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The Bissler
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PostPosted: Mon Aug 31, 2020 9:23 am    Post subject: Epic Warhammer 40K Reply with quote

Star Wars D6 isn't the only out of print game that I still play! I've always had a love of Epic, the 6mm version of Warhammer 40,000. I thought one or two of you might get a kick out of a video battle report video I put together, especially since investing in the Star Wars soundtrack for D6 has allowed me to add in John Williams' wonderful score!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ma7NCIglWqo&fbclid=IwAR12G7G3OqAHZPd-WCOHHz7tEtHqPn9I3IuC_jRLKdbXF9275BtE8rcl4AM
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Xain Arke
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 15, 2020 1:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's a really cool video battle report, The Bissler Thumbs Up

So much nostalgia from Epic 40k, used to play that a bit back when in came out. I still have a couple of Grav Tanks somewhere.

Your mini armies look awesome and I'm really impressed by the battlefied itself - the crater texture and the actual undulations

Also, the Star Wars music made me smile Very Happy

Great stuff.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:54 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I never understood why 6mm Epic went away.
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PostPosted: Sat Oct 17, 2020 8:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I never understood why 6mm Epic went away.


I don't know why, but I suspect they couldn't charge a player $25-$30 for a single figure at that scale... Laughing

Seriously though, I thought they were bringing back Adeptus Titanicus in 8mm scale a few years ago. Wonder if that happened?
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PostPosted: Fri Jan 08, 2021 2:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Epic is back yes. I don't know what scale exactly other than that it's too big for 6mm.

Epic allegedly went away because the final, most streamlined version of the rules, proved unpopular and sales were disappointing. This came around the same time as some pretty bad mismanagement of Gorkamorka*, resulting in bad sales, so GW powers that be made the decision to mostly back off from specialist games.


*Apparently the sales were terrible except in the Anglosphere. They had huge amounts of foreign Gorkamorka stock left on hand. My theory is, only people who were really into Mad Max (ie, Anglophones) would've intuitively "got" Gorkamorka.
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