What is a warhammer?

Answer 1

AnswerThere are 2 gaming systems, both developed by Games Workshop, which can be described as Warhammer. They are Warhammer Fantasy, and Warhammer 40,000. Each has a different feel, different playable forces, is in a different universe/time period, and has slightly different takes on unit movement.

Warhammer Fantasy is set in a Fantasy Medieval Earth, where magic, Orks, goblins, wizards, Chaos, elves, and other such creatures war with each other.

Warhammer 40,000 is set in a similar universe, but 40,000 years in the future, with different playable forces.

Warhammer Lord of the Rings is a similar table top game, but based on Tolkien's Middle Earth.

Gamesworkshop has made many amazing tabletop games. Warhammer 40k and Fantasy being there mainstay in business.

Warhammer Fantasy takes placed in a medieval fantasy realm, Where the Greenskins(Orkz,Goblins), Trolls,Ogre Kingdoms,Lizard men,Various Empire,High Elves,Dark Elves,Tomb Kings,Warriors of Chaos , Chaos Daemons, Night Goblins,Dwarves,Chaos Dwarves ,Vampire Counts, Beastmen, Skaven, and Wood Elves make alliances with each other and fight opposing sides.

Warhammer 40,000 also commonly known as 40k has a similar universe set in the future.

Space Marines,Imperial Guard,Daemon Hunters,Witch Hunters, Adeptus Mechanicus all on one side.

Chaos Space Marines and Chaos Daemons.

Dark Eldar

Eldar

Tyranids

Orks

Tau Empire

Necrons

These factions are all combating over planets and territories for themselves.

All factions have there unique models, play style, and lore to them.

The models are either plastic or metal sometimes multi part kit, both metal and plastic pieces. There is materials needed to play this game including rulebook, codex for of the armies of your choice and 1 HQ and 2 Troop Choices to get playing and of course someone to combat. A local games workshop can get you started in this addicting and thrilling hobby.

Also, Warhammer is now an on-line MMORPG that you can buy in your local 'Game' stores.

It is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game based on Games Workshop's Warhammer Fantasy setting. It was developed by Mythic Entertainment and simultaneously released in North and South Americas, Europe, Asia, Australia and New Zealand on September 18, 2008.[1] The game revolves around the continual worldwide conflict that the Warhammer Fantasy setting is known for, and the game is geared toward ongoing, constant war laced with dark humour.

Also, there is:

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War is a military Science Fiction real-time strategy video gamedeveloped by Relic Entertainment based on Games Workshop's popular tabletop wargame,Warhammer 40,000. It was released by THQ on September 20, 2004 in North America. Since its release, three expansion packs have been released: Winter Assault in 2005, Dark Crusade in 2006 and Soulstorm in 2008. The sequel, Dawn of War II was released in February 2009.

The Game of the Year edition was released on September 21, 2005 in the USA and on September 23 in Europe, containing 4 exclusive maps. Later, the Game of the Year edition and Winter Assault were bundled in the Gold Edition in the USA, released in March 2006. In November 2006, Dawn of War and its first two expansions were released together as The Platinum Collection in the USA or as the Dawn of War Anthology in the PAL regions. More recently, in March 2008, all three expansions along with Dawn of War have been released asThe Complete Collection.

Answer 2

Ah, a young one I see? Warhammer 40k is a miniature wargame waged between two combatants and by plastic or metal models bought from a games workshop retailer. Said models are assembled and very from race to race (of which there are eleven) Basically, all you need to start are the rulebook and a codex for your army. Ave Imperator. First things first. Buy a rulebook. Then look on all the races and the game rules. Once you've picked a race buy the races codex AND battleforce. If you've studied on the codex and rulebook carefully. Then you will know how to make the army. Once you've done it and you are used to you're army slowly buiild up :)

Answer 3

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Warhammer: The Game of Fantasy Battles (formerly Warhammer Fantasy Battle and often abbreviated to Warhammer, WFB or WHFB) is a tabletop wargame created by Games Workshop. It is the origin of the Warhammer Fantasy setting. The game has been designed with regiments of fantasy miniatures. It uses stock fantasy races such as humans (The Empire, Bretonnia, Kislev), Elves, Dwarfs, Undead, Orcs and Goblins, Vampires, as well as some more unusual types such as Lizardmen, Skaven and the daemonic forces of Chaos. Each race has its own unique strengths and flaws; Wood Elves, for example, have the most powerful archers in the game but have poor overall defence and Bretonnia have the strongest cavalry but weak infantry.

Answer 4

Warhammer is a tabletop game that you have to construct pieces (which takes A LOT of time) and use dices to roll out the conclusion of the battle. It also uses tons of stats which is very complicated.

Answer 5

It is a game of strategic warfare played using models, tape measure and dice.