Warhammer 40k EPIC - The Best game Games Workshop Abandoned...

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[Wulferic]

I would love to see GW bring it back, especially with some of the newer factions - Necrons, Tau... would love to see them in Epic scale!

[mrbeast]

I used to play this when it was branded as 'Space Marine'. Yes it was one the best games. It was possible to field huge armies and play games that captured the vast sweep of an epic (pun intended) 40K battle. The rules were relatively simple, fast play rules that allowed the game top flow quickly and logically. A real shame that GW got rid of it.

[js]

lets not forget that there was a epic scale game after "epic 40K", Epic Armageddon, witch still has a community behind it with updates to the rules and tournaments

[MrAuggiedoggy]

YES Dave should do more Epic 40k retro minis so he can quench his Epic nostalgia

[Shadowquacker]

This makes me feel old; I remember it being called Space Marine and still think of the five-in-a-row configuration for infantry bases as the “new” layout!

[samuelgowers]

That space marine lander looks just like any UEF transport from the 2007-8 supreme commander. The way it carries its tank payload externally is so rugged and cool.

[AvoidTheCadaver]

I still have 10s of thousands of pts of Eldar, marines and orks from the predecessor and epic 40k.
Watching waves of bombers and fighter escorts flying in to paste the field was always terrifying. But seeing an eldad vampire raider land disgorging exarchs and an avatar into close combat was the height of fear.

Edit: As an old timer that played the original Epic (space marine and titan legions), one of the peeves about Epic40k was that the game stripped out all the uniqueness of each miniature. In SM/TL, every model had its own capabilities (for example, vehicles suffered -ve armour save modifiers if hit from the rear or side, artillery could fire indirectly if a friendly unit could see the target but suffered from scatter, eldar grav tanks could hide behind cover and use their grav engines to do pop up fire attacks, making them vulnerable to counter attack)
In Epic40K, all of that uniqueness was stripped away. Units deployed in detachments which got a "firepower" rating, or an Anti tank special attack, and combat revolved around counting up your firepower and consulting a table for the number of dice to roll. AT attacks were done separately. In effect, your combat detachments were about the size of large 40K armies and an entire 40K round of combat was settled in 1 dice roll. The firepower system was later adapted into Battlefleet gothic where it worked a lot better.

[khyronkravshera]

I have the very first Epic scale Great Gargant sold in North America. I went up to the Games Workshop store in BC the day they released and bought one of the two they had received. They said it was the first one sold in NA because the Baltimore stores (the only other store at the time) shipment was delayed and they wouldn't have it for a few more days.

[Pay-No-Mind]

I love watching these old school kits being built and painted, I remember loving just looking at the Epic sets, the concept of having so many tanks, land raiders and such was just awesome to 9 year old me :)

[Edsshed]

My first delve into GW was epic. Got the game box for Christmas one year after mentioning the game in front of my mother. Ended up with all my cousins and family ily playing. I had one of them old tin biscuit containers full of khorne troops, my brother had irks and my cousin had marines. Best years of my life, we used to play whenever we could. Just used the floor. It was great. I hope they relaunch it cause if they do, I'm in lol

[clocksmcgee]

I definitely recommend getting a game of 4th ed Epic Armageddon in. Netepic Armageddon has been keeping it alive. It's kind of ridiculous how much it blows 40k out of the water with game play.

[Fierrum]

Everyone here is making those HUGE models and dioramas, but there so much fun when the tiny models come into play. <3
Also, I am intrigued about that castle in the background.

[alwoodsmodellingmayhem]

I used to love this game!!! This was the first box set I bought from GW oh so ago, and Titan Legions. This video brought back so many nostalgic memories. I think I had every army that was released, Orks, Marines, Chaos, Squats, Tyranids, Eldar, Imperial Guard....I would love for this to come back, but possibly only to build and paint the minis again and have them back in my collection.👍👍👍👍

[Digitalfiendscom]

I've always loved small scale wargames and dioramas ... there is just something about them that's quaint but also forces you to fill in the details with your imagination. I also love the fact that you can have sprawling boards to battle on or go with a small set-piece that fits on a coffee table but still feels epic. Now, with 4K and 8K resin printers, you can get some insanely detailed "epic" scale minis and terrain. With so many great games out there now, unless you live in an estate home, space can become an issue at 28-32mm scales (especially factoring in terrain). Epic scale is just awesome - a whole army practically fits in a moderately sized bits-box. :)

[yourfriendlyvillain]

I’m so early you haven’t even started cutting models to make them into gaming tables

[hamsterminator]

As a kid I used to carry a few space marine epic tanks purely as toys, as being single boxy plastic items they were actually pretty durable. I still think back fondly to an old land raider I used to carry about on holiday.

[TomasQuinones]

The 1989 Space Marine was GREAT. The infantry bases were square and the troops were in sort of X formation like you would find 5 on a D6. Between my friends and I, I think we had fielded all available by 1996 or so. We stuck all sorts of stuff on Rhinos to make Whirlwind tanks, Predators, and Vindicators. So many arguments about rules and if psykers could use their powers from inside tanks. The squad stands also had a hole in them to stick a flag along with some stickers of each of the chapters. So many late nights and missed homework assignments so I could get my armies ready for the next big battle. One of the last huge battles we held included over 1, 000 units....Marines, Orks, Squats, Titans, Eldar, Imperial Guard. The Tyranids, Necron, and Tau didn't even exist yet.

[kulrigalestout]

I remember Warmaster, the Fantasy version. Never played it because nobody else could think of anything but 40K, but I had a blast painting my tiny Tomb Kings. They may look intimidating to paint properly, but they're surprisingly easy and satisfying.

[wagonmaker]

i have 13500 models in epic (bases) in space marines (5 complete chapters), eldar 2 craft worlds, orks, squats, 3 chaos armies, 4 imperial guard armies, tau, tryanids and nekrons. I have not missed playing epic as i still play it for over 30 years now.

[zeog]

2nd edition Epic is where it's at! I remember being excited as hell as a kid and somehow managing to buy the big box.... I was so disappointed my local game shop let me return it. Actually during the shutdown did a bunch of painting and Even though I'm in Chicago not like I know anyone who plays : )