eternal war. Warhammer 40,000: Escalation contains full rules for adding super-heavy vehicles and gargantuan creatures to every Warhammer 40,000 army. This means you can now use these massive models in games of Warhammer 40,000 as well as games of Apocalypse. This 96-page, full colour, hardback supplement contains: · A background section introducing Lords of War units and their terrifying impact on the battlefield. · All the rules needed to play with super-heavy vehicles (including Flyers and Walkers) and Gargantuan Creatures, as well as rules for their potent wargear. · An amended force organization chart that allows players to choose Lords of War units as part of their standard Warhammer 40,000 armies. · Datasheets for every plastic super-heavy Citadel miniature, plus a selection of super-heavy vehicles and gargantuan creatures from Forge World. · A showcase of expertly painted Lords of War Citadel miniatures. · New Altar of War and Gauntlet Challenge missions that can be played instead of the Eternal War missions in the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook. You will need a copy of the Warhammer 40,000 rulebook and relevant codexes in order to use the contents of this book.
Warhammer 40,000: Escalation belongs to these categories: Wargame, Miniatures, and Science Fiction. Its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Area Majority / Influence. 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: Escalation 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.