Battlefleet Gothic

About the game

What is Battlefleet Gothic?

A space battle game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. BFG uses a variety of spaceship miniatures that are moved and fired by distance measuring. Battles have a Age-of-Sail-in-Space feel to them with more emphasis on broadside attacks than on 'air' superiority. The core rules contain scenarios along with campaign rules. The starter box was out of print for couple of years, but due to popular demand (or a large surplus of miniatures in their warehouse), Games Workshop re-released it. The starter box set is now OOP. The rules have been revised, and are available in book format and free PDF downloadable files. As of 2013, the ships are no longer available from Games Workshop or Forgeworld. The game is expanded by Battlefleet Gothic Armada Armada (yellow book) is an expansion to the BFG rulebook, often referred to as 'the blue book.' In 2007 GW released anm update to the 1999 rulebook. This was the v1.5/2007 edition. In 2010 the FAQ/Compendium 2010 was released including various fixes/changes and adding some more ships and fleets. (Mainly collecting the separate PDF's GW released between 2004 and 2007 for Rogue Traders, Craftworld Eldar, Tau Kor'or'vesh and Powers of Chaos).

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• How do setup and the first turn work in Battlefleet Gothic?
• When does scoring happen and what ends the game?
• How should the table resolve an unusual timing or rules interaction?