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| − | }}'''Battlefleet Gothic''' is a spin-off game of the well known Warhammer 40k | + | }} |
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| + | '''''Battlefleet Gothic''''' is a spin-off game of the well-known ''Warhammer 40k'' universe. It deals with the space combat aspect of the game, and can be integrated fairly seamlessly with the usual tabletop ''Warhammer 40k''. It has much following in Europe, but is underadvertised in the United States. It is produced by [[Games Workshop]] and has its own line of books, miniatures, and magazines. | ||
The game uses miniatures of a 10 cm long scale. | The game uses miniatures of a 10 cm long scale. | ||
==The Game== | ==The Game== | ||
| − | [[Image:Battlefleet Gothic.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Battlefleet Gothic | + | |
| − | The Battlefleet Gothic system is similar to the [[Epic (game system)|Epic]] system and it is part of the "Specialist Games" group. | + | [[Image:Battlefleet Gothic.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Battlefleet Gothic'' box set]] |
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| + | The ''Battlefleet Gothic'' system is similar to the [[Epic (game system)|''Epic'']] system and it is part of the "Specialist Games" group. | ||
There are four phases of a turn: | There are four phases of a turn: | ||
| − | Movement | + | * Movement - This is when the players move their ships. Ships also use "Special Orders" during this phase, which allows ships to move faster, reload, or other special abilities. |
| − | Shooting | + | * Shooting - This is when the players fire their weapons. |
| − | Ordnance | + | * Ordnance - This is when the players operate their ordnance. Ordnance is used separately from the ships and is a category that ranges from landing parties to torpedoes. |
| − | End | + | * End - This is when damage is applied to ships or they can repair themselves. |
===Fleets=== | ===Fleets=== | ||
| − | * [[Imperial Navy | + | * [[Imperial Navy]] |
* [[Space Marines]] | * [[Space Marines]] | ||
| − | * [[Chaos]] | + | * [[Chaos]] - Abaddon and his Dark Crusade |
| − | * [[Ork]] | + | * [[Ork]] - Waaagh! fleets and pirates |
| − | * [[Craftworld Eldar]] | + | * [[Craftworld Eldar]] - Craftworld fleets and pirates |
| − | * [[Dark Eldar]] | + | * [[Dark Eldar]] - Raiders and pirates |
| − | * [[Tau Empire]] | + | * [[Tau Empire]] - Tau, Demiurg, Nicassar, and Kroot |
| − | * [[Tyranid]] | + | * [[Tyranid]] - [[Hive Fleets]] |
| − | * [[Necron]] | + | * [[Necron]] - Raiders |
===Weapons=== | ===Weapons=== | ||
Ships use three types of weapons for combat. They are Batteries, Lances, and Ordnance. | Ships use three types of weapons for combat. They are Batteries, Lances, and Ordnance. | ||
| − | Weapon Batteries | + | * Weapon Batteries - Various weapons that fire mass attacks at enemies. |
| − | Lance | + | * Lance Weapons - Focused attacks used for precision strikes against enemy ships. |
| − | Ordnance | + | * Ordnance - Direct attack against ships, normally torpedoes or landing ships that are send to make physical contact with enemy ships. |
==Expansions== | ==Expansions== | ||
| − | Battlefleet Gothic is a combination of the old | + | ''Battlefleet Gothic'' is a combination of the old ''Space Fleet'' game and the ''Epic'' gaming system. There is a box set available for purchase and the rules can be downloaded from the "Specialist Games" website. |
| − | The | + | The box set for the ''Battlefleet Gothic'' game contains: |
| − | * Battlefleet Gothic (rulebook) | + | * ''Battlefleet Gothic'' (rulebook) |
* Getting Started guide and comic strip | * Getting Started guide and comic strip | ||
* 4 Imperial Cruisers | * 4 Imperial Cruisers | ||
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===Armada=== | ===Armada=== | ||
