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May 24, 2022 at 6:48 am #1741563

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@phaidknott. I’m not sure how much of a ‘starter box’ this thing is…. Even if GW themselves are marketing it as such.

It certainly isn’t the equivalent of either of the Recruit or Elite for 40K. Nor probably Commander or the last launch box.

According to Ash Barker’s review, the contents are around 2000 points, which is quite playable, a standard game being 3000 pts. half of the sprues in the box build the Spartan.

Unlike with the 40K starter sets, players don’t have to split a box with a friend if they don’t want both forces, or put it on fleabay, as any Space Marine Legion can use the enter contents, except the transfer sheet, along with any conversions to the two boss models.

And unlike any starter set they currently produce, it contains no terrain – one can’t even use the bottom of the box like the Recruit and Elite sets. Nor a playing surface. I suppose the thought is that the player owns or can buy 40K terrain to use.

It also isn’t like the two previous plastic based Horus Heresy sets that GW brought out, which look a closer to their usual starter sets.

So all up, I think this is quite a departure for a GW big box, certainly in the last 5 years.