Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (1987)

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Designer	Rick Priestley
Artist	Tony Ackland Dave Andrews John Blanche Carl Critchlow Colin Dixon Charles Elliot (I) Angus Fieldhouse David Gallagher Jes Goodwin Tony Hough Pete Knifton Martin McKenna Ian Miller Trish Morrison Aly Morrison Bob Naismith Alan Perry Mike Perry Tim Pollard Wil Rees John Sibbick Stephen Tappin Show More »
Publisher	Games Workshop Ltd.
Year Published	1987
# of Players	2
User Suggested # of Players	Best with 2 players Recommended with 2, more than 2 players (5 voters) [poll]
Playing Time	120 minutes
Mfg Suggested Ages	12 and up
User Suggested Ages	10 and up (1 voter) [poll]
Language Dependence	Moderate in-game text - needs crib sheet or paste ups (1 voter) [poll]
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Category	Miniatures Science Fiction Wargame
Mechanic	Dice Rolling Modular Board Variable Player Powers
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The first edition of Warhammer 40,000, but different enough to call it another game. Rogue Trader was a story-based skirmish game with plots the GM (Game Master) would write up. Rules were provided for various races but algorithms were also in the rulebook to calculate the cost of your homemade units. There was a wide variety of gear, vehicles, and troop types available to each army. Players were encouraged to use other companies models with GW's own and make up rules and units.

This edition is considered the best by some players because of the massive amount of background and the free-form rules.

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Warhammer 40,000 2d and 3d editions

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Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

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First edition

Publisher: Games Workshop Ltd.

Artist: John Sibbick

Year: 1987

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Board Game Rank:	1630
War Game Rank:	524
Num Ratings:	358
Average Rating:	6.62
Standard Deviation:	1.68
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Personal Comments:	121
Users Owning:	622
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Book of the Astronomican

Rank	N/A
Num Ratings	10
Average Rating	6.05
Average Weight	3.00

Num Owned	25
Prev. Owned	5
For Trade	1
Want in Trade	6

Wishlist	5
Comments	6
Year Published	1988

'Ere We Go: Orks in Warhammer 40,000

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Num Ratings	14
Average Rating	3.43
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	28
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Year Published	1991

Freebooterz

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Average Rating	5.50
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Year Published	1991

Realm of Chaos: The Lost and the Damned

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Average Rating	7.93
Average Weight	4.00

Num Owned	86
Prev. Owned	14
For Trade	4
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Wishlist	15
Comments	13
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Warhammer 40,000 Battle Manual

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Average Rating	5.26
Average Weight	2.00

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Wishlist	3
Comments	11
Year Published	1992

Warhammer 40,000 Compendium

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Num Ratings	40
Average Rating	6.04
Average Weight	3.75

Num Owned	105
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For Trade	4
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Wishlist	1
Comments	14
Year Published	1989

Warhammer 40,000 Compilation

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Num Ratings	23
Average Rating	5.46
Average Weight	4.00

Num Owned	60
Prev. Owned	9
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Wishlist	5
Comments	7
Year Published	1991

Warhammer 40,000 Vehicle Manual

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Num Ratings	14
Average Rating	4.46
Average Weight	0.00

Num Owned	34
Prev. Owned	6
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Comments	6
Year Published	1992

Warhammer Siege

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Num Ratings	45
Average Rating	5.73
Average Weight	3.75

Num Owned	126
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Wishlist	3
Comments	14
Year Published	1988

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