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Hello! I just found the second edition chaos codex and the dark millenium box I got back when I was a kid. I missed out on second edition and have always wanted to play. Has anybody else got back into second edition recently or decided to pick it up?

I played a couple casual 2nd ed games a few years ago (pre covid), and I've got all the supplies for it. More recently I got the itch for more, and will probably start hosting small games with friends. Check out the thread https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/803394.page. I just put together a 2k Eldar list for yuks.

spectre041 wrote:
Hello! I just found the second edition chaos codex and the dark millenium box I got back when I was a kid. I missed out on second edition and have always wanted to play. Has anybody else got back into second edition recently or decided to pick it up?

I still have my copy and I believe every codex from back then from when I first got into 40K. Although my Imperial Guard, Eldar and Tyranid codex have gone mission some time ago. I know they're around here some where.
I'd love to play it again but no one I know is willing to take the risk of playing an old edition. Which is very sad considering all they would have to do is bring an army and roll dice.
I didn't win very many games back then but my armies were very poorly put together as my collection was extremely small. I di have some fond memories from a few games where the unexpected happened. I found some success with Chaos Space Marines and Imperial Guard more than from Space Marines or Darn Angels, which were the armies I started with.
I highly recommend Plasma Missiles in a Devastator squad if you're facing lots of Orks and Gretchen. The over heat on the blast markers is where it's at.

Hope your luck is better than mine.

I can 2nd Plasma Missiles on Devastators.

Yes I was, then it petered out. Most annoyingly I lost the alternative HtH system a chap had calculated that achieved the same results far more quickly and with less complexity.

2nd Ed, you say?

https://skinflintgames.wordpress.com/2019/01/

I still play 2nd Ed regularly, it’s a blast. I never played 3-7th Ed (would like to though) but really didn’t get on with 8th or 9th so 2nd has kept me playing in the awesome 40k world.

I’ve just built a second edition marine army using the new heresy marines stuff, going to make a chaos and ORK army too. Loved second edition was awesome fun.

The_Real_Chris wrote:
Yes I was, then it petered out. Most annoyingly I lost the alternative HtH system a chap had calculated that achieved the same results far more quickly and with less complexity.

I've got one:

https://www.ahlloyd.com/2016/11/new-warhammer-40k-combat-resolution-system.html

I have all the "Codexed" armies (no Necrons or Squats), all the books, and am tracking down White Dwarf issues from the era. I have a bunch, but priority was given to those with datafax/vehicle rules.

As it happens, I'm getting ready for a fall/winter campaign Chaos vs Eldar.

Here's a link to various house rules cooked up at Portent back in the day:

https://www.ahlloyd.com/2016/12/warhammer-40000-2nd-edition.html