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A little slice of GW history

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 1:18 am
by Spevna
While not actually WH40K, it was GW's first foray into sci fi gaming and acted as an inspiration of sorts.

Happy reading :)

http://www.scribd.com/doc/81678591/Spacefarers-1981

Re: A little slice of GW history

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 8:34 am
by Admiral-Badruck
Could not get it to work what is it exactly?

Re: A little slice of GW history

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 9:06 am
by Spevna
It's GWs earliest sci fi skirmish rules. Its a link to a downloadable PDF on Scribd.

Re: A little slice of GW history

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 10:15 am
by Admiral-Badruck
Okay I get it then. These rules came un when I was like nine years old.

Re: A little slice of GW history

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:31 am
by Spevna
Admiral-Badruck wrote:Okay I get it then. These rules came un when I was like nine years old.
Nine? Are you 40 this year?

Re: A little slice of GW history

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:37 am
by ashmie
Cool, thanks Spev. Very mezurashi to see this. Good stuff! Well I was 1 in 1981 and I'm soon to be 32 so that would make the Admiral, ... eleventy one? :?: ;)

Re: A little slice of GW history

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 11:46 am
by Spevna
ashmie wrote:Cool, thanks Spev. Very mezurashi to see this. Good stuff! Well I was 1 in 1981 and I'm soon to be 32 so that would make the Admiral, ... eleventy one? :?: ;)

Or Twelfty?

I wouldnt mind getting a game of this in. Might be fun for a small squad VS squad game.

Re: A little slice of GW history

Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2012 7:25 pm
by AndrewGPaul
Ah, the acme of 80s game design; TABLES! and lists of MODIFIERS!