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The [[Citadel Combat Cards]] '''Spacewar''' card set was was released in late 1988 (i.e. it is part of the Combat Cards' [[Citadel Combat Cards#First edition|first edition]] and depicts miniatures from the [[Warhammer 40,000]] armies of this period.{{Fn|1}}<sup>,</sup>{{Fn|2}} ==Product description==The card decks contains 35 cards (plus "bonus game" rules and cover card) and was sold in a blister containing a plastic hardshell case. The "standard rules" were printed on the backside of the blister.{{Fn|2}} ==General card layout==Each card features a full-colour photo of a [[Citadel Miniatures|Citadel Miniature]] with the following game-relevant info:{{Fn|2}}*top-right corner: name and type of the unit*left side: "statistics" ("Weapon Skill", "Strength", "Speed", "Bravery", "Intelligence", "Toughness")*bottom middle to right: "feature symbols" ==Rules==As all card sets of the [[Citadel Combat Cards#redirect First edition|first edition of Citadel Combat Cards]] there are three ways to play this game:*Standard (or "fast") rules*Bonus game rules*''Attack'' variant rules ===Standard rules===After the cards have been dealt out and all the players have their cards in front of them in a face down stack the owner of the pack takes the top card from his stack and picks a statistic. Each other player then places his top card on the table and the card with the highest value of the chosen statistic wins the round. All losing cards are removed as "killed" and put aside while the winning card returns to the bottom of the winner's stack. In the case of a draw all the cards with the highest statistic win and return to their owners. Then it is the next player's turn. The last player to hold any Combat Card wins the game. For longer games multiple packs can be combined.{{Fn|2}} ===Bonus game===The "bonus game" (see [[Citadel Combat Cards#First edition|here]]) included in '''Spacewar''' is called ''Deadly Doubles''. For this game variant two identical card sets are needed and 2+ players can play. All 70 cards (inluding the Bonus Rules cards) are shuffled and dealt out into seven rows with ten face down cards each. Then the Bonus Rules cards are removed. The first player flips over two chosen cards - if they are the same he gets to keep them and continues to play until he flips over two different cards which then of course remain on the table. Then it's the next player's turn. The game ends when no more cards are left on the table and the player with most doubles wins.{{Fn|2}} ===Attack!===[[File:Citadel Combat Cards Special Abilities.JPG|thumb|left|300px|The "Special Abilities" in ''Attack!''{{Fn|5}}]] In June 1989 [[Jervis Johnson]] published rules for '''Attack!''' in [[White Dwarf 114 (UK)]], a "game for Citadel Combat Cards". This simple board game for 2-4 players required, apart from one or two sets of Citadel Combat Cards, a chessboard, plastic bases as used in the ''Talisman'' boardgame and dice. It was only with this game that the "feature symbols" mentioned above came into play (see below).{{Fn|5}} In the classic 2 player-variant 16 cards are dealt out to each player, the players then proceed to pick one of their cards as the "general", the other 15 are "troopers". All cards are stuck into the bases and set up - 1 card per square - by each player in their respective halves of the chess board with the backs of the cards facing towards the opponent.{{Fn|4}} Each turn consists of a "move" and an "attack". For the "move" the player can move one of their cards (not the "general" who may not be moved) up to two squares in any direction or combination of directions. An "attack" can only be directed at a card in an adjacent square. Only once the attack is declared are the two involved cards turned around so that both players can see them. Now both cards have to fight a "Duel to the Death" by comparing their "statistics" and rolling the dice, the losing card is "killed" and removed, the winning card remains and once again "hides" its identity. Then it's the turn of the other player. The player who manages to kill the opposing "general" wins the game. The game can also be played with three or four players, albeit with a more complicated setup procedure and more cards and material needed.