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2011/09/28 20:13:19
Subject: Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
Can anyone remember a series of 4-6 games that GW released (possibly very early 1990s) that were simplified versions of the main systems aimed at younger players. Think one of them was a Bloodbowl type game and I'm not sure that one of them wasn't Space Fleet (which went onto be popular in it's own right).
Hero Quest
Warhammer Quest
Necromunda
Gorka Morka
Man O War
Mordheim
bloodbowl
Epic
I played: Necromunda, Gorka Morka, Warhammer Quest, Epic, and a few times Man O War. I still have my Necromunda gangs, my Gorka Morka stuff (which is now part of my 40K Ork Army), and my Epic armies.
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2011/09/28 20:19:10
Subject: Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
There was one called Mighty Warriors, which was an introductory Heroquest. There was also a game called Tyranid Attack which came with some old school warriors and genestealers I think..and maybe some Terminators.I also own a copy of a game called "Doom of the Eldar", but it used tokens and whatnot instead of miniatures.
Also a game called Ultra Marines...which was a scaled down Space Hulk
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2011/09/28 20:27:42
Subject: Re:Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
In 1991, Games Workshop released Kerrunch, a light version of Blood Bowl, developed by Andy Jones. It was released along with Mighty Warriors, Ultra Marine and Space Fleet, and was predominantly aimed at the younger gamer as an introduction to the Games Workshop hobby. The rules are a simplified version of those from Blood Bowl's second edition. The game came with 24 plastic miniatures, and is considered a collector's item.
Thanks for the Kerrunch keyword!!!!
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2011/09/28 20:31:32
Subject: Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
Ah, MightyGodzilla wins the prize* I think. I remember Space Fleet well of course (nifty little game that one), but does anyone know what the other three were like?
*No actual prize, except for my respect and admiration
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The only one of the four I actually play was SpaceFleet. I remember driving down 200 miles with some buddies to SantaMonica for a summer event at a GW store. My friends and I ended up playing in a twelve way demo game that I won - getting me a prize of the Space Fleet game. My friends and I all proceeded to stock up on the ships before we drove home and played that game quite a bit. I also remember making a custom mat out of 12"x12" plates of mirror divided up with pinstriping tape. Good times. Thanks for the memory!
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2011/09/28 20:37:37
Subject: Re:Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
Crom wrote:Hmm I don't remember these and I started gaming around 1991
Maybe they were UK only
Couldn't tell you, I was only 11 in 91 and most of the gamers at the local shop were into every war game but GW. Mostly the younger folks played the GW games. I have played nearly every system or if I haven't something similar. I think my first into to war gaming was Hero Quest.
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2011/09/28 20:44:10
Subject: Re:Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
Crom wrote:Hmm I don't remember these and I started gaming around 1991
Maybe they were UK only
Couldn't tell you, I was only 11 in 91 and most of the gamers at the local shop were into every war game but GW. Mostly the younger folks played the GW games. I have played nearly every system or if I haven't something similar. I think my first into to war gaming was Hero Quest.
Yes, me as well The first miniature I painted was the wizard. I gave him pale yellow breeches for some reason
Space Fleet and Kerrunch were the games. Unlike Kerrunch having Blood Bowl, I don't think there was a complicated version of Space Fleet until much later with BFG.
I also had "Ultramarines" which was Space-Hulk lite. In this you had a load of tiles like Space Hulk but they were printed on thinner card. You could play with up to 4 players each with a team of 5 marine scouts (not terminators).
Although the game was called 'Ultramarines', the teams were coloured red, green and blue for different chapters.
Furthermroe, the game was rather un-fluff consistent in that the teams of marine scouts had to fight each other to explore the Hulk and collect alien artefacts. Player escaping with the most Artefacts won.
Kerrunch, Ultramarines, and others I assume, had a strange system to roll for hits or shooting. The inside of the box lid was divided into nine squares labelled hit or miss. You threw your dice 'to hit' into the box and only counted the ones landing in the 'hit' squares. It was a pain because the box lids always buckled and you dice were directed towards the corners where the 'miss' squares were.
Finally, I recall them being £5. Which was great value for the heap of plastics you got.
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2011/09/28 21:41:38
Subject: Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
Talisman is great fun as well. I played the 1st and 2nd editions as a kid in our early-years local convention circuit. Great fun playing the samurai and chainsaw guy with the various expansions.
As a teenager, I picked up the 3rd edition and the expansions for it and inroduced it to my son when he was about 6 or 7. We played that game many, many times until we (the parents) were well sick of it. He still plays it from time to time with his friends and I'll likely pass it on to him when he's got kids of his own.
FFG's version is pretty true to the 1st and 3rd editions, being somewhat pared down while retaining the spirit of the game. I haven't played with the expansions for it, but have heard great things about them.
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Helbig wrote:Battle Masters for Warhammer Fantasy!! That's what got me into the Hobby.
i have that rofl. It is in my drawer in my room. problem is it is falling apart and my brother is using the wolves of the orks for his space wolves lol. Battle masters fun ass game. But not as good as Heroquest lol.
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2011/09/28 23:58:48
Subject: Re:Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
Crom wrote:Hmm I don't remember these and I started gaming around 1991
Maybe they were UK only
They sold these in Toys R Us, once upon a time...
HeroQuest and Space Crusade was what did it for me.
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2011/09/29 00:38:35
Subject: Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
I played all of these, being as obsessive then as i am now
Tyranid attack was a bunch of SW scouts (back when they still had them) infiltrating a hive ship to destroy its synapse nodes, kind of like a gooier version of space hulk.
It had the 'last chicken in the shop, with rabies and buck teeth' tyranids in it Good times.
I was also a huge fan of Dark Future and the original Confrontation (published rules were in WD) which was the precursor to Necromunda.
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2011/09/29 01:13:33
Subject: Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
Ascalam wrote:It had the 'last chicken in the shop, with rabies and buck teeth' tyranids in it Good times.
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2011/09/29 03:27:41
Subject: Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
I swear those things make me hear creepy banjo music just looking at them. I'm kindof nostalgia-laden over them though
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The Viletide: Daemons of Nurgle/Deathguard: 7400 pts
Disclples of the Dragon - Ad Mech - about 2000 pts GSC - about 2000 Pts
Rhulic Mercs - um...many...
Circle Oroboros - 300 Pts or so
Menoth - 300+ pts
2011/09/29 03:40:00
Subject: Re:Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
Helbig wrote:Battle Masters for Warhammer Fantasy!! That's what got me into the Hobby.
WHAAT! I played this as a kid and had no idea it was a scaled down version of WHFB until now. I never really bothered to look at who produced the game before. All I remember about it now is that it came with a small plastic tower, which I stole from the box and used for other miniature games
2011/09/29 03:41:03
Subject: Re:Can you remember some old GW games for kids?
THE FUN HAS BEEN DOUBLED!!! 
The first miniature I painted was the wizard. I gave him pale yellow breeches for some reason 
Good times.
