Planetary Empires
Planetary Empires is an expansion game for Warhammer 40,000 released by Games Workshop. The game rules and accompanying map board and pieces allow you to wage a campaign across a planetary-size landscape. It is designed to help you run evocative, narrative-driven campaign.[1]
| Author(s) | Rick Priestley, Jervis Johnson |
| Released | 2009 |
| Pages | 104 |
Expanded Rules
Stratagem cards were available for download on games-workshop website that could be earned by events on the planetary empires board that would effect the battle on the table top.[4][5]
Additional Tiles
The Planetary Empires hex tiles are compatible with the Warhammer Fantasy Mighty Empires (7th_Edition) tiles and was demonstrated being used in the Rok of Ages campaign in White Dwarf.[2][3]
Hive City tile - A special tile that was only available directly from Games Workshop. Counts as a space port tile with a power station, a command bastion, a shield generator, and a manufactorum without having to add those pieces to the tile.[2]
Sources
- 1: Games Workshop
- 2: White Dwarf 356 (UK)
- 3: White Dwarf 357 (UK)
- 4: Strategy Cards for Planetary Empires expansion game, card Home Ground - Minor Stratagem", (saved archive page, dated February 2011, last accessed 6 October 2015)
- 5: Strategy Cards for Planetary Empires expansion game, card Chosen Ground - Minor Stratagem", (saved archive page, dated February 2011, last accessed 7 October 2015)
| Rulebook | Warhammer 40,000 5th Edition Rulebook |
|---|---|
| Codices | Space Marines • Imperial Guard • Space Wolves • Tyranids • Blood Angels • Dark Eldar • Grey Knights • Sisters of Battle • Necrons |
| Starter Sets | Assault on Black Reach |
| Other | Apocalypse Reload • Planetstrike • Planetary Empires • Battle Missions • Spearhead |