Let’s play SPACE HULK | Games Workshop’s best board game

[@MidwinterMinis]

Hope you enjoyed this one-off "let's play" video! Let us know if you want to see more like this. By the way, here are some rules that the dudes didn't get quite right, just in case you were wondering: - The Terminators can't jam during their action phase, only in overwatch. They ended up wasting an action point clearing a jam that would have never happened. - Sustained Fire only comes into effect if you remain stationary. A couple of times, Mikey used the rule while moving and shooting. - Mikey forgot the +1 to the Librarian gets to his close combat attacks, so wasted a couple of Psi-points boosting his beyond what was required. - Both players accidentally played a double turn 5, so the Genestealers would have started receiving 3 blips in the reinforcement phase 1 turn before they did. Even given those small mistakes, I don't think it would have changed the outcome much. What a brutal game!

[@PartisanGamerDE]

also I think Terminators too can move diagonally in front of them for 1 action. Many times during the game we had Terminators do unnecessary turning actions.

[@Durkan34]

Yeah, Mikey was sadly screwed as soon as those first two marines bit the dust. Still - fun times 🤪 You tuber invitational spacehulk occasional series maybe?

[@sinredzone]

first GW board game I ever bought back in the 90s and have bought every iteration since. By far my favorite

[@jibini83]

It looks like the terminators only rolled one command point in turn seven (in the "lost footage" at 23:23), but used two (24:18), which the intro said was an instant loss (1:24).

[@aaronbrown4275]

Also I'll add that the timer is supposed to be 3 minutes (thought sand timers are notoriously not accurate). I add that because if your set is like my set, the sand clumped up into a solid a long time ago. lol

[@SickSnipes]

Space Hulk being GW's best board game is less of an opinion and more of an observable and commonly accepted scientific law. Can't wait to see the whole vid!

[@julianwarren7770]

Although if one argues that Hero Quest (original) is a GW game…

[@CryWillus]

Space Hulk is great but you forgot Blood Bowl.

[@Gumlass1]

Or Space Crusade!

[@datguy3907]

Mordheim

[@thomasrobertson4213]

It’s good but bloodbowl is better.

[@BadgerLovingFluffster]

Doubles only jam if the Marine is firing on overwatch in the Genestealers' turn. Those two Marine turn "jams" shouldn't have been jams. That totally would have turned the game, honest... Steve never would have stood a chance! 🤣

[@aniyn]

I thought that was the case.

[@Leaked_Dudes]

Amateur hour

[@Prezzemolo_93]

Not only that: you don't get sustained fire if you shoot as you're moving

[@MontyQuack]

In the grim darkness of the 41st millennium, there is only doors

[@TheRealTerranMarine]

Doorhammer

[@xesca.7999]

Are you sure this is just a fun one-off? Because this being a series would be very cool

[@alandtic4616]

I imagine if this video does well it will become. This is probs just to test the waters

[@syncmonism]

There are 12 different missions in the box. About 4 or 5 of them are pretty well balanced. A lot of them can be fixed with minor tweaks to the rules. This mission is actually usually pretty easy for the Terminator player, but only if they know what they're doing LOL. I don't think I've ever seen the terminators lose this mission before in any of the games I've played.

[@PiterMorbid]

@@syncmonismwhat are the balanced ones?

[@baynemacgregor8441]

@@syncmonism And it's really easy to use the many many more missions from 1st edition. Particularly notableis the campaign from White Dwarf reprinted in the Space Hulk Campaigns book where Imperial Fists are trying to purge the Genestealer Infection in Necromunda's Hive Secondus. That one was a sequel to the Space Crusade campaign in White Dwarf that was about hunting down and killing the Genestealer-Infected Magos Biologis Hermiatus who had unleashed Genestealers on Necromunda. Which means that before even the first Necromunda game the plot of Hermiatus and the Genestealers of Hive Secondus was there, which of course just got brought out in the new Necromunda Underhells expansion with a miniature of Hermiatus re-made by the brood coming soon.

[@jacobbalensiefer3846]

Man those one hit kills make for a tense game. Playing gene stealers looks like a pretty stress free experience while every roll as the terminators felt so dire. Very fun to see a GW game that doesn’t require making a million choices before you can even play the game.

