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Warhammer 40,000: Codex

Roll dice and choose how to use the results for tactical outcomes.

Wargames Book Expansion for Base-game Modular Board Variable Player Powers

Players

2

Play time

Not listed

Age

10+

Complexity

3.4/5

Rating

7.03

Harder to teach Highly interactive Deep strategy

Overview

At a glance

Is this game right for my group?

ABG editorial scores on a 1–5 scale.

Teachability 2.4/5

Harder to teach

Replay value 4.0/5

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?

The Warhammer 40,000 Codex books contain the complete rules for playing various armies in Warhammer 40,000. They also contain in-depth painting guides, army lists, and much more.

Core mechanisms

Key systems that shape the decisions players make.

Modular Board

Build the play area from interchangeable sections that vary between games.
Variable Player Powers

Each player has different abilities, restrictions, or strategic advantages.
Dice Rolling

Roll dice to introduce uncertainty into actions, production, movement, or resolution.
Read the full game description

The Warhammer 40,000 Codex books contain the complete rules for playing various armies in Warhammer 40,000. They also contain in-depth painting guides, army lists, and much more. Please note as of August 2020, all codex books have their own individual entry on BGG. You may use the customizing version option if you wish to have it show up in your collection and not worry about moving logged plays. Creating custom versions in your collection and selecting custom representative images

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Type

1
Wargames

Category

5
Book Expansion for Base-game Miniatures Science Fiction Wargame

Mechanism

3
Dice Rolling Modular Board Variable Player Powers

Family

2
Players: Two-Player Only Games Setting: Warhammer 40,000 Wargames

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Game and edition data

All specifications (5)

Play and group

Players
2
Best with
2
Play time
120 min
Age
10+
Complexity
3.4/5
Credits and catalog connections

Credits

Publishers

1
Games Workshop Ltd.

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