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From the Bell:

http://www.belloflostsouls.net/2009/07/gw-40k-rumors-mystery-box.html

Think this is Space Hulk? My thought is a limited ed. of the Blood Bowl game for the Consoles that will include the Blood Bowl board game as well. Could just be talking out of my a$$ though........

I have a feeling I'm gonna be outside the local shop with a big stick at 6AM to find out.

FINALLY!! Trolls in the Pantry will be re-released!!

Oppp sorry mods didnt realize another thread was already started about this. Close or delete if you wish.

This is too stupid. I can't believe they'd doa limited run, no advanced order item with one production run. That makes no damn sense.

Then again, this is GW we're discussing. Hopefully it's Space Hulk!

GO SQUATS!

I think it is a sale.

That is something I have never seen GW do.

I think there's already a thread about this.

Bommas over Da Sulfa Riva!

The other thread has 6.67*10^23 posts (approx) so finding signal in the noise is hard. A new thread is warrented.

We all know in our hearts this is Space Hulk. It will ahve plastic corridors and may beom electronic do-dad which covers the whole 'never did this before' angle.

It will get a limited release to build hype and then go special order to maximise profits.

That would be kinda sweet if it was spacehulk... I would prefer a sale tho >.>

I think all the wargamers would have a heart attack if they saw a 20% off everything bonanza! at all the local GW's lol.

If it's Space Hulk and I miss out, I'm going to hurt someone at GW.

Sea of Chaos!

I'm not a fan of limited edition stuff.

I hope it will be available online because my nearest LGS doesn't have a good stock of GW items and the nearest GW Store is too far away to be worth it.

I seriously doubt it's Space Hulk.

The market for Space Hulk is larger than just those who play 40K.

People who don't play 40K or any tabletop miniature games want Space Hulk because it's a damn solid game. I can't recall the number of times i've seen fans of the 40k universe (who don't actually play 40k) bemoan about the fact Space Hulk is OOP. The boardgame audience wants Space Hulk too, it'd be a shame for them to miss out.

I predict this surprise will be entirely awesome or completely mediocre. No middle ground.

Lagduf wrote:

I predict this surprise will be entirely awesome or completely mediocre. No middle ground.

So the opposite of awesome is mediocre now?

Or is it just that GW cannot possibly produce something below that level?

Kid_Kyoto wrote:Or is it just that GW cannot possibly produce something below that level?

Oh no. They can.

I think it's a monstrously stupid idea. For one thing, if it's Space Hulk, there would be long lasting demand for it, so a onetime splash is bad business sense.

Second, surely SH would require extensive plastic molds, so why not keep it in production longer to offset those costs?

Thirdly, by the time the first playtest reviews hit the net, it'll be too late for interested parties to buy the game, so customers would have to purchase the game blind.

So yeah, thanks but no thanks.

Considering the sheer stupidity of GW re-releasing Space Hulk this way, I cannot rule this out.

I'm interested in the 'it's something GW has never done before' line.

If this is true it rules out Space Hulk...

Chimera_Calvin wrote:I'm interested in the 'it's something GW has never done before' line.

If this is true it rules out Space Hulk...

Unless it's battery operated Space Hulk! Lights and automatic sliding doors!

yeah,
A GW Store CreditCard!

The bomb is dropped sounds pretty massive though!
I'd lovefor it to be SpaceHulk.

Panic...

If its a one shot release I'm surelly going to miss it... we dont have GW stores in Portugal and the closest official online store is GW spain that ussually puts (out of stock) on this kind of items.

Hope its not space hulk I would be extremelly pissed if it were

this is a pretty easy and effective way of getting customers and enthusiasts excited. It's not often a company will just keep you in the black until launch day.
In many cases the excitement can blow over, but with the sheer amount of rumors this is stirring up they could keep this going until the end of the year and still sell out on the day.

BoW- John

Maybe they are doing a collectable miniature game in honour of the 'King of Pop'?

Kid_Kyoto wrote:

Lagduf wrote:

I predict this surprise will be entirely awesome or completely mediocre. No middle ground.

So the opposite of awesome is mediocre now?

Or is it just that GW cannot possibly produce something below that level?

Eh, I just used the wrong word. That's what you get when you just start typing without really thinking about what you are writing.

I'm with the majority who believe it's Space Hulk. Then the "Drop a bomb" line makes me think a Thunderhawk. Either way, I'll probably buy 2...

'it's something GW has never done before'

On the Happy day it is sold-

[Buys a box at the local store, tears it open and... ]

SURPRISE SURPRISE SURPRISE HAPPINESS HAPPINESS
Its a box with ALL the Codexs updated to the same edition!!!!!!!!!

Wow , thanks Game Workshops!!!!!!!!!!

[Looks closer...... ]

BAH, they are all First Edition!!!!!!!

Flagg07 wrote:I'm with the majority who believe it's Space Hulk. Then the "Drop a bomb" line makes me think a Thunderhawk. Either way, I'll probably buy 2...

...and sell them on ebay.

I'll probably miss the release of whatever it is and just log in to Dakka to find out what it was.

yeah,
But limited release is what seems strange, so it can't be something like the thunderhawk...

another LIMITED EDITION SKULZ ADEPTUS MECHANICUS SET!
that would be sweet!

Flagg07 wrote:I'm with the majority who believe it's Space Hulk. Then the "Drop a bomb" line makes me think a Thunderhawk. Either way, I'll probably buy 2...

Um guys we did ALL read the part about board game and not favoring any faction right?

Right?

I wouldn't panic about the limited release, usually that means limited time in shops, then on the website. Either that or the first release will have something, a special box, a collectible thingy, or whatever and then the normal version will come.