[@HellstormWargaming]

BEHZINGHA THIS DOOR. I got things wrong but i blame Steve and his insitence to use a timer on me 👀 I love this game, I wish we could play more! (Go on Guy, how many likes on the video for a follow up 😘)

[@MidwinterMinis]

1 like. Oh, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?!

[@LPP_YT]

Sure, its always Steve's fault...

[@mattmanchip9419]

We need to feed Steve to Kirby *chomp*

[@zeldakitsch]

Where did you find those dice, in a toilet?

[@slowbro1337]

Space Hulk got me into 40k ages ago. Needless to say, I was all for the 10th edition box.

[@mrpizzacat8273]

I’d love to see a tutorial for that Terminator scheme. It seems more advanced than your regular output but I’d still love to see how it’s done even if I can’t do it.

[@MidwinterMinis]

Same! I want to see how Steve did it. I think he's actually just a wizard.

[@ttaibe]

Yup, I was eyeing those too. The genestealers not so much though.

[@geoffreyprecht2410]

@@ttaibe Let's be honest, out of everyone involved here, Guy is probably the best at painting cool Genestealers. He's got the videos to prove it! (If anyone has proof to the contrary, please share with the class. I wanna look at cool alien minis!)

[@ttaibe]

@@geoffreyprecht2410 I never said , or meant to imply, that they are painted badly. Just that i don't like that colour scheme.

[@Captainyyeet]

As if my day couldn’t get better! The best warhammer game being played by the best warhammer youtuber!

[@MidwinterMinis]

I agree, Hellstorm Mikey is the best Warhammer KZbinr ;)

[@arandomlostsoul753]

Wonderful players, a delightfully painted set, and the lighting really enhanced the atmosphere of this game! Great all around! RIP Barry Bigclaws, taken too soon!

[@PartisanGamerDE]

Man, they really need to release Space Hulk again.

[@Hudston]

With 'nids as 10th editions chosen antagonist and new Terminators in the starter box, I have my fingers crossed!

[@LetsKeepThePeace]

To this day i don't understand why aren't they re-releaseing it. They don't want our money apparently.

[@mattlevens6382]

​@@LetsKeepThePeace should make it a permanent box for sale I'm sure it will constantly sell out either way lol

[@kennethfharkin]

When 3rd edition released in 2009 it was the first board game box to break the USD 100 mark that I remember. It became a a harbinger of things to come. Knowing GW if a new edition comes out they will price it at USD 200.

[@oskarlonnqvist7074]

I guess maybe GW is just sticking to having ppl get leviathan, and the new 10th edition stuff and having ppl use the boarding actions terrain set to do similar scenarios like in Space Hulk and Space Crusade but obviously it's not the same exact game mechanics😐 I still hope they will release a new version! Maybe a new version could have like boss fights! I've always been fascinated by Space Hulk but never owned it myself and it's a dilemma for me if I should buy an expensive preowned version online of the space hulk they are playing in the video or wait and see if GW comes out with a revamp.

[@Modge17]

One of my biggest regrets is selling my copy of 1st edition Space Hulk without actually playing it!!

[@declankell597]

The best version of the game

[@Randomnumbers-153]

*YOU DID WHAT*

[@vivalaliberty]

I still have my 1st edition Space Hulk as well as that Advanced Space Crusade with those Tyranids 😁

[@OfficialAdamRogers]

I think I speak for everyone when I say "WE WANT MORE, WE WANT MORE"

[@alexgant6794]

I don’t have a huge experience of playing GW games but I have always loved Space Hulk and this video shows most of the reasons why. It has a simple rules set which allows players to focus on strategy as opposed to thumbing through pages and pages of rule books and codices. It’s incredibly tactical - although the general perception is that the odds are always stacked against the marines, in my experience, there is always a way for them to win if they deploy their squad(s) correctly and a few dice rolls go their way. The board looks amazing and, most importantly, it’s great fun to play. Thanks so much for the video Guy and co. I really enjoyed it.

[@kwest9747]

It took me a long time to get round to watching this as Space Hulk makes me feel ANXIOUS! Thankfully the merry gayety of your players provided just the salve I needed to prevent the tension overwhelming me and I was kept hooked through to the end. What a cracking match - Space Hulk really is unforgivingly relentless!

[@ThomasMurch]

Thanks to everyone involved for a very entertaining game! I'm not sure if it's a contender for GW's best board game, but I've always been a bit fascinated by Warhammer Quest ... one of my first issues of White Dwarf had a big article celebrating its second birthday, and to a young lad whose only RPG experience at that point was the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks, it seemed magnificent. If anyone happens to know of any good KZbinrs (or other varieties of Interneteers) who actually still play Quest, please let me know!

[@deusex3124]

Space Hulk is The classic GW game, it's the only one I still have. I have 3rd edition but the Genestealer miniatures are first edition because they're still the best Genestealer miniatures. Played with a friend the other night and they'd never played before and didn't really know anything about 40K either and they were loving it.

[@nikkipackham2234]

Years ago our local war games club play tested the original space hulk and we were in the credits. It was all card floor plans. We suggested stand up doors. It’s so great to see it develop and still around.

[@captainkarnage9874]

GW really needs to make this an evergreen game That or someone needs to make a spiritual sequel

[@JT-nr9vl]

Right? I was really expecting between boarding patrols and 10th edition being terminators and termigaunts, that we’d be getting a re-release of space hulk

[@LPP_YT]

Bloody love this game (the edit isn't bad either 😉). It was so much fun to play Mikey in a game I could actually compete in (if only because its almost impossible for the marine player to win).

[@GaryKeenan]

If you think it’s hard for the SpaceMarine to win in SpaceHulk? you should try GWs Lost Patrol!

[@Mat-py4ys]

Never seen someone so talented at rolling 1s

[@soupalex]

"stuff you'd like to see improved" yeah, mikey's dice rolls!

[@HellstormWargaming]

fair

[@handkerchief89]

Would LOVE to see more actual gaming on this here favorite channel of mine. This was great and fun to watch and I feel like you really caught the playful atmosphere when friends are playing together. Great video Guy, keep up the good work:D

[@TheYgeth]

One thing; Stormbolter can jam only on overwatch. Even though the whole game was played incorrectly, it was still fun :)

[@LemanRussVanquisher]

Man the Termie player really got screwed when the flamer ended up way out of position. That bit when they were all lined up in the hallway was the perfect scenario for it.

[@damianhill6704]

A few newby errors like forgetting the +1 for the librarian in an early turn. I saw a blip move 7 in an early turn when coming on from the board...you cant jam when not on overwatch. You can clear a jam in the marines turn for 1ap. Move and fire at doors. Always. Use spare command points to sprint up the board. Not sure why the librarian spent 2ap +2 psi points to create a barrier on turn 8 (its just 2 psi points. Then hed still have 4ap.+ 1cp to spend) yoi seem to un jam for free at the start of turns instead of unjamming for 1 ap... Turn 9: the librarian would only turn 90° in the first stealer attack feom behind and the stealer would not die. So it could attack with another ap. If the librarian won again he would turn to fave the stealer (if tou want) the stealer could attack again and this time if the librarian won the stealer would be removed. A bit of a disappointment. Must try harder with the marines rules. Its hard enough as it is.

[@mattlevens6382]

Wow wow wow, what an amazingly well put together video. Super easy to follow for someone who has never played the game, great personalities and engaging. One more wow for good measure

[@mannydiz291]

I drank a shot of vodka every time Mickey rolled a 1, I just woke up from almost a year of coma.

[@KneeCapHill]

The fact they peddle Kill Team which is arguably shit while they sleep on this killer box is crazy

[@carrotsongRPG]

Ooof.... the Emperor did not protect! Great game, gang! That took me back on a nostalgia trip.

[@U2QuoZepplin]

Some of my fondest gaming memories are of playing first edition Space Hulk with my brother . It is definitely Games Workshop/ Warhammer's best game ever .

[@kingeightytwo]

More please! This is the first time in a long time I actually finished a battle report type video. I thoroughly enjoyed this. Explaining the rules and getting it out of the way first, was a good shout.

[@Leviathan9173]

Wait so this isn't currently being sold ...... WHY NOT !?!?!?! I would buy it in a heart beat

[@Nigelius]

Love the banter, love the Hellstorm collab and love a bit of Steve!

[@matthiasbinz770]

this was a great video, really fun to see people play these smaller games with the incredibly painted minis. hope to see more of this king of content.

