FYI Free Rulebooks

DrummerBoy

In a rather strange move for GW they've put up PDF files of the specialist games rulebooks for free!
http://www.specialist-games.com/
Follow the links from there.......

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jack shictt

Drmmer by not sure but i dont think ull gte the 40k or warhammer rulebooks up there. you will get bloodbow,l necromunda (already have) epic maybe warhammer quest(also have) wit ha lot of the (character packs) mordheim and a lot others but i doubt you'll see hte 40k rulebook up there. sorry

Lemming

jack shictt wrote:

Drmmer by not sure but i dont think ull gte the 40k or warhammer rulebooks up there. you will get bloodbow,l necromunda (already have) epic maybe warhammer quest(also have) wit ha lot of the (character packs) mordheim and a lot others but i doubt you'll see hte 40k rulebook up there. sorry

If you read what DrummerBoy said:

DrummerBoy wrote:

they've put up PDF files of the specialist games rulebooks for free!

I've highlighted the relevant bit in bold text.

jack shictt

hey nobodys perfect.

nosmo

This is pretty amazing, but then again, I suppose that GW are aware that nobody's going to get into any of the specialist games unless they see what it's like. I'm particularly pleased with the Necromunda rulebook, as I'm just after getting back into it and they plan on constantly updating the book with custom rules etc.
My friend's desperate to get himself a copy of the Gorkamorka rulebook, but GW seem to have erased all mention of it (I suppose seeing as it was such a blunder *gasp* You get pretty much all you'll ever need to play )

jack shictt

i forgot about gorakmorka. never even played it. Necromunda would be great to see it back. only ever had a few basic games from it. I wanted a bloody escher gang tho. Is warhammer quest up there?

tba

*yoink*

stevanavich

Free or not, nothing beats having the real thing beside you in all its physical glory.

Lighthouse_Cat

Lifted the epic book nigh on a year ago. The free rulebook is what got me into the game. Want to get the Mordheim one now.

DrummerBoy

Mordheim is a pretty special game. The same can be said for Necromunda. The thing is though to really get the best out of these games you need a solid group of people that can play the game as often as possible. Makes it all the more enjoyable.

Lighthouse_Cat

NO problem with getting regular games: in a college club so I can get a game pretty much any time I want

oddlyaromatic

You know what? I miss Necromunda. Haven't gamed in a few years and I've come over all nostalgic.

Art_Wolf

Space Hulk - now Id love to get that rulebook

Lighthouse_Cat

Art_Wolf wrote:

Space Hulk - now Id love to get that rulebook

Good luck with that. Try e-bay, or you might get lucky at a car boot sale.

You could advertise on portent, but it's been very tempremental since it died.

jaggeh

um gorkamorka was actually a huge succcess. although they billed it as a 'new' specialist game the entire intent of the game was for it to last a year and a half to two years at most. because its a specialist game they were able to bring out extremely little for it and still keep people happy.

all the while their back catalogues of ork stuff was cleared out. bit of a coup de grace for GW but you arent supposed to know that

Art_Wolf

Necromunda and Mordhiem, Gorkamorka were and still are great They leave so many possibilities to customize and really tailor your gang and the experiences are great - perfect for a core group of gamers.

madrab

Ill slowly convert you all

here are the quickstart rules for both Warmachine & Hordes


Warmachine
http://www.privateerpress.com/WARMACHINE/default.php?x=game/play_now
Hordes
http://privateerpress.com/HORDES/default.php?x=game/default

Snoogans

I always thought Inquisitor looked fascinating, but you absolutely need a team of regulars for that one.

Art_Wolf

Inquisitor is fun, everyone loves the spacemarine grabbing someone by the balls with the power glove \o/

tba

I prefer the wealthy land owner who ries to use a laspistol for the first time and melts his head.

Snoogans

I always fancied a demonically possessed inquisitor that could teleport other people into solid objects or some twisted stuff like that. God dammit! I wish I could have played that, I know I'd have loved it.

Cunning Alias

Ha. Gothic. Still got my disgustingly unfair Eldar fleet. Pity the game dissapeared within a few months.

Snoogans

One look at gothic and I knew that game was doomed.

Warmaster

Don't think that link is working anymore

Mantel

GW have a specialist games section on their website now, probably to unify things or something like that. They've also changed stuff around so linking directly to parts of their site is a pain in the ass. All the rule books and other resources are in Specialist Games>Specialist Games Resources on the site now.

Malice

Thanks for the updated link info Mantel. I had followed the links in the first post and gotten lost before I noticed the post was from 2005. I had assumed that the PDF were simply no longer available. Happily I was wrong .

draven3410

Art_Wolf wrote: »

Space Hulk - now Id love to get that rulebook

I happen to have a pdf copy of this if you want it. and a quickguide sheet too. Black and white tho, but still good!

quozl

Freely downloadable full rules for the Corvis Bell skirmish level sci-fi game Infinity.

http://www.infinitythegame.com/infinity_ENG/index.php?option=com_docman&task=doc_download&gid=74&Itemid=192

That site also has the complete army lists. You don't need to buy any rule books at all - they're hoping to make their profit on models sales, I believe.

Nice models too, and I've heard nothing but good reviews of the game.

I've played one starter game with a friend and I'm pretty excited to play more.

Warmaster

found it at last:

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/content/article.jsp?community=&catId=cat1290322&categoryId=1100010&aId=5300009

DrummerBoy

Specialist Games Resources

(If I was able I'd just edit my original post but it seems too much time has passed. Unless a Mod can do it???)