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Warhammer 40,000

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Also known as Warhammer 40K, 40K, Warhammer 40k, 40k

science fiction wargame

Key facts

Manufacturers
Games Workshop , Citadel Miniatures , Forge World
Years active
1987–present
Players
2+
Setup time
5–20+ minutes
Playing time
60–180+ minutes
Chance
Medium ( dice rolling )
Skills
Strategic thinking, arithmetic , miniature painting
Website
warhammer40000 .com www .warhammer .com

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warhammer40000.com
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Encyclopedic overview

Warhammer 40,000 is a British miniature wargame produced by Games Workshop. It is the most popular miniature wargame in the world, and is particularly popular in the United Kingdom. The first edition of the rulebook was published in September 1987, the tenth and current edition was released in June 2023. An eleventh edition is due to be released in June 2026.

As in other miniature wargames, players enact battles using miniature models of warriors and fighting vehicles. The playing area is a tabletop model of a battlefield, comprising models of buildings, hills, trees, and other terrain features. Each player takes turns moving their model warriors around the battlefield and fighting their opponent's warriors. These fights are resolved using dice and simple arithmetic.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Warhammer 40,000” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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