Space Marine (1st Edition)

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

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

Space Marine is an out of production war game set during the Horus Heresy, using Epic-scale miniatures. It was released during Summer 1989.^[1]

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.^[1]

The Rules for troops in Adeptus Titanicus (game) were first published in White Dwarf 110 (UK), they were written by Jervis Johnson and Mike Brunton.^[2]

Box contents

Space Marine (1st Edition) box contents^[4]

• 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 compiles previously published White Dwarf articles, including Orks and Eldar armies

Box sets were released for the Eldar and the Orks :

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  Eldar Legion: 230 plastic miniatures with Eldar Guardians and Grav-tanks^[3]

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  Ork Horde: 230 plastic miniatures with 200 Orkboyz and 30 battlewagons^[3]

Sources

• 1: White Dwarf 115 (UK), pg. 46-47
• 2: White Dwarf 110 (UK), Space Marine!, pg. 31
• 3: White Dwarf 119 (UK), pg. 81
• 4: White Dwarf 118 (UK), pg. 81