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[[File:Battlefleet Gothic Armada.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Battlefleet Gothic: Armada'']] | [[File:Battlefleet Gothic Armada.jpg|thumb|right|200px|''Battlefleet Gothic: Armada'']] | ||
| − | The "Annual update" for Battlefleet Gothic for 2003 was ''Battlefleet Gothic: Armada''. This book introduced new fleets for the Imperial Navy, which are Armageddon, Bastion, Cadia and the Reserve of Segmentum Obscurus. | + | |
| + | The "Annual update" for ''Battlefleet Gothic'' for 2003 was ''Battlefleet Gothic: Armada''. This book introduced new fleets for the Imperial Navy, which are Armageddon, Bastion, Cadia, and the Reserve of Segmentum Obscurus. | ||
This book also collects the various rules on the many different fleets so that gamers could officially use them: | This book also collects the various rules on the many different fleets so that gamers could officially use them: | ||
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* Tau Kor'Vattra Fleet List | * Tau Kor'Vattra Fleet List | ||
| − | There are two new campaigns introduced in Armada: | + | There are two new campaigns introduced in ''Armada'': |
* The Third Armageddon War | * The Third Armageddon War | ||
* Abaddon's Thirteenth Black Crusade | * Abaddon's Thirteenth Black Crusade | ||
===Invasion=== | ===Invasion=== | ||
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[[Image:Battlefleet Gothic Invasion cover.JPG|thumb|right|150px|''Battlefleet Gothic: Invasion'']] | [[Image:Battlefleet Gothic Invasion cover.JPG|thumb|right|150px|''Battlefleet Gothic: Invasion'']] | ||
| − | Battlefleet Gothic: Invasion is a | + | |
| + | ''Battlefleet Gothic: Invasion'' is a crossover between the ''Battefleet Gothic'' game and the standard ''Warhammer 40,000'' game. In the expansion are rules and scenarios that expand on the gaming system. | ||
This game expansion is based on the fighting between a fleet and either a planetary defense or a space station defense. It emphasizes "Boarding Actions", i.e. fighting of troops between ships and/or bases, and uses different scenarios to emphasize the varied combats or events that can happen such as: | This game expansion is based on the fighting between a fleet and either a planetary defense or a space station defense. It emphasizes "Boarding Actions", i.e. fighting of troops between ships and/or bases, and uses different scenarios to emphasize the varied combats or events that can happen such as: | ||
;Space | ;Space | ||
| − | * Retrieval | + | * Retrieval - The fleet is sent to retrieve an artifact from the remains of a battle. |
| − | * Defensive Ring | + | * Defensive Ring - An attack made against a refueling station to disrupt an enemy's hit-and-run tactics. |
| − | * Port Maw | + | * Port Maw - An invasion of the mighty Port Maw after a power outage. |
;Ground | ;Ground | ||
| − | * Boarding Party | + | * Boarding Party - A standard raid in which an outnumbered opponent attempts to board and destroy an enemy's flagship. |
| − | * Deadline | + | * Deadline - A raiding party has a limited time to get rid of a large defense weapon while the two fleets battle each other. |
==Sources== | ==Sources== | ||
| − | * [http://www.specialist-games.com Official Battlefleet Gothic gaming site] | + | * [http://www.specialist-games.com Official ''Battlefleet Gothic'' gaming site] |
[[Category:Products]] | [[Category:Products]] | ||
Revision as of 22:09, 8 January 2010
| Designer(s) | Andy Chambers, Gavin Thorpe & Jervis Johnson | |
| Manufacturer | Games Workshop | |
| Released | 1999 | |
| Scale | 10 cm | |
Battlefleet Gothic is a spin-off game of the well-known Warhammer 40k universe. It deals with the space combat aspect of the game, and can be integrated fairly seamlessly with the usual tabletop Warhammer 40k. It has much following in Europe, but is underadvertised in the United States. It is produced by Games Workshop and has its own line of books, miniatures, and magazines.
