Warhammer Fantasy

Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 39. Chapters: Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Dwarf, Races and nations of Warhammer Fantasy, Mordheim, HeroQuest, Warmaster, Storm of Chaos Online Campaign, Goblinoid, Warpstone, Man O' War, Realm of Chaos, Battle Masters, Nemesis Crown Online Campaign, Warhammer Quest, Podhammer, Mighty Empires, WarCry, Chaos Marauders, Mighty Warriors, Warhammer Armies, Greatswords, Warhammer Skirmish. Excerpt: 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 (Dark Elves, High Elves, Wood 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. Since first appearing in 1983, Warhammer has been periodically updated and re-released with changes to the gaming system and army lists. The current official version is the eighth edition, released on 10 July 2010. People gathered around a game of Warhammer.Warhammer is a tabletop wargame where two or more players compete against each other with "armies" of 20 mm - 200 mm tall heroic miniatures. The rules of the game have been published in a series of books, which describe how to move miniatures around the game surface and simulate combat in a balanced and fair manner. Games may be played on any appropriate surface, although the standard is a 6 ft by 4 ft tabletop decorated with model scenery in scale with the miniatures. Any individual or group of miniatures in the game is called a "unit", whether represented by a single model, or group of similar troops. The current core game rules are supplied in a single book, with supplemental Warhammer Armies texts giving guidelines and background for army-specific rules. Movement about the playing surface is generally measured in inches and combat between troops or units given a random element with the use of six-sided dice. Army supplements also assign points values to each unit and o