[@tychoMX]

"friendly" game of Space Hulk :) This game was always good. At the time (late 90's) I thought it'd be interesting to see what'd happen if we had more factions. Then of course we got Kill Team boarding actions... maybe careful what you wish for! This was a great re-intro for me. Thanks!

[@threeohm]

Space Hulk!! Best GW board game that they won't sell to us! Thanks for the SH content Guy. I'd love to see more.

[@g5aUhN5g]

I don't really comment on videos very much at all, but I wanted to let you know how fun this was to watch I usually can't sit through battle reports but I somehow made it through this entire game. Made me want to pick up Space Hulk. Thanks!

[@haxan6663]

Brilliant playthrough! If I didn't already own Space Hulk, this would make me want to get it!? Love Space Hulk

[@willmendoza8498]

Man, I've wanted to play Space Hulk for years. Great video

[@frydaddy3431]

Absolutely loved this! First time ive seen Space Hulk played in a long time and its juat as fun as I rememeber it! Love the content, as always. Nice to Steve and Mikey as well. Keep bringing the fun!

[@Ibupr0fanity]

Gorgeously painted minis!

[@Reaper62109]

Love the terminators paint job.

[@bakauf4300]

And the 'stealers maintain their 'flix subscription. Lots of time to binge in the depths of the warp... 📺

[@beaushaver3779]

Anyone remember tyranid attack it was like space hulk except you took a squad of Terminators onboard a tyranid bioship and you were blowing up its organs. I always thought it would be so cool to make a 3D board game and have all the organs 3D and everything

[@AshleyHayes-u2d]

Really enjoyed the vid. Space Hulk is the best board game that GW have ever produced, (except for the 2nd edition). The 1st edition is what what got me into the hobby and though I may be slightly bias I still feel that it was the best. My reason for this was the expansion sets, the articles in WD (and the journal) and the annual all added more depth and options to the base game. Playing missions with space marines in power armour, Harlequins or even Imperial Guard was fun and challenging. There were also rules for Grey knights and even rules and missions with chaos terminators as the enemy. My son has got me back in to the hobby and we have recently got into BSF. Though obviously not Space Hull, the expansions, WD articles and annual means that in my opinion it is as good as the 3rd/4th edition of Space Hulk and comes a close second to the 1st edition. Finally being of an older generation, I've never really got into social media, KZbin, etc. however having been introduced to your channel by my son, I really enjoyed what you produce and look forward to each new video, so please keep up the great work.

[@slendyshow]

That was awesome! I've wanted to try Space Hulk and this vid has made me psyched to pick it up finally

[@IrulianDark]

Thanks for this! I have the video game version of this and never really got into it but after watching this I decided to try again and it's a blast - plays just like the board game.

[@boopernator]

That was awesome! I have that game tucked away in my closet and now I want to bust it out and play. Please play another mission/game when you can I would like to watch another match. It really helps to learn how to play by watching a game played out since I don't have anyone to teach me how to play.

[@84jesterx]

I bought into the Boarding Actions terrain set and Arks of Omen series (along with relevant White Dwarf issues) all in favor of trying to make my own Space Hulk board game. Even located the old rules, and then finally found me some Genestealers along with acquiring an eBay purchase of the new Terminators from Leviathan. All I'm missing is carboard cutouts now. But if HOLY EMPEROR if GW ever decided to do a refresh of actual Space Hulk, I would fork the money over in a heartbeat. I freaking love this set up for a board game, and can't get enough of it!

[@joshuasakai4778]

Its 2 am in a warehouse in seattle and im watching this now instead of anything else i guess. good work guy love the space hulk

[@scoticvsgossage9378]

You should try Heroquest (1990) in this format! make a series on it.

[@RowdyTheHitman]

Yes! Would be fun to see those minitures getting painted up too

[@shadehimself2542]

I must admit, this was quite fun to watch. ^^ I enjoyed the beginner-friendliness as well, even while having owned the game for many years.

[@garyarmitage4301]

Loved this video! More Space Hulk, please! Need to figure out some better Space Marine Strategies for our play. Great sportsmanship too.

