Warhammmer 40,000 is a tabletop strategic game, which means that people collect little plastic and metal miniatures, paint them and use them for a game, just like a 3-in-1 hobby. These battles are played by at least 2 persons, together with a bunch of dice, yardsticks, rulebooks and the like. Each miniature has its own profile. The players organise their armies into HQ-units, troops, elites, fast attack, and heavy support and fight for about a couple of hours. Kinda like online gaming, but then in real.
The story goes about that thirty-eight thousand years in the future, the mighty Imperium of Man has spread across the galaxy, to discover that the galaxy is a hell that would make Hieronymous Bosch shit himself in terror, and that it has a hell. From without, the Imperium is assailed by alien monsters from the depths of space, nightmare death-machines and soulless daemons; from within, treachery, heresy, mindless incompetence and the festering taint of Chaos threaten to tear it apart.
Warhammer 40,000 is not a happy place. Rather than just being Darker And Edgier, it paints itself black and hurls itself over the edge. The basic premise of 40k, as far as it can be summed up, is that of an eternal, impossibly vast conflict between a number of absurdly powerful aliens and the like. The basic weapon of a human Space Marine is a fully automatic armour-piercing grenade launcher.
The 40k universe is a spectacularly brutal playground of tropes and horrible things taken to their absolute extreme. The Imperium is protected by two different armies: the superhuman Space Marines and the massive armies of the Imperial Guard. Trillions of soldiers in its regular armies take disregard for human life further than most people could believe possible. A futuristic space Inquisition ruthlessly hunts down anyone with even a hint of the taint of the heretic, the mutant, or the alien. There's a Bug Swarm trying to eat everything in the galaxy, a light-years wide hole in reality through which countless daemons and corrupted daemon-powered super-soldiers periodically attempt to destroy the universe. Everywhere you go, there's the dumbass greenskinned Ork species that's infesting every corner of the galaxy and cheerfully trying to kill everything else in the galaxy because it's literally hard-wired into their genetic code.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Warhammer 40k is generally played by people of 12-30 years old, but those that have Warhammer as a hobby are mostly described by others as geeks, nerds or retards. That’s all prejudging. Most people don’t even know where they are talking about. The only thing that sucks is that the stores that sell Warhammer (Games Workshop mainly) are raping their customers because they ask £20, €30 or $40 for about fifteen plastic warriors or one tank.
The story goes about that thirty-eight thousand years in the future, the mighty Imperium of Man has spread across the galaxy, to discover that the galaxy is a hell that would make Hieronymous Bosch shit himself in terror, and that it has a hell. From without, the Imperium is assailed by alien monsters from the depths of space, nightmare death-machines and soulless daemons; from within, treachery, heresy, mindless incompetence and the festering taint of Chaos threaten to tear it apart.
Warhammer 40,000 is not a happy place. Rather than just being Darker And Edgier, it paints itself black and hurls itself over the edge. The basic premise of 40k, as far as it can be summed up, is that of an eternal, impossibly vast conflict between a number of absurdly powerful aliens and the like. The basic weapon of a human Space Marine is a fully automatic armour-piercing grenade launcher.
The 40k universe is a spectacularly brutal playground of tropes and horrible things taken to their absolute extreme. The Imperium is protected by two different armies: the superhuman Space Marines and the massive armies of the Imperial Guard. Trillions of soldiers in its regular armies take disregard for human life further than most people could believe possible. A futuristic space Inquisition ruthlessly hunts down anyone with even a hint of the taint of the heretic, the mutant, or the alien. There's a Bug Swarm trying to eat everything in the galaxy, a light-years wide hole in reality through which countless daemons and corrupted daemon-powered super-soldiers periodically attempt to destroy the universe. Everywhere you go, there's the dumbass greenskinned Ork species that's infesting every corner of the galaxy and cheerfully trying to kill everything else in the galaxy because it's literally hard-wired into their genetic code.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg. Warhammer 40k is generally played by people of 12-30 years old, but those that have Warhammer as a hobby are mostly described by others as geeks, nerds or retards. That’s all prejudging. Most people don’t even know where they are talking about. The only thing that sucks is that the stores that sell Warhammer (Games Workshop mainly) are raping their customers because they ask £20, €30 or $40 for about fifteen plastic warriors or one tank.
The one thing you must know about Warhammer 40,000
Thou shallst always remember these wise words: Space Marines are t3h uberz! Hurr!
Thou shallst always remember these wise words: Space Marines are t3h uberz! Hurr!
by OneDayFallen January 28, 2009
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Warhammer is a table-top miniatures game created by Games Workshop. It is split into three different games:
Warhammer Fantasy - Orcs, Goblins, Knights, etc
Warhamer 40,000 (40k) - Aliens, humans, guns, etc
Lord of the Rings - Based on the books by JRR Tolkien.
The player builds an army of whatever he wants, glues them together, and paints them, then plays games with them.
The game itself is very simple to understand, but also very complex. Games can last hours and are very fun to play.
Painting an army can take a long time or a short time, depending how much effort you put into it. Although some people finding painting a burden, to me painting is half the fun of the hobby.
