Hyper – August 2019

(Martin Jones) #1
ThebestWarhammer40Kstarter
sets– indeed,allWarhammer40K
startersets– startwitha grim
tone:“Inthegrimdarknessofthe
future,thereis onlywar”.Shiver.
However,itsbleaknessis matched
byitsaccuracyandit sticksin the
memory.It’smemorablebecause
it is darkandscene-setting;andit
is accuratebecauseitsuniverseis
filledwitha highquantityofthings,
racesandeventsthatarealmost
perfectlyconducivetowarand

suffering.Forexample:chaos-driven


daemonsthatclawintoreality;evil
spaceelvesthattorturepeoplefor
sustenance;andorganismsakin
totheworstkindofH.R.Giger-
nightmaresthatinvadeanddevour
entireplanets.
It haslongbeena richand
fascinatingsettinganduniverse,
andit is fullofdifferentstoriesand
lore,whichmakesfora consistently
enjoyabletabletopgame.This
heightenstheimportanceofgetting
theright,andbest,Warhammer
40Kstartersetasyou’llwanttohit
thegroundrunning,gettingneither
boggeddownin detail,norboredor
underwhelmedbya slowstart.But
neitherofthosethingswillhappen
if yousticktothisguide.It’llhave
youset,puttingyouin goodshape
andreadytoenjoya wholenew
universe.If youthinkit mightbe
intimidating,panicnot,astabletop

gamingis a logical,bigger,nextstep


in hands-ongamingfromthe best
boardgames.
Suchis itsinfluenceandreach,
Warhammer40Khasgotitshand
in manypies,frombookstomovies
andvideogamestocardgames.
Butthecurrentversionofthe
originaltabletopgameremains
enormouslyfunandpopular,pulling
in many,manythousandsacross
theworld.If you’relookingtoget
involved,orre-embracea hobby
fromyourpast,thisguidewillhave
youcoveredin termsofwhereto
startcollectinganarmy,howtoget
theWarhammer40Kstartersets
cheaper,and,ofcourse,get playing
straight away.
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