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Wait if 40k was more like pokemon, would that mean instead of defeating the elite 4, you would have to defeat the 4 chaos gods? Me thinks this game is too hard.

candy.man wrote:Wait if 40k was more like pokemon, would that mean instead of defeating the elite 4, you would have to defeat the 4 chaos gods? Me thinks this game is too hard.

But by the time you fought them, you'd probably have caught The Emperor, Gork, Mork and the Void Dragon...After cloning the Master Ball a few times, of course.

GK Brother Captain, I choose you.

Your opponent has chosen, Tyranid Warrior.

Action: do you?

[u]Attack
-Storm Bolter
-close combat

Item

Run Away

Special
-Hammerhand
-Destroy Deamon(effective against ghost types)[/u]


Terminator! use Hammerhand.

Its super effective

Tyrinid Warrior lost 350 health

Tyranid warrior fainted

Grey Knight Brother Captain gained 187 expierence

your opponent has chosen, Carnifex Prime.

Carnifex Prime uses Head butt. its effective.

Grey Knight Brother captain loses 153 health.

Action: do you?

Attack
-Storm Bolter
-close combat

Item
-rare(x2) candy

Run Away

Special
-hammerhand
-Destroy deamon


Grey Knight Brother Captain ate the rare(x2) candy.

Grey Knight Brother Captain is evolving.....Grey Knight Brother Captain evolved into Grand Master.

Grand Master learned to use Force Weapon.

Grand Master's HP rose to 450.

Carnifex Prime uses psychic scream..it isn't very effective.

Action: do you?

Attack
-storm bolter
-close combat

Item

run away

Special
-Hammer Hand
-Destroy Deamon
-Force Weapon

Grand Master uses Force Weapon.

Its Super(x2) effective.

Carnifex Prime loses 590 health.

Carnifex Prime fainted.


Grand Master wins.

Grand Master gains 214 expierence.

This Thread > Win.

The original post was hilarious. Some of the posts since have become way too involved/displaying a suspicious level of familiarity with the game.

So original poster, you get a win card. The Pokemon-playing copycats since, you all get fail cards.

Cambak wrote:

Vladsimpaler wrote:This is perhaps one of the funniest 40k related things that I have seen in a VERY long time!

Good job!

@Cambak-

OMG!!!

Would you be more or less surprised to find out that that's actually the THIRD (and preceded a fourth) 40K Card game? In order of release:

1. Citadel Combat Cards
Non collectible card game from early 1990s with photographs of various GW models. Originally based on Warhammer Fantasy Battle models, later included Warhammer 40,000 cards as well. Gameplay mechanic very similar to the card game War.

2. Warhammer 40,000 Collectible Card Game(2001)
A collectible card game formerly produced by Sabertooth Games.

3.Horus Heresy CCG(2003)
A collectible card game formerly produced by Sabertooth Games. Recreation of the events of the Horus Heresy

4. Dark Millennium(2005)
A collectible card game formerly produced by Sabertooth Games. Dark Millennium shares its name with an expansion set published for 2nd edition Warhammer 40,000.