{{Fn|4}} Optional rules include the use of "special abilities" (indicated by the aforementioned "feature symbols") that affect the "move" or "attack" phases (these are called ''Area Effect Weapon'' (explosion symbol), ''Berserker'' (screaming head symbol), ''Fearsome Monster'' (gaping maw symbol), ''Leader'' (crown symbol), ''Wizard or Psyker'' (eye symbol), ''Magic Armour'' (helmet symbol), ''Magic Weapon'' (sword symbol), ''Musician/ Standard Bearer'' (flag symbol), ''Medic'' (cross symbol) and ''Ranged Weapon'' (bow and arrow symbol)). The optional rules also allow for a "Two Pack Game" and the use of terrain.{{Fn|4}} ==Cards overview==<center><gallery widths="80" heights="120">Spacewar front.jpg|Spacewar cover cardSpacewar backside.jpg|cards backsideLt Commander Chavez.jpg|[[Lieutenant-Commander|Lt Commander]] [[Chavez]], [[Space Marine|Marine]] [[Power fist|Power Fist]]Telol Haver.jpg|[[Telol Haver]], [[Lieutenant (Space Marine)|Marine Lieutenant]]Golrath Stern.jpg|[[Golrath Stern]], [[Lieutenant (Space Marine)|Marine Lieutenant]]Brother-Lieutenant Jonas.jpg|[[Lieutenant (Space Marine)|Brother-Lieutenant]] [[Jonas (Ultramarines)|Jonas]], [[Space Marine|Marine Champion]]Morgen Blackblood.JPG|[[Morgen Blackblood]], [[Space Marine|Marine Champion]]Tarak Queeg.jpg|[[Tarak Queeg]], [[Space Marine|Marine]] [[Space Marine Captain|Marine Captain]]Brother-Captain Solkun.jpg|[[Space Marine Captain|Brother-Captain]] [[Solkun]], [[Space Marine]]Father Ruben Moress.jpg|[[Ruben Moress|Father Ruben Moress]], [[Chaplain|Marine Chaplin]]Gideon Fax.jpg|[[Gideon Fax]], [[Apothecary|Marine Medic]]Brother-Sergeant Kinner.JPG|[[Kinner|Brother-Sergeant Kinner]], [[Space Marine Sergeant|Marine Sergeant]]Brother Mordin.jpg|[[Mordin (Space Marine)|Brother Mordin]], [[Legion of the Damned]]Brother Bengham.jpg|[[Bengham|Brother Bengham]], [[Space Marine|Marine Trooper]]Brother Janner.jpg|[[Janner|Brother Janner]], [[Space Marine|Marine Trooper]]Brother Romulus.jpg|[[Romulus|Brother Romulus]], [[Space Marine|Marine Trooper]]Brother Travis.jpg|[[Travis (Space Marine)|Brother Travis]], [[Space Marines|Marine]] [[Missile launcher|Missile Launcher]]Lord Hargen.jpg|[[Hargen|Lord Hargen]], [[Inquisitor|Imperial Inquisitor]]Alen the Seer.jpg|[[Alen the Seer]], [[Astropath]]Corporal Higgs.jpg|[[Corporal]] [[Higgs]], [[Imperial Guard|Imperial Guard Trooper]]Warmaster Gorun.jpg|[[Warmaster (Squats)|Warmaster]] [[Gorun]], [[Squats|Squat Commander]]Magnus Ulthang.jpg|[[Magnus Ulthang]], [[Squats|Squat Commander]]Ragnan Mograk.jpg|[[Ragnan Mograk]], [[Squats|Squat Commander]]Grund Deepson.jpg|[[Grund Deepson|'Mad' Grund Deepson]], [[Squats|Squat Champion]]Dimron Starag.jpg|[[Dimron Starag]], [[Squats|Squat Champion]]Private Brokk.JPG|[[Brokk|Private Brokk]], [[Squats|Squat Sergeant]]Private Haakon.JPG|[[Haakon|Private Haakon]], [[Squats|Squat Trooper]]Garnil Hullson.jpg|[[Garnil Hullson]], [[Squats|Squat]] [[Plasma gun|Plasma Gun]]Lanriel Nightland.jpg|[[Lanriel Nightland]], [[Eldar]] [[Eldar Corsairs|Clan Lord]]Elliath Starbrow.JPG|[[Elliath Starbrow]], [[Eldar]] [[Chainsword]]Dedanth Moonstalker.jpg|[[Dedanth Moonstalker]], [[Eldar|Eldar trooper]]Tyrell of Arden.jpg|[[Tyrell of Arden]], [[Chaos Space Marine|Renegade Warlord]]Boglob.jpg|[[Boglob]], [[Orks|Ork Warchief]]Lipnut the Vile.jpg|[[Lipnut the Vile]], [[Orks|Ork Champion]]Gutrot Blackheart.jpg|[[Gutrot Blackheart]], [[Orks|Ork trooper]]Gutmuncher.jpg|[[Gutmuncher]], [[Orks|Ork]] [[Plasma gun|Plasma Gun]]Crazy Kargash.jpg|[[Kargash|'Crazy' Kargash]], [[Orks|Ork]] [[Missile launcher|Missile Launcher]]</gallery></center> ==See also==*[[Citadel Combat Cards]]*[[Chaos (card game)Chaos]], another Citadel Combat Cards set from the same period ==Sources==*{{Endn|1}}: [[White Dwarf 106 (UK)]], p.81 (Citadel Combat Cards announcement)*{{Endn|2}}: '''Spacewar''' blister backside (1988)*{{Endn|3}}: '''Spacewar''' card set (1988)*{{Endn|4}}: [[White Dwarf 114 (UK)]], p.71-73 (''Attack! A Game for Citadel Combat Cards'') [[Category:Card Games]]
