Go Down Memory Lane & Snap Up Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader
October 9, 2023 by brennon
With Warhammer Day 2023 fast approaching this week, Games Workshop will give folks a look back into the ancient past of Warhammer 40,000. The Rogue Trader Rulebook, previously only available from Warhammer World, will be available on a Made To Order basis from this weekend for a while.
Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader // Games Workshop
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This Rogue Trader Rulebook is a trip down memory lane for those who might remember the initial release in 1987 (the same year I was born!). The book is a faithful reprint of the original based on the pristine copy that Games Workshop hold within its vaults.
So, if you're tempted to do a bit of time travelling and see what Warhammer 40,000 was like back then or you are an old veteran who wants to add a new version of the book to their collection, this might be the chance to do so. The Made To Order window for Rogue Trader will last until 8am BST on 23rd October 2023. A good chance for someone who can't make it to Warhammer World to scoop this up.
Warhammer Day Preview 2023
With Warhammer Day coming up on 14th October, you'll also be able to tune in and watch all the big reveals for a number of Games Workshop's flagship games.
Warhammer Day Preview 2023
Warhammer 40,000 will no doubt focus on the next two armies to get their Codexes. This will probably be the Necrons and the Adeptus Mechanicus who are (according to the whispers in The Immaterium) going to be getting some new character miniatures to support their release.
Sticking with the grimdark future, I would guess that Kill Team will be both a reveal of the new boxed set for the game and the upcoming "season". The strong bet is that we'll see Space Marine Scouts included as part of the boxed set going up against Aeldari Striking Scorpions. Perhaps it's time for Games Workshop to finally finish updating the Aspect Warriors.
It will be interesting to see what the news is for Warhammer Age Of Sigmar. The Dawnbringer Crusade is in full swing so we're likely to see some news on what the next Battletome update might be. The next edition of the game is probably still a good year away but who knows, we might see the path being laid out for that switch-up. I am very much looking forward to them copying the Combat Patrol format and making a Vanguard game mode. It seems like a must for the game.
Last but not least, we have Warhammer: The Old World. At this point, we're either going to see another trickle of previews for Khemri (we've seen a lot of Bretonnia) or the big reveal of the two boxed sets coming out and the Rulebook. It seems like we'll be getting a box for the Bretonnians and a box for Khemri rather than a single two-player set.
What news would you love to see coming out of Warhammer Day?
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It’s certainly very tempting to get a copy. I did own a second hand copy a good 20 years ago but I sold it on (a big mistake).
Maybe if this is successful they’ll do the two Realm of Chaos Books that they’ve also sold at Warhammer World.
40K anniversary is in 4 years so maybe with it being the 40th of WFB i like a re-print of 3rd and 6th edition to mark the occasion.
Gift it to your favourite tourney player, and watch their head explode 😀
Rogue trader is a bit before my time in the hobby, so I’m not really getting the nostalgia hit that others will no doubt feel.
That said, if they were to offer reprints of original Necromunda books I’d be all over it, so I totally get why this appeals to so many
I still have my battered copy. The original and best version of 40k. Sure the rules are a bit wonky but it encourages players to make-your-own stuff and field fun units.
Now, I wonder if the Rogue Trader book will have the same binding problem my original copy did: the glue of the perfect binding self-destructed after only a few openings. plus, I feel that today’s players will be a little disappointed with the limited selection of armies listed, essentially marines and orks, maybe eldar. Much more of a skirmish game than today’s mass combat, more Herohammer.
Story driven skirmish game. From a time when games were about fun 🙂
ive never seen this book may get one to see how good? it was.
I ordered mine at the weekend, and yeah, arrived today. Bit quicker than the quoted 180 days 😀
Obviously shipping from stock before doing the print run, so you might get lucky!