The rulebooks and miniature models required to play Warhammer 40,000 are copyrighted and sold exclusively by Games Workshop and its subsidiaries.

Note: The overview here references the 9th edition of the rules, published July 2020 6 Spin-off games, novels, and other media.4.1 First edition ( Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader) (1987).Video game spin-offs, such as the Dawn of War series, have been released. These include Space Hulk, which is about combat within the narrow corridors of derelict spacecraft, and Battlefleet Gothic which simulates spaceship combat. Warhammer 40,000 has spawned a number of spin-off tabletop games. Warhammer 40,000 was initially conceived as a science fiction counterpart to Warhammer Fantasy, and while they are not connected to each other in a shared universe, their settings share similar themes. Warhammer 40,000 took its name from Warhammer Fantasy Battle, which is a medieval fantasy wargame also produced by Games Workshop. The fictional setting of the game has been developed through a large body of novels, published by Black Library (Games Workshop's publishing division). The models in the game are a mixture of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic weaponry and supernatural powers. Warhammer 40,000 is set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilisation is beset by hostile aliens and supernatural creatures. These fights are resolved using dice and simple arithmetic. Each player takes turns to move their model warriors around the battlefield and fighting their opponent's warriors. The playing area is a tabletop model of a battlefield, comprising models of buildings, hills, trees, and other terrain features. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, and the ninth and current edition was released in July 2020.Īs in other miniature wargames, players enact battles using miniature models of warriors and fighting vehicles. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. Warhammer 40,000 is a miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. Strategic thinking, arithmetic, miniature painting Games Workshop, Citadel Miniatures, Forge World

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