To
play Warhammer or Warhammer 40,000 you must first collect an army.
Of course "collect an army" is a simple phrase that sums
up quite a lot, such as purchasing, painting and organizing your
Citadel Miniatures into units and squads. This may sound daunting
at first, but don't worry! As you'll see, it isn't necessary to
do everything at once.
WHERE
TO START?
The first
thing you should do is sit down and decide
what force you would like to collect – not
an easy task with so many different armies
to choose from, but an enjoyable part
of the hobby experience nonetheless.
Next, you should go to your nearest Hobby
Center or Independent Retailer (or the Online
Store) and pick up the rules for
Warhammer, Warhammer 40,000, or The Lord
of The Rings Strategy Battle Game. Also
pick up a boxed set of basic troops so
you can experiment with the rules and
get the hang of the game.
This
Dwarf Battalion makes a great
start to a Warhammer Dwarf
Army.
After playing a few games
with the handful of miniatures you
purchased, some players find that they
really enjoy fielding that army and
continue to collect miniatures for
it. However, there are over 12 armies
to choose from in the Warhammer world
and another 12 that fight among the
stars of the 41st millennium. With
all these choices, there's an army
for everyone! The rulebooks are a perfect
place to start looking for a new army.
Then
there are those gamers that are blown
away by an army they've seen in passing
and instantly know that this the army
for them! Other people choose an army
because they are attracted to particular
models or enjoy the background and
flavor of the army in question. Lastly,
there are some individuals that can
identify with a particular race and
their tactics in battle (i.e., the
Orks of the 41st Millennium and their
brutal, headlong rush into close combat
and their disregard for personal safety)!
The best way to decide
what army is for you is to check out
the available Citadel Miniatures as
well as looking through the Warhammer
Army books and Warhammer 40,000 Codex
books. Each book is an indispensable
guide, a tome of knowledge that covers
the background and history, detailed
rules, troop lists and the all-important
points values for each and every model
in the army
USING
POINTS VALUES
The
points value system of our games is really
quite easy to understand and immensely useful.
To explain it simply, every model in Warhammer,
Warhammer 40,000 and The Lord of the Rings
is given a points value to represent how effective
the model will be on the battlefield. Additionally,
the points system allows you to choose the
size of game you would like to play. A small
game with 500 or 1,000 points per side will
last no more than an hour or two, while a battle
between 2,000 or 4,000 point armies will take
an evening or longer to finish. It is quite
easy to structure the size of your game depending
on how much time you have to play, as well
as the size of your army.
COLLECTING
SMALL BLOCKS OF TROOPS
Though some veteran players
purchase an entire army at once, most of us
purchase ours in small, manageable blocks.
You may have the lofty goal of fielding a massive
4,000-point Dark Elf army with which to crush
the weakling High Elves once and for all, but
it's much easier to buy it in smaller chunks.
As you play you can decide what else you need
to add to your force by judging what was lacking
during your previous battles.
Together,
these units of High Elf Spearmen
and Archers equal about 500 points.
We suggest that those new to
the Hobby try building their armies in manageable
block of around 500 points. This smaller
number is far less unwieldy then trying to
accomplish everything at once. In this manner
you can work your way up to larger games,
painting your miniatures as you go. As you
play these smaller skirmishes, you not only
build upon the knowledge of how your army
works, but you'll also figure out what additions
would make your army a force to be reckoned
with!
COLLECTING
SMALL BLOCKS OF TROOPS
The
Tactical Squad is the basic building
block of a Space
Marine Army.
Everyone
wants to paint and field a lethal General
mounted on a massive dragon or a truly
venerable Space Marine Commander! However,
the best way to learn how to play a game
is to move around a lot of troops, seeing
how they function in tandem and testing
their resilience against the enemy.
When we refer to "core" we
mean the mainstay of a particular army
or race. The core troop type of a Space
Marine army is the battle-hardened
Tactical Marine, equipped with a Boltgun
and his near-impenetrable Power armor.
Later, you can add more specialized
units into your army. Add some elite
troop types like the unstoppable Space
Marine Terminators or the much-needed
swiftness of the Land Speeder and its
screaming antigrav engines.
ADDING
ELITE TROOPS TO YOUR FORCE
After you've
collected, painted and played a few games
with some of your core units it will be
time to add some exotic items to your army!
Rumbling tanks bristling with devastating
heavy weapons, war machines that lob massive
rocks high into the air to crush the foe
and special characters that have a rich
history all their own are all possible
and worthy additions. Each army has an
impressive assortment of elites that will
help you overcome your enemy and send them
running for the hills!
Ushabti
are an elite addition to a Tomb
Kings
army and they certainly are exotic!
To
play Warhammer or Warhammer 40,000 you must first collect an army.
Of course "collect an army" is a simple phrase that sums
up quite a lot, such as purchasing, painting and organizing your
Citadel Miniatures into units and squads. This may sound daunting
at first, but don't worry! As you'll see, it isn't necessary to
do everything at once.
Then
there are those gamers that are blown
away by an army they've seen in passing
and instantly know that this the army
for them! Other people choose an army
because they are attracted to particular
models or enjoy the background and
flavor of the army in question. Lastly,
there are some individuals that can
identify with a particular race and
their tactics in battle (i.e., the
Orks of the 41st Millennium and their
brutal, headlong rush into close combat
and their disregard for personal safety)!
The
points value system of our games is really
quite easy to understand and immensely useful.
To explain it simply, every model in Warhammer,
Warhammer 40,000 and The Lord of the Rings
is given a points value to represent how effective
the model will be on the battlefield. Additionally,
the points system allows you to choose the
size of game you would like to play. A small
game with 500 or 1,000 points per side will
last no more than an hour or two, while a battle
between 2,000 or 4,000 point armies will take
an evening or longer to finish. It is quite
easy to structure the size of your game depending
on how much time you have to play, as well
as the size of your army.
