Battlefleet Gothic
Battlefleet Gothic was a tabletop miniatures game based in Games Workshop's fictional Warhammer 40,000 universe, and was sold by Games Workshop.
Battlefleet Gothic was themed on battles incorporating space-faring fleets of the different races highlighted by the Warhammer 40,000 universe canon. It focused around the incursion of the Gothic Sector by fleets under the command of Abaddon the Despoiler, and the subsequent campaign by the Imperium to restore order, known in the mythos as the Gothic War. The game was named after Battlefleet Gothic, the Imperial Naval formation which is a major protagonist in much of the supporting fiction. It was discontinued in March, 2013, along with most of the Specialist Games line.
Introduction
Battlefleet Gothic was an extension to the Warhammer 40,000 universe, providing the ability for players to stage space battles between fleets of spacefaring ships. Players select spaceships from a variety of fleets representative of the various Warhammer 40,000 races. The game as packaged includes rules and background for space fleets of the following factions: