description Warhammer 40,000 Overview
Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniatures wargame first published by Games Workshop in 1987 and set in a dystopian far future commonly identified with the 41st millennium. Players collect, assemble, and paint faction-based armies, then use them in battles governed by unit profiles, dice rolls, movement, terrain, and scenario objectives. Its setting combines science fiction, fantasy, religious authoritarianism, and perpetual interstellar war.
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What is the current edition of Warhammer 40,000?
Warhammer 40,000 is currently in its 10th Edition, released by Games Workshop in 2023 with the Leviathan launch box. Each edition overhauls the core rules, faction codexes, and model lines, and 10th Edition streamlined many mechanics from 9th Edition.
What are the main factions in Warhammer 40,000?
Major factions include the Space Marines, Astra Militarum (Imperial Guard), Orks, Aeldari (Eldar), Tyranids, Chaos Space Marines, Necrons, and the T'au Empire, each with its own codex of rules and lore. The 10th Edition also introduced or revised sub-factions like the Leagues of Votann and the Drukhari.
Who makes Warhammer 40,000 miniatures and rules?
Warhammer 40,000 is designed, manufactured, and published by Games Workshop, a British company headquartered in Nottingham, England. The company has produced the game since its first edition launched in 1987.
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