pictures,andflavortext.It doescontain
somemoreadvancedrules,butthey’re
notrequiredtostart.
Dice:D6’sarethelifebloodofany
40Kgame. 12 areacceptable,butyou’ll
wantatleast24,eventually.Thereare
anirresponsibleamountofdicetodrool
overatChessex(www.chessex.com/)
andGamesWorkshopstores.
Tapemeasure:Everythingin40K
reliesonmeasurements.You’lluseyour
tapemeasurelikea faithfulsidearm,
unleashingitsfuryforunitmovement,
closecombatcharges,rangedweapons,
andplentymore.Anytapemeasure
willdo.
A gamingsurface:Mostplayersbuy
a battlematwithprintedgraphics.
They’refashionedfrommouse-mat
material,easilyrollupforstorage,
andthey’renottoopricey.Checkout
Gamemat.eu,FrontLineGaming(www.
frontlinegamingaustralia.com),and
Gamematz (www.gamematz.com) for
someideas.
Woundmarkers:Many40Kmodels
havemultiplewounds,andyouneeda
reliablewaytotrackhowmanyareleft.
Anythingis permissiblehere.Themost
commonmethodis usingmulti-sided
RPGdice,ortinysix-sideddicewith
differentcolors.
Terrainandscenery:Technically
optional,if you’reokaywithfighting
skirmishesonbland,flat,barren
landscapes.Addingbarricades,trees,
ruins,andotheritemsis thebestway
toavoidthat.Thereareplentyof
companieswhosellpre-madekits,
includingGamesWorkshop,Gamemat.
eu,TheWarStore,andSecret
WeaponMiniatures.
Modeltoolsandpaintingaccessories:
Warhammermodelsaresimpleto
assemble,andtheycomewitheasy-
to-followinstructions.If you’venever
paintedbefore,checkoutthein-depth
tutorials and tips of the day from Paint