Is this 40k's GREATEST Board Game? | Space Hulk
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- čas přidán 14. 06. 2024
- In 1989 Games Workshop released arguably their greatest board game - the sci-fi dungeon crawler Space Hulk. Designed by Richard Halliwell, Space Hulk was inspired by the Alien and Aliens movies and gave players the chance to play tense, frenetic, and fun missions in the derelict space craft.
The desperate battle between man and alien was a 2 player game using plastic Citadel miniatures representing the recently created Space Marine Terminators and the newly redesigned Genestealers. This was the perfect distillation of Warhammer 40,000 themes, offering the most intense games in the 40k universe you could imagine.
I explore the origins of the game, its expansions, its heroes, and its villains.
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Space Hulk was the game that taught me how a 2+ dice roll was not reliable enough.
Ah those darned Heavy Flamers; and even in the “Alien” films proper, fire has *never* been shown to being affective at killing the adult beasts either onscreen, most notably in “Alien” & “Alien Covenant” with the beast being only mildly singed by Starship engines, & “Alien 3” with the dragon *surviving* a bath in molten hot lead.
One in six is still a non-zero chance.
TotalBiscuit described Blood Bowl as a risk management game and I think all GW games are so. You often have no hp ticking down, infantry has one Wound.
Thanks again for naming all the artists and sculptors. Especially Gary Chalk for his amazing tile-work.
They all did such fantastic work, especially Gary Chalk with those brilliant floor tiles!
A sequel video or two detailing the Second & Third Editions, Please! 🙂🐱👍🏼 Ps. the Card Game too. 😊
Second that!
Me three!
One of THE most brutal board games ever produced.
Space Hulk, like Space Crusade and Heroquest always felt like it had that dungeon master/player interaction rather than a PVP game. One has more power, the other has more fun.
I think this should definitely be made into a proper cooperative/solo game with automated Genestealer movement.
The Genestealer player's role is really badly designed with very little opportunity for creative problem solving or smart, surprising moves. It's "push forward, roll dice, push forward, roll dice" most of the time, a mindless, emotionally detaching activity that should really be performed by an Automa.
Space hulk 1st edition edition was my first introduction to Warhammer 40K. My friends brother had a copy of it and I was blown away by the artwork and the miniatures. I remember seeing the picture of the emperor in a the rulebook and reading about the Imperium and thinking “wow”’and wanting to learn more about the setting. Space Crusade was the next step on from their
Why does this channel not have more subscribers? It's so brilliant.
To be fair, Jordan is growing pretty steadily. He only had 3k subscribers a few months back. The quality is there, so the numbers can only go up, and up. I agree, he deserves many more, but I've no doubt he's finding that audience as we speak!
His videos are great. But possibly a bit niche for some and might not quite hit what the algorithm likes to recommend. In no way is this anything bad on Jordans part, but it does mean he'll grow a steady and reliable audience, but probably not in the 100k+ numbers yet.
Don’t forget that the marines were on a timer, while the ‘Steelers weren’t.
Fantastic game. Guaranteed to raise your blood pressure and get your stress sweat on 😂
Good point!
I have to admit I was waiting for this one. Space Hulk was the first GW game I ever purchased, and I had a complete blast with it. Still have it too, albeit the box is beat up and and I might be missing a genestealer and a flame unit or two. Absolutely awesome video, sir.
And regrettably I've only ever had the original first edition and not even an expansion to my name, but I think it says something about the game design that the original boxed set alone was so much fun that I didn't feel the need to go farther.
Loved this game so much, only ever owned the first edition and supplements, need to revisit this game one day.
Great Crocodile Dundee reference 👌
Oh gosh i love this game! And the expansion sets ("Deathwing" and "Genestealer??"). Also loved the article which explained how you could take power armoured marines but they had the option to carry an armed melta bomb incase they were captured by 'stealers. Think one of the WD missions involved having to put three captured techmarines out of their misery??. Wow! Where did all that come from!?? Great times with good friends and lots of impersonations of the proximity sensors from "Aliens"😆. Many many thanks for this!👍.
