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Epic (tabletop Game)
Epic is a collective term for a series of tabletop wargames by Games Workshop set in their fictional ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe, particularly the ''Horus Heresy'' Whereas ''Warhammer 40,000'' involves small battles between forces of a few squads of troops and two or three vehicles, Epic features battles between armies consisting of hundreds of soldiers, dozens of tanks, and giant war machines. Due to the comparatively larger size of the battles, ''Epic'' miniatures are smaller, roughly one quarter the size of those in ''Warhammer 40,000'', with a typical human being represented with a 6mm high figure, as opposed to the 'heroic' 28mm miniature used in ''Warhammer 40,000''. The first release in 1988 was '' Adeptus Titanicus.'' dealing with large bipedal war machines. This was followed by ''Space Marines'' which added infantry and vehicles rules. The rules were comprehensively updated and the game reissued under the "Epic" name in 2003, and relaunched again as Legions Imperiali ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jervis Johnson
Jervis Johnson (born 12 June 1959) is an English tabletop games, tabletop game designer. He worked as a designer and manager for Games Workshop for over 38 years, and was the head of its Specialist Games studio. In addition to his work on Warhammer (game), Warhammer Fantasy Battles and Warhammer 40,000, he created the fantasy football game Blood Bowl, and co-created Epic (tabletop game), Epic 40,000, Necromunda, and Age of Sigmar. Career Johnson joined Games Workshop as a Trade Sales Assistant in 1982. In 1986, he began writing rules for the company's own games, writing the first edition of Blood Bowl in his spare time. He was a playtester for Rogue Trader, the first version of Warhammer 40,000. In 1988 Johnson co-created Games Workshop's first 6mm miniature game, Adeptus Titanicus and its spinoff Space Marine - the beginnings of the Epic 40,000 system. In 1989 he developed Advanced Heroquest, a new version of Milton Bradley's HeroQuest board game. In the 1990s, Johnson helpe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |