The Apocalypse cometh

Thou art the whisper in the gloom, The hinting tone, the haunting laugh:
Thou art the adorner of my tomb, The minstrel of mine epitaph.

- Lionel Johnson, "The Dark Angel"


I haven't posted anything on here about the new release of "Apocalypse" that is coming this autumn. Partly as there were so many rumours on Warseer that it was hard to really see what the new rules would bring.

Recently, more information has been 'leaked' at the recent conventions in the US, and I'm finally getting excited.

Okay, those of you who aren't gamers (and that is probably almost all of the people reading this) won't get the attraction at all.

Anyway, most games use a fixed points limit for the game, usually up to 2,000. However, many veteran players have collected armies of considerably more points than this, from which we can pick selective forces for a particular game.

Games Workshop have realised that there are a lot of players out there in that situation; so they have compiled a variation on the game that does away with the points limit. Basically, you field as much as you have.

Enter Apocalypse.

The game is designed for games of 5,000 points upwards, and goes back to the basic gaming intention - lots of fun. Grab yourself a team mate if you haven't enough points, add some really nasty strategies (orbital bombardments, reinforcements...) to make up any shortfall and off you go.


To enjoy gaming you need a good imagination. From watching media like Starship Troopers, Halo, Halo2, Star Wars, Gladiator, 300, you name it, there is plenty of imagery of mass armies landing on the battle field from space-launched drop pods, troop carriers, multi-launch rocket systems firing salvo after salvo.

Now, I get to control them all.

I can launch a drop pod assault with the entire Fifth Company of the Dark Angels Chapter, over 110 men, supported by assault troops landing from low flying transport ships and batteries of tank weaponry.

I can defend against an unstoppable green horde of Orks charging the last stand of a heavily outnumbered force.

Yes, I am a sad geek, but right now I don't care.

I'm waiting for the Apocalypse.