Time to rejoice? The wait is over, 7th Edition is HERE!
Not even two years has passed since we were graced with 6th Edition 40k, but now we have what many hope is a more balanced rules set.
Only time will tell I suppose.
If you haven’t picked up your copy of the new rules yet, the first thing you’ll notice is that the set contains three separate “codex” sized books that come in one slip cover.
I like just that fact, it’s easier to grab just the rules and throw it in your bag for heading out to the game store.
Sure you may be paying for two other books you won’t read as much, but at least you don’t have to lug them around with you everywhere too like in 6th Edition.
Here’s a summary of the rules set
- Book 1 – A Galaxy of War – 114 pages – A really, really, big painted miniatures gallery.
- Book 2 – Dark Millennium – 128 pages – 40k fluff, a must read at least once.
- Book 3 – The Rules – 208 pages This book is Space Marine codex sized, and has all the rules.
Following that we have about another quarter of the book devoted to unit types and then vehicles themselves.
From there the last half of the book is the game missions, and the appendix where all the universal special rules are now contained, along with the psychic disciplines etc.
It’s interesting to point out that the special fold out reference card from the Munitorium Collectors Edition is really just the last seven or so pages of the rulebook that make up the reference section, printed on card stock.
I’d recommend to start reading the new rules with the new Universal Special rules section, so you’re not flipping back to there every few minutes to check up if anything changed. Then I would start with the core rules, then skip ahead to the preparing for battle section, and finish up the book from the unit types section.
It sounds weird, but I think processed far more of the rules changes reading it that way.
About the Author: Rob Baer
Rob Baer
Job Title: Managing Editor
Founded Spikey Bits in 2009
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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 the Las Vegas Open, each of which attracts thousands of 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 2011 Adepticon 40k Team Tournament. He was even featured for his painting in issue #304 of Games Workshop’s White Dwarf Magazine.
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.
