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{{otheruses|USE=Board Game|OTHERUSE=Background Book|OTHERPAGE=The Battle for Armageddon (Background Book)}}
|Name =Battle for Armageddon
|Image =Wh40k armageddon 02.jpg
|Players =2
|Game time =2 hours
}}'''Battle for Armageddon''' was a strategic boardgame released by [[Games Workshop]] in 1992. Unlike the many miniatures-based games produced by GW, '''Armageddon''' was a more traditional counter and board game. It was one of four in GW's "[[Wargames Series]]", including [[Horus Heresy (Game)]] and [[Doom of the Eldar (Game)]], which used the same or similar principles. == Campaign ==The game represents the [[Second War for Armageddon]], between the [[Ork]] [[Waaagh!]] led by [[Warboss|Warlord]] [[Ghazghkull Mag Uruk Thraka]], and the defending [[Imperial]] forces of the [[Hive World]] [[Armageddon]], [[Governor|Overlord]] [[Herman von Strab]], [[Commander]] [[Dante]] of the [[Blood Angels]], and Imperial [[Commissar Yarrick]]. Concentrating on the [[Armageddon Secundus]] region of the planet, the game is a mixture of strategy and resource management.
The characters of Ghazghkull and Yarrick were later given rules for use in [[Warhammer 40,000]] and [[Space Marine (Game)]].
*Both games were later released for [http://www.armageddon3.com/English/History/history_free.html free in pdf format] by Games Workshop to promote their [http://www.armageddon3.com/ 3rd War for Armageddon] Warhammer 40,000 campaign.
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==See Also==
*[[Wargames Series]]