Adeptus Titanicus (game)

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This article is about the the game system. For other uses of Adeptus Titanicus, see Adeptus Titanicus (disambiguation).

The Adeptus Titanicus game was released in December 1988.^[1]} One player controlled some Imperial Titans whilst the other controlled some Chaos Titans, re-enacting battles from the Horus Heresy.^[2] It was the first game to introduce the idea of Epic (6mm) scale gaming.

Adeptus Titanicus Designer Jervis Johnson Manufacturer Games Workshop Released 1988[1] Scale 6mm Players 2+ Game time 1-2 hours Followed by Titan Legions (game)

Setting

Adeptus Titanicus is set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe, around M30 during the Horus Heresy. During this time, thousands of battles were fought between armies of Titans and war machines across the galaxy. The tremendous firepower available with a Titan makes it a deadly weapon, able to kill hundreds in a single salvo. You are given control as the commander, or princeps, of the Titan legions of the Adeptus Titanicus. Whether you follow the Traitors or Loyalists is up to you, but to succeed you will need fast thinking and good planning, or you shall suffer only death on the battlefield.^[2]

Eldars were present as part of the Horus Heresy setting, usually taking side with the Loyalists, as they were fighting against Chaos rather than with the Imperium ^[3c]

Adeptus Mechanicus were also expanded, introducing Legio Cybernetica rules and miniatures available for both Loyalists and Traitors, robots being considered in the same class as Dreadnoughts^[4]

Box Contents

Adeptus Titanicus (game) box back

• Rulebook
• 12 Warlord Titans
• 8 buildings
• Numerous paper counters

The Titans had modular arms so weapons could be changed to add more flavour.

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  Warlord Titan

Supplements

Battle Titans

Battle Titans supplement Box (1989)^[3b]

The "Battle Titans" Box released in february 1989, contained 6 plastic Warlord Titans and interchangeable weapons and parts to produce a wide range of variants^[3b]

White Dwarf Supplements

Additionally, rules introducing new units and gameplay were published in susbequent White Dwarf articles :

• White Dwarf 109 (UK)
  • Land Raider !Rules for vehicles in Adeptus Titanicus pg. 11-24
  • Reavers and Warhounds pg. 77-81
• White Dwarf 110 (UK)
  • Space Marine! Rules for infantry in Adeptus Titanicus pg. 31-48
  • Eldar, pg. 60-69
• White Dwarf 111 (UK)
  • Chain Fist! Advanced Close Combat for Titans, pg. 51-55
  • Craters, pg. 67-72
• White Dwarf 112 (UK)
  • Conquerors! Robots in Adeptus Titanicus, pg. 68-72

After the release of the Space Marine game (1989), supplements were published which concerned both games :

• White Dwarf 116 (UK)
  • Epic Battle Damage System, pg. 8-19
  • Orks, pg. 28-43
• White Dwarf 117 (UK)
  • Codex Titanicus, pg. 8-27

Codex Titanicus

• Codex Titanicus (1st Edition), published in december 1989, compiled previously published White Dwarf articles^[5]

Supplements Miniatures

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  Warhound Titans

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  Reaver Titan

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  Phantom Titan

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  Warlock Battle Titan

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  Ork Gargant

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  Ork Gargant

See Also

Related Articles

• Space Marine (game)

Reboot

A reboot of the game, with all-new miniatures, was released in 2018.

Sources

• 1: White Dwarf 108 (UK), pg. 2-3
• 2: White Dwarf 109 (UK), pg. 12
• 3: White Dwarf 110 (UK)
  • 3a: Land Raider! Rules for Infantry in Adeptus mechanicus, pg. 31
  • 3b: Battle Titans advert, pg. 37
  • 3c: Eldar, pg. 60-69
• 4: White Dwarf 112 (UK), Conquerors! Robots in Adeptus Titanicus, pg. 68-72
• 5: White Dwarf 120 (UK), Advert., pg. 14