Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
(1987)
Who is this game suitable for?
Suitable for ages 16 and up. You can play with 2 to 2 players.
For the pros among you, the following mechanics can be decisive: Dice Rolling, Line of Sight, Measurement Movement, Modular Board und Variable Player Powers...
Game Data
| Average time to play: | 120 |
| Minimum age: | 16 |
| Number of players: | 2 |
| Publisher: | Alfil Juegos, Games Workshop Ltd. |
| Designers: | Rick Priestley |
| Artists: | Tony Ackland, Dave Andrews, John Blanche, Carl Critchlow, Colin Dixon, Charles Elliot (I), Angus Fieldhouse, David Gallagher, Jes Goodwin, Tony Hough, Pete Knifton, Martin McKenna, Ian Miller, Aly Morrison, Trish Morrison, Bob Naismith, Alan Perry, Tim Pollard, Wil Rees, John Sibbick, Stephen Tappin |
| Mechanics: | Dice Rolling, Line of Sight, Measurement Movement, Modular Board, Variable Player Powers |
The first edition of Warhammer 40,000, but different enough to call it another game. Rogue Trader was a story-based skirmish game with plots the GM (Game Master) would write up. Rules were provided for various races but algorithms were also in the rulebook to calculate the cost of your homemade units. There was a wide variety of gear, vehicles, and troop types available to each army. Players were encouraged to use other companies models with GW's own and make up rules and units.
This edition is considered the best by some players because of the massive amount of background and the free-form rules.
Re-implemented by:
Warhammer 40,000 2d and 3d editions
Expanded by:
Book of the Astronomican
Warhammer 40,000 Compendium
Warhammer 40,000 Compilation
Warhammer Siege
Warhammer 40,000 Battle Manual
Warhammer 40,000 Vehicle Manual
Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness
Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned
Waagh da Orks
'Ere We Go: Orks in Warhammer 40,000
Freebooterz
Buy Microbadge
Alternative names:
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
Warhammer 40,000 (1st Edition)
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