FFG announces the Horus Heresy boardgame

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**spyrer**

New plastic playing pieces, 3d board, awesome artwork.
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=988

**notprop**

MUST........HAVE..........MOAR.........PICTURES!!

Anyone else remember those so called squat models and game cards when we were speculating on the Mystery Box [Spulk]? Must be the same me thinks [or at least related].

Nice spot Spyrer, living up to the name!

**spyrer**

More pics and info here:
http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite_sec.asp?eidm=98&esem=1

**olympia**

Hurray!

**notprop**

Bloddy hell that was quick, i'll try again.

MUST................HAVE............MOAR...............FREE..........CASH...............AND..............WOMEN!

**BrookM**

I'm both excited and well, filled with the usual annoyance that comes with a FFG future release.

**Cannerus_The_Unbearable**

"...armies of traitors and cultists eager to spread delicious mayhem, chaotic Thunderhawk gunship squadrons and drop pods that can deliver destruction with surgical precision..."

I want this, but in 40k also :(

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notprop wrote:Anyone else remember those so called squat models and game cards when we were speculating on the Mystery Box [Spulk]? Must be the same me thinks [or at least related].

Sadly I don't think so. This board game is for the Horus Heresy, not Dark Heresy. By the looks more like a 3d version of the old 40K strategy games GW did in the 90's like Battle For Armageddon. In fact... the map on the Fantasy Flight site looks rather like the board from the old Horus Heresy game... I hope it plays as well

**Death By Monkeys**

I mean, it sounds cool - but what are the outcomes? Do they make it possible for Chaos to win and change history?

**Commander Endova**

I think the conecept looks cool, but the few models they show are kinda... "meh" in my opinion. Definitley looks like a ton of fun though.

**Erasoketa**

Oh feth, please tell me that this is going to be published in Spain too.

**Sir Motor**

Commander Endova wrote:I think the conecept looks cool, but the few models they show are kinda... "meh" in my opinion. Definitley looks like a ton of fun though.

I agree with Endava.

I thought "Its time to get cool pre-heresy termies!"
As fallen-angel player,Pre-heresy armor is always welcome but....its...

Anyway,game will be cool it seems.

**kinghammer**

That is awesome! FFG will do a great job!

cheers

**mattyboy22**

Sir Motor wrote:
Commander Endova wrote:I think the conecept looks cool, but the few models they show are kinda... "meh" in my opinion. Definitley looks like a ton of fun though.

I agree with Endava.

I thought "Its time to get cool pre-heresy termies!"
As fallen-angel player,Pre-heresy armor is always welcome but....its...

Anyway,game will be cool it seems.

Well these are definitely small bits, probably sized like the Chaos in the Old World game, maybe smaller.

**The Crippler**

I'm blown away. The marriage of of FFG & GW continues to make beautiful babies.

**Le Grognard**

I just saw that, and almost wet myself. I am quickly becoming FFG's minion; just wish I could afford the games.

**The Power Cosmic**

Yes please!

**dienekes96**

Have the old Horus Heresy boardgame. Absolutely getting this.

**Alpharius**

dienekes96 wrote:Have the old Horus Heresy boardgame. Absolutely getting this.

You and me both! (I also have the White Dwarf expansion, which has Horus' battle barge too, I think?)

I CANNOT wait for this one!

**generalgrog**

Looks kewl.....I didn't see a release date, anyone know?

GG

edit...nevermind it looks like 1st quarter of 2010. Sweet.

**yakface**

Here's a press release:

yakface will be buying this game!

I think I'd prefer a galaxy spanning Horus Heresy game where you control planets/fleets/etc, but I'll take this too!

**thesilverback**

Must have, now! GW working with somebody else on a game what is going on.

**Eidolon**

Now I have to change my pants

**Candroth**

Um, I'll be in my bunk, k?

.... I want this so bad.

**Locclo**

*jaw drops*

Holy Terra, that looks awesome.

**Noisy_Marine**

I'm getting this the day it comes out.

Crossing my fingers and hoping for Emperor/Horus models, though it looks like they are standees.

**Kid_Kyoto**

and also presents a roughly historical recreation of the conflict's events.

Um fiction?

I'll still buy it though...

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PS so are we running like 50/50 on Christmas avatars now? That's pretty cool.

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PPS -

Horus Heresy is an epic board game for two players set in the dark future of Games Workshop's preeminent Warhammer 40,000 universe.

Never mind. I only play games set in the grimdark future. Merely dark futures don't even start to scratch my itch any more.

**ZacktheChaosChild**

MOAR PICS!!!!

This will be a mut-have, along with Space Hulk. I hope something about the Virus Bombing of Istvaan III is in it, as well as the fall of the Death Guard, World Eaters, Sons of Horus, and Emperor's Children, as they ARE major events in the history of 40k and was the spark of the Heresy.

**Red_Zeke**

Man, FFG are on some kind of release schedule steroids... seems like every month they've got something else crazy (and cool) coming out...

RZ

**Uriels_Flame**

FFG is doing a great job with the re-release of old gaming material and producing outstanding games. I don't know who is in charge, but it's refreshing to see GW "making a good decision".