What edition of 40k did you start with?

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**Newt-Of-Death**

First I ever heard of it and also 1st game was attempting to play it at the age of 9 or sumthin on the floor of a spare room in my mums work with her collegues son.

2nd edition gretchin all the way!

**Luco**

5th ed rules
4th ed army

**mLuds**

I believe I started with 3rd edition, it's sort of hard to remember. It could be possible that I started right as 3rd was transitioning to 4th.

**sqir666**

I started during 3rd edition, and dropped the game after the release of the 4th edition rules.

When I heard about the changes that were introduced in 5th edition, I started it back up again.

**Einherjar**

I started during 4th edition, then when i was finally getting most of the rules down 5th edition came out. Oh well I like 5th edition rules a lot better anyways.

**Major Malfunction**

Started just as third edition came out and have played off and on ever since.

**grayspark**

I started off on 3rd edition and play it briefly with my friend for the next few years.

But I truly started up on the game late 4 edition.

**Asherian Command**

I started in 3rd ed. Back in Eye of Terror Campagin.
but my uncle started in 1st ed. :O
And as well as some of my other friends.
My brother started in the 2nd ed.

**djphranq**

4th edition... space marines only... I gutted the Macragge box for the marines. My first game was against Tau.

**Eldar Own**

I started in fourth edition, by playing through the Battle of Macarage with my step brother, after a while i found i really enjoyed it. Eventually i bought my own models (eldar) and have been playing ever since

**Boss Goretoof**

3rd Edition right before I graduated college in May 2003.

**Shake Zoola**

4th...but i didnt have anyone to really play with when i moved to japan so while I may have started in 4th I didnt REALLY start playing till 5th

**skullking**

I played about 2 games of rogue trader, before my friends and I saved up and bought the 2nd edition boxed game. I think codex space wolves was out when we did, so I dont' think I started when rogue trader was the only thing around, i think one or two of my friends just had the book, and some minatures. I distinctly remember the terminators having a 2+ modifiable save in RT, then in 2nd ed. they had a 3+ modifiable save, on 2d6!

Had a lot of fun with second ed. then I went to college, never played 3rd ed. Started again with some new friends many years later on 4th ed. And the rest is history! Been a great game the whole time if you asked me. Although, it felt like more of a customizable game back in 2nd ed. But it just took FOREVER to play!

**Samus_aran115**

Started this edition. I know enough about old models though. That's what I get for browsing GW's site 300 times per day.

**Noble713**

Started in 2nd edition (1995-ish), essentially left early in 4th (I try to follow IG/Tau developments to motivate me to play again). Picked up WHFB early-mid 6th edition, has been my main game ever since because finding Epic opponents is so hard.

**rzsanguine**

I started with Rogue Trader and played Space Marine at the same time. I stopped shortly after 3rd edition came out due to my group dissolving. I restarted again when my said he wanted to play again and bought the AOBR set.

**LordWynne**

I started with Rouge Trader as a test player in a Cali gaming store, bought the book and my Ultra Marine army the same day and hooked ever since.

I have played and owned every army but:

Tao....I think is way to long range shooty.

Necron....About as cheesy as when apsect warriors first came out, Tomb Spiders scare me.....they just don't go away...AHHHH!! ::tossing frag after frag::

**DarkAngelHopeful**

I started out in 2nd edition with Ultramarines.

**zarathos**

Started with 2nd, First army was Squats, And god do I miss Squats

**Morathi's Darkest Sin**

Rogue Trader, and yes I used the cut outs.

**Brotherjanus**

I started in 1991. I remember carrying around a plastic tub with all the rules photo copied and bound with yarn. i think the stack of papers stood about 18 inches high. Back then you had to make your own vehicles if you wanted any, otherwise it was all foot troops. I remember even making robots that you needed to set up a program before the game that they had to then follow. Having to roll after you hit something to see where you hit then how bad it was was fun. Like, did i hit the model in the head, chest, leg, hand? Or did i hit his bike? where on the bike? grenades actually were thrown and limited on how many you had. there were gas grenades, nerve grenades, etc. Yay for being overly complex

**Farseer Faenyin**

Started in 3rd Edition, back when buying a Wave Serpent was an expensive investment....bleh

**Inquisitor Lord Bane**

I started in 3rd. Borrowed a friends DE for the first few games. Ended up playing Chaos Marines untill 4th came out, then I went to Black Templars. I have no army now. Gonna go Guard or Nilla Marine

**Dances with Squats**

RT - the best and the most disorganised! (although sometimes I think not alot has changed

)
It was a case of you got out what you put in; and for anything more than a straightforward head to head between friends really benefitted from a GM.

I'm currently undergoing re-hashing of my forces to fit into 5th.

**Ruckdog**

I got into it a couple of years ago when 5th hit (I had been on the fence for a while, and the new addition seemed as good a reason to jump in as any). Of coures, I jumped in with the 3rd edition Guard codex, before the new one came out!

**zing165**

4th Addition!!!!

**Mr Morden**

draftamike wrote:I still own my rogue Trader book and all the quick reference charts.

I bought the Space Ork Raiders with Thrugg Bullneck, and own one of the Ol' Skool Dreadnaughts.

same here - I have two copies of RT now and still play with the Ork Raiders and the old SM dreadnought

alongside the new stuff

Have all versions of 40K and was really impressed with Black Reach - decent plastic models rather than some of the more lackluster versions of some of the middle editions.

**ceorron**

Turalon wrote:The best part about the old second edition starter set was the card dred, I recently heard some people at the GW talking about how it is still tourny legal. Man, I wish that I hadn't lost that.

Started in the second edition when I was at high school. Wow still legal, must search loft.

**Hydroblender**

Started Rogue Trader, i to remember Two Land Raiders to a box, 3 Rhinos, 30? Imperial Guard (with Heavy Weapons options) to a box, also remember buying a set that contained Terminators, Scouts, Genestealers and Tyranids (think that was for Space Hulk???) Good old days when you got value for money. (God i'm sounding old!). Lost interest when 3rd edition came out, swapped to Epic 2nd Edition, have come back to 5th Edition although not active, also started playing NetEpic Gold.

**pj-brainz**

I started in 2nd Ed but missed out 3rd-4th ed but now im back in 5th ed and loving it!