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Just seeing how many codexes you own! Why do you own them? For fluff? To learn about the enemy armies? Because you play 14 different armies?

I own 7, mainly for fluff. I own Tau, Tyranids, Orks, SM, CSM, CD, and Space wolves!

I also own the Farsight Enclaves supplement, but there are way to many supplements to count them all

I have two Guard codices; 5th and 6th.

I used to have the marine book, but I sold it some time ago as I wasn't planning on building a marine army for the foreseeable future.

Those are the only books I have a physical copy of.

Oh, I own some FW books. Most recently, Book Two of the HH because I love me some Salamanders.

Do you mean up to date ones or just any codex in general?

SGTPozy wrote:
Do you mean up to date ones or just any codex in general?

Just codex in general, I'm sure there is someone out there with EVERY single codex ever

If you mean current codexes, then 7 (Eldar, Tau, SM, AM, GK, Nids and CSM)

If you mean ever, then I also have the previous edition's codexes for: Eldar, Tau, BT, IG, GK, Crons

and I also have the pre-previous Eldar codex and its Craftworlds supplement

So 15 publications in total. Plus the 4th and 6th ed mini rulebooks, and 5th and 7th ed hardback rulebooks.

And a lot of WDs

Legally own? I think like 6.

Tau, Nids, Orks, Guard, Imperial Knights, Assassins (if they even count), Inquisition, And Space Marines.

Also Farsight Supplement.

About 50, over 20+ years, used to get them all pretty much. Stopped some time ago though.

I own a smattering on 2nd ed codexes.
All of the 3rd ed ones,
Codex: Space Marines from 4th, 5th, and 6th.
And the latest Eldar one.

Back in 3rd, I had a lot of disposable income, and was one of the core regulars at my FLGS, which netted me an employee discount. So I picked up all the books, which helped me teach new players the game, and cost me relatively nothing.

After that point, I just picked up the codex for my main army, C:SM. When I got a shot of hobby funds, I rebooted my secondary army, Eldar, so grabbed that book as well.

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43 Codices from 3rd, 4th,5th and 6th edition of 40k plus the Angels o Death 2nd edition dex.

 1hadhq wrote:

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43 Codices from 3rd, 4th,5th and 6th edition of 40k plus the Angels o Death 2nd edition dex.

This man wins so far...

I own hard copies of 5, but I have all of the current ones digitally, except Sisters I believe. I own Tyranids, Space Marines, Imperial Knights, and Chaos Marines/Daemons. I think I'll be upping that to six as soon as I buy the Blood Angels one. My personal rule is to own the book if I own models from it, otherwise I just read it on my computer. I do also have the older versions of Tyranids (4th and 5th) Space Marines (4th) and Chaos Marines (4th).

I find digital codexes addictive -- for the units & rules, not the fluff. (I'm a compulsive homebrewer). My rule for myself is "buy any new digital 'dex that's not more Marines." And Escalation because BIG TANKS. And Stronghold Assault because, um, reasons.

Codex: Eye of Terror (3rd)
Codex: Armageddon (3rd)
Codex: Dark Angles (3rd)
Codex: Black Templars (3rd)
Codex: Necrons (4th and 5th)
Codex: Imperial Guard (3rd, 5th, and 6th)
Codex: CSM (3.5th)
Codex: Eldar (3rd, 5th, and 6th)
Rulebooks (3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th)

 SisterSydney wrote:
I find digital codexes addictive -- for the units & rules, not the fluff. (I'm a compulsive homebrewer). My rule for myself is "buy any new digital 'dex that's not more Marines." And Escalation because BIG TANKS. And Stronghold Assault because, um, reasons.

Stronghold Assault is basically Codex:Fortifications. It’s other role as a patch to the 6th ed building rules is no longer needed, but it’s still as much (or more) of a codex then some of the books currently sporting that title.

I have both current Chaos codeces and the Orks codex. I'm not counting the previous orks codex my friend lent me for fun.

