Outside of the new Warhammer 40k Kill Team Starter set, all the rest of this week’s releases are indeed allocated to stores.
While GW does look like they are beginning to get their production back on track, and have promised that everyone that wants a copy of Kill Team will get one (read more about that here), allocations are back for the rest of this week’s releases, unfortunately.
Those numbers are not too awfully bad, but for the hobbyists not interested in the Kill Team starter box, it may be a tad more challenging to get the items they need for the new edition.
For now, though, let’s check out what goes on pre-order this week, and then take a look at how many of each will be available, and round it up with our thoughts on the matter.
New Warhammer Kill Team 40k
It looks like this will be a two-week pre-order window, similar to how Dominion and Indomitus were for the launches of those game lines as well. As we said earlier has made a promise that everyone who pre-orders this will get it. Meaning no fighting with scalpers or anyone else.
You might get it in a few months if you are late for the order, but you will get it apparently in a MTO format at a later date…
New Kill Team Box Set $199
Excited to get your hands on Kill Team: Octarius? You won’t have to wait long – pre-orders will be available in August, and you’ll want to keep an eye out as the boxed set is available only while stocks last (don’t worry if you miss it though, as all of the models will be available on their own shortly after). In the meantime, stay tuned to Warhammer Community for more in-depth looks at Kill Team: Octarius as we get closer to pre-order day.
Look to order this next month, and perhaps more conveniently, the models will be out “shortly” after as well. Pretty cool if hobbyists don’t have to worry about missing out on this box, as the models inside will be out shortly after.
With a little luck, these will be the first of a whole line of new DKoK models ported over from Forge World, or perhaps even fresh new designs from the GW studio! Find out more about the content of this box in our preview coverage here.
Kill Team: Core Book $50 & Compendium $50
The Kill Team: Core Book is also available separately in a 144-page package containing all the necessary rules and missions to enjoy Kill Team in three forms – open play, matched play, and narrative play.
Both the new Core rule book and the KT compendium will be available for pre-order, with the Compendium containing the actual unit rules for existing teams. Containing 55 fireteams, 187 types of operatives, new stratagems, ploys, and equipment, the Compendium is probably a must-have outside the box itself.
Or for hobbyists not getting the new box, it looks like these are the two books you’ll want to get to update your games of Kill Team to the new edition!
Kill Team: Tac Ops Cards $18
Also available both separately to the main Kill Team: Octarius box are these handy Kill Team: Tac Ops Cards. You get two identical decks of 27 cards, one for each player, which cover all 24 of the secondary objectives listed in the Core Book, as well as three cards you can use to hide your choices.
Usually, a great pick-up for helping in-game, and always super resellable down the road if you end up never using them as well!
Kill Team: Killzone Essentials $35
The Kill Team: Killzone Essentials package meanwhile comes with all the accessories you need – alongside the Core Book and the Compendium – to get to grips with this awesome new system and start playing hard-fought skirmish games on the battlefields of the 41st Millennium. It comes with three all-important combat gauges, 84 tokens, and six barricades.
From the looks of this, you get one inside the starter box, so this is probably more of a must-have for folks not planning on picking up the new box, and just using the teams they have currently!
Just like the cards, products such as these are super resellable down the road if you never end up using them as well!
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Kill Team Dice $35 Each
Four sets of 20 dice are also on the way in the Kill Team orange and black colors as well.
New Kill Team 40k Releases Allocated by GW Still
Listed to the right of each product are the 40k allocations numbers (called “caps” now from GW) to stores from Games Workshop North America.
Hopefully, this means whoever is interested can get them and the secondary market scalpers leave this release alone!
- Kill Team Starter Box Set: “Unlimited”
- Core Book: Cap 30
- Cards & Essentials: Cap 15
- Compendium Book: Cap 15
- Dice Sets: Cap 10
Overall it’s better than before, so at least this time we didn’t only have negative news to report!
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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.
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