Is it possible to play 8th ed. with the 6th ed. army books?

[fransotto]

Is it possible to use the 8th edition of the rule book together with the 6th edition army books? The question was brought up in our gaming group -Of course we can make tonnes of "house rules" but it might just be easier to use the 8th ed. rule book straight off.

We starts to get tired of the 6th ed rule book but dont want to "upgrade" to the 7th ed. army books for several reasons.

What do you think?

[The bearded one]

I assume you mean you are using older 6th edition books, that were 'superseded' by the 7th/8th edition ones?

Bretonnia, Wood elves and dwarfs (more or less) are actually still 6th edition books, still "officially" used today in 8th edition because no newer version has come out. 6th edition books ought to be compatable with 8th edition, if you fix up a couple of things where the rules don't fit into the new edition anymore anyway.

[Malorian]

Anything is possible. Just don't expect them to accept it in tournaments.

Might I suggest jumping to 8th ed rules and armies?

[woodster17]

I assume you mean armies that have been released or re-released since 6th but still wanting to use their 6th edition books? Sure, in house, but competitively I guess it would be slightly sub-optimal since 8th edition army books are written with the 8th edition rules in mind... As the bearded one says though, there are 3 armies who were last released in 6th (unfortunately, Wood Elves grumble grumble) so you have no option there and plenty from 7th that haven't yet been updated.

[fransotto]

Anything is possible. Just don't expect them to accept it in tournaments.

Might I suggest jumping to 8th ed rules and armies?

...Too old for tournies ,-)

Its just that we are a grown up group with less and less time for warhammar. We heard that 8th ed is faster and more slim than the 6th ed, we want to keep what we have (everyone knows each armies strength/weakness, specific rules etc...). So instead of spending lot of money and time (learning lot of new stuff), it might just get easier to to get the rule book and learn some new rules... in order to get some "freshness" into the games.

So, thats the reason for my question.

[Urgat]

I assume you mean armies that have been released or re-released since 6th but still wanting to use their 6th edition books? Sure, in house, but competitively I guess it would be slightly sub-optimal since 8th edition army books are written with the 8th edition rules in mind...

Depends. 2pt goblins, man.

...Too old for tournies ,-)

Its just that we are a grown up group with less and less time for warhammar. We heard that 8th ed is faster and more slim than the 6th ed, we want to keep what we have (everyone knows each armies strength/weakness, specific rules etc...). So instead of spending lot of money and time (learning lot of new stuff), it might just get easier to to get the rule book and learn some new rules... in order to get some "freshness" into the games.

So, thats the reason for my question.

Honestly, if you can get through the BRB, compared to it, adapting to the new armybooks is nothing.

[woodster17]

Depends. 2pt goblins, man.

Haha, well there are certain exceptions of course.

[The bearded one]

You can do it quite easily, because the remaining 6th edition books (including ogres and tomb kings when they weren't updated yet) fit quite nicely into the 8th edition rules. The new edition is written with compatability with old books in mind, so the basic layout (you know, movement, how combat works, etc.) of the game is more or less the same or similar enough to fit old books in it.

Might I suggest a compromise solution; while 7th edition has lots of books so terrible they literally broke the edition, 8th edition books have been received exceptionally well, and are balanced (internally and externally) very decently. Switching over to the 8th edition rules is a good idea in any case. It has been received as one of the best editions to date (and speeds up a lot of the game, such as movement, avoiding the traditional "8.5 inch dance"). After you switched to that edition and have adjusted to the new rules, you can slowly start replacing the old armybooks with the new 8th edition versions. Compared to reading a new edition, a new armybook is almost nothing. A few new units, some new magic items, maybe a few point adjusments, but you can get through that with a few quick skims through the book.

[hashrat]

Money isn't a big deal, buy book.. £25 and you are done, you do not need to buy the new models (cool as they are)

But yeah, lot of books are still quite ancient, using older books is not a big deal. The new books are nice, all good so far, although I dislike the 8 magic item limit personnally, it hasn't spoiled the game.
They made some less appealling choices more appealing too, so grabbing a new army book shouldn't break your time, or spoil your fun.

Besides, you're going to be missing out on the odd new rule from the BRB that wasn't in the older books.

[sulla]

...Too old for tournies ,-)

Its just that we are a grown up group with less and less time for warhammar. We heard that 8th ed is faster and more slim than the 6th ed, we want to keep what we have (everyone knows each armies strength/weakness, specific rules etc...). So instead of spending lot of money and time (learning lot of new stuff), it might just get easier to to get the rule book and learn some new rules... in order to get some "freshness" into the games.

So, thats the reason for my question.

8th edition rules are a more solid and better balanced set than 6th or 7th for the most part. You should be able to play with minimal changes to your books. A lot more of your armybook should be playable than it was in 6th.

Good luck!

[Darkminion]

Also, bring this idea very slowly and prepaired to any dark elf player that might be in your group. Most druchii players do not want to be reminded of 6th edition Dark Elves...........He might get violent!

D...

[sulla]

Also, bring this idea very slowly and prepaired to any dark elf player that might be in your group. Most druchii players do not want to be reminded of 6th edition Dark Elves...........He might get violent!

D...

Well, I was thinking of my old 6th edition DE when I wrote my post. They would have worked much better than they did in that edition where dragon + harpies + cav was pretty much all that really worked. Even though the infantry would be less powerful than the 7th edition cav, at least it would be functional...