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New 1/2 Price 40k Codex & Rulebooks REVEALED

By Rob Baer | December 20th, 2015 | Categories: Warhammer 40k Rumors

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Just in time for the holidays -Come see the new GAMER’S EDITIONS of all the 40k codices and rulebook all price at roughly 1/2 OFF normal MSRP!

Games Workshop’s bringing the hobby love for the holidays with new versions of all the books we use to play, for about 1/2 the price!

Via Black Library

Interactive 40k Rulebook $39.99

for iPad and iPhone 

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Warhammer 40,000: Gamer’s Edition is your complete digital guide to waging war in the 41st millennium. Inside you will find the rules for the Warhammer 40,000 game, covering all the basics of how to play, including movement, shooting, close combat, vehicles and a comprehensive list of common weapons, wargear and special rules.

You will also find advanced rules covering mighty super-heavy war machines, nimble flyers, gargantuan creatures and much more. Learn how to select an army with detachments, add great bastions and defence lines with rules for fortifications, and discover how to choose your commander’s warlord traits and determine which psychic powers your warp-wielding warriors can bring to bear on the enemy.

Games Edition 40k Codex Books $23.99

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These twenty digital tomes contain the full army list (or datasheets) from each Codex, along with all the weapons, wargear and special rules you need. Each comes complete with Quick Links to make finding the rules you need in the heat of battle easy. There’s never been a more portable or convenient way to hold all your rules together in one place.
So the previous codex books were $49.99, but from the description it seems like these new offerings are minus all the fluff parts that we’re used to and just the rules themselves:

The Gamer’s Edition of Codex: Astra Militarum contains all the rules information to allow you to use your collection of Imperial Guard in games of Warhammer 40,000. It includes:

A complete army list covering every model in the Astra Militarum range
Rules for all the weapons and wargear used by the soldiers of the Imperial Guard
Warlord Traits, Heirlooms of Conquest and special rules for issuing orders to your forces

This Gamer Edition includes Quick Links and pop-ups to ensure that you’ll always have the rules you need to hand – no more flipping through books looking for the stats for your weapons or what a special rule does!

Honestly from a consumer standpoint this half book format seems to be very forward thinking. I wonder if this new outside the box trend of marketing from Games Workshop will continue though the new year.
So are these new half book offerings a step in the right direction, or just a way to sell us something we’ve already bought, again?