Cardboard Children – Horus Heresy: Betrayal at Calth

Hello youse.

Most of you who read these pages will be aware that the Games Workshop board game Space Hulk is one of my favourite games of all time. In fact, it was re-buying Space Hulk that brought me back into board gaming in a big way. So I’ve always had a soft spot for Games Workshop’s line – in particular, I’m always impressed by how lovingly the stories behind the games are told. Games Workshop’s “fluff” is second-to-none, and they’ve always tried to make sure that every die you roll has a backstory of some real weight. And when it comes to backstory, there’s nothing quite like The Horus Heresy, the tale of how the events of Warhammer 40K came to pass.

And now there’s a brand new board game about one of the key battles in the time of The Horus Heresy. I’ll be covering it in two parts – today, those first impressions.

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