[@trivialpershoot]

FYI the box you were showing at the start was the 3rd edition from 2009. 4th in 2014 added boarding torpedoes board piece and different graphic around 'SPACEHULK'

[@tiddles4x4]

Space Hulk is the best, no question. I hope your video renews interest in the game. GW did try something similar with The Horus Heresy Betrayal At Calth (maybe on a video on that) but unfortunately it was not well promoted and most people purchased it for the models and never played the game. It would be fun to see you try 1st edition Space Hulk as its very different rules to the 4th edition that you played.

[@rubricmarine6857]

This was great. Love when you have Mikey on! Him and Steve always bring great vibes.

[@SirBuffton]

Just bought a mint condition box for 100 quid. Haven't touched it yet but I'm waiting until I can give it the love it deserves. I agree, best standalone game.

[@oskarlonnqvist7074]

Man I live in Finland and I can only find versions for like 300 euros on ebay and amazon! 😭 Wish I had bought it when it came out!

[@douglasbutler9415]

amazing video! space hulk was always the Christmas board game in my family, so seeing a fun, friendly game brought back some great memories

[@daili4917]

The video game of this in the 90s had me hooked, although our PC was so weak that it'd run excruciatingly slow - which made it really tense and also easier to react to genestealers! Please play more of this for the channel!

[@syncmonism]

There were about six or seven different mistakes with the rules here, in addition to the one pointed out about the Librarian not being able to re-roll the command points. Storm bolters (Terminator's guns) can only jam during overwatch, not during their own turn. If a model not facing an enemy wins combat, they do not kill the enemy, but may make a free turn to face it, IF they want to. I'm pretty sure that the Librarian doesn't get his +1 close combat bonus if he's not facing the enemy he's fighting with, but you should look this one up to confirm. I can't remember if this is the same with the +1 bonus that the lightning claws terminator gets, but I think it is as well, though I am less sure of this one. They might not even get their second die when not fighting to the front, but I can't remember. This rule should be looked up for both units in the rulebook to confirm. Genestealers AND Terminators can both move diagonally forward, and Terminators can also move diagonally backward as well (for two AP). I'm pretty sure that genestealers can also move backwards diagonally, but they should never really need to move backward because they can turn 90 degrees for free with every move. I think I saw the genestealer player paying one AP to turn his genestealers, but turning 90 degrees is free as a part of any move action for genestealers (but not for terminators). Genestealers are also allowed to move sideways for only 1 AP, which can be very useful.

[@johnpmchappell]

Librarian always gets +1 CAB (but may not use Psi points unless facing), Lightning Claws always get their CAB too (in 1st Ed, it is +2) but doesn't get the extra die unless facing. Genestealers turning is a 0 AP action, not 'free with a move', Terminators and Genestealers may move to any of their three (free) back squares for 2 AP.

[@wokehammer40k]

loved your setup for the game, super immersive and also clear to the viewer! Great editing as always as well

[@steviebarrett]

I would love to see more Space Hulk videos on the channel. I used to own the 4th edition but after two years of owning it I never found anyone to play with, so I sold it on as I couldn't justify the money or the space it took up. I very much enjoy playing the Space Hulk (2013) and Space Hulk: Tactics video game adaptations.

[@Apathel]

I would love to see more Space Hulk let's plays on the channel. The number of related vids on YT is criminally low and as said, it is the best game GW has ever made :) On another note, where did that screen token come from? OG box had a chalice as the relic, no? Amazing paint job on the models, btw!

[@MidwinterMinis]

Believe it or not, Steve both 3d sculpted, printed, AND painted that screen! The man's unstoppable.

[@carlstanford7607]

Loved this.Please do all the missions! Awesome stuff and great job everyone. What a great game

[@GeneralRasp]

Loved the video! I never played Space Hulk or knew what the game was, only heard of it in references to other Warhammer stuff. That was an excellent overview and now I want to play it.

[@zyxxmixx]

I loved thiss we need MOREE

[@Biggles369]

Oh you definitely need to do more of these. These are fun and fast games - and I still have all of the different SH editions

[@scott_crow]

Do you happen to have any high detail photos of those Terminators and Librarian? they look great.

[@PikaStu666]

I’ve only ever played videogame interpretations of Space Hulk, starting with the MS Dos game back in the early 90s, with my favourite being the 3DO (also PSOne and Saturn) game. If Games Workshop released a new board game I’d buy it in a heartbeat!

