But now we finally have a 2nd edition of Horus Heresy and what is very much a refreshed and regenerated game – not an entire system change like 7th to 8th 40k, but more a refinement and tightened system. When 8th Edition 40k came out (with major mechanical changes that made it no longer compatible with Heresy) a Horus Heresy rulebook was released that acted as a sort of 7.5 edition that tidied up some of the rules quirks that existed and smoothed off some of the edges to make the game suited for Heresy action. The original release of The Horus Heresy was essentially a “plug in” to the 6th/7th Edition of Warhammer 40,000 and during the early years of the game a small library was needed between the core 40k rules and the supplemental “Black Books” that added the Heresy specific rules.
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Gone is the modular nature of the MK III and IV kits, but instead we get some fantastically dynamic sculpts that are really quick and easy to build – an all important factor when you will be having quite a lot of these on your tabletop! While these are less customisable from a posing point of view, we actually get a host of options on the frames – a full command sprue is included with pouches, holsters, upgrade parts to represent all the options available in the rules and even bayonets and chain bayonets – and yes, these all have in game benefits! Fancy making your unit of World Eaters strength 5? Then just slap a chain bayonet on the end of your bolter! Not included in the box but available separately are a range of special and heavy weapon upgrade kits that allow you to build these as special or heavy support squads – this is absolutely brilliant so check out our review of these kits for the full details! Included are enough parts to build 40 Marines, which is sure to be the backbone of your Heresy force. Next up we have the new MK VI marines, affectionately known as Beakies! Based on the very first Space Marine models ever seen in plastic, this kit brings them up to date and actually gives them a slight scale increase over the previous Horus Heresy plastic kits. We also have a full video unboxing and review of the new 2nd Edition Horus Heresy boxed set, so if you would rather watch than read this review you can check it out below or over on YouTube In this review we will be taking a look at the Age of Darkness box, doing a full unboxing and going through the contents inside and also digging into the full rulebook and seeing what’s new and how the game differs to Warhammer 40,000 along with some hints to what the future holds for the game system. If you would like to support the site then why not order your copy of Warhammer The Horus Heresy Age of Darkness through our affiliate Element Games and save yourself some 20% too?
Massive thanks to Games Workshop for sending us a copy of The Horus Heresy Age of Darkness for us to review and unbox! We have been very excited about this one and what it means for new players getting to dip their toe into battles in the 31st Millennium. But now, with Warhammer The Horus Heresy: Age of Darkness we finally get the long anticipated 2nd edition of the Horus Heresy game, almost 10 years after Betrayal was published. It’s been 16 years since those words were uttered, we’ve had three editions of Warhammer 40,000, 60 Black Library novels and an entire game system’s worth of models released.
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