Warhammer is somewhat overpriced. However it is not just the plastic/metal soldier you pay for, but also the hours of enjoyment you get from it by painting and playing with it. This makes it worthwhile.
Warhammer Fantasy - Orcs, Goblins, Knights, etc
Warhamer 40,000 (40k) - Aliens, humans, guns, etc
Lord of the Rings - Based on the books by JRR Tolkien.
The player builds an army of whatever he wants, glues them together, and paints them, then plays games with them.
The game itself is very simple to understand, but also very complex. Games can last hours and are very fun to play.
Painting an army can take a long time or a short time, depending how much effort you put into it. Although some people finding painting a burden, to me painting is half the fun of the hobby.
Warhammer is somewhat overpriced. However it is not just the plastic/metal soldier you pay for, but also the hours of enjoyment you get from it by painting and playing with it. This makes it worthwhile.
by neofreak101 November 14, 2006
Get the warhammer mug.A game that attracts new MMO players and old ones alike, mostly because of it's vastly superior PvP to games such as WoW (not to bash on WoW, I played that too for awhile)
Because of this gamer melting pot, the chat on non-RP servers generally consists of a WoW fanboy trolling the WAR fanboys or people bitching about the latest patches. Common complaints:
"Dude they totally nerfed all AoE with that patch, WTF"
"HURR WARCRAFT IZ BETTUR"
"Shadow Warrior sucks lolololol"
"You rolled a Black Ork? HAR HAR U IS A NOOB"
Because of this gamer melting pot, the chat on non-RP servers generally consists of a WoW fanboy trolling the WAR fanboys or people bitching about the latest patches. Common complaints:
"Dude they totally nerfed all AoE with that patch, WTF"
"HURR WARCRAFT IZ BETTUR"
"Shadow Warrior sucks lolololol"
"You rolled a Black Ork? HAR HAR U IS A NOOB"
*Melee DPS with a good healer gets a few kills in open RvR*
Guy who just pwned some noobs: "Woo, man, I love Marauders!"
Guy in regional chat: "wat u rolled a mara wat r u a faggot"
Marauder: "At least I'm not a tank-loving homo like yourself."
Harasser: "go back to wow, warhammer online isn't for fags liek u"
*shitstorm that lasts at least a half an hour begins*
Guy who just pwned some noobs: "Woo, man, I love Marauders!"
Guy in regional chat: "wat u rolled a mara wat r u a faggot"
Marauder: "At least I'm not a tank-loving homo like yourself."
Harasser: "go back to wow, warhammer online isn't for fags liek u"
*shitstorm that lasts at least a half an hour begins*
by SnoopingasusualIsee July 27, 2009
Get the Warhammer online mug.In Football, the practice of converting a solid centre back into a striker, thus transforming them into an unstoppable goal machine.
Named after the Sheffield Wednesday defender Paul Warhurst, who in 1993, was deployed as an emergency striker to replace the injured David Hirst and Mark Bright. The resulting move saw Warhurst score 12 goals in as many games and a call-up to the England National Squad as a striker.
Named after the Sheffield Wednesday defender Paul Warhurst, who in 1993, was deployed as an emergency striker to replace the injured David Hirst and Mark Bright. The resulting move saw Warhurst score 12 goals in as many games and a call-up to the England National Squad as a striker.
Glory Hunter #1: "I see Fergie's got a bit of an injury crisis up front at the moment"
Glory Hunter #2: "Well, he could always stick Ferdinand up front and hope that he does a Warhurst"
Capello (in an Italian accent): "Terry, I told you to stay deep, what the hell are you doing up there?!"
Terry: "Sorry boss, but we're 3-0 down against San Marino, I'm doing a Warhurst"
Glory Hunter #2: "Well, he could always stick Ferdinand up front and hope that he does a Warhurst"
Capello (in an Italian accent): "Terry, I told you to stay deep, what the hell are you doing up there?!"
Terry: "Sorry boss, but we're 3-0 down against San Marino, I'm doing a Warhurst"
by Coppermouth December 5, 2010
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Get the Golden Warhammer mug.A very fun table-top strategy game involving miniature that the player collects and paints. While it may be a bit overpriced, Games Workshop is only raising prices like any other company would. It's called supply and demand. As the demand for warhammer goes up, and the supply needs to be raised to keep up with the soaring demand, prices are going to be raised, naturally. What with inflation and all, this is to be expected. If the demand drops for some reason, obviously the price will drop as well. I swear, if everyone in the world were forced to take an Economics 101 class, half the world's problems would be solved. Anyways, despite some people's assessments of the game, it is not "simple" by any stretch of the imagination. Having rules that are not too complex, for both versions of the game, prevents arguements over rules and lets players get to the important part: the game. Despite having fairly easy to understand rules, the game's strategies and tactics can be as deep, complex, and cunning or as simple, unthought out, and easy as you like. And, as I said earlier, though the game is fairly expensive, it is one of the most rewarding gaming experiences, since you have to take the time to raise the cash, buy the models, assemble them (converting as desired), and paint them all uniquely. In a nerdy sort of way, your army is an extension of yourself and your personality on the tabletop. In short: This game rocks!
by Wargamer April 28, 2004
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