In the 1989 two-player board game Space Hulk, one player takes the role of Space Marine Terminators, superhuman elite soldiers who have been sent to investigate a wrecked spaceship drifting in interstellar space; the other player takes the role of Tyranid Genestealers, an aggressive alien species that have made their home aboard the wreck.
An expansion set, Deathwing, introduces the Deathwing Company (First Company) of the Dark Angels Space Marines Chapter, including the Captain and the Librarian.[1] The expansion includes:
New rules and additional Terminator weapons, greatly expanding the tactical possibilities for the Terminator player.
New rules allowing the Space Marine player to play the game solo.
Additional board sections that could be added to the original Space Hulk board.
Several new missions.
Deathwing is not a complete game — a copy of Space Hulk is needed in order to play.[1]
Publication historyedit
In 1989, Games Workshop released the two-player board game Space Hulk. The game proved popular and also won an Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Boardgame of 1989.[2] and a series of extra scenarios and rules appeared in the magazines White Dwarf and Citadel Journal. The earliest articles from White Dwarf were collected and published in 1990 as two separate expansion packs — Deathwing and Genestealer — and most of the later articles were published in 1991 as a book, Space Hulk Campaigns.
Deathwing was designed by Richard Halliwell and Jervis Johnson, with interior art by Tony Cottrell, Wayne England, David Gallagher, and Richard Wright, and cover art by Chris Baker.[1]
Receptionedit
In the April 1991 edition of Dragon (Issue #168), Ken Rolston complimented the original Space Hulk game for its "fast pace of play and lots of action and mayhem." About the new expansion, Rolston commented that "The Deathwing set contains some useful supplemental material and more scenarios."[3]
deathwing, board, game, deathwing, expansion, published, games, workshop, 1990, board, game, space, hulk, cover, chris, baker, 1990, contents, description, publication, history, reception, reviews, referencesdescription, editin, 1989, player, board, game, spac. Deathwing is an expansion set published by Games Workshop GW in 1990 for the board game Space Hulk Cover art by Chris Baker 1990 Contents 1 Description 2 Publication history 3 Reception 4 Reviews 5 ReferencesDescription editIn the 1989 two player board game Space Hulk one player takes the role of Space Marine Terminators superhuman elite soldiers who have been sent to investigate a wrecked spaceship drifting in interstellar space the other player takes the role of Tyranid Genestealers an aggressive alien species that have made their home aboard the wreck An expansion set Deathwing introduces the Deathwing Company First Company of the Dark Angels Space Marines Chapter including the Captain and the Librarian 1 The expansion includes New rules and additional Terminator weapons greatly expanding the tactical possibilities for the Terminator player New rules allowing the Space Marine player to play the game solo Additional board sections that could be added to the original Space Hulk board Several new missions Deathwing is not a complete game a copy of Space Hulk is needed in order to play 1 Publication history editIn 1989 Games Workshop released the two player board game Space Hulk The game proved popular and also won an Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Boardgame of 1989 2 and a series of extra scenarios and rules appeared in the magazines White Dwarf and Citadel Journal The earliest articles from White Dwarf were collected and published in 1990 as two separate expansion packs Deathwing and Genestealer and most of the later articles were published in 1991 as a book Space Hulk Campaigns Deathwing was designed by Richard Halliwell and Jervis Johnson with interior art by Tony Cottrell Wayne England David Gallagher and Richard Wright and cover art by Chris Baker 1 Reception editIn the April 1991 edition of Dragon Issue 168 Ken Rolston complimented the original Space Hulk game for its fast pace of play and lots of action and mayhem About the new expansion Rolston commented that The Deathwing set contains some useful supplemental material and more scenarios 3 Reviews editCasus Belli 60 4 References edit a b c Deathwing Board Game Geek Retrieved 2020 01 06 Origins Award Winners 1989 Academy of Adventure Gaming Arts amp Design Archived from the original on 2007 11 05 Retrieved 2007 10 29 Rolston Ken April 1991 Role playing reviews Dragon 168 TSR Inc 38 https archive org details casus belli 060 page n27 mode 2up Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Deathwing board game amp oldid 1167906653, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
