Imperial Commander and scenery. Two or more players are required. An updated version of this game, called "Imperial Commander 2" was in development, but because of copyright issues was never published. The rules can (as of Sep 2007) still be purchased from a company called 15mm.co.uk. The background of "Imperial Commander" and the rule system of "Laserburn" are an influence on Games Workshop's "Warhammer 40,000" tabletop game which was developed when Ansell and Halliwell were at Games Workshop and Citadel Miniatures. In addition it has been a major influence on the development of the "Beamstrike" rule set. Imperial Commander Imperial Commander is
Imperial Guard (Warhammer 40,000) Imperium's naval and ground forces are kept strictly separate such that a mutinous general will not have access to an integrated military machine. That was not the case with the pre-Horus Heresy Imperial Army, which had no such strict distinction, resulted in Horus acquiring a powerful fleet in addition to his vast ground forces. Many regiments of the Imperial Guard do not adhere to the standard Cadian style of warfare displayed on the tabletop. Although Cadian-style regiments are the most common due to Cadians being the poster boys of the Imperial Guard, some regiments from other worlds specialize in other