Warhammer 40,000 (Second Edition)
BGG rank
BGG #10,835
BGG rating
7.8

Warhammer 40,000 (Second Edition)

1993

Rules assistance for Warhammer 40,000 (Second Edition)

Plain-language explanations of turns, card effects and disputed situations, with official source references and saved question history.

  • 2–6 players
  • 30–120 min
  • 17+
  • Complexity 4.2/5

For 2 players

Rules assistant for Warhammer 40,000 (Second Edition)

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Warhammer 40,000 (Second Edition) is a board game released in 1993 for 2–6 players, 30–120 minutes per game, and ages 17 and up. It was designed by Rick Priestley and Andy Chambers and its main mechanics are Variable Player Powers, Dice Rolling, and Modular Board.

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About the game

The second edition Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook was published in 1993 as a softcover book and was included with the second edition starter set. Its companion books (Warhammer 40,000: Wargear (2nd Edition), Codex Imperialis, Codex Army Lists) were devoted to background, wargear and army lists, while the Rulebook detailed how to play the game. It contains 8 pages of full-colour images in the centre, a weapon summary and quick reference sheet at the end. The combat rules and shooting were identical to those of Necromunda. The much more complex nature of the rules meant that games were intended to be played on a much smaller scale than the current Warhammer 40,000 rules. Box Contents: Game rules and background: Warhammer 40,000 Rulebook Warhammer 40,000 Wargear (weapons and wargear rules} Warhammer 40,000 Codex lmperialis (background for game factions plus rules for different units/characters} Warhammer 40,000 Codex army lists Warhammer 40,000 Battle for Armageddon scenarios (scenarios that make use of boxed game miniatures} Warhammer 40,000 How to paint your models How to play Warhammer 40,000 (a ‘getting started’ run through of the rules) Warhammer 40,000 Rules summary card Warhammer 40,000 Weapons summary card Miniatures: 20 Orks (bolt pistol and axe) 40 Gretchin (autogun) 1 cardboard Ork dreadnought and stand 2 Space Marine Sergeants (bolt pistol and chainsword) 2 Space Marines with flamers 2 Space Marines with rocket launchers 14 Space Marines with bolters Vehicle Datafaxes: 1 Space Marine Rhino 1 Space Marine Dreadnought 1 Space Marine Predator 1 Space Marine Land Raider 1 Space Ork Dreadnought 1 Space Ork Battlewagon Wargear Cards: 1 Bionic Eye 1 Combi-weapon 1 Conversion Field 1 Displacer Field 1 Firepike 2 Haywire Grenades 1 Retractor Field 1 Scanner 2 Vortex Grenades 1 Web Of Skulls Mission Cards (one of each pair is green and the other is blue): 2 ‘Engage and Destroy’ mission cards 2 ‘The Assassins’ mission cards 2 ‘Dawn Raid’ mission cards 2 ‘Take and Hold’ mission cards Play aids: 20 cardboard ruins 3 squad references cards (1 Space Marine, 1 Ork, 1 Gretchin) Victory point record chart 1 vehicle turning template 1 Thudgun template (made of four connected 1” blast templates) 1 blast template — 1" 1 blast template — 1.5" 1 blast template — 2" 1 blast template — 3" 2 vortex templates — 1.5" 1 hand flamer template 1 flamer template 1 heavy flamer template

Questions and answers

Warhammer 40,000 (Second Edition) supports 2–6 players according to the catalogue. This range comes from the publisher’s listed player count, so the game can be set up for any group size within it. Some setups, rules and scoring details may still vary by player count, so check your edition’s rulebook for the exact configuration.