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 insaniak wrote:

 Flashman wrote:
Wasn't 1989 the point when Necroumda first appeared? I remember an early version of the game being in the first White Dwarf I even bought and that was about then...

Before Necromunda there was Confrontation, which I believe was just some White Dwarf rules and a couple of concept models. That might be what you're thinking of.

The game didn't appear as Necromunda until much later than 1989.

Ah yes... that would explain why my Google searches are coming up blank. It was indeed Confrontation I was thinking of.

 insaniak wrote:

Before Necromunda there was Confrontation, which I believe was just some White Dwarf rules and a couple of concept models.

Not only rules but also a lot of fluff. The model range was quite impressive for a non-boxed game (most of the Citadel models were really nice, especially the Scavvies - those from Marauder not so much...).

Wasn't Confrontation also a system by Rackham?

 CthuluIsSpy wrote:
Wasn't Confrontation also a system by Rackham?

Many, many years later, yes.

Here you go kids... Now get off my lawn!

http://wh40k.lexicanum.com/wiki/Confrontation_(game)

Not sure if legit - Confrontation rules:

http://www.angelfire.com/oz/datavault/files/Confrontation.pdf

It's not "legit", in that whoever posted those online isn't the copyright holder, but it certainly looks like the background and rules (less the pictures) originally published in WD 130-142 (October 1990 - Oct 1991). Necromunda was released in 1995.

 AndrewGPaul wrote:
It's not "legit", in that whoever posted those online isn't the copyright holder, but it certainly looks like the background and rules (less the pictures) originally published in WD 130-142 (October 1990 - Oct 1991). Necromunda was released in 1995.

Yup. It's predecessor was the Judge Dredd game put out by GW...(circa 1985) then it was Confrontation (in WD only) early 1990s....finally becoming Necromunda.

7 pages, no actual information about Necromunda re-release? If GW do re-release it I expect Dakka to crash

Sorry, wrong thread.

Wrong thread, unless you're suggesting the skulls are a Necromunda release?

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

https://www.warhammer-community.com/2017/08/13/breaking-news-necromunda-returnsgw-homepage-post-1/



Necromunda Is Back!

It’s been more than a decade since we last visited the Underhive, but very soon you’ll be able to battle it out in the depths of Hive Primus.



If you’re new to the hobby, you may not be familiar with Necromunda – or perhaps you’ve only heard about it from the fond memories of other hobbyists. Necromunda dives into the underworld of the Imperium, allowing players to control their own Hive Gang – a pack of ruthless criminal killers augmented with black-market cybernetics, gene modifications and scavenged weaponry. Where Warhammer 40,000 puts you at the head of an army, in Necromunda, the scale is much smaller but the action is just as intense – every single Ganger counts.



Between intense skirmish battles, your gang will grow from a pack of battle-hungry Juves to a feared and respected syndicate of hardened veterans. To get there, however, you’ll have to battle against your fellow players, each with a gang of their own.

The Underhive is a big place, and the gangs that inhabit it are as diverse as the alien races that inhabit the 41st Millennium. We’re launching Necromunda with two classics.

Gangs from House Escher are fast, deadly, and cruel. While lightly armoured, these cunning warrior women hold their own in melee combat, while at range, they are notorious for their use of armour-melting plasma weaponry.





The gangers of House Goliath are a living testament to brawn over brains. Every member of House Goliath is a slab of vat-grown muscle, armed and armoured with repurposed industrial gear.





What makes these miniatures even better is that they’ll be available in multi-part, plastic kits – so easy to assemble, customise and paint into a gang of your own.

Keep your eyes on Warhammer Community for all the latest news and previews.

Whoa...

SIGN ME RIGHT THE FETH UP GW, SIGN ME THE FETH UP NOW!

I'M SO HAPPY, FINALLY! SHADOW WAR, YOU WERE A DECENT GAME, BUT THE REAL DEAL IS HERE, WOOT WOOT!

And now they got me a little worried, when they said that new Necromunda won't just be Shadow War expansion and will be a different game altogether... Different, modernized core rules?

https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/736106.page