A space battle game set in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. BFG uses a variety of spaceship miniatures that are moved and fired by distance measuring. Battles have a Age-of-Sail-in-Space feel to them with more emphasis on broadside attacks than on 'air' superiority. The core rules contain scenarios along with campaign rules.
The starter box was out of print for couple of years, but due to popular demand (or a large surplus of miniatures in their warehouse), Games Workshop re-released it.
The starter box set is now OOP. The rules have been revised, and are available in book format and free PDF downloadable files.
As of 2013, the ships are no longer available from Games Workshop or Forgeworld.
The game is expanded by Battlefleet Gothic Armada Armada supersedes the BFG rulebook, often referred to as 'the blue book.'
- space warfare
- Space fleet battles within the Warhammer 40K universe
- Warhammer 40,000
Mechanics (from transcript analysis)
- fleet-scale strategy — Players control ships and fleets with dice-based engagements on a tabletop.
Video topics + discussion points
Quotes (from this video)
- 40K there's the Championship here every year
- Adepticon is one of the places that people can do almost a cottage industry
- If you can, if you have any means possible and you're serious enough about Miniatures this is the one convention to go to every year
- this is the place where all the new stuff is, things that you wouldn't normally see
- it's amazing to see all the different scope of all the different products that are out there
- Crystal Brush painting contest with $10,000 for the first prize
- this is seriously just the place to be
- I know I'm getting already excited for next year