I play these armies hence the books

This poll led me to do something fun.

I started in the 40k hobby in the summer of 2008. Since then I've averaged $154 per month in spending - excluding black library.

 luky7dayz wrote:

SGTPozy wrote:
Do you mean up to date ones or just any codex in general?

Just codex in general, I'm sure there is someone out there with EVERY single codex ever

*Raises hand*

I used to buy every single codex.......now I get them at Treasure Island.

Hmm let me see... these are all the ones I physically own:

Codex Supplement: Space Wolves (3rd ed)
Codex: Eldar (3rd ed) <-Bought this one because I had a brother playing them briefly, and because the FLGS was going out of business, so I was buying up Codices for only $5-10.
Codex: Imperial Guard 2nd Ed (3rd ed)
Codex Supplement: Catachans (3rd ed)
Codex: Tyranids (3rd ed)
Codex: Space Wolves (5th ed)
Codex: Tyranids (5th ed)
Codex: Imperial Guard (5th ed)
Codex: Astra Militarum (6th ed)
Codex: Tyranids (6th ed)
Codex: Space Wolves (7th ed)

Current: 3 (Grey Knights, Orks, Chaos Daemons)

Overall 6 (old Tau, old CSM, old old CSM)

I have the previous Ork codex and the 6th edition rulebook. I bought them before I knew 7th edition was coming out soon, and it was right before Orks got updated.

Needless to say it left me a little bitter, but I still love reading through the codex.

I intend on purchasing the Chaos Daemons codex soon, since that's the army I'm building and even though I have a copy that I've printed in a binder I love the feel of an actual book in my hands.

I own orks chaos space marines and dark angels.
Because bought dark vengeance and needed the codexes for those two expanded armies, and one orks for my gf, since she is building orks(mostly gretchin cannons with gretchins and killa kans piloted by gretchins)

I own physical hardcopies of tons of codex books, probably two dozen or more from various editions.

That said, of the $50 hardback books? Six. Chaos Space Marines, Space Marines, Dark Angels, Eldar, Tau Empire, Astra Militarum. I only paid for three (woooo store credit!).

I used to buy every book as they came out when they were $20/25. No longer.

I have seven codices that are current and two supplements.

If we're counting regardless of currency, then I have 21 codices across various editions.

I have 10.

3x Tyranids (3rd, 5th, 6th)
Chaos Marines (6th)
Chaos Daemons (6th)
3x Space Wolves (3th, 5th, 6th)
2x Dark Elves (5th and 8th)

Though, I do have more armies that this in house (Imperial Knight, Sisters of Battle, Imperial Guard, Dark Angels, Space Marines and Wood Elves)

13, all of them physical copies:
5th edition Necrons
6th edition: Dark Angels, Space Marines, CSM, Tau, Eldar, Tyranids, Chaos Demons, Imperial Knights
7th: Dark Eldar, Orks, Imperial Guard, Militarum Tempestus

I also have the Shield of Baal and supplements like Iyanden, Farsight Enclaves, etc.

I'm a huge fan of the hardback books That's the big reason I collect them.

Currently I only have the books I own for my armies: Tau Empire, Farsight Enclaves Supplement and Militarium Tempestus (for my planned ODST army).

About 3. 5th and 6th Guard and 5th Space Marine.

THe Guard ones are my primary Army with a small group of custom built "Space Marines" who havn't had a chance to fight for a while so havn't gotten their new book.

Do Imperial Armor Count?

Otherwise I got Aeronautica and the Imperial Guard Imperial Armor book and the Apoc books (previous and current editions).

I own all the current codecies, mainly because I have armies for all of them, so can play any

I used to have about 25-30, 2nd edition onwards, now have about 3-4 that I've kept for nostalgia as owned them so long (20 years). Charity shopped the rest, plus 90% of the WFB books I had too. Kept 3 of those and another 20-25 odd got chucked.