Warhammer 40,000: Regicide

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Warhammer 40,000: Regicide
71

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Based on 7 expert reviews
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70

Warhammer 40,000: Regicide from developer Hammerfall Publishing combines the classic board game of chess with Games Workshop's Warhammer 40,000 universe. Think the rules of chess combined with the strategy and tactical abilities of units from the Space...

By Gaming Nexus on
50

Not too many games take the chance to mix game types, but Warhammer 40,000: Regicide dared to take that risk. Even though the mixture makes sense, it doesn't necessarily make for an exciting game.Warhammer 40,000: Regicide blends the age-old game of...

By nerdreactor.com on
70

A cute chess set for 40K fans and an unusual twist on the classic game, but skip the...

By PC Gamer on
80

At its very core, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is a Warhammer 40K Chess game – but,  if you skip this game based solely on that, you are making a mistake. Yes, Classic mode is Chess, pure and simple. However, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide mode is much more a...

By GamingShogun on
70

It isn’t easy to recommend Warhammer 40,000: Regicide since it is in many ways it’s own thing. Some people who enjoy chess may not like the unpredictability inherent in the non-chess parts of Regicide, while turn-based strategy fans may not enjoy the restrictions presented by still being on a chessboard and following all of chess’ movement rules.

By HardcoreGamer on
85

Chess has a long standing tradition as a game of tactics and patience, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide is the same but with guns. The concept of battlechess uses many of the traditional rules of chess, such as attack direction, but adds animations to the...

By Gaming Illustrated on

Platforms: PCTabletop games have always shared a certain amount of common ground, a sense of mutual strategic understanding brought on by the careful movement of pieces across some of the most dangerous battlefields in gaming. And while the classic game...

By gamecrate.com on
70

Wer Schach liebt, aber gern mal etwas mehr Action auf dem Brett hätte, der ist mit dieser Warhammer-40K-Version von Battle Chess gut beraten. Denn die zeitlosen Schach-Regeln werden durch das Rumgeballer und die zusätzlichen taktischen Optionen gut...

International Review By giga.de on

Sascha Penzhorn: Schach mit einem rundenbasierten Shooter zu kombinieren, klingt komplett verrückt, funktioniert aber tatsächlich und macht in schnellen Gefechten gegen die KI oder einen Mitspieler tatsächlich Spaß - zumindest dann, wenn man mit Schach...

International Review By gamestar.de on

Eine überraschend gut funktionierende Symbiose aus Tabletop-Spiel und Schach, die mit ausufernder Brutalität nicht gerade...

International Review By eurogamer.de on