It’s no secret that Adeptus Titanicus has a high price of entry. However, there are a few ways to start playing the game for cheaper as well. Check this out.
Adeptus Titanicus built up hype in the community until, unfortunately, the Grand Master price was announced. Initial coverage of Titanicus, when it was previewed earlier in 2018, was actually our 6th most popular post of the year. However, it seemed once the price was revealed, there was an immediate disconnect with a lot of players.
With a whopping price tag of almost $300, it’s easy to see why. There was no other way to jump in and “test the waters” aside from throwing your wallet at the game.
Honestly, we here at Spikey Bits can tell you that the game itself is solid, and while deceptively simple to learn, is actually quite dynamic in depth once you learn all the advanced rules and start to play with Legio abilities and Asset Cards.
The best way we can describe it is 7th Edition 40k rules, with resource management and true line of sight. However all that being said, Titanicus is still expensive to get into, but there are a few ways to cut your costs as much as possible.
Split the Grand Master Box with a Friend
Of course, this is what most people seem to do with most GW Box Sets, but it’s worth mentioning. The Grand Master edition only comes with one rules set and isn’t quite enough to make a full maniple either way, but it is perfect for a Titan clash to actually learn the rules and see if it is for you. If you are doing the two-player “combo”, somebody will have to buy another rule set which is relatively cheap for what comes in inside.
Then, each of you will get a Warlord, a set of three Questor-Class Knights, and terrain as well. When it comes down to it, each of you will be paying about $175 total for everything we just mentioned above which is about the retail price of the Warhammer Battleforces.
However, as we said before, this isn’t enough to make a Maniple so you’ll both have to sink your wallets a bit deeper before you start to play. At the end of it all, you should be spending around $250-$300 each once you split the Grand Master Box and buy another set of Titans.
While expensive, it’s more of a “step two” sorta deal, that is a cheaper alternative to buying the box all for yourself and then needing more.
Buy a Rules Set & Battlegroup
If you know Titanicus is for you, and you know there are people playing in your area, this may be the best (and cheapest) buy-in to getting started Day 1. This Battlegroup comes with the exact amount of units needed to make a functioning Maniple in-game. On the bright side, you cover a wide span of Titans as well by getting two Warhounds, a Reaver, and a Warlord Titan.
This will cost you $170.
You’ll still need the rules set to go along with these guys, as well as the command terminals for the specific Titans. Luckily, GW has them as part of the rules themselves along with the wargear cards, objectives and asset cards to play the game as well for $60.
Grand Total: $230
This is saving you about $60 from buying the Grand Master edition Box Set, and is perhaps a better, cheaper alternative. Plus you get enough to actually play a normal battlegroup level game with your friends.
One caveat, you may want to pick up the Warhound wargear card pack at some point (it’s currently sold out on GW’s site) to maximize your weapon options if you plan to buy another set of Warhounds (same with the Reaver). The rules do come with enough cards to field two base Warlords and one Warlord with Plasma and fist/claw as well (the minimum for a Myrmidon maniple).
And just like any Warhammer game, these are the models the game is based on, so you may want to magnetize your weapons to help future proof them against expansions and rules changes.
What do you think about Adeptus Titanicus? How did you get into the game? Is it worth getting into in your opinion? Let us know in the comments of our Facebook Hobby Group.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
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About Rob Baer: Founder, Publisher, & Managing Editor of Spikey Bits, the leading tabletop gaming news website focused on the hobby side of wargaming and miniatures.
Rob also co-founded and currently hosts the Long War Podcast, which has over 350 episodes and focuses on tabletop miniatures gaming, specializing in Warhammer 40k. and spent six years writing for Bell of Lost Souls.
Every year, along with his co-hosts, he helps host the Long War 40k Doubles Tournament at Adepticon and the Long War 40k Doubles at Las Vegas Open, which attracts over 350 players from around the world.
Rob has won many Warhammer 40k Tournaments over the years, including multiple first-place finishes in Warhammer 40k Grand Tournaments over the years and even winning 1st place at the Adepticon 40k Team Tournament.
With over 30 years of experience in retail and distribution, Rob knows all the products and exactly which ones are the best. As a member of GAMA (Game Manufacturers Association), he advocates for gaming stores and manufacturers in these difficult times, always looking for the next big thing to feature for the miniatures hobby, helping everyone to provide the value consumers want.
While he’s played every edition of Warhammer 40k and Warhammer Fantasy (since 5th Edition) and has been hobbying on miniatures since the 1980s, Titans of all sizes will always be his favorite! It’s even rumored that his hobby vault rivals the Solemnance Galleries, containing rulebooks filled with lore from editions long past, ancient packs of black-bordered Magic Cards, and models made of both pewter and resin.
