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Codex: Angels of Death is a supplement published by Games Workshop in 1996 for the table-top miniatures game Warhammer 40,000 . The supplement focuses on the Space Marine chapters known as the Dark Angels and the Blood Angels, who harbour a thousand-year secret and seek to expiate their guilt on the field of battle.
Codex: Angels of Death is a supplement which details the history, organizational structure and character of the Blood Angel and Dark Angel Space Marine chapters, and includes rules that cover the style, weapons and capabilities of both groups. [1] The book also describes powerful characters associated with both chapters, as well as the special units Ravenwing and Deathwing. [2]
In 1987, Games Workshop released the science fiction miniatures wargame Warhammer 40,000, followed by a second edition in 1993. Many supplements and expansions for the second edition followed, including Codex: Angels of Death in 1996, a 120-page softcover book created by Rick Priestley and Jarvis Johnson, with artwork by John Blanche, Wayne England, Mark Gibbons, and Des Hanley. The book contents became obsolete in 1998 with the release of the 3rd edition of Warhammer 40,000.
In Issue 3 of the UK magazine Arcane, Mark Donald called this "the most professionally produced Codex to date. It's clear, comprehensive and contains some great art, especially on the stormy front cover." Donald noted that this was not new material, writing, "You may already have most of this book in a different guise." Nevertheless, Donald recommended buying this book, giving it a rating of 7 out of 10 while concluding, "If you want just one Space Marine Codex, then get this." [1]
In Issue 92 of the French magazine Casus Belli , Emmanuel Quenez noted, "This supplement is timely for all defenders of the countless human interstellar colonies." After summarizing the book's content, Quenez concluded, "This excellent work will reinforce human troops, which is far from being a luxury in this terrifying universe." [2]
In a retrospective review written 25 years after the book's publication, Greg Chiasson admitted "Yes, it seems like a clunky first draft, but that's because it kind of is." But Chiasson pointed out "All of [present-day Warhammer] was built off of this, and I have to respect what they did here, capturing the imagination of an entire generation of nerds." Chiasson also noted that the book had been a good deal, writing, "For something that went for $20 back in the day, there's a lot of book here – over 100 pages even before you factor in the catalog pages. It's not full-color, and it's soft cover, but still, amazing value for money." Chiasson concluded, "I truly adore this book. As an artifact, if not a gaming piece, it rules." [3]
Warhammer 40,000 is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023.
Games Workshop Group is a British manufacturer of miniature wargames, based in Nottingham, England. Its best-known products are Warhammer and Warhammer 40,000.
In the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000, the Space Marines, also known as the Adeptus Astartes, are superhuman warrior-monks who fight for the Imperium of Man. They wear mechanised suits of armour and have modified genomes that grant them superhuman strength and endurance. Some Space Marines have betrayed the Imperium and serve the Gods of Chaos, and are thus known as Chaos Space Marines.
Epic is a series of tabletop wargames set in the fictional Horus Heresy and Warhammer 40,000 universes. Whereas Warhammer 40,000 involves small battles between forces of a few squads of troops and two or three vehicles, Epic features battles between armies consisting of dozens of tanks and hundreds of soldiers. Due to the comparatively larger size of the battles, Epic miniatures are smaller than those in Warhammer 40,000, with a typical human being represented with a 6mm high figure, as opposed to the 28mm minis used in Warhammer 40,000. Since being first released in 1988 as Adeptus Titanicus, it has gone through various editions with varying names.
Warhammer is a tabletop miniature wargame with a medieval fantasy theme. The game was created by Bryan Ansell, Richard Halliwell, and Rick Priestley, and first published by the Games Workshop company in 1983.
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A codex, in the Warhammer 40,000 tabletop wargame, is a rules supplement containing information concerning a particular army, environment, or worldwide campaign.
Warzone is a tabletop miniature wargame based on the Mutant Chronicles universe and role-playing game. It features squad-based combat at a skirmish level, although vehicles and large models were introduced in later supplements to the main rule book.
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Matt Ward is a British author and miniature wargaming designer, who is best known for his work with Games Workshop on the Warhammer Fantasy Battles, Warhammer 40,000 and The Lord of the Rings Strategy Battle Game systems. He was also a frequent contributor to the magazine White Dwarf during his first stint at the company.
Space Hulk: Deathwing is a first-person shooter developed by Streum On Studio with assistance from Cyanide and published by Focus Home Interactive. The game is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe and based upon the turn-based strategy tabletop miniatures board game Space Hulk. It expands the gameplay environment, beyond the narrow maze-like corridors of the original board game and earlier video games, to include massive space ship interiors such as a cathedral. The story is co-written by Gav Thorpe, a longtime Games Workshop author and games designer. The game was released on December 14, 2016, while the console version was released on March 28, 2018.
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