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The Horus Heresy: Betrayal At Calth box art
2015 Ranked #6,096

The Horus Heresy: Betrayal At Calth

A squad-based tunnel-combat game where players command opposing forces through missions during a desperate invasion. Fast tactical battles emphasize survival in claustrophobic spaces, with each side choosing how to press its advantage underground.

Wargames Miniatures Science Fiction Variable Player Powers Dice Rolling

Players

2

Play time

30-60 min

Age

?+

Complexity

2.55/5

Rating

7.50

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

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ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.3/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 3.9/5

High replayability

Interaction 3.7/5

Highly interactive

Player scaling 4.0/5

Scales well

Strategic depth 4.5/5

Deep strategy

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How it plays

How does it play?

From the official description: "The Horus Heresy: Betrayal At Calth is a fantastic standalone boxed game of claustrophobic tunnel combat, set during the Word Bearers’ invasion of the Ultramarine world of Calth.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Variable Player Powers

Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Read the full game description

From the official description: "The Horus Heresy: Betrayal At Calth is a fantastic standalone boxed game of claustrophobic tunnel combat, set during the Word Bearers’ invasion of the Ultramarine world of Calth. Emphasising fast-paced squad-based combat during six exciting missions, it allows players to choose their side and command a force of beautifully detailed Citadel miniatures in a brutal war for survival, during one of the iconic battles of the Horus Heresy."

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Type

2
Wargames Thematic Games

Category

3
Miniatures Science Fiction Wargame

Mechanism

2
Dice Rolling Variable Player Powers

Family

3
Fictional Events: Horus Heresy Players: Two-Player Only Games Setting: Warhammer 40,000 Board Games

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Game and edition data

All specifications (4)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
30–60 min
Complexity
2.6/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Designers

1
James M. Hewitt

Publishers

1
Games Workshop Ltd.

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