Assassins 40k Boardgame (GW) - Pics + Info + Video on Page 1 - Preorder 25th of April

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**streetsamurai**

well, that pretty much killed my excitement.

Doubt i'll get the box since I have all these chaos models

**BrookM**

For those curious, the Chaos contents will be these..

http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NL/Chaos-Space-Marines-Terminator-Lord

http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NL/Chaos-Space-Marines-3-models

3x http://www.games-workshop.com/en-NL/Chaos-Space-Marines-Cultists

**notprop**

I don't have the Sorcerer and more cultists are always welcome. The CSM are a poor choice though, soe Crimson Slaughter from the Dark Vengeance set would be more compelling.

Still I'll be getting this assuming the Assassins are worthwhile, hell I'll be getting it for the board!

**streetsamurai**

i wonder what the price tag will be on this. considering the relatively small number of mini, i cant see them selling this for more than a 100$ can (aboutt 80 us)

**BrookM**

€100 around here.

**streetsamurai**

holy gak.. so this half assed game will pretty much be the same price as space hulk

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

So, 4 assassins for such a small threat? A squad of Sisters would have been enough /trollface.

**migooo**

And that's a missed opportunity .

**BrookM**

Sometimes you can't mobilize an army in time to combat a threat. Plus, when you want to be sneaky a squad of nuns in bling isn't exactly low profile.

**His Master's Voice**

Guess I'll be waiting for the standalone assassins to come out.

**Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl**

BrookM wrote:
Sometimes you can't mobilize an army in time to combat a threat.

And that is when you go through all the troubles of having the High Lords approve of an assassination that requires sending 4 assassins to the other side of the galaxy?
But really, one assassin should be enough to deal with all the enemy has. Two at most.

**BrookM**

Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
BrookM wrote:
Sometimes you can't mobilize an army in time to combat a threat.

And that is when you go through all the troubles of having the High Lords approve of an assassination that requires sending 4 assassins to the other side of the galaxy?
But really, one assassin should be enough to deal with all the enemy has. Two at most.

Actually, it's a branch of the Inquisition that authorizes these missions, with the authority of the High Lords of Terra, because if they were going to go through the official channels it would take a century at the very least.

edit.

The Ordo Sicarius

another edit:

THE ORDO SICARIUS
One of the Ordos Minoris, the Ordo Sicarius is responsible for investigating and controlling the Officio Assasinorum. By ancient decree, no Imperial Assassin may be deployed without the consent of the High Lords of Terra. This is, of course, immensely impractical and quite often an Inquisitor of the Ordo Sicarius will sanction the Officio Assassinorum under the guise of an edict from Terra. While some believe this to be an abuse of their power, in a galaxy-spanning civilisation, such measures are essential to maintain a level of response required by threats to Mankind.

Source: The Thorians by Gav Thorpe

**eflix29**

For those curious, the Chaos contents will be these..

Completely lost intrest in this release. I already have those chaos models and I dont care about assasins models. Too bad.

I hope fantasy boxes will not be this kind of repacking.

**nudibranch**

Yeaaaahh, just gonna wait for the standalone assassins, don't need more generic chaos. Really disappointing too, especially after the sleuth of gorgeous models in Space Hulk and Dreadfleet (yes I actualy liked Dreadfleet, though I can definitely see peoples problem with it.)

**Motograter**

How dull. What a waste of a release.

**Kirasu**

Generally speaking, anything GW does in relation to CSM is a missed opportunity.

**HGChamberlainIV**

I hope it's a 2-5 player game, so each player only gets to be either a) one Assassin, or b) all the Chaos. Then the competition of the game is actually between the Assassins.

http://plasticmotorpool.blogspot.com/2015/04/officio-assassinorum-mission-authorized.html

**RedFox**

shame for the chaos models, kinda lost interest in this

**BrookM**

HGChamberlainIV wrote:
I hope it's a 2-5 player game, so each player only gets to be either a) one Assassin, or b) all the Chaos. Then the competition of the game is actually between the Assassins.

http://plasticmotorpool.blogspot.com/2015/04/officio-assassinorum-mission-authorized.html

1-4 player coop game.

**Warhams-77**

If the Assassins will cost 25 EUR each clampack, the game and the other content is for free and so it is probably still worth buying the box. I am looking forward to pics of the tiles and the rule-/mission-books

1-4 players? Interesting

**angelofvengeance**

I'll wait for the White Dwarf this saturday before I make any judgement. Excited for the new plastic assassins though

If the Harlequins are anything to go by, they'll be nice and dynamic!

**BrookM**

Maybe €18-20 per assassin, they're not space marines after all.

**RedFox**

so it is a coop game, that is nice though, might wait to see the price afterall

**BrookM**

It's going to be €100, which is the same price as a boxed set like Shield of Baal.

**nudibranch**

£75 for 23 small models (a bunch of which are old monopose snap-fits), some cardboard and a rule book? Mmm no thanks...

**notprop**

It's a standalone game, not a chance to get cheap bundled models; that exists already.

I'm stoked for a new 40k game, single player is a boon. It being a stealth game I expect the CSM to have movement rules somewhat similar to Zombiecide. This could be very cool.......or not.

**nudibranch**

Like, compare that to Shield of Baal: 25 multi-part models, 2 of which are unique to the set (the BA captain and the Broodlord) 2 of which are pretty large (the Furioso dread and the carnifex) alongside a campaign book and a mini rule book, which all ni all is a pretty good deal. The only justification for the assassin box's price is that the individual assassins might be extortionate (like the clampack SM HQs)...

**sockwithaticket**

Going to wait for the assassins to be released on their own.

**Davylove21**

They just killed that game dead as far as I'm concerned. I don't really care about Assassins anyway, but I felt sure that GW would tempt me with some amazing new sculpts. I even had hope that they'd be some human-sized dudes that could be reworked into a Necromunda gang.

Missed opportunity I feel.

**nudibranch**

notprop wrote:
It's a standalone game, not a chance to get cheap bundled models; that exists already.

I'm stoked for a new 40k game, single player is a boon. It being a stealth game I expect the CSM to have movement rules somewhat similar to Zombiecide. This could be very cool.......or not.

Personally I'd just get a hold of the rules and use some of the models I already have. The only reason I'd of been interested in getting the set would be new, interesting models.