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Has anyone tried to play 40k as a bolt action hybrid? A friend introduced me to bolt action and I got really intruiged by the ruleset. It seemed to far better represent a warzone then 40k does. Hence I was wondering if anyone has simply swapped over 40k models stats into bolt action and tried it out? I imagine it being broken as hell but at least providing an intresting game.

I'm working on a hybrid rule set for 40K & Bolt action, but there's a lot of rules in the codexes that need tweaking or the game is just as broken as straight 40K.

I don't own a copy of the Beyond the Gates of Antares rulebooks, but from what I've heard, that system - which is by the same folks - may be a better system to use with 40K armies.

AFAIK.
Beyond The Gates Of Antares , is basically the large skirmish game Rick Priestly wanted to write for 40k. (But was never allowed to write at GW plc.)

I think it would be much easier to convert 40k units to BtGoA , than to convert 40k units over to B.A.