40K isn’t massively terrain heavy, but you will need a reasonable amount to play and a table which is 60 inch x 44 inch in size to play on. The last items you’ll need are dice, specifically 6-sided (D6) dice and lots of them, a tape measure, and some terrain. Starting with a medium layer and small layer brush should give you the range of tools you need to get stuck in to painting your new army. As you’d expect, GW has your back there and so do we. Then you’ll have a list of the paints you need. The GW range cover the core colours you’ll need, and you can find them here (link).įrom there, which colours you need will depend on the army you choose, but you can usually find a list of the recommended colours either on the boxes of your minis or in the Codex. With your miniatures built, and before you start painting them, we recommend that you spray them with an undercoat. You’ll also need some good plastic glue, the obvious choice is GW’s own, which you can find right here. If you’d prefer separate tools, then we recommend the Citadel (GW) Fine Detail Cutters and File Set to help you build your miniatures. If you’re opting for a different army, then it’s still probably worth picking up this set as it contains some useful tools and core paints that you’ll need. If you’ve opted for one of the two player sets, we recommend this getting started set (link), as it contains all the tools and paints you need to get going. With your miniatures in hand, it’s time to build and paint them. Whatever it is, you’ll have a good core to your army, and be up and playing in no time. Sometimes it’s a transport, others you’ll find a mass of shambling infected. You’ll find a leader for your army, some troops and other options which are especially associated with them. These include units which give a good flavour and core of the army you’ve chosen. If you’ve not picked up one of the starter boxes (or even if you have but just love having so many options), then the Combat Patrol boxes are a great place to start. Once you have your army selected, it’s time to start getting your minis. You’ve got your books, now the fun bit… Miniatures! Chasing the “best” is called chasing the meta and it’s a great way of spending lots of money for few results.Īs for the other books? For now, focus on learning your army and the core game, the other books are expansions on the core, so you can pick them up when you know the system. Whether it’s a new Codex appearing or new way to play. There’s a lot of opinion about what is the best, most amazing army out there… which will last a month or two, then it will change. Some armies are not easy to get everything for, so ask us and we’ll let you know what we can order and what is not around at the moment. Make sure that the army you want is easy to get hold of.Go with what YOU think looks cool and you’ll enjoy playing!.Which army should you choose? Well, that’s a long, long discussion but we have three pieces of advice… This book contains all of the rules, points, weapons, skills, abilities, and statistics for one or more armies. You’ll also need a Codex for your chosen army. In the core book you’ll find the backstory for various races (also known as lore or fluff), ways to play, painting guides, and everything necessary to find your feet in the 40K universe. Well, first you’ll need the core rulebook which you can find here, this monster comes in at over 350-pages but, thankfully most of that isn’t rules. With Codices, Chapter Approved, Crusade Mission Packs and War Zone books, what do you actually need? But looking at any list of rulebooks for the system will make your head spin. To compliment these sets, you can also pick up paint sets for the armies in the box, making it easy to get started with the hobby side of wargaming too.īut if these armies don’t appeal to you, what do you need? then you’ll start with the rules…Īs with any good wargame, 40K has rules. The difference between the three is the number of miniatures and amount of terrain you get. Each comes with a play mat, terrain, miniatures, rules, and accessories. You can pick from three different sets, Recruit, Elite and Command editions. The current starter sets feature the ancient, robotic Necron race against the might of the Imperial Space Marines, humanities toughest warriors. These are designed for two players and include everything you need to get started. There is a great range of starter boxes available from GW. Getting started with Warhammer 40,000 9 th Edition But as soon as you dive into the wonderful world of GW it can be exhausting trying to figure out where you should get started. Whether you’re a veteran wargamer or a fresh-faced newbie, you’ve probably heard of Games Workshop (GW) and their flagship system, Warhammer 40,000 (or 40K for short). Getting started with Warhammer 40,000 9th Edition

Warhammer 40k 9th edition