A Strange Release from Games Workshop
June 13, 2014 by warzan
Today Games Workshop unleashed the Warhammer 40,000 Librarium upon an unsuspecting fan base.
Bound in a beautiful slip case it contains the Rule Book and 9 codexes.
They say...
This collection of 10 hardback books gathers together the rich history of and game rules for nine factions along with a copy of Warhammer 40,000: The Rules. Each book is beautifully-bound in the artwork and iconography of the faction it represents.
Presented in a slipcase this Webstore Exclusive collection contains Warhammer 40,000: The Rules and nine Codexes in a convenient small format, including:
Codex: Space Marines, Codex: Chaos Daemons, Codex: Dark Angels, Codex: Eldar, Codex: Astra Militarum, Codex: Imperial Knights, Codex: Tau Empire, Codex: Tyranids , Codex: Chaos Space Marines and Codex: Eldar.
OK its a beautiful product, no doubt... the small format aspect is very interesting indeed... but I cannot work out what the point is!?!?!?
1) It's not complete (is it actually a collection?)
2) What is 'collectible' about this
3) Why not make it a bit bigger to fit the rest of the books? (when they release of course)
4) Are GW taking a leaf out of Hollywood's book (You know where we bought the Harry Potter box set with movies 1-3, then 1-4, then 1-5 then finally 1-7 - ohh and I almost forgot we bought it all again on bluray 😉 )
I look at it, and I want it, especially when you consider 6 codex cost me the guts of £180 recently this looks like a 'bargain' (I use the term under advisement by the way), but how much cooler would this have been at Christmas if they had managed to sell it as a complete works! (Unlikely I know, but at the rate they released books last year not impossible)
What say you?
UPDATE: So this is a small format print edition... now that is interesting for a whole different reason! - mmmmm wonder if/when we will see these on general release eh?
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I didn’t know Jackie Chan played 40K! 😀
If his army is half as badass as he is . . .
He is a long time Imperial Guard Astra Militarum player!
Plays Cata-chans 😉
Oh that was soooo bad. But I guess you are a Dad, so Dad-jokes are OK….
and to be honest I laughed.
Oh god that’s so bad.
I still laughed though.
yeah, I laughed; a few moment’s later after my dumb brain got the joke. I swear I need a cerebral upgrade. lolz
If I give this a -1 karma for that awful pun, do I lose my backstage? 😛 🙂
yup and I hunt you down 😉
Ouch! Lovely.
I thought Adolf Hitler made some interesting observations concerning the recent changes at GW on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=fc36Is_6yZw
Sorry if you have already seen it. I thought it was hilarious.
LOL
I thought he worked for us over at FOW FTW??? I don’t know I like the idea of the books being small. But they could have made it better like.
Why now goodies and badies make it that simple choas et all in one box and guard eta all in another even that would!d be better then the jumbled together not even finished thing here
Oops, the youtube clip above contains strong language and adult themes. Parental guidance required.
I like the idea of it, I have the new special edition rulebook and the unique style books are very very nice, book cover effects are great, definitely the best they have done, but………all the codex’s have not been released yet, so not really sure why they have done this.
I don’t understand why you would release a collectable edition that is 2 thirds done. I certainly would’ve thought about it if it was a complete set
Me too, its incompleteness irks me lol
But I like where they are going with it 🙂
Its cool, but id rather put the money towards another titan…
Now if single books in smaller format were available… I’m sure there is a queue waiting. Most comments from gamers when they released the Trinity were: cool, but can I get it in small format and just the rules?
I agree, the fact that it is not even got space for any future Codices, it makes it a very strange proposition. Oh and why do GW insist on using the word Codexes when it is not grammatically correct.
OK I do like the small format idea, but doubt we will ever see these on general individual sale, but we can hope.
Maybe this is boxed set 1 and there WILL be boxed set 2 when the other 5 Codices do arrive in hardback and maybe the can do one for all the supplements too.
It’s only grammatically incorrect when you’re communicating in Latin. When a noun crosses into English then the both the plural form in either English or the original language are both grammatically correct. If they weren’t then wouldn’t buy a codex from GW, you would buy a codicem.
*then both the plural form…
” If they weren’t then wouldn’t buy a codex from GW, you would buy a codicem.”
I beg to differ. Especially if it included the Ork book,
It would definitely be co-dices 😛
And codices too. The accusative plural is the same as the nominative plural. That could be the most boring sentence ever published on BoW lol
I fell asleep half way through the sentence, so I reckon that puts in in strong contention for the award! 😛
But to be fair I was always the same in English classes at school.
Why not include Orks people say?
I say “why not include Orks, and release this a fortnight before the standalone Ork book”
That would put some wallets under pressure….
