Shadow War: Armageddon cover
2017BGG rank #9,449

Shadow War: Armageddon

Games Workshop Ltd.

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Players2–4
Time30–120m
ComplexityMedium
Age0+

About the game

What is Shadow War: Armageddon?

A Warhammer 40,000 skirmish game that adapts the rules from Games Workshop's classic Necromunda, Shadow War: Armageddon is a squad level skirmish game with a baked in campaign system set in the hive cities of War Zone: Armageddon. The box includes modular terrain, templates, and dice along with miniatures for Blood Angels Scouts and Ork Boyz. The set includes rules for Space Marine Scout kill teams, Ork Boyz kill teams and Astra Militarum kill teams. Rules for the following additional factions are supplied online and in the stand-alone rulebook: Chaos Space Marines Dark Eldar Wych Cults Craftworld Eldar Genestealer Cult Hybrids Grey Knights Harlequin Troupes Necrons Skitarii Rangers Tau Pathfinders Tyranid Warriors Adepta Sororitas Inquisition

How it plays

Mechanics

Dice RollingModular BoardRole Playing

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Categories

MiniaturesScience FictionWargame

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