In just 8 days time Warhammer 40,000 7th Edition will be unleashed on the world. Coming in at £50 the standard edition rulebook is actually three books grouped together in a pretty sleeve. The books being divided into hobby, background and rules. 
Whilst I balked slightly at the price tag I’m delighted about the splitting of the rules and rather suggests that Games Workshop have been looking at the other games companies and taking on board customer feedback. Gamers no longer have to choose between a tiny rule book without all the cool shit or a whale killer of a tome when they go to a mates house or to a tournament.
The styling is a big departure from what we’ve come to expect from a 40k rulebook. It’s much more contemporary and almost feels like a luxury graphic novel. This isn’t a complaint, I like how uncomplicated it all is and how the artwork (aside from being lovely) ties in nicely with the single heroic character of the codex covers.
And for those with more money than sense. Or so much money they need not care (I’ll have some if it’s going spare), the Munitorum Edition weighs in at £200. It comes with the three main books (although the rulebook is A5 size) and the Visions of the Dark Millennium book which is £45 by itself. There’s also some exclusive decks of cards. I’m struggling to see where the £200 goes as whilst the books are nicely produced, the carry box is cardboard and can’t account for £80 of the cost. It does look cool though.
Warhammer 40,000 7th edition is available to pre-order from the Games Workshop and independent stockists.
