Facts about Miniatures Game Warhammer 40K
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The rules for Warhammer 40,000 are periodically overhauled in numbered editions, with each new edition updating core mechanics and balance across all factions.
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Games Workshop first published Warhammer 40,000 in 1987, designed by Rick Priestley and based partly on the earlier Warhammer Fantasy Battle system.
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In Warhammer 40,000, competing factions include the Space Marines, Orks, Eldar, Tyranids, and the chaos-corrupted forces of Chaos, each with distinct playstyles.
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Players must assemble and paint unpainted plastic or resin miniatures before fielding armies in Warhammer 40,000, a process central to the hobby's appeal.
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Warhammer 40,000 is a tabletop miniatures wargame published by Games Workshop, set in a dystopian science-fantasy universe in the 41st millennium.