My favourite GW game. I was obsessed with Deathwing, saved my pocket money and walked into and back from town to get it as the money for the bus was needed to get it that week. So many happy memories.
Jordan: "...Unfortunately, I have noticed I am running out of Command Points..."
Me: "Rush him lads! He's bound to roll doubles eventually!"
1st edition all the way for me. 3rd/4th Ed have the nicest components, but 1st nailed the gameplay. I don't think you mentioned that the Marine player was supposed to play with a timer on all their turns. After Pitfall came out I managed to get 2 copies each of the base game and expansions for giant multilevel maps, kept them to this day.
The psychic cards in Genestealer were ludicrous, but glorious. Many happy hours spent with Teleporting, Time Warping, Lightning-Arc plasma gun hybrids, whilst any non-psyker Terminators were reduced to bystanders in their own game. It took about 25 years for them to bring back Genestealer Cults in WH40k so I could update my army again.
And we don't talk about 2nd ed. Oh dear... but at least the Terminator minis were a huge step up.
"This time there's more" is that a cute play on words/reference to a certain 1986 film that also happens to be my favourite film of all time?
Space Hulk is the GOAT of games !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Space Crusade was my gateway into the warhammer 40k universe, it will always have a fond place in my heart💖. Never played this old Space Hulk but did play the numerous video games🎮, awesome👌🏻👍🏻‼️☺️
How this game isnt in constant rotation baffles me and how do we not have an FPS space hulk game?
But we do have an FPS space hulk game.
Still true, Space Hulk 4th was the perfect game and not selling it is straight up throwing money away for GW.
It’s a testament to the 1st edition’s rules that they haven’t fundamentally changed in subsequent editions, just minor tweaks. I think the rules from 1st edition are the best, although I do like ‘guard’ from 3rd/4th so add that rule in for the Space Marine player.
Space Hulk has always been my favourite GW game, ever since my older brother introduced it to me back in the early 90's. Even now with me in my late 30's and my older brother in his 50's, we'll still play the game every now and then! We've always stuck with the OG release and have known about the re-releases but never tried them so I'd be curious to see what changes they made to those editions! Awesome video!
I adored Vengeance of the Blood Angels. I used to play it on my mates 3D0. It felt like a glimpse into the future of gaming at the time!
I could never work out what I was meant to do in that game 😅
It looked so amazing at the time on a CRT television, but looking back it's a lot less life-like than I remembered it.
First edition Space Hulk is the finest standalone game GW ever released. Third edition Blood Bowl overall has much more staying power but is orders of magnitude harder to pick up than a game whose rules in their entirety could fit onto a laminated A4 sheet.
I'm growing more interested in Warmaster myself. A lot of the specialist games are a lot cleaner.
Thanks for acknowledging Hal’s legacy so prominently. I agree that SH is possibly even more significant than his work on Warhammer.
I think it’s a real shame that Hal is not talked about more, he gave us so many great gaming gifts
Totally accurate battle game review simulator! That blue cover White Dwarf was the first issue I bought in my small hometown in Sweden and I kept getting most issues for years after. I bought and enjoyed Space Hulk very much for years and played it often with my friends. I had the Deathwing expansion box. It was such a great game and still is I think its sometimes even getting close to Chess in many respects with it simple rules and strategical options. I loved all the art and the dioramas in WD. Recently bought some of those original metal Terminators on EBay and stripped the paint. Need to finish assembling and start painting them up. Good memories! p.s Space Hulk Tactics on the playstation is a good way to play if you're on your own.
This was very nostalgic, especially all that old school art and miniatures!
I find the behind the scenes stuff as interesting as the in universe lore. Nice
Thank you Jordan. You make this old-ish man very nostalgic with your channel! Great work mate!
Space hulk 1.0 and it's expansions are the best GW had to offer. Rules are easy to understand and play is fast paced and addictive. The game is easy to set up and looks awesome. The game has depth and range to grow. It's very accessible to any player from young to old.
They seriously need to put this game back into production
Fingers crossed for a new anniversary edition next year. I'd love to see some different chapters in the mix as well as Blood Angels.
