Starting Warhammer 40000 and Choosing an Army?
I want to start playing Warhammer 40000 the board game, but I’m not completely sure of which army type to choose. I was looking in the Tau Empire cause i think they look cool and the Dark Eldar cause my friend said i would be easily able to defeat him, he is Chaos Space Marines. I was wondering if anyone could give a quick brief on any or all of the races. What they are good at/against or what they are bad at/against? Thanks.
To give you some background, I have been playing WarHammer 40K (as we vets call it) since 1997 when the game was in Second Edition. I have since owned the rulebook for Second through Fourth editions, along with the Ork Codex for each edition. The game is now in it’s Fifth Edition.
Orks: the most fun race. Difficult at times because lots of their weapons have random effects (some good, some bad), but a cheap points cost means that you can have lots of Orks for your army. They have poor ballistic skill, making it hard to hit enemies when shooting, but they excel at close combat. Expensive to collect because you need LOTS of models for a large game. Easiest race to create custom models for, since Ork weapons are slapped together from whatever can be found!
Space Marines: good choice for beginners. Well rounded troops, easy to field, fun to paint.
Chaos: like SMs, but evil.
Eldar: Sci-fi elves. I have not played against an Eldar army in the new edition, but I’m told that they are strong now. They have some cool weapons.
Dark Eldar: like Eldar, but evil.
Necrons: Sci-fi undead. Unsure how they stand in Fifth Edition.
Tau: VERY strong at long ranges. Incredible firepower, but easily overrun in close combat. Expensive point values make for fewer models per battle.
Tyranids: akin to Zerg in StarCraft. An evil race bent on consuming the galaxy. Natural armor, fast units, but ugly as anything you can imagine.
Your best bet is to go to www.games-workshop.com and look at the different armies. See what you like. Each race requires a different play style. If you have any further questions just ask!
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