I think the main point of this product is that it is another product, moh and it has a large price tag to boot. Also, I used to collect all the books whether I had the army or not. Since everything went hardback, I have one, which I got free. So perhaps its an attempt to reduce the cost of mass collecting the books again? Personally I would prefer softback again tbh. Why does a book you transport about need the added weight? And if it is redone in a few years you dont need the extra protection. My guess… Read more »
Considering they still haven’t sold all the fancy special edition of the main rulebook, weeks AFTER release I don’t see this working. Small formats are better suited for actual gamers, while this price tag is aimed at collectors. Who’s really gonna take a book out of this set and go gaming with it where it’s likely to get banged/bent/spilled on/dropped/thrown at an opponent?
If you dont have the latest rules and the latest codex releases then its worth it. For me i’ve got the rules, ive got three of the codex so its not really worth it for me.
its a good direction, be even better if at a later date you could pick and choose what codex go in it lol… i wish
On another note what do people make of the revamped shokk attack gun for orks now a complete plastic sprue?
I don’t think there’s any mystery as to why GW have done this. It’s to sell the same product twice and the second time round the profit margin is greater. It’s the same reason comic book companies release graphic novels. There’s no nothing wrong with it, it’s just business.
Christ, my sentences are all over the place. *There’s nothing wrong with it..
To me not a product of much appeal. The print stuff of GW tends to loose its worth once new editions release. Limited or normal print runs matters not.
All in all, it again is a try to push the balance sheet into a more positive direction, not a crime per se, but I would prefer products that actually ARE appealing.
How about pure army list books for factions that exclude all fluff and hobby parts but include all rules and lists data sheets and sub codices ?
I want them to make all core rules and all armylists free.
If you have to pick, which ruleset will you be most likely to buy? (all are about for same price for me.) at around $450CAD
1. the Limited Edition 40K rulebook?
2. the small format Rulebook + 9 codex?
3. Horus Hersay Book 1 – 3?
I don’t have the money actually and would be very reluctant to spend 450$ worth of planned obsolescence. :o))
GW must really need every penny it can get before the end of the financial year, wonder what their financial report is going to be like this time? last one wasmt so good for investors
Oh these are special codexes, they have a red mark on there back. And a handy book case to put in my bigger book case..
I can see the benefits to it. I think this product would be aimed more at collectors. Plus a £220 price tag is not to bad when you think about it logically. Say you are new to the game, you need a codex and a rule book. Say Space Marines. There’s a £90-100 price tag right away. The new player then reads the rule book, ok I like the allies idea, I’ll need Imperial Knights and Militarum. Another £60-£80. Theres up to £180 right away. £220 price tag on a set of books where you get all you need and… Read more »
£22 for a mini codex?
I think I am getting the hang of @Redben‘s exegesis above ^^
If I have it right, the correct term for a mini-codex is a cod.
Which just so happens to be another word for a jest or jape.
Am I the only one thinking this is a damned rip off? Collection, bah! Humbug! Only a scant few of the included army books are up to date (designed with 7th in mind), the others you might as well don’t give a toss about.
I just see this as a push to sell more stuff.
The old saying ‘You can not polish a t*rd’ holds true.
BUT this does not stop GW rolling them in different coloured glitter, and expecting people to spend more money on them!
And some people will still justify GW plc corporate incompetence/greed, by buying them.
I hope GW plc make the necessary changes to turn it round very soon…
They’re just milking their fan base. They’re not offering anything of real value here, they’re just slapping a “Collector’s Edition” sticker on a box of books (size notwithstanding) and hoping that a certain core cadre will buy it. It’s the same strategy that compels them to release expensive special edition copies of the rules with plastic slipcases and “limited edition” dice and truly ugly and useless tape measures. Someone will buy it—probably the same group of someones who buy the special edition rules. GW will squeeze some profit out of this product with minor reinvestment in the books themselves (it’s… Read more »
GW’s stock price took a plunge … they are selling EVERYTHING that is NOT BOLTED DOWN at this point…. clearly that is the answer to why 7th edition was released fully 2 years before they originally intended to release it and the steady stream of over priced, overy hyped, stuff they’ve been dumping has just been a desperate attempt to show a “healthy” increase in sales for the quarter so they can get the analysts “upbeat” about them again. Period. GW also has the most abused, most willing to take it in the behind fanbase of any game on the… Read more »
I have my mini codex right here.
It’s called Adobe Reader and a printer.
I like the smaller size books and I would be tempted to buy this, so I legitimaly have all the books I might use available to me. But I still don’t like the price tag. And it does seem odd to release an incomplete bundle.