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Brief Description	Players collect armies of a particular type (Space Marines, Eldar, Orks, Imperial Guard, Squats, Chaos, Tyranids), and use a point system to compose their units for each battle. Forces are composed of ordinary soldiers, vehicles, heavy weapons, and high-powered special characters. Rules allow for ranged and close-combat weapons, explosives, psionics, and a wide variety of army-specific equipment. Intended to be played with the miniatures produced by the publisher.
Period	The nightmare future of the forty-first millenium
Scale	Tactical. No ground or time scale is stated. Each miniature presumably represents an individual combatant. Designed for use with 25mm/28mm scale miniatures.
Basing	Individual
Contents	7 booklets 96-page rulebook 96-page background book 80-page equipment book 24-page army list booklet (the so-called "Black Codex") 16-page scenario booklet 4-page "How To Play" starter pamphlet basic painting guide unique game dice weapon templates game cards reference cards cardboard ruins 80 plastic figures 20 Space Marines 20 Goff Space Orks 40 Gretchin
Designers	Rick Priestley, Andy Chambers
Publisher	Second edition published 1993 by Games Workshop