Rumours keep persisting about a new warhammer quest game as well as a new release of space hulk. The new models are there, perhaps it will be how blood angels get new terminator models.
Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I’ve owned all four editions, but still love those first edition tiles. And nice to see your cat chilling out in her bed, too.
The blip mechanism was pure genius.
I've still got the box and both expansions. I never painted the plastic terminators in the box, but I've got about 20 metal ones in various stages of paint from fully to not at all.
In the grim dark future there will always be a Space Hulk
Another banger, Jordan! Didnt play this when I was younger but would love to find a copy now
i get nostalgic with Space hulk . i pooled all my birthday money and some how bought this At my LFGS back in 88. i instantly fell in love with the game.
i used to play on the floor with my kid brother for hours on boring nights and rainy Sundays.
Holy **** i'm pretty sure that ive met Chris Baker 20 years ago... i had no idea who he was until this video... it was the mention of working on concept art for A.I. that struck a bell so i looked up the name. Sure enough, the face associated with the name matched my memory. He's also a fellow Brummie (iirc he was only visiting and just popped into the shop to talk to my boss).
If i had known who he was i would have... probably been too awestruck to speak.
You mentioned chainsaw wattior in passing......now I need an episode
I'm with you on team 2nd Ed. The rules for how flamers work/refuel and the icon dice ... love it.
11:01 - Something tells me the game would play very differently if that was what the marines found in the space hulk.
I just discovered your videos of Space Hulk and Dark Future. I loved Space Hulk, and was one of a lucky few in the States to win a copy of the Game through a contest in the White Dwarf (USA) Magazine. I also won a copy of Adeptus Titanicus later. I still have my "Congratulations" letter from GW for winning a Space Hulk game. Keep up the good work Sir!
Space Hulk was my introduction to Warhammer 40,000 so the first edition will always have a special place. My best friend at school had Space Hulk and I had Dark Future.
Excellent piece. That early artwork is stunning, which I have digital copies of, but had forgotten about! I have 3rd edition and it will never leave my collection.
I remember play testing this in a GW store, prior to its release. Loved it. One of the few games I could win against my GW gaming nemesis!
I'm not particularly a fan of GW games, but Space Hulk seems wonderful to me. A totally asymmetrical game, perfectly balanced, and with a relationship between difficulty, playability and repetitiveness that is difficult to match. In fact, except for the second edition box set, I own every single one of the expansions. And I keep playing...
Excellent video. It was via Space Hulk the Emperor took my soul and disposable income. I’m a big fan of 2nd edition too especially of the flamer (most realistic I think) rules and the auto cannon rules from the White Dwarf supplement, unlimited ammo! It’s a pity these two innovations weren’t carried through to 3rd or fourth editions, though they are in my house. Nice tribute to the great Halliwell too who passed away the other year. What a legacy he left.
Thanks! I agree, Hal left us a terrific legacy indeed. And those 2nd flamer rules were a joy!
@@jordansorcery the Space Wolves auto cannon in White Dwarf are my favourite.
@@jordansorceryokay I can understand what your channel is like by the way…
My dad apparently went to university with you?….
Brilliant video Jordan Sorcery, 👍 we are still playing the first edition in our group.
Ah the early stuff where Genestealer cults worshiped khorne and a Dark angels had some native American influences, before they went for robes and plasma guns.
Cool vid
As a kid i could never get my head around guns still jamming thousand of years in the future
The FFG version of the game was something huge when I was just starting into the bard games, and now knowing that there is a chance to play as Grey Knights...I NEED THOSE EXPANTIONS
This game changed my life. I loved it so very much. I was already playing WH 3rd, but how was I supposed to resist getting into 40K after this beautiful, elegant, lovely piece of board game engineering seeped into my brain? When I watch someone play on YT, I openly mock any marine player that wastes APs opening doors. Fools! move-and-shoot as you approach it! :)
But man, those original terminators could not have looked dorkier. But they were quick enough to redesign them I never used the silly eggs anyway.
