. ▁ ▁As ▁in ▁other ▁mini ature ▁w arg ames , ▁players ▁use ▁mini ature ▁models ▁to ▁represent ▁war ships . ▁The ▁playing ▁field ▁is ▁usually ▁a ▁ 4 ' x 4 ' ▁area ▁that ▁represents ▁an ▁area ▁of ▁space , ▁upon ▁which ▁players ▁place ▁mini ature ▁models ▁of ▁plan ets , ▁astero ids , ▁and ▁other ▁obst acles . ▁Play ers ▁take ▁turns ▁to ▁man eu ver ▁their ▁fle ets ▁around ▁the ▁playing ▁field ▁with ▁different ▁object ives ▁that ▁help ▁inform ▁decision ▁making . ▁C unning , ▁strategy ▁and ▁luck ▁of ▁the ▁dice ▁determ ines ▁the ▁winner . ▁ ▁Battle f le et ▁Goth ic ▁was ▁produced ▁by ▁Games ▁Work shop . ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 . ▁The ▁final ▁edition ▁was ▁released ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁Games ▁Work shop ▁no ▁longer ▁supports ▁this ▁game . ▁ ▁Battle f le et ▁Goth ic ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁the ▁fict ional ▁universe ▁of ▁War ham mer ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁— ▁roughly ▁ 3 8 , 0 0 0 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁future , ▁when ▁human ity ▁has ▁built ▁a ▁massive ▁gal actic ▁emp ire ▁that ▁is ▁bes et ▁by ▁al ien ▁and ▁super natural ▁fo es . ▁ ▁Introduction ▁Battle f le et ▁Goth ic ▁is ▁an ▁extension ▁to ▁the ▁War ham mer ▁ 4 0 , 0 0 0 ▁universe , ▁providing ▁the ▁ability ▁for ▁players ▁to ▁stage ▁space ▁batt les ▁between ▁fle ets ▁of ▁space f aring ▁ships .