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Battlefleet Gothic

#3967BGG ↗

1999 · 2-4 players · 180min · weight 2.91 · 980 ratings

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ID
3967
Name
Battlefleet Gothic
Year
1999
Rank
1946
Min players
2
Max players
4
Playing time
180
Min playtime
180
Max playtime
180
Avg weight
2.9052
Num weights
116
Bayes avg
5.92047
Average
7.09592
Users rated
980
Num owned
1427
Wanting
51
Wishing
159
Num comments
296
Fetched at
Sat Apr 25 2026 16:17:49 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time)
Mechanisms (3)
Line of SightMeasurement MovementVariable Player Powers
Categories (2)
MiniaturesScience Fiction
Description (1204 chars)

A space battle game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. BFG uses a variety of spaceship miniatures that are moved and fired by distance measuring. Battles have a Age-of-Sail-in-Space feel to them with more emphasis on broadside attacks than on 'air' superiority. The core rules contain scenarios along with campaign rules. The starter box was out of print for couple of years, but due to popular demand (or a large surplus of miniatures in their warehouse), Games Workshop re-released it. The starter box set is now OOP. The rules have been revised, and are available in book format and free PDF downloadable files. As of 2013, the ships are no longer available from Games Workshop or Forgeworld. The game is expanded by Battlefleet Gothic Armada Armada (yellow book) is an expansion to the BFG rulebook, often referred to as 'the blue book.' In 2007 GW released anm update to the 1999 rulebook. This was the v1.5/2007 edition. In 2010 the FAQ/Compendium 2010 was released including various fixes/changes and adding some more ships and fleets. (Mainly collecting the separate PDF's GW released between 2004 and 2007 for Rogue Traders, Craftworld Eldar, Tau Kor'or'vesh and Powers of Chaos).

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