

Subsequent additions and expansions published in numerous Games Workshop sources expanded the game to include fleets for: Chaos (representing Abaddon and his allies' fleets).Imperial Navy (representing Battlefleet Gothic).The game as packaged includes rules and background for space fleets of the following factions: Players select spaceships from a variety of fleets representative of the various Warhammer 40,000 races. 6 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (video game series)īattlefleet Gothic is an extension to the Warhammer 40,000 universe, providing the ability for players to stage space battles between fleets of spacefaring ships.5 Battlefleet Gothic: Leviathan (digital version).4 Battlefleet Gothic: Armada (supplement).3 Battlefleet Gothic: Invasion (supplement).Cunning, strategy and luck of the dice determines the winner.īattlefleet Gothic is set in the fictional universe of Warhammer 40,000 - roughly 38,000 years in the future, when humanity has built a massive galactic empire that is beset by alien and supernatural foes. Players take turns to manoeuvre their fleets around the playing field with different objectives that help inform decision making. The playing field is usually a 4'x4' area that represents an area of space, upon which players place miniature models of planets, asteroids, and other obstacles. Although this miniature wargame is no longer supported by Games Workshop, a number of video game adaptations have been made since its cancellation.Īs in other miniature wargames, players use miniature models to represent warships. It was developed primarily by Andy Chambers. It simulates combat between large spaceships. Battlefleet Gothic is a miniature wargame that was produced by Games Workshop from 1999 to 2013.