[@jameswfog]

Really enjoyed this. Great to see people having a good time. Tough day for the marines though!

[@DaJan1509]

I love how the Genestealers lool like they got pyjamas on. Turns the game into Babysitters vs rumbunctious kids. GO TO BED!! *Stormbolter*

[@eronth]

Honestly, this was super dope to see. The game was brutally deadly. The timer honestly felt incredibly unneeded considering how much pressure the SM crew was under the whole time.

[@harrymenear2242]

This is absolutely fantastic and it would be very, very cool if you did a similarly edited and commented series for other specialist games (especially Blood Bowl *cough cough*), because there are so few watchable match reports for tabletop games out there. I really appreciate the editing and attention to detail. Keep up the good work.

[@Tombonzo]

This was absolutely Fantastic! I hope you do more of these, fun to watch.

[@kitoushi66]

Those terminators are gorgeous. Love seeing his work on the table. :)

[@marcopritoni7182]

I’d love to see more fun let’s play like this one. The players were very funny

[@thepavl]

I have the boxed set so many years now and I want to repaint all the minis. I would love to see all content you can make for space hulk especially mission reports

[@jardinestirling1916]

Space Hulk hell yeah!!! Third time I have watched it :)

[@VladimirVargovich]

You guys should definitely do this again with your own missions and layouts 🤘🏽

[@ebc1f7]

What a fun video. Love it that Hattie made her presence known. It hints that you guys are together making the dream work. Don’t avoid that in the future

[@andrewlaidlaw5951]

Cool to see space hulk being played out, can't wait for the rest of the battle arena games now! Keep up the good work!

[@kristoff7049]

I remember playing space hulk on my spectrum as a kid… loved it

[@baalrog887]

"gently rubs the genestealer's back" now that's a reference I enjoy

[@BlackBugDefiance]

I've never watched Space Hulk in action, and seriously, it was so fun, that I really want a whole series of this. I've even started to looking for it but... I guess, it's easier to find Necronomicon in your closet than this.

[@MekBoooooi]

Aye I got the game with minis last year at Nova! I'm painting mine as Deathwatch and gonna play soon!

[@fabianleondaus3080]

Didn't the Genestealers already win in Turn 7 because the Spacemarine player used too many command points at 24:17 ? With the lost footage you edited it said it was a roll of 1 and he spent 2 command points

[@MidwinterMinis]

MIKEY YOU CHEATING SON OF A...

[@HellstormWargaming]

@@MidwinterMinis I swear i never over spent, you SET ME UP

[@jamesshellnut6787]

This was awesome to watch! Would love to see more

[@zeldakitsch]

That was such a fun video 😊 always have a blast playing this with friends

[@kennethfharkin]

This is such a brilliant game. I missed 1st edition but got second and third when they came out. I didn't go in for 3.5/4 as it simply didn't make sense having the 2009 edition. I have finally just last night finished painting the terminators and just primed the genestealers. I started the terminators last week and hope to have the genestealers done by next weekend.

[@benjaminjack867]

This game looks fun, and looks like a great way to introduce someone to the warhammer universe. I'll have to look for a download of the rules/tokens and see if I can build the map with my boarding actions terrain

[@brencelionheart6837]

I loved this game in the 90s ive still got the gene stealer and the terminators with their flamers. They don't have their antenna though.

[@justmakesstuff]

Just what I needed to motivate me to get my spcae hulk copy sorted and ready to play. This looked like a lot of fun!

[@sirdragon6860]

Bought myself a nearly complete box today. The models alone make it worth it, sadly the rule and mission books are missing. Hoping to play this with a buddy soon

[@weebishgamer03]

In the rules it says the marines can move diagonally for one 1AP

[@riverdelavidawilliams9624]

Would love to see more games like this

[@mikolajpuchalski2946]

If you like Space Hulk and board games in general, check out Space Crusade. It's an earlier GW board game, now quite old and hard to get, but man is it amazing to play!

[@driver-of1uq]

Loved it! Would love to watch y’all run it back!

[@mattholtom1241]

more please, its just farking US reality style bat reps out there. this is chill is engaging

[@trevorspring3255]

Would love to see more videos like this! Keep up the great content!