Another brilliant video, such a flashback to my youth
Another great video J! Such a great game back in the day, have some wonderful memories of it. So very sad that Hal is no longer with us :-/
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Cheers Billy! It really is a great loss
The Amiga 500 intro f Space Hulk was terrifying and haunting. I only saw it once as a rather young kid and remembered the feeling. I didn't remember the game's name but for years I remember the music and the visuals of the intro. It took my a couple of years to actually find it again. Still haunting.
One of our fav games 👍👍
Mine too!
This was briliant...so well researched.
Want a reissue of this game sooo much. The 2nd hand prices are ridiculous.
Fantastic video! I didn't know much about Space Hulk beyond the core concepts from trying one of the videos games. I LOVE the old lore and how different it is. Makes me laugh when I see people nowadays refusing any possible suggestion that lore can be changed when back in the day, Grey Knights used to fight Genestealers because they could worship Chaos!!! 😂😂😂 with the new Terminator and Genestealer kits, and the Boarding Action terrain, I hope we'll get a new Space Hulk soon! (Maybe after Legions Imperialis and Old World come out.....?)
Selling my 1st edition copy of SH remains my single greatest hobby regret. Amazing game.
Outstanding video! Thank you for all the work and effort you poured into it. Definitely think of space hulk 3rd/4th as the best but. 1st/2nd weren’t bad either. Definitely my favorite of all the games in GWs history.
Oh man... you should do something about Redwall! This is now my fav channel for nostalgic chronicling, therefore you must cover everything that I liked as a child. THANKS!
There was rules for the Grey Knights in the first Realms of Chaos books.
There,s rules for playing Imperial Guard In the Citadel Journal 25, but for 2nd edition.
Excellent video as usual - Used to love Spacehulk back in the day. That and BloodBowl (hint hint)
I pulled out my copy of 3rd edition Space Hulk again recently and was reminded of how great it actually was/is.
When a new player chooses Marines we always warn him that it's the hard mode. Definitely one of the best.
Great vid, you covered so much co comprehensively. Makes me feel old :) I love all version tbh I keep going back to all my copies for different decade nostalgia hits! (Still haven't painted a full set of any version btw) One day I will, maybe when 5th ed comes out! lol
Hoping we are due another reprint soon….
The Termie sculpts from the third ed is some of my absolute favourites.
Awesome! I loved this game when I was a kid. Nice video.
Thanks!
Your videos are amazing!! Great content, great presentation. Thank you!
My first encounter of Warhammer universe was actually Space Hulk Vengeance of the Blood Angels from 1995. From that day, I been a fan of Blood Angel chapters and also love the Terminator squads with the Dreadnought armor that is slow and clunky design
My best mate got it for Christmas in 89 and we played it to death along with Adv HQ. Great days. Thanks for the vid.
Certainly one of the greatest games ever made by GW. Topped only by Blood Bowl in my opinion.
I have all the editions and expansions (except the campaign book) and 1st edition is still the best thanks to the complexity and scope of the rules (with all expansions included).
I loved that Terminator metal box set. I think I still have some somewhere. I bought it for running the extra rules for Space Crusade.
I have a copy of 3rd, with an extra set of 4th Ed floor tiles. I must get around to painting it at some point :/
*Rolls doubles. Game over man, game over!
That was brilliant, After dipping my toe into the hobby realm with Hero quest, Space hulk was the deep dive into the hobby. I had the first attention and still have it too, just doesn’t get played enough now. Haven’t played the other versions, so for me the first is the best😁. I loved the lore behind it and prefer it than the lore around terminators and the stealers now. The lore just made them extra special. Never liked the idea of Terminators on an open battle field, just didn’t sit right for me or the Stealers being part of the nids. So many great memories, especially shouting at my friend that his time is running out if they were the marine player😂
8:33 love that diorama.
I recall fan armies for populating or raiding hulks with orks, imperial army or eldar raiders.
A lot of the specialist games are cleaner than the main game. Warmaster is pretty refined.
i remember me so hard where i saw the game came when i got the game. it was in toys'r us in germany and I got the game on x-max it was 92/91. we thought when we saw it must be an expansion for space crusade because the symbiont minis. but when it was open it was so a new world new rules and so. grim from the lolly pop German space crusade game. I was the first in 1996 with white dwarf issue 9 when I ordered the 2nd edition. with so new suff
After Heroquest, this was my second favorite game who introduce me to 40K...i can easely blame both for my downfall in to miniatures adiction.
