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**BrookM**

It's not a crime until you physically rape the server and set its mods on fire followed doing a happy little dance while barking to the moon.

**malfred**

http://www.tabletopgamingnews.com/2009/05/22/27167

Pic on Tabletopgaming news.

**reds8n**

it's in this thread already

**dashrendar**

reds8n wrote:it's in this thread already

true, but it pertains more to this thread, since that goes with planetary empires, while the other thread is a planetstrike thread.

either way, thanks for adding the pic in here, and hopefully we can get some more details soon.

and here is the pic courtesy of View from the trenches if you dont want to click the link:

**tanker**

For a bit more info see,

http://viewfromtheturret.com/2009/05/22/planetary-empires-sneak-peek/

**Alpharius**

Spatioports FTW!

I hope this one comes with more rules than the Fantasy version...

Ooops!

Nevermind:

"Also included are short, simple campaign rules designed by Jervis Johnson but they also encourage players to make up their own."

**jamessearle0**

Alpharius wrote:Spatioports FTW!

"short, simple....Jervis Johnson"

QFT

hmm, wonder if they are going to cost the same the the empires tiles hmm...

**dashrendar**

Here is rough translation from a member on the BOLS site from a comment on there.

Macfeegle wrote:The forth expansion for WH40K arrives soon, titled Planetary Empires. The three previous expansions covered urban combat (CityFight), orbital assault (Planetstrike) and battles on a grand scale.

Planetary Empires is different and uses a system of plastic hexagons similar to Mighty Empires (and compatible with it too!) [Yeah yeah...quelle surprise!]

It allows you to play campaign games etc. and

The box comes with 48 hexagonal pieces and includes among others, ruined cities, roads and spaceports.

GW is proposing (perhaps going) to sell tiles seperately.

Like Mighty Empires, you use the hexagons to play a game of your own design, following the system suggested (created?) by Jervis Jonson in the enclosed rulebook.
The voluntary rules are simple and are designed to enrich the infinite number of games of your own invention. (Sorry..little awkward)

Thanks to Planetary Empires, you'll be able to tell stories with your games of Apocalypse, WH40k and Epic, and see it evolve in three dimensions.

More will be revealed in the coming months.

**Moopy**

Man... this is going to fit VERY well with Mighty Empires. I love the blast craters. That gives me all kinds of ideas.

July is going to be an expensive month. Fortunately, it's my birthday month so you know what to get me!

**Waaagh_Gonads**

Apart from the airfield tile, all of them could fit in with Mighty Empires for WHFB.

Good to see they have looked at compatability.

**FlammingGaunt**

I wonder how tyranids are going to wor considering they leave planets barren hollowed out rocks. But this looks like it'll be fun.

**Asmodai**

FlammingGaunt wrote:I wonder how tyranids are going to wor considering they leave planets barren hollowed out rocks. But this looks like it'll be fun.

It takes time for Tyranids to do that - hence their need to conquer the planet first.

**FlammingGaunt**

I know that but usually a couple races have special rules like in fantasy's mighty empires.