The game uses miniatures of a 10 cm long scale.
The Game
The Battlefleet Gothic system is similar to the Epic system and it is part of the "Specialist Games" group.
There are four phases of a turn:
- Movement - This is when the players move their ships. Ships also use "Special Orders" during this phase, which allows ships to move faster, reload, or other special abilities.
- Shooting - This is when the players fire their weapons.
- Ordnance - This is when the players operate their ordnance. Ordnance is used separately from the ships and is a category that ranges from landing parties to torpedoes.
- End - This is when damage is applied to ships or they can repair themselves.
Fleets
- Imperial Navy
- Space Marines
- Chaos - Abaddon and his Dark Crusade
- Ork - Waaagh! fleets and pirates
- Craftworld Eldar - Craftworld fleets and pirates
- Dark Eldar - Raiders and pirates
- Tau Empire - Tau, Demiurg, Nicassar, and Kroot
- Tyranid - Hive Fleets
- Necron - Raiders
Weapons
Ships use three types of weapons for combat. They are Batteries, Lances, and Ordnance.
- Weapon Batteries - Various weapons that fire mass attacks at enemies.
- Lance Weapons - Focused attacks used for precision strikes against enemy ships.
- Ordnance - Direct attack against ships, normally torpedoes or landing ships that are send to make physical contact with enemy ships.
Expansions
Battlefleet Gothic is a combination of the old Space Fleet game and the Epic gaming system. There is a box set available for purchase and the rules can be downloaded from the "Specialist Games" website.
The box set for the Battlefleet Gothic game contains:
- Battlefleet Gothic (rulebook)
- Getting Started guide and comic strip
- 4 Imperial Cruisers
- 4 Chaos Cruisers
- Fleet Registry roster pad
- 2 plastic range rulers
- 100 game counters
- 2 reference sheets
There are also updates called "Annuals" that are released every year and include supplemental rules, fleet sheets, and other information to help create variations in the game.
Armada
The "Annual update" for Battlefleet Gothic for 2003 was Battlefleet Gothic: Armada. This book introduced new fleets for the Imperial Navy, which are Armageddon, Bastion, Cadia, and the Reserve of Segmentum Obscurus.
This book also collects the various rules on the many different fleets so that gamers could officially use them:
- Battlefleet Armageddon
- Imperial Bastion Fleet List
- Battlefleet Cadia
- Segmentum Obsuras Reserve Fleet List
- Codex Astartes Space marine Fleet List
- Chaos 13th Black Crusade Fleet List
- Later Gothic War Eldar Corsairs Fleet List
- Dark Eldar Pirates Fleet List
- Ghazghkull's Ork Waaagh! Fleet List
- Necron Harvest Fleet List
- Tyranid Vanguard Fleet List
- Tyranid Hive Fleet List
- Tau Kor'Vattra Fleet List
There are two new campaigns introduced in Armada:
- The Third Armageddon War
- Abaddon's Thirteenth Black Crusade
Invasion
Battlefleet Gothic: Invasion is a crossover between the Battefleet Gothic game and the standard Warhammer 40,000 game. In the expansion are rules and scenarios that expand on the gaming system.
This game expansion is based on the fighting between a fleet and either a planetary defense or a space station defense. It emphasizes "Boarding Actions", i.e. fighting of troops between ships and/or bases, and uses different scenarios to emphasize the varied combats or events that can happen such as:
- Space
- Retrieval - The fleet is sent to retrieve an artifact from the remains of a battle.
- Defensive Ring - An attack made against a refueling station to disrupt an enemy's hit-and-run tactics.
- Port Maw - An invasion of the mighty Port Maw after a power outage.
- Ground
- Boarding Party - A standard raid in which an outnumbered opponent attempts to board and destroy an enemy's flagship.
- Deadline - A raiding party has a limited time to get rid of a large defense weapon while the two fleets battle each other.