Ive not played this since 1st edition. I did pick up a lovely complete 4th edition a while ago which is sat on a shelf awaiting a rainy weekend. A lot of people seem to rate it solo. Component and tile quality is outstanding in 3rd and 4th edition
Within the past year we've had new terrain for space hulks, new Terminator models *and* new Genestealer models. Surely a new Space Hulk can't be far behind... can it?
2 minute sand timer....
Get it done, now!!!
I loved this game. I hope it comes back one day!!
The time limit for the Space Marine player was what made it. So nerve wracking trying to get everything done in time!
Another great video Jordan!
Cheers Nis!
I have the latest board game, PlayStation one game and the card game with the expansions. On my quest to gather the early versions.
Excellent review. I love this game and love the Alien film franchise. This game got me into miniatures and i have got back into board games after some 35 years, have got bored of chess.Going to get my original Space hulk and Death wing out now. Thanks.
Space Hulk, easy to pick up, frustratingly hard to master. I think it was this version my older brother bought home, and started yet another competitive tournament with it, pure torture.
Brilliantly done as usual!
Ahh i would love to play this, needs brought back!
6:21 ohhh I recognize these maps, they were in the re-release of the game around 2010 ^^
By the way, if you want, I have a few infos on the video game Space Hulk Deathwing made by Streum On: In fact, back in the days I heard the game was being develloped by them, I sent a mail to their team saying I was ready to work for free for them or to help in any ways, and, surprised by my message, Streum On invited me to come to their studio ^^
I love Space Hulk. Years ago I bought the 2014 edition in lots from ebay. Just bought a 1st edition complete core set purely for the board tiles. Never bought Space Hulk terminators though. I find terminators to be hit and miss, I don't like the 1st edition plastics - too static/cookie cutter, 2nd edition 40k terminators were equally static, 2nd edition Space Hulk terminators weren't great either and more recent plastic terminators have gone the other way and been too dynamic looking. For me the RTB09s hit the Space Hulk vibe, whilst being good looking, on the head. It's only recently though that I've been able to acquire some at reasonable cost. Just need to paint them and the 2014 edition Genestealers...
This was my gateway game/edition. Bought it several days after my Grandfather died. Still have it (and deathwing).
I think that with the older versions of D&D having been re-created by retro clones and other revitalizations of the game, that Space Hulk and other games that have been abandoned by GW should be re-made, or cloned with all the copyright stuff taken out of it.
2:57 spot the finished Heroquest board at the back, months before the game was even announced by MB
White Dwarf 114 was the first issue I ever got, and I used my hard-saved £20 in pocket money to get Space Hulk just after. Pretty sure it's still in my parents loft and can't wait to have a look when I visit next and see what survived (and whether my brother canibalised all the minis for other games).
It was memories of Space Hulk (and the White Dwarf "Pitfall" mission) that reignited my interest in GW when I came across Kill Team Into the Dark.
Space Hulk is great and the reason I got sucked into the hobby again two years ago but when talking about good GW game design one should honorably mention "Deathwatch Overkill" that often gets overlooked as a box to get miniatures instead of a really fun game.
Just cane here after starting space hulk tactics on pc
Thanks for another awesome video, bud!
The nostalgia is strong in this one! I spent many an hour in my mid/late teens playing Space Hulk, Space Marine, Advanced Space Crusade, and Dark Future. It was a truly epic period for the big boxed games! Had a game early this summer, almost won a mission as the marines, until an assault cannon exploded and took out a whole squad!
My only criticism of it is that the missions don’t have much connecting them - ASC fixed that with its excellent exploration mechanism.
Wonder if my eight year old is up for exploring a derelict hulk…
9:23 First time I've ever seen a Terminator reload.
A true classic. 1st edition I feel is the best, however the psychic rules are much improved in later editions. The addition of hybrids is one of the better elements of first that later editions have not implemented. That being said, I will play any edition of Space-hulk put in front of me. A true Space-hulk fan here.