Space Marine (Game)

This article is about the 1989 miniatures game. For other uses of Space Marine, see Space Marine (disambiguation).

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Space Marine is an out of production war game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, using Epic-scale miniatures for much larger scale battles.^{[Needs Citation]}

Background

Space Marine enables players to re-enact battles in the dark future of the 41st Millennium (respectively the Horus Heresy). Due to the smaller scale of the actual miniatures, it is possible to field much larger scale battles than Warhammer 40,000.

The Rules for troops in Adeptus Titanicus were first published in White Dwarf issue 110 as "Space Marine" They are listed as being writen by Jervis Johnson and Mike Brunton.

Space Marine followed the Adeptus Titanicus game (1988) (both could be played as stand alone or combined games), adding infantry and vehicles to the Titan vs Titan system. Both games were replaced by Warhammer Epic 40,000 which worked at the same scales but had all new mechanics. Space Marine consisted of two editions, both sold as box sets which contained rules, scenery and enough miniatures for two armies.

First Edition

Space Marine 1st Edition
Box art
Manufacturer	Games Workshop
Designer	Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestley
Preceded by	Adeptus Titanicus
Followed by	Space Marine (2nd Edition)
Released	1989
Scale	6mm
Players	2+

First edition Space Marine, subtitled Epic Battles in the Age of Heresy was released in 1989 and was set in a much early time period than Warhammer 40,000. It featured Space Marines versus Space Marines during the civil wars of the Horus Heresy. The game could be combined with the previously published Adeptus Titanicus which featured Titans, giant robots, in the same 6mm scale. Ork and Eldar models were also released, with rules for them in the Codex Titanicus expansion.

Box contents

rulebook
368 epic scale plastic miniatures:
- 16 Land Raiders
- 32 Rhinos
- 320 Space Marines
64 banners for 4 loyal and 4 traitor legions
14 coloured card buildings with plastic roofs
16 datacards
counters
4 dice

Expansions for the first edition

Codex Titanicus Adds some errata along with the Orks and Eldar armies

It's also compatible with Adeptus Titanicus.

Second Edition

Space Marine 2nd Edition
Box art
Manufacturer	Games Workshop
Designer	Jervis Johnson, Rick Priestley
Preceded by	Space Marine (1st Edition)
Followed by	Epic 40,000
Released	1991
Scale	6mm
Players	2+

Second edition was subtitled Epic Conflict in the War Torn Universe of the 41st Millennium was released in 1991 and brought the setting into the standard era of Warhammer 40,000. It radically revised but still fundamentally retained the same system, unlike the latter version of the Epic range. The new edition included Orks, Eldar and Titans in the basic rules. These and other new races were greatly expanded in the latter supplements.

Box contents

rulebook with 64 pages (also contains some background)
546 epic scale plastic miniatures
- 12 Land Raiders
- 24 Rhinos
- 240 Space Marines
- 12 Eldar Grav-tanks
- 120 Eldar Guardians
- 18 Ork Battlewagons
- 120 Orkboyz
- 1 Warlord Titan with modular weapon configuration
10 coloured card buildings with plastic roofs
140 counters and reference sheets
57 army cards for Orks, Eldar and Space Marines
5 dice

1991 Box content

Expansions for the second edition

Armies of the Imperium – Imperial Armies
Ork and Squat Warlords – Expansion for the Orks and Squat armies
Renegades – Expansion for the Eldar and Chaos armies
Hive War – Tyranid armies

In addition there is a collection of White Dwarf articles called Space Marine Battles, published in 1993.

It's also compatible with Titan Legions.

Boxed sets

Eldar War Host: 300+ plastic miniatures with Howling Banshees, Dark Reapers, Scouts, Harlequins, Warlocks and Grav-mount Vibro-cannons
Battle Titans: boxed set with 6 plastic Warlord Titans
Eldar Legion: 230 plastic miniatures with Eldar Guardians and Grav-tanks
Space Marines: 300+ plastic miniatures with Captains, Land Speeder Squadronss, Bike Squadrons, Robots, Terminator Squads
Imperial Guard: 300+ plastic miniatures with Guardsmen, Commissars, Beastmen, Ogryns, Rough Riders, Sentinels and Ratling Snipers
Squat Warriors: 300+ plastic miniatures with Squat Warriors, Squats in Exo Armour, Thudd Guns, Guild Bikers and Mole Mortars
Epic Stompers: 180+ plastic miniatures with Shokk Attack Guns, Ork Stompas, Eldar Dreadnoughts, Chaos Androids and Mole Mortars
Ork Horde: 230 plastic miniatures with 200 Orkboyz and 30 battlewagons
Epic Ork Invasion: 300+ plastic miniatures with Stormboyz, Wildboyz, Boarboyz, Warbuggies, Warbikes and Traktor Beams
Chaos Horde: 300+ plastic miniatures with Chaos Space Marines, Champions of Chaos, Juggernauts of Khorne, Trolls and Minotaurs