Warhammer 40,000

Warhammer 40,000 or informally named Warhammer 40K is a tabletop wargame played using miniature figurines first designed by Rick Priestley and produced by Games Workshop in 1987 as Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader – which is considered to be the best of collection because of its diverse universe and free-form rules. (Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader, 2013)The gameplay of Rogue Trader is heavily influenced by role-playing and can and is considered by many people a role-playing game with a few elements of the game can be seen in earlier wargaming rules called Laserburn. There have been a number of expansions to the universe and Warhammer is currently in its 6^th edition, outside companies started providing additional material such as rules for new units and models, one such company was White Dwarf magazine. Warhammer has gone on to become the setting of several video games and works of fiction including work publish by Black Library, a subsidiary of Games Workshop. The playing time varies upon game with some games lasting half an hour and some an entire weekend and can be played by two or more people.  Play is turn-based and played in skirmishes acted out using plots created by a third player known as the game master – similar to Dungeons and Dragons - with various outcomes determined by tables and the roll of dice. Individual models are placed across a table creating armies for each player who once ready carry out the skirmishes with the distance between each model on the table plays a large role in the outcome of combat. (Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader) Warhammer is particularly popular in game and hobby shops, with some ever hosting tournaments.