Games Workshop Space Marines Codex

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• Item Weight: 10.2 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces
• ASIN: B000NH1W8E
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 years and up
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #39,072 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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Product Description
The Codex Space Marines contains the complete space Marine army list, which allows you to choose your forces for a battle. Also included is information detailing all the weapons, vehicles, wargear and Chapter Traits used by the Imperial Space Marines. It also has a full-colour section packed with tips and advice on collecting, painting and playing with a Space Marine army.

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Large, colorful 2008 Codex Space Marines, 5th Edition 40K, January 15, 2009

By	Valnastar "Man With No Name" (Deep 13, USA) - See all my reviews

Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This latest incarnation of the Space Marine Codex is the largest one yet. It contains a large amount of background information on the Space Marines (Adeptus Astartes) and their combat structure and units as well as all the rules needed for playing Space Marines in games of Warhammer 40,000. There are many new units and rules added to this book when compared to all previous versions of the Space Marine Codex. Examples include Vanguard Veterans, Sternguard Veterans with special ammunition and the new Thunderfire Cannon. There are also new named "special" characters and new rules for characters that are old favorites. Like other Codex books of the past couple years, there is an annoying need to flip back and forth to find full details of the rules for units, equipment and spells, but other than that this is a fine and enjoyable book. Even if you don't play Space Marines, if you're into 40K, you'll want a copy of this book because Space Marines, their rules and background set the tone for the entire 40K game universe. Recommended.

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars A poorly laid out rule book, September 29, 2008

By	Kid Kyoto (Beijing) - See all my reviews

Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

If you play Warhammer 40k you'll almost certainly need this book since Marines are the flagship army of that game. Unfortunately this book is very hard to use.

GW chose to put the rules and background for units and some weapons in one section, the rules for some weapons and equipment in another and then the point cost and statistics in a third.

So to learn what your Marine Scouts do you have to flip among three different sections.

The book of course does not have an index.

The other aspects are also disappointing. Most of the art is reused from other rulebooks, some of it is 15 years old. The models are standard models with decent paint jobs but nothing extraordinary. There are none of the great dioramas or conversions from older 40k rule books.

It's a shame GW didn't make this book